scholarly journals Purification and Characterization of Transglutaminase from Streptomyces sp. TTA 02 SDS 14

Author(s):  
Lia Siti Nur'amaliyah ◽  
Dewi Seswita Zilda ◽  
Nisa Rachmania Mubarik

Streptomyces sp. TTA 02 SDS 14 is a transglutaminase producing bacteria which previously had been  screened along with more than one hundred isolates. This research aimed to purify and characterize transglutaminase from this strain. Transglutaminase was purified from crude enzyme by ultrafiltration, Q-Sepharose ion exchange chromatography and Sepacryl S200 size exclusion chromatography sequentially, obtaining yield and purification fold of  1.36%  and 27 folds, respectively. The molecular weight of the purified transglutaminase was 72 kDa detected by zymogram gel electrophoresis. The optimum temperature and pH were 50°C and 6. The transglutaminase was stable at 45°C and could be activated in the presence of 5 mM and 10 mM of Na+, K+, Li+,Ca2+, Mg2+, BPB (4-bromo-phenacyl bromide), and IAA (iodo acetamide acid), but the activity was inhibited by  the presence of Cu+, Zn2+, and PMSF (phenyl methyl sulfonyl fluoride).

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Grąz ◽  
Kamila Rachwał ◽  
Radosław Zan ◽  
Anna Jarosz-Wilkołazka

Oxalate oxidase was identified in mycelial extracts of a basidiomycete Abortiporus biennis strain. Intracellular enzyme activity was detected only after prior lowering of the pH value of the fungal cultures by using oxalic or hydrochloric acids. This enzyme was purified using size exclusion chromatography (Sephadex G-25) and ion-exchange chromatography (DEAE-Sepharose). This enzyme exhibited optimum activity at pH 2 when incubated at 40°C, and the optimum temperature was established at 60°C. Among the tested organic acids, this enzyme exhibited specificity only towards oxalic acid. Molecular mass was calculated as 58 kDa. The values of Km for oxalate and Vmax for the enzyme reaction were 0.015 M and 30 mmol min-1, respectively.


2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-138
Author(s):  
Omeje KO ◽  
Eze SOO ◽  
FC Chilaka

In this study, we characterized the activity of peroxidase a quality control enzyme from the infected fruit of Solanum sp. Peroxidase was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation, dialysis, ion exchange chromatography and size exclusion chromatography. The molecular weight of the native enzyme was 63000 da. The enzyme was shown to have two iso-enzymes with distinct optimum pH of 4.5 and 7.0 and optimum temperature of 40 and 70⁰C. The purified enzyme had broad substrate specificity with o-dianisidine being the ideal substrate. Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Cu2+, Al3+ were shown to be activators of the enzyme, while the peroxidase activity was severely inhibited by Co2+. Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res.54(2), 131-138, 2019


Author(s):  
Rasmus K. Jensen ◽  
Melanie Plum ◽  
Luna Tjerrild ◽  
Thilo Jakob ◽  
Edzard Spillner ◽  
...  

Omalizumab is a humanized anti-IgE antibody that inhibits the binding of IgE to its receptors on mast cells and basophils, thus blocking the IgE-mediated release of inflammatory mediators from these cells. Omalizumab binds to the Fc domains of IgE in proximity to the binding site of the high-affinity IgE receptor Fc∊RI, but the epitope and the mechanisms and conformations governing the recognition remain unknown. In order to elucidate the molecular mechanism of its anti-IgE activity, the aim was to analyse the interaction of omalizumab with human IgE. Therefore, IgE Fc C∊2–4 was recombinantly produced in mammalian HEK-293 cells. Functionality of the IgE Fc was proven by ELISA and mediator-release assays. Omalizumab IgG was cleaved with papain and the resulting Fab was purified by ion-exchange chromatography. The complex of IgE Fc with omalizumab was prepared by size-exclusion chromatography. However, crystals containing the complex were not obtained, suggesting that the process of crystallization favoured the dissociation of the two proteins. Instead, two structures of the omalizumab Fab with maximum resolutions of 1.9 and 3.0 Å were obtained. The structures reveal the arrangement of the CDRs and the position of omalizumab residues known from prior functional studies to be involved in IgE binding. Thus, the structure of omalizumab provides the structural basis for understanding the function of omalizumab, allows optimization of the procedure for complex crystallization and poses questions about the conformational requirements for anti-IgE activity.


1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1111-1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Jahns ◽  
Roswitha Schepp ◽  
Heinrich Kaltwasser

An enzyme hydrolyzing the condensation products of urea and formaldehyde (ureaform) was purified and characterized from a bacterium isolated from soil and described as Ochrobactrum anthropi UF4. The enzyme designated as methylenediurea amidinohydrolase (methylenediurea deiminase) hydrolyzed ureaform condensation products of different length (methylenediurea, dimethylenetriurea, trimethylenetetraurea) to ammonium, formaldehyde, and urea at molar ratios of 2:1:1 (methylenediurea), 4:2:1 (dimethylenetriurea), and 6:3:1 (trimethylenetetraurea). Two other substrates, ureidoglycolate and allantoate, were also hydrolyzed, yielding glyoxylate and urea (ureidoglycolate) and glyoxylate, urea, and ammonium (allantoate), respectively. The molecular mass of the enzyme was determined by size exclusion chromatography to be 140 ± 25 kDa; the enzyme was composed of identical subunits of 38 ± 5 kDa, indicating that the native enzyme has a tetrameric structure. Growth of the bacterium in the presence of ureaform specifically induced the methylenediurea deiminase and no complete repression of enzyme synthesis by ammonium was observed.Key words: ureaformaldehyde, methylenediurea deiminase, fertilizer, Ochrobactrum anthropi.


1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. F. Plow ◽  
T. S. Edgington

Plasmic cleavage of fibrinogen to generate fragment X partially exposes a specific cryptic molecular site, fg-Eneo. This site in the E domain of the molecule is further exposed during subsequent cleavage. We now report on localization of this site which provides an incisive marker for the structural and conformational changes associated with plasmic cleavage of fibrinogen. Fg-Eneo was stable to reduction and alkylation and the chains of the E fragment were separated by ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose. An active component was obtained and subjected to molecular exclusion chromatography on Sephadex G-50 to insure removal of intact fg-E. A fg-Eneo positive chain was recovered and identified as Eγ with respect to amino-terminal tyrosine, amino acid composition, and immunochemical analysis. The fg-Eneo site was stable to tryptic degradation, and tryptic peptides were prepared and separated by multiple molecular exclusion chromatographic steps. Final separation of two peptides of similar size was achieved on the basis of carbohydrate content by affinity chromatography on Concanavalin A. Only the active peptide was bound by the lectin. Purity and identification of the active tryptic peptide as γ36–53 was established by amino acid composition and sequence. These results establish that this region of the γ chain of fibrinogen is not present at the hydrated surface of the native molecule but that, in association with plasmic cleavage and conformational changes, this site is progressively exposed and provides a dynamic marker of the cleavage sequence.


2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 900-903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Ni Fan ◽  
Mei-Zheng Liu ◽  
Yuan C Lee

An efficient and inexpensive method for large-scale preparation of α-D-(1[Formula: see text]4)-oligogalacturonic acids (oligo-GalA), up to DP 5, from pectic acid is described. Pectic acid was digested with a commercially available pectinase to yield a mixture of oligo-GalA, which was effectively separated by a combination of low-pressure – size-exclusion chromatography based on ion-exchange chromatography to obtain pure oligo-GalA of DP 2-5. Key words: pectic acid, galacturonic acid, galabiose, galatriose, pectinase.


Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2272
Author(s):  
Hussein Kaddour ◽  
Malik Tranquille ◽  
Chioma M. Okeoma

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived membranous particles secreted by all cell types (including virus infected and uninfected cells) into the extracellular milieu. EVs carry, protect, and transport a wide array of bioactive cargoes to recipient/target cells. EVs regulate physiological and pathophysiological processes in recipient cells and are important in therapeutics/drug delivery. Despite these great attributes of EVs, an efficient protocol for EV separation from biofluids is lacking. Numerous techniques have been adapted for the separation of EVs with size exclusion chromatography (SEC)-based methods being the most promising. Here, we review the SEC protocols used for EV separation, and discuss opportunities for significant improvements, such as the development of novel particle purification liquid chromatography (PPLC) system capable of tandem purification and characterization of biological and synthetic particles with near-single vesicle resolution. Finally, we identify future perspectives and current issues to make PPLC a tool capable of providing a unified, automated, adaptable, yet simple and affordable particle separation resource.


1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 670-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Fogarty ◽  
Catherine T. Kelly ◽  
Sunil K. Kadam

A novel α-glucosidase and a maltase were isolated from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. The formation of both enzymes was induced by trehalose, sucrose, or lactose in the growth medium. Trehalose is by far the most efficient inducer of both systems. The α-glucosidase and maltase were separated and purified by ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE Bio-Gel A. Purified α-glucosidase hydrolysed p-nitrophenyl-α-D-glucoside, isomaltose, and isomaltotriose but sucrose, maltose, or related saccharides were not attacked. β-Glucosides and polymeric glucosides were not degraded. The optimum temperature for α-glucosidase activity was 40 °C and its pH optimum was 5.3. The molecular weight and isoelectric point (pI) of the enzyme were 27 000 and 4.6, respectively. Purified maltase attacked maltose and sucrose, while maltotriose and melezitose were hydrolysed at slower rates and p-nitrophenyl-α-D-glucoside was not degraded. Other properties of the maltase were as follows: optimum temperature for activity, 30 °C; pH optimum, 6.5; molecular weight, 64 000; and pI, 4.7.


2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 906-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anayla S. Sousa ◽  
Artemízia P. Guimarães ◽  
Caroline V. Gonçalves ◽  
Ivanildo J. Silva ◽  
Celio L. Cavalcante ◽  
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