Title |
Purification and characterization of cold-adapted beta-agarase from an Antarctic psychrophilic strain
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Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, September 2015
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DOI | 10.1590/s1517-838246320131289 |
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Authors |
Jiang Li, Qiushi Hu, Yuquan Li, Yuan Xu |
Abstract |
An extracellular β-agarase was purified from Pseudoalteromonas sp. NJ21, a Psychrophilic agar-degrading bacterium isolated from Antarctic Prydz Bay sediments. The purified agarase (Aga21) revealed a single band on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, with an apparent molecular weight of 80 kDa. The optimum pH and temperature of the agarase were 8.0 and 30 °C, respectively. However, it maintained as much as 85% of the maximum activities at 10 °C. Significant activation of the agarase was observed in the presence of Mg(2+), Mn(2+), K(+); Ca(2+), Na(+), Ba(2+), Zn(2+), Cu(2+), Co(2+), Fe(2+), Sr(2+) and EDTA inhibited the enzyme activity. The enzymatic hydrolyzed product of agar was characterized as neoagarobiose. Furthermore, this work is the first evidence of cold-adapted agarase in Antarctic psychrophilic bacteria and these results indicate the potential for the Antarctic agarase as a catalyst in medicine, food and cosmetic industries. |
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