Journal
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 467-475Publisher
KOREAN SOC BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOENGINEERING
DOI: 10.1007/s12257-009-3081-5
Keywords
Saccharomycopsis fibuligera; Yarrowia lipolytica; acid protease; milk clotting activity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30771645]
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The gene encoding an acid protease natively produced by Saccharomycopsis fibuligera was cloned and overexpressed in Yarrowia lipolytica and the resultant recombinant acid protease was purified and characterized. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was estimated as 94.8 kDa by gel filtration chromatography. The optimal pH and temperature of the purified acid protease were 3.5 and 33 degrees C, respectively, and the enzyme was very stable over a pH range of 1.0 similar to 3.0. The recombinant acid protease was activated by Zn2+, but was inhibited by Hg2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, and Mg2+, EDTA, EGTA, iodoacetic acid, and pepstatin. The purified recombinant acid protease from the positive transformant 71 had high milk clotting activity, suggesting that it may be used as a rennet substitute in the cheese industry.
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