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Published on: August 13, 2011
Identification, molecular and biochemical characterization of a novel thermoactive and thermostable glucoamylase from
Natael M Wayllace1, Nicolas Hedín1, María V Busi2
1Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI), CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000, Rosario, Argentina.
Purpose:
We identified a new glucoamylase (TeGA) from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus, a thermophilic anaerobic bacterium. Structural studies suggest that TeGA belongs to the family 15 of glycosylhydrolases (GH15).
Methods:
The expression of this enzyme was optimized in E. coli (BL21) cells in order to have the highest amount of soluble protein (around 3 mg/l of culture medium).
Results:
TeGA showed a high optimum temperature of 75 °C. It also showed one of the highest specific activities reported for a bacterial glucoamylase (75.3 U/mg) and was also stable in a wide pH range (3.0-10.0). Although the enzyme was preferentially active with maltose, it was also able to hydrolyze different soluble starches such as those from potato, corn or rice. TeGA showed a high thermostability up to around 70 °C, which was increased in the presence of PEG8000, and also showed to be stable in the presence of moderate concentrations of ethanol.
Conclusion:
We propose that TeGA could be suitable for use in different industrial processes such as biofuel production and food processing.
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