Cloning and characterisation of a novel neoagarotetraose-forming-β-agarase, AgWH50A from Agarivorans gilvus WH0801
Cloning and characterisation of a novel neoagarotetraose-forming-β-agarase, AgWH50A from Agarivorans gilvus WH0801
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DOI:
10.1016/j.carres.2014.02.019
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发表时间:
2014-03-31
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3.1
通讯作者:
Wei, Dongzhi
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作者:
Liu, Nan;Mao, Xiangzhao;Wei, Dongzhi
AgWH50A, a novel beta-agarase, was cloned from Agarivorans gilvus WH0801 by degenerate and nested PCR. It consists of 942 amino acids (105 kDa), including a 21-amino acid signal peptide. AgWH50A shares the highest amino acid sequence homology with AgaD02 from Agarivorans sp. QM38 (53%). The recombinant agarase gene was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by affinity chromatography. Maximum enzymatic activity (K-m 5.97 mg/mL and V-max 0.781 U/mg) was observed at pH 6.0 and 30 degrees C. Using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation-time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Fourier transform-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry and thin-layer chromatography, we analysed the hydrolysis products and concluded that AgWH50A is a neoagarotetraose-forming beta-agarase, which can cleave agarose into neoagarotetraose. This novel agarase has potential applications in the industrial production of neoagarotetraose and provides a new agarose hydrolysis model for future research. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.