Journal
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 164, Issue 8, Pages 1225-1236Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-011-9208-0
Keywords
PHB depolymerase; P. citrinum; Purification; Characterization; Kinetic studies
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- Jain University (Jain group of Institutions)
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A fungal isolate, identified as Penicillium citrinum S2, produced a parts per thousand 1 U/mL of PHB depolymerase by 72 h when grown in BHM containing 0.2%, w/v PHB, pH 6.0 at 30 A degrees C. Partial purification of an extracellular poly(-beta-)hydroxybutyrate (PHB) depolymerase PhaZ (Pen) from P. citrinum S2 by two steps using ammonium sulphate (80% saturation) and affinity chromatography using concanavalin A yielded 16.18-fold purity and 21.53% recovery of protein. The enzyme was composed of three polypeptide chains of 66, 43 and 20 kDa, respectively, as determined by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. All the three bands stained positive for glycoprotein by PAS staining. Optimum enzyme activity was detected at pH 6.0 and 50 A degrees C. The enzyme was stable between pH 4.0 and 7.0 at 50 A degrees C, 2 h. beta-hydroxybutyrate monomer was detected as the major end product of PHB hydrolysis. The enzyme also showed distinct behaviour towards different inhibitors tested, which suggests the role of serine, serine residue, carboxyl group, tyrosine and sulfhydryl groups in its active site.
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