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Published on: February 26, 2021
Investigation of Bacterial Cellulose Biosynthesis Mechanism in Gluconoacetobacter hansenii
Bhavna V Mohite1, Satish V Patil1
1School of Life Sciences, North Maharashtra University, P.O. Box 80, Jalgaon 425001, India.
Abstract:
The present study explores the mechanism of cellulose biosynthesis in Gluconoacetobacter hansenii. The cellulose synthase enzyme was purified as membrane fraction and solubilized by treatment with 0.1% digitonin. The enzyme was separated by native-gel electrophoresis and β -D-glucan analysis was carried out using in vitro gel assay. The cellulose synthase has glycoprotein nature and composed two polypeptide subunits of 93 KDa and 85 KDa. The confirmation of β -1,4-glucan (cellulose) was performed in whole and hydrolyzed monomeric sugar form. Tinopal and Congo red were used for cellulose detection on the gel. Thus the in vitro cellulose synthesis assay with cell free enzyme fraction was attempted to improve the understanding of cellulose biosynthesis.
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