A method for isolation of D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO) from disrupted Trigon
opsis variabilis cells has been developed. In an aqueous two-phase system c
onsisting of PEG6000 (220 g l(-1)), potassium phosphate (110 g l(-1), K2HPO
4 + KH2PO4 = 10.1:1, mol mol(-1)) and dl-methionine (11 g l(-1)), the major
portion of cellular proteins (87%) was partitioned into the salt phase. By
sequential extraction, 48% of DAAO was recovered in PEG phase, giving a yi
eld of 211 U mg protein(-1).