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Yang Zhang1, Xiuling Zhou1, Lusha Ji1
1College of Life Science, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, PR China.
Abstract:
A novel chitinolytic enzyme-producing bacterium Chitiniphilus sp. LZ32 was isolated. Non-pretreated Housefly larvae powder (HLP) was used as an adsorbent to purify chitinolytic enzymes. The optimal conditions for hydrolysis of HLP by purifying enzymes chitinolytic enzymes were investigated. HPLC and MALDI-TOF analyses indicated that HLP enzymatic hydrolyzates mainly contain N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and hetero-chitooligosaccharides (COS) composed of GlcN and GlcNAc. The hetero-chitooligosaccharides (COS) had a degree of polymerization (DP) in the 2-6 range. The maximum production of COS was 158.3μg/mL after 72h of incubation. Maximum pentamer (51.2μg/mL) and hexamer concentrations (36.1μg/mL) were achieved at hydrolysis times of 72 and 84h, respectively. Antioxidant activities of purified COS products (PCOS) from different hydrolysis times were investigated in vitro. PCOS produced by hydrolysis times of 72h (PCOS-72) exhibited the strongest hydroxyl-scavenging ability and reducing power. These results indicate the potential of Chitiniphilus sp. LZ32 for COS production using HLP.
