Isolation and characterisation of chitosanase from Bacillus sp. 739 strain |
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Authors: | Aktuganov G E Shirokov A V Melent'ev A I |
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Institution: | Institute of Biology, Ufa Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, 450054 Russia. |
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Abstract: | The specific nature of the chitosanase activity of the strain Bacillus sp. 739 has been determined. Maximum enzyme activity was observed in a medium containing the biomass of the fruiting bodies of the fungus Macrolepiota procera. The chitosanase was purified to homogeneity using chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex A-50 and Toyopearl HW-50. The molecular weight of the enzyme, assessed by electrophoresis (the Laemmli procedure) approximated 46 kDa. Temperature and pH optima of the purified chitosanase were in the ranges 45-55 degrees C and 6.0-6.5, respectively. Time to half-maximum inactivation of the enzyme at 50 degrees C was equal to 1 h. With colloidal chitosan as the substrate, the value of K(M) of the purified chitosanase was equal to 25 mg/ml. The enzyme also exhibited a weak ability to hydrolyze colloidal chitin. |
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