Research Article

Stabilizing Effect of Various Polyols on the Native and the Denatured States of Glucoamylase

Table 2

Effect of various polyols on the fluorescence spectral characteristics of different states of GA.

PolyolsN state
(pH 7.0, 25C)
AD state  (pH 1.0, 25C)
1   (nm) 2 3ΔFI (%)   (nm) ΔFI (%)

340222342 143
2.6 M GLC 338 195 −12.2341 21449.7
1.3 M TRE 338 201−9.5340 20845.5
8.0 M GLY 339218 −1.8343 24772.7
8.0 M EG 339 256 +15.3344 27793.7

: Emission maxima.
2FI: Fluorescence intensity at 340/342 nm.
3ΔFI: Percentage change in the fluorescence intensity in the presence of polyols.