scholarly journals An α-l-Arabinofuranosidase fromTrichoderma reesei Containing a Noncatalytic Xylan-Binding Domain

1999 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 3964-3968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Nogawa ◽  
Kenji Yatsui ◽  
Akiko Tomioka ◽  
Hirofumi Okada ◽  
Yasushi Morikawa
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mass ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Crystalline Cellulose ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Catalytic Constant ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Oat Spelt

ABSTRACT l-Sorbose, an excellent cellulase and xylanase inducer from Trichoderma reesei PC-3-7, also induced α-l-arabinofuranosidase (α-AF) activity. An α-AF induced by l-sorbose was purified to homogeneity, and its molecular mass was revealed to be 35 kDa (AF35), which was not consistent with that of the previously reported α-AF. Another species, with a molecular mass of 53 kDa (AF53), which is identical to that of the reported α-AF, was obtained by a different purification procedure. Acid treatment of the ammonium sulfate-precipitated fraction at pH 3.0 in the purification steps or pepsin treatment of the purified AF53 reduced the molecular mass to 35 kDa. Both purified enzymes have the same enzymological properties, such as pH and temperature effects on activity and kinetic parameters forp-nitrophenyl-α-l-arabinofuranoside (pNPA). Moreover, the N-terminal amino acid sequences of these enzymes were identical with that of the reported α-AF. Therefore, it is obvious that AF35 results from the proteolytic cleavage of the C-terminal region of AF53. Although AF35 and AF53 showed the same catalytic constant with pNPA, the former showed drastically reduced specific activity against oat spelt xylan compared to the latter. Furthermore, AF53 was bound to xylan rather than to crystalline cellulose (Avicel), but AF35 could not be bound to any of the glycans. These results suggest that AF53 is a modular glycanase, which consists of an N-terminal catalytic domain and a C-terminal noncatalytic xylan-binding domain.

Two-Component Anti-Staphylococcus aureusLantibiotic Activity Produced by Staphylococcus aureusC55

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 4803-4808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maduwe A. D. B. Navaratna ◽  
Hans-Georg Sahl ◽  
John R. Tagg
Keyword(s):  
Specific Activity ◽  
Micrococcus Luteus ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Reversed Phase ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Bacteriocin Activity ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Distinct Peptide

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus C55 was shown to produce bacteriocin activity comprising three distinct peptide components, termed staphylococcins C55α, C55β, and C55γ. The three peptides were purified to homogeneity by a simple four-step purification procedure that consisted of ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by XAD-2 and reversed-phase (C8 and C18) chromatography. The yield following C8 chromatography was about 86%, with a more-than-300-fold increase in specific activity. When combined in approximately equimolar amounts, staphylococcins C55α and C55β acted synergistically to kill S. aureus or Micrococcus luteus but not S. epidermidis strains. The N-terminal amino acid sequences of all three peptides were obtained and staphylococcins C55α and C55β were shown to be lanthionine-containing (lantibiotic) molecules with molecular weights of 3,339 and 2,993, respectively. The C55γ peptide did not appear to be a lantibiotic, nor did it augment the inhibitory activities of staphylococcin C55α and/or C55β. Plasmids of 2.5 and 32.0 kb are present in strain C55, and following growth of this strain at elevated temperature (42°C), a large proportion of the progeny failed to produce strong bacteriocin activity and also lost the 32.0-kb plasmid. Protoplast transformation of these bacteria with purified 32-kb plasmid DNA regenerates the ability to produce the strong bacteriocin activity.

Purification, cloning, and DNA sequence analysis of a chitinase from an overproducing mutant of Streptomyces peucetius defective in daunorubicin biosynthesis

2001 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuzhandhaivel S Vetrivel ◽  
Shunmugiah K Pandian ◽  
Uma Chaudhary ◽  
Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Molecular Mass ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Chitinase Gene ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Streptomyces Peucetius ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid Sequence

Extracellular chitinases of Streptomyces peucetius and a chitinase overproducing mutant, SPVI, were purified to homogeneity by ion exchange and gel filtration chromatography. The purified enzyme has a molecular mass of 42 kDa on SDS-PAGE, and the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the protein from the wild type showed homology to catalytic domains (Domain IV) of several other Streptomyces chitinases such as S. lividans 66, S. coelicolor A3(2), S. plicatus, and S. thermoviolaceus OPC-520. Purified SPVI chitinase cross-reacted to anti-chitinase antibodies of wild-type S. peucetius chitinase. A genomic library of SPVI constructed in E. coli using λ DASH II was probed with chiC of S. lividans 66 to screen for the chitinase gene. A 2.7 kb fragment containing the chitinase gene was subcloned from a λ DASH II clone, and sequenced. The deduced protein had a molecular mass of 68 kDa, and showed domain organization similar to that of S. lividans 66 chiC. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified S. peucetius chitinase matched with the N-terminus of the catalytic domain, indicating the proteolytic processing of 68 kDa chitinase precursor protein to 42 kDa mature chitinase containing the catalytic domain only. A putative chiR sequence of a two-component regulatory system was found upstream of the chiC sequence.Key words: chitinase, chitinase purification, Streptomyces peucetius, daunorubicin, chiC.

Characteristics of a cluster of xylanase genes inFibrobacter succinogenesS85

2003 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun S Jun ◽  
Jong K Ha ◽  
Laercio M Malburg, Jr. ◽  
Ann M Verrinder Gibbins ◽  
Cecil W Forsberg
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Glycosyl Hydrolase ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Carbohydrate Binding ◽  
Fibrobacter Succinogenes ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Oat Spelt

Xylanase genes xyn10D, xyn10E, and xyn10B, located sequentially on the Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 chromosome, were separately cloned and their properties characterized. Analysis of the sequences documented that xylanases Xyn10D, Xyn10E, and Xyn10B each consist of an N-terminal catalytic domain (glycosyl hydrolase family 10) and a C-terminal carbohydrate-binding module (CBM, family 6) connected by proline-rich linker sequences. The amino acid sequences exhibited similarities of between 53 and 60%. The xyn10D, xyn10E, and truncated xyn10BΔCBM were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. The purified Xyn10D, Xyn10E, and Xyn10BΔCBM exhibited the same temperature optimum (40°C) and pH optimum (6.5) and the highest specific activity against arabinoxylan, oat spelt xylan, and birchwood xylan, respectively. Xyn10D exhibited an affinity for cellulose and xylan with 47 and 33% binding, respectively, while the truncated Xyn10DΔCBM did not bind to the substrates. The main hydrolysis products of the three xylanases acting on oat spelt xylan and arabinoxylan were xylose and xylobiose. RT-PCR analysis showed that the three genes were co-transcribed as a single transcript. Western immunoblot analysis revealed that the three xylanases were expressed at a very low level by F. succinogenes grown on either glucose or cellulose as the source of carbohydrate.Key words: Fibrobacter succinogenes S85, xylan, xylanase, clustered genes, RT-PCR.

Surface layer virulence A-proteins from Aeromonas salmonicida strains

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 1064-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
William W. Kay ◽  
Barry M. Phipps ◽  
Edward E. Ishiguro ◽  
Robert W. Olafson ◽  
Trevor J. Trust
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Molecular Mass ◽  
Aeromonas Salmonicida ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Whole Cells ◽  
Surface Layer Proteins ◽  
Chymotryptic Peptide ◽  
Terminal Amino

Superficial surface layer proteins (A-proteins) were present on diverse isolates of Aeromonas salmonicida which differed both physiologically and in pathogenesis. Three of these proteins were purified directly from the surface of whole cells or from outer membrane preparations. These A-proteins were unusually hydrophobic (45–47%) and of similar but not identical molecular mass (49, 50, and 51 kdaltons). They were nearly identical in amino acid composition and were highly conserved, but not identical with respect to their hydrophobic N-terminal amino acid sequences. These proteins differed, however, with respect to their oligomerization properties, isoelectric forms, and chymotryptic peptide patterns. All three proteins were immunologically closely related and shared surface-exposed immunoreactive peptides with 28 separate isolates.

scholarly journals The non-catalytic C-terminal region of endoglucanase E from Clostridium thermocellum contains a cellulose-binding domain

1991 ◽  
Vol 273 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
A J Durrant ◽  
J Hall ◽  
G P Hazlewood ◽  
H J Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Clostridium Thermocellum ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Crystalline Cellulose ◽  
Cellulose Binding Domain ◽  
Beta Glucan ◽  
Cellulose Binding

Mature endoglucanase E (EGE) from Clostridium thermocellum consists of 780 amino acid residues and has an Mr of 84,016. The N-terminal 334 amino acids comprise a functional catalytic domain. Full-length EGE bound to crystalline cellulose (Avicel) but not to xylan. Bound enzyme could be eluted with distilled water. The capacity of truncated derivatives of the enzyme to bind cellulose was investigated. EGE lacking 109 C-terminal residues (EGEd) or a derivative in which residues 367-432 of the mature form of the enzyme had been deleted (EGEb), bound to Avicel, whereas EGEa and EGEc, which lack 416 and 246 C-terminal residues respectively, did not. The specific activity of EGEa, consisting of the N-terminal 364 amino acids, was 4-fold higher than that of the full-length enzyme. The truncated derivative also exhibited lower affinity for the substrate beta-glucan than the full-length enzyme. It is concluded that EGE contains a cellulose-binding domain, located between residues 432 and 671, that is distinct from the active site. The role of this substrate-binding domain is discussed.

scholarly journals Autoantibodies against triosephosphate isomerase. A possible clue to pathogenesis of hemolytic anemia in infectious mononucleosis.

1990 ◽  
Vol 171 (2) ◽  
pp. 565-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Ritter ◽  
H Brestrich ◽  
B Nellen ◽  
H Kratzin ◽  
H Eiffert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Mononucleosis ◽  
Triosephosphate Isomerase ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Glycolytic Enzyme ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Cellular Proteins ◽  
51Cr Release ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Terminal Amino

In sera from patients with acute EBV, infection and the clinical symptoms of infectious mononucleosis antibodies of the Ig class M were found that are directed against two cellular proteins. The molecular mass of these proteins was determined to be 29 (p29) and 26 kD (p26), respectively, in SDS-PAGE. P29 was identified as part of the glycolytic enzyme triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) by comparison of the NH2-terminal amino acid sequences. A purified antibody against TPI induces a 51Cr release from human erythrocytes. Possibly, anti-TPI causes hemolysis, which is an infrequent but serious symptom of infectious mononucleosis.

scholarly journals Factor D̄ of the alternative pathway of human complement. Purification, alignment and N-terminal amino acid sequences of the major cyanogen bromide fragments, and localization of the serine residue at the active site

1980 ◽  
Vol 187 (3) ◽  
pp. 863-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
D M Johnson ◽  
J Gagnon ◽  
K B Reid
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Alternative Pathway ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Serine Residue ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence Analysis ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid Sequence

The serine esterase factor D of the complement system was purified from outdated human plasma with a yield of 20% of the initial haemolytic activity found in serum. This represented an approx. 60 000-fold purification. The final product was homogeneous as judged by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis (with an apparent mol.wt. of 24 000), its migration as a single component in a variety of fractionation procedures based on size and charge, and its N-terminal amino-acid-sequence analysis. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the first 36 residues of the intact molecule was found to be homologous with the N-terminal amino acid sequences of the catalytic chains of other serine esterases. Factor D showed an especially strong homology (greater than 60% identity) with rat ‘group-specific protease’ [Woodbury, Katunuma, Kobayashi, Titani, & Neurath (1978) Biochemistry 17, 811-819] over the first 16 amino acid residues. This similarity is of interest since it is considered that both enzymes may be synthesized in their active, rather than zymogen, forms. The three major CNBr fragments of factor D, which had apparent mol.wts. of 15 800, 6600 and 1700, were purified and then aligned by N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis and amino acid analysis. By using factor D labelled with di-[1,3-14C]isopropylphosphofluoridate it was shown that the CNBr fragment of apparent mol.wt. 6600, which is located in the C-terminal region of factor D, contained the active serine residue. The amino acid sequence around this residue was determined.

scholarly journals Acetylcholinesterase aus Rindererythrozyten. Reinigung und Eigenschaften des mit und ohne Triton X-100 solubilisierten Enzyms / Acetylcholinesterase from Bovine Erythrocytes. Purification and Properties of the En­zyme Solubilized in the Presence and the Absence of Triton X-100

1979 ◽  
Vol 34 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 721-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinz Großmann ◽  
Manfred Liefländer
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Multiple Forms ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Enzyme Preparations ◽  
Purification And Properties ◽  
Solubilized Enzyme ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Triton X ◽  
Bovine Erythrocytes

Abstract Acetylcholinesterase was released from bovine erythrocytes by Triton X-100 treatment and pu­rified by twofold affinity chromatography. The detergentfree enzyme was obtained with a specific activity of 4130 U /mg (303 000-fold purification) and a 25% yield. Alternatively, the commercial available crude enzyme was purified. The latter preparation has an uniform molecular weight (Mr 175 000). The Triton-solubilized enzyme, however, can be resolved after removal of the detergent in eight multiple forms (Mr 175 000 and multiple values), in the presence of Triton there exists only one form (Mr 338 000). The amino acid composition of the two enzyme preparations differs significantly. No differences were observed with respect to other properties: SDS gel electrophore­sis revealed two protein bands (Mr 166 000 and 86 000) with both preparations. The enzyme is a glycoprotein with a pI value of 4.3 and contains strongly bound phosphatidylethanolamine. The N-terminal amino acid has been found to be Glu (or Gin).

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