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dc.creatorKaur,Jatinder
dc.creatorChadha,Bhupinder S
dc.creatorKumar,Badhan A
dc.creatorKaur,Ghatora, S
dc.creatorSaini,Harvinder S
dc.date2007-04-01
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dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582007000200010
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/84949
dc.descriptionThis study reports the purification and characterization of ß-glucosidase from a newly isolated thermophilic fungus, Melanocarpus sp. Microbial Type Culture Collection (MTCC) 3922. The molecular weight of ß-glucosidase was determined to be ~ 92 and 102 kDa with SDS PAGE and gel filtration, respectively, and pI of ~ 4.1. It was optimally active at 60ºC and pH 6.0, though was stable at 50ºC and pH 5.0 - 6.0. The presence of DTT, mercaptoethanol and metal ions such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+and Zn2+ positively influenced the activity of ß-glucosidase but the activity was inhibited in the presence of CuSO4. ß-Glucosidase recognized pNP- ß-glucopyranoside (pNPG) as the preferred substrate, and showed very low affinity for pNP- ß-D-cellobioside. Km and Vmax for the hydrolysis of pNPG by ß-glucosidase was calculated as 3.3 mM and 43.68 µmolmin-1mg protein-1, respectively and k cat was quantified as 4 x 10³ min-1. ß-Glucosidase activity was enhanced appreciably in the presence of alcohols (methanol and ethanol) moreover, purified ß-glucosidase showed putative transglycosylation activity that was positively catalyzed in presence of methanol as an acceptor molecule
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dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
dc.relation10.4067/S0717-34582007000200010
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceElectronic Journal of Biotechnology v.10 n.2 2007
dc.subjectß-glucosidase
dc.subjectMelanocarpus sp
dc.subjectpurification
dc.subjectsubstrate specificity
dc.subjecttransglycosylation
dc.titlePurification and characterization of ß-glucosidase from Melanocarpus sp. MTCC 3922


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