scholarly journals Metaproteomics of cellulose methanisation under thermophilic conditions reveals a surprisingly high proteolytic activity

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Lü ◽  
Ariane Bize ◽  
Alain Guillot ◽  
Véronique Monnet ◽  
Céline Madigou ◽  
...  
2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 280-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Miller ◽  
M.E. Haveroen ◽  
K. Solichová ◽  
R. Merkl ◽  
L.M. McMullen ◽  
...  

During a 15-month period, samples of commercially pasteurised liquid whole egg (LWE) were tested for the presence of spoilage microflora. The total bacterial counts were 2.2 ± 0.6 log CFU/g and total lactic acid bacteria (LAB) counts were 1.9 ± 0.6 log CFU/g. Enterobacteriaceae were detected in 2 samples. Out of the tested samples, 45 LAB were isolated and identified, with 30 strains identified as Enterococcus faecium, 12 as Enterococcus faecalis, and 3 as Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei. All strains, except 6 strains of E. faecium, possessed lipolytic activity. All the E. faecalis strains and one strain of E. faecium showed a high proteolytic activity, while moderate proteolytic activity was shown by 3 lactobacilli strains. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of nisin and Micocin X was measured against groups of isolated strains, and ranged from 10.4 µg/ml to 41.7 µg/ml for nisin and from 0.2 mg/ml to 1.6 mg/ml for Micocin X. The LWEs supplemented with 6.25 mg/l of nisin or with 500 mg/ml of Micocin X were pasteurised at 65°C for 2.5 minutes. The shelf life of LWE with the addition of nisin or Micocin X stored under refrigerator conditions was extended by a minimum of 5 weeks.


Parasitology ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 50 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 531-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Neal

The proteolytic activity of extracts ofEntamoeba histolyticahas been further investigated. Casein and gelatin, but not haemaglobin, were hydrolysed. Activity was observed in the pH range 5·8 to 8·5 with optimal activity at pH 7·5 to 7·9. Activity was optimal at 37° C. and sulphydryl groups were not required. Concomitant bacteria showed no proteolytic activity. Hyaluronidase, collagenase and lecithinase could not be detected.An inhibitor of proteolytic enzyme was present in sera of all animals tested and in egg yolk. All culture media prepared from eggs were inhibitory, but inspissation or dilution of serum inactivated the serum inhibitor. Purified trypsin inhibitors from lima and soy bean were not active against the amoebic enzyme. Proteolytic enzymes were not secreted extracellularlyin vitro.High proteolytic activity was found in two out of five invasive, freshly isolated, strains ofE. histolyticaand after two series of liver passages of a single strain. The significance of these observations is discussed. It is concluded that the present evidence does not convincingly demonstrate that high proteolytic activity is required for tissue invasion by amoebae, but may accompany another factor.


2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Ajamhassani ◽  
Arash Zibaee ◽  
Jalal Sendi ◽  
Hassan Askary ◽  
Nasser Farrar

Proteolytic Activity in the Midgut of the Crimson Speckled MothUtethesia PulchellaL. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)Samples were prepared from the midgut of 4th instar larvae of the crimson speckled mothUtethesia pulchellaL. to find proteolytic activity and properties. Result revealed the presence of high proteolytic activity in the midgut when taking into account specific proteinases including trypsin-like, chymotrypsin-like, elastase and two exopeptidase (aminopeptidase and carboxipeptidase). The optimal pH of general protease was 8 and 7 when using azocasein and hemoglobin as general substrates, respectively. The optimal temperature of the total proteolytic activity in the midgut ofU. pulchellawas 25°C and 30°C when using azocasein and hemoglobin, respectively. Proteolytic activity was inhibited significantly by soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI), phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), trypsin inhibitor (TLCK), chymotrypsin inhibitor (TPCK) and Phenanthroline. These results provide evidences for the presence of serine proteinases as the major proteases in the midgut ofU. pulchella;a key rangeland pest in warm climates. The interaction between digestive proteases and protease inhibitors have potentially important consequences for pest management programs.


1974 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 502-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ishikawa ◽  
T. Noguchi ◽  
S. Kinoshita

Parasitology ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Bózner ◽  
P. Demeš ◽  
J. Štefanovič

SUMMARYCell extracts of an entero-invasive protozoon of squirrel monkeys,Tritrichomonas mobilensis, contained relatively high proteolytic activity, measured on hide powder azure (HPA). Multiple proteinase forms, optimally active at pH 5–7, were detected by electrophoretic analysis in gelatin-containing polyacrylamide gels. Three major proteinase bands of apparent low molecular weights,Mr18, 23 and 30 kDa, were seen on gels. Inhibition-activation studies suggest that only cysteine proteinases were involved in HPAase and gelatinolytic activities ofT. mobilensiscell extracts.


1933 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Northrop

1. A method has been described for isolating a crystalline protein with high proteolytic activity from bovine gastric juice by means of precipitation with magnesium sulfate and fractionation of the precipitate with acetone and magnesium sulfate. 2. The crystalline protein obtained in this way has the same crystalline form, optical activity, and specific activity, as determined by a number of methods, as does the crystalline protein previously isolated from swine gastric mucosa. 3. The solubility of the two preparations, however, is additive so that they are different although very closely related proteins.


Author(s):  
I. A. Kuzmichenko ◽  
M. N. Kireev ◽  
O. V. Gromova ◽  
V. S. Bronnikova ◽  
S. A. Nizhegorodtsev

The way of production of low-molecular weight enzyme complex of cholera vibrio (proteovibrin) with high proteolytic activity is described. Its prevailing accumulation in ultrafiltrate of cultural liquid of M41 production strain is shown. Proteovibrin protease doesn't yield to commercial trypsin in proteolytic activity as regards some protein substrates and can be used for enzymolysate preparation.


Amino Acids ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 2381-2391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco T. R. Gomes ◽  
Raphael D. Teixeira ◽  
Míriam T. P. Lopes ◽  
Ronaldo A. P. Nagem ◽  
Carlos E. Salas

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