- 著者
- Keiji Ueno Satoru Yokoshima Yuki Sasajima Yojiro Ishiguro Midori Yoshida Norio Shiomi Shuichi Onodera
- 出版者
- 日本応用糖質科学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Applied Glycoscience (ISSN:13447882)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.jag.JAG-2014_012, (Released:2015-02-06)
- 被引用文献数
- 1 5
Edible burdock (Arctium lappa L.) accumulates an inulin-type fructan. Inulin-type fructan in plant has been hydrolyzed by fructan 1-exohydrolases (1-FEH). We have previously reported on the cloning of aleh1, which encodes a 1-FEH in edible burdock. Here, we describe the cloning of aleh2, which encodes a 1-FEH isozyme in edible burdock, and the functional analysis of the recombinant protein of aleh2 (rAlEH2) that displays properties different from the aleh1 recombinant protein. A cDNA, named aleh2, was obtained by the RACE. The rAlEH2, which was produced by Pichia pastoris, showed 1-FEH activity. Unlike the recombinant protein of aleh1, the rAlEH2 is a 1-FEH enzyme that efficiently hydrolyzes longer-chain fructans than 1-kestose, such as nystose, fructosylnystose and inulin. The expression study in burdock revealed the induction of aleh1 and aleh2 genes by low temperature. These findings indicated that two 1-FEH isoforms were involved in the degradation of the fructan in burdock roots during low-temperature storage.