Cloning, purification, and characterization of galactomannan-degrading enzymes from Myceliophthora thermophila

Genes of β-mannosidase 97 kDa, GH family 2 (bMann9), β-mannanase 48 kDa, GH family 5 (bMan2), and α-galactosidase 60 kDa, GH family 27 (aGal1) encoding galactomannan-degrading glycoside hydrolases of Myceliophthora thermophila C1 were successfully cloned, and the recombinant enzymes were purified to homogeneity and characterized. bMann9 displays only exo-mannosidase activity, the K _m and k _cat values are 0.4 mM and 15 sec^?1 for p-nitrophenyl-β-D-mannopyranoside, and the optimal pH and temperature are 5.3 and 40°C, respectively. bMann2 is active towards galac-tomannans (GM) of various structures. The K _m and k _cat values are 1.3 mg/ml and 67 sec^?1 for GM carob, and the optimal pH and temperature are 5.2 and 69°C, respectively. aGal1 is active towards p-nitrophenyl-α-D-galactopyranoside (PNPG) as well as GM of various structures. The K _m and k _cat values are 0.08 mM and 35 sec^?1 for PNPG, and the optimal pH and temperature are 5.0 and 60°C, respectively.