TY - JOUR
T1 - Salivary glucose oxidase
T2 - Multifunctional roles for Helicoverpa zea?
AU - Eichenseer, Herbert
AU - Mathews, M. Claravon
AU - Bi, Jian L.
AU - Murphy, J. Brad
AU - Felton, Gary
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - Labial glands of Helicoverpa zea produced a glucose oxidase (GOX), which was present in the saliva and midgut lumen. We purified GOX 23-fold by isoelectric focusing of labial gland homogenates and investigated physical and kinetic properties of the enzyme. D-glucose and 6-deoxy-D-glucose were the optimal substrates of 22 carbohydrates tested with GOX. The enzyme was not inhibited by several inhibitors of fungal GOX but was sensitive to HgCl2. Labial gland GOX activities varied daily during larval development with highest activities found when larvae were actively feeding. Based on pH optimum, pI, molecular weight estimate and Km(glucose), the insect enzyme is not derived from fungal GOXs but appears to have similar kinetic and physical attributes to other insect GOXs. Some possible functions are discussed, including antimicrobial properties, manipulating midgut O2 levels, altering host plant defense responses, and metabolizing carbohydrates.
AB - Labial glands of Helicoverpa zea produced a glucose oxidase (GOX), which was present in the saliva and midgut lumen. We purified GOX 23-fold by isoelectric focusing of labial gland homogenates and investigated physical and kinetic properties of the enzyme. D-glucose and 6-deoxy-D-glucose were the optimal substrates of 22 carbohydrates tested with GOX. The enzyme was not inhibited by several inhibitors of fungal GOX but was sensitive to HgCl2. Labial gland GOX activities varied daily during larval development with highest activities found when larvae were actively feeding. Based on pH optimum, pI, molecular weight estimate and Km(glucose), the insect enzyme is not derived from fungal GOXs but appears to have similar kinetic and physical attributes to other insect GOXs. Some possible functions are discussed, including antimicrobial properties, manipulating midgut O2 levels, altering host plant defense responses, and metabolizing carbohydrates.
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(199909)42:1<99::AID-ARCH10>3.0.CO;2-B
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(199909)42:1<99::AID-ARCH10>3.0.CO;2-B
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0002496747
SN - 0739-4462
VL - 42
SP - 99
EP - 109
JO - Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
JF - Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
IS - 1
ER -