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- Title
Enzymatic characterization of recombinant α-amylase in the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup: is there an effect of specialization on digestive enzyme?
- Authors
Commin, Céline; Aumont-Nicaise, Magali; Claisse, Gaëlle; Feller, Georges; Da Lage, Jean-Luc
- Abstract
We performed a comparative study on the enzymological features of purified recombinant α-amylase of three species belonging to the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup: D. melanogaster, D. erecta and D. sechellia. D. erecta and D. sechellia are specialist species, with host plant Pandanus candelabrum (Pandanaceae) and Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae), respectively. The temperature optima were around 57-60°C for the three species. The pH optima were 7.2 for D. melanogaster, 8.2 for D. erecta and 8.5 for D. sechellia. The kcat and Km were also estimated for each species with different substrates. The specialist species D. erecta and D. sechellia display a higher affinity for starch than D. melanogaster. α-Amylase activity is higher on starch than on glycogen in all species. α-Amylases of D. erecta and D. sechellia have a higher activity on maltooligosaccharides (G6 and G7) than on starch, contrary to D. melanogaster. Such differences in the enzymological features between the species might reflect adaptation to different ecological niches and feeding habits.
- Subjects
GENETIC recombination; AMYLASES; DROSOPHILA melanogaster; DIGESTIVE enzymes; PANDANUS; COMPARATIVE studies
- Publication
Genes & Genetic Systems, 2013, Vol 88, Issue 4, p251
- ISSN
1341-7568
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1266/ggs.88.251