Heterologous Expression of Thermogutta terrifontis Endo-Xanthanase in Penicillium verruculosum, Isolation and Primary Characterization of the Enzyme

Yury A. Denisenko, Olga G. Korotkova, Ivan N. Zorov, Alexandra M. Rozhkova, Margarita V. Semenova, Alexandr G. Elcheninov, Ilya V. Kublanov, Arkady P. Sinitsyn

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Abstract

Abstract: Heterologous endo-xanthanase (EX) from the thermophilic planktomycete Thermogutta terrifontis strain was obtained using Penicillium verruculosum 537 (ΔniaD) expression system with the cellobiohydrolase 1 gene promoter. Homogeneous EX with a molecular weight of 23.7 kDa (pI 6.5) was isolated using liquid chromatography methods. This xanthan degrading enzyme also possesses the enzymatic activity towards CM-cellulose, β-glucan, curdlan, lichenan, laminarin, galactomannan, xyloglucan but not towards p-nitrophenyl derivatives of β-D-glucose, mannose and cellobiose. The temperature and pH optima of EX were 55°C and 4.0, respectively; the enzyme exhibited 90% of its maximum activity in the temperature range 50-60°C and pH 3-5.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)489-495
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemistry (Moscow)
Volume86
Issue number4
StatePublished - Apr 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Penicillium verruculosum
  • Thermogutta terrifontis
  • endo-xanthanase
  • heterologous expression
  • xanthan destruction

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry

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