Glucose Dehydrogenase (FADGDH-AA)

  • Enzymes for Clinical Chemistry

The enzyme is useful for the determination of D-glucose in clinical analysis and self-monitoring blood glucose meters.

Origin recombinant A. sojae
Systematic name

D-Glucose : acceptor 1-oxidoreductase

EC Number 1.1.5.9
Reaction formula

D-Glucose + acceptor →→→ D-Glucono-1,5-lactone + reduced acceptor

SPECIFICATION

Appearance yellow lyophilizate
Activity ≧ 475 U/mg
Contaminants NAD glucose dehydrogenase  ≺1.0×10-2
Hexokinase ≺1.0×10-2 U/U%
α-Glucosidase ≺1.0×10-2 U/U%
β-Glucosidase ≺1.0×10-2 U/U%
Storage condition below -20℃ protected from light

PROPERTIES

Molecular weight ca. 90 kDa (gel filtration)
Structure monomer, one mole of FAD per mole of enzyme glycoprotein
Michaelis constant 9.5×10-2M (D-glucose)
pH Optimum 7.0–7.5
pH Stability 2.5–7.5
Optimum temperature 40–50℃
Thermal stability below 50℃
Inhibitors Ag+
Specificity D-glucose (100), maltose (≺1), 
D-xylose (≺1), D-galactose (≺1) 

APPLICATIONS

The enzyme is useful for the determination of D-glucose in clinical analysis and self-monitoring blood glucose meters.

REFERENCES

Satake, R. et al., J Biosci Bioeng., 120, 498–503 (2015)

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