Journal
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 68, Issue 5, Pages 1073-1081Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.1073
Keywords
marine bacteria; Microbulbifer; beta-agarase; neoagaro-oligosaccharides; cloning
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A gene, agaA, for a novel beta-agarase from the marine bacterium JAMB-A94 was cloned and sequenced. The 16S rDNA of the isolate had the closest match, of only 94.8% homology, with that from Microbulbifer salipaludis JCM11542(T). The agaA gene encoded a protein with a calculated molecular mass of 48,203 Da. The deduced amino acid sequence showed 37-66% identity to those of known agarases in glycoside hydrolase family 16. A carbohydrate-binding module-like amino acid sequence was found in the C-terminal region. The recombinant enzyme was hyper-produced extracellularly when Bacillus subtilis was used as a host. The purified enzyme was an endo-type beta-agarase, yielding neoagarotetraose as the main final product. It was very thermostable up to 60degreesC. The optimal pH and temperature for activity were around 7.0 and 55degreesC respectively. The activity was not inhibited by EDTA (up to 100 mM) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (up to 30 mM).
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