02139nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245012400055210006900179260007500248300001200323490000700335520131900342653002201661653001701683653001701700653001301717653002101730100002401751700002501775856012101800       2007                        eng d  a1053-050900aFluorescence quenching and time-resolved fluorescence studies of alpha-Mannosidase from Aspergillus fischeri (NCIM 508)0 aFluorescence quenching and timeresolved fluorescence studies of   a233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USAbSPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERScNOV  a599-6050 v173 a<p>Apart from the vital role in glycoprotein biosynthesis and degradation, alpha-mannosidase is currently an important therapeutic target for the development of anticancer agents. Fluorescence quenching and time-resolved fluorescence of alpha-mannosidase, a multitryptophan protein from Aspergillus fischeri were carried out to investigate the tryptophan environment. The tryptophans were found to be differentially exposed to the solvent and were not fully accessible to the neutral quencher indicating heterogeneity in the environment. Quenching of the fluorescence by acrylamide was collisional. Surface tryptophans were found to have predominantly positively charged amino acids around them and differentially accessible to the ionic quenchers. Denaturation led to more exposure of tryptophans to the solvent and consequently in the significant increase in quenching with all the quenchers. The native enzyme showed two different lifetimes, tau (1) (1.51 ns) and tau (2) (5.99 ns). The average lifetime of the native protein (tau) (3.187 ns) was not affected much after denaturation (tau) (3.219 ns), while average lifetime of the quenched protein samples was drastically reduced (1.995 ns for acrylamide and 1.537 ns for iodide). This is an attempt towards the conformational studies of alpha-mannosidase.</p>10aalpha-Mannosidase10aDenaturation10afluorescence10alifetime10aSolute quenching1 aShashidhara, K., S.1 aGaikwad, Sushama, M.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/fluorescence-quenching-and-time-resolved-fluorescence-studies-alpha-mannosidase-001944nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245010200055210006900157260007500226300001200301490000700313520104400320653001601364653002201380653001601402653002301418653001701441653001101458653001601469653002501485100002401510700002501534856013101559       2010                        eng d  a1053-050900aConformational and functional transitions in class II alpha-mannosidase from aspergillus fischeri0 aConformational and functional transitions in class II alphamanno  a233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USAbSPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERScJUL  a827-8360 v203 a<p>The conformational transitions in an oligomeric and high molecular weight class II alpha-mannosidase from Aspergillus fischeri were examined using fluorescence and CD spectroscopy under chemical, thermal and acid denaturing conditions. The enzyme lost the activity first and then the overall folded conformation and secondary structure. The midpoint values of GdnHCl mediated changes measured by inactivation; fluorescence and negative ellipticity were 0.48 M, 1.5 M and 1.9 M, respectively. The protein almost completely unfolded in 4.0 M GdnHCl but not at 90 A degrees C. The inactivation and unfolding were irreversible. At pH 2.0, the protein exhibited molten-globule like intermediate with rearranged secondary and tertiary structures and exposed hydrophobic amino acids on the surface. This species showed increased accessibility of Trp to the quenchers and got denatured with GdnHCl in a different manner. The insoluble aggregates of a thermally denatured protein could be detected only in the presence of 0.25-0.75 M GdnHCl.</p>10aAggregation10aalpha-Mannosidase10aANS binding10aCircular dichroism10afluorescence10aGdnHCl10aHydrobicity10aThermal denaturation1 aShashidhara, K., S.1 aGaikwad, Sushama, M.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/conformational-and-functional-transitions-class-ii-alpha-mannosidase-aspergillus-fischeri-0