A newly isolated Bacillus gibsonii,designated as S-2(CGMCC1215),was cultivated for production of alkaline pectinases utilizing sugar beet pulp as growth substrate.Purification of three alkaline endopolygalacturonases(...A newly isolated Bacillus gibsonii,designated as S-2(CGMCC1215),was cultivated for production of alkaline pectinases utilizing sugar beet pulp as growth substrate.Purification of three alkaline endopolygalacturonases(endoPGs)from the crude pectinases extract was carried out by ultra-filtration,ammonium sulphate fractionation and ion-exchange chromatography,and their enzyme activities characterized.The three purified alkaline endoPGs,designated as S-I,S-II,and S-III,had a molecular weight about38kDa as determined by SDS-PAGE.The Km value and optimal temperature for optimal enzyme activities of S-I,S-II and S-III were1.2mg/mL and60℃,0.9mg/mL and55℃,1.1mg/mL and60℃,respectively.Their best performances were given at an optimal pH10.5,and sodium polygalacturonate was found to be the best substrate.The isoelectric points of S-I,S-II and S-III were5.4,7.4,and8.2,respectively.Surfactants of Tween-80and Tween-20and metal ions such as Mg2+and Ca2+stimulated the activity of S-I,S-II and S-III,whereas S-III was inhibited by Ca2+,and Mn2+and Zn2+ions inhibited the activity of the three enzymes.展开更多
基金Beijing Municipal Commission of Education(No.20061D0502200295)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30600082)Australian Research Council International Linkage Fellowship(No.LX0560210)
文摘A newly isolated Bacillus gibsonii,designated as S-2(CGMCC1215),was cultivated for production of alkaline pectinases utilizing sugar beet pulp as growth substrate.Purification of three alkaline endopolygalacturonases(endoPGs)from the crude pectinases extract was carried out by ultra-filtration,ammonium sulphate fractionation and ion-exchange chromatography,and their enzyme activities characterized.The three purified alkaline endoPGs,designated as S-I,S-II,and S-III,had a molecular weight about38kDa as determined by SDS-PAGE.The Km value and optimal temperature for optimal enzyme activities of S-I,S-II and S-III were1.2mg/mL and60℃,0.9mg/mL and55℃,1.1mg/mL and60℃,respectively.Their best performances were given at an optimal pH10.5,and sodium polygalacturonate was found to be the best substrate.The isoelectric points of S-I,S-II and S-III were5.4,7.4,and8.2,respectively.Surfactants of Tween-80and Tween-20and metal ions such as Mg2+and Ca2+stimulated the activity of S-I,S-II and S-III,whereas S-III was inhibited by Ca2+,and Mn2+and Zn2+ions inhibited the activity of the three enzymes.