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Anaerobic Protein Purification and Kinetic Analysis via Oxygen Electrode for Studying DesB Dioxygenase Activity and Inhibition
Published on: October 3, 2018
Biochemical characterization of thermophilic dextranase from a thermophilic bacterium, Thermoanaerobacter
Tae-Soon Park1, Hyung Jae Jeong, Jin-A Ko
1Infection Control Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup 580-185, Korea.
Abstract:
TPDex, a putative dextranase from Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus, was purified as a single 70 kDa band of 7.37 U/mg. Its optimum pH was 5.2 and the enzyme was stable between pH 3.1 and 8.5 at 70 degrees C. A half-life comparison showed that TPDex was stable for 7.4 h at 70 degrees C, whereas Chaetominum dextranase (CEDex), currently used as a dextranase for sugar milling, was stable at 55 degrees C. TPDex showed broad dextranase activity regardless of dextran types, including dextran T2000, 742CB dextran, and alternan. TPDex showed the highest thermostability among the characterized dextranases, and may be a suitable enzyme for use in sugar manufacture without decreased temperature.
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