Partial Purification and Properties of an Acid Phosphatase from Pearl Oyster Pinctada Fucata

IntroductionAcid phosphatase ( ACP,EC 3.1 .3.2 ) andalkaline phosphatase ( ALP,EC 3.1 .3.1 ) havebeen found to exist widely in the biosphere frombacteria to plants,animals and humans18] .Thetwo enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of variousphosphate containing compounds and act astransphosphorylases at acid- and alkaline- p Hvalue.In our lab,an alkaline phosphatase fromthe pearl oyster Pinctada fucata has been purifiedand some of its kinetics has been studied9] .　Acid phosphatases actas ma…

Partial Purification and Properties of an Acid Phosphatase from Pearl Oyster Pinctada Fucata

Acid phosphatases (ACPs) are marker enzymes for the detection of lysosomes in cell fractions.However, ACPs in sea creatures are less studied than those on land.An acid phosphatase was partially purified from pearl oyster Pinctada fucata by chromatography on Sephadex G-150 and Con A-Sepharose 4B.The specific activity was 1719 U*mg-1 and with optimum pH (5.0) and temperature (60℃).The enzyme was strongly inhibited competitively by product analog WO3-4 and MoO3-4, but less inhibited by product analog AsO3-4.The enzyme could also be strongly inhibited by heavy metal ions, such as Ag+ and Cu2+, but was not affected by Pb2+.High concentrations of ethanol (64%) and NaF (10-3 mol·L-1) could inhibit the enzyme while low concentration of NaF (<10-4 mol·L-1) could slightly activate the enzyme.Other haloids (Cl-, Br-, I-) and EDTA did not have any effect on this enzyme, while tartrate and some chemical modification reagents (bromoacetic acid, formaldehyde and dithiothreitol) could inhibit the enzyme.It is concluded that the properties of the enzyme are different from many fresh water mollusks.