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Nnaji PT, Adukwu E, Morse HR, Chidugu-Ogborigbo RU. Amylase production from marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis; potentials sustainability benefits. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0294931. [PMID: 38127953 PMCID: PMC10734944 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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The marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis is a globally distributed and invasive species with extensive filter-feeding characteristics. The symbiotic relationship fostered between the sea sponge and the inhabiting microorganism is key in the production of metabolic enzymes which is the focus of this study. Sponge bacterial symbionts were grown on starch agar for 48hrs. Colourimetric analyses of amylase were conducted at 540nm using a spectrophotometric plate reader. Using an X-Bridge column (3.5μM, 4.6x150mm), 80/20 acetonitrile/water in 0.1% ammonium were the conditions used for the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analyses. Seven reducing sugars were used to optimise LC-MS to determine the presence of the crude enzyme formed. Not all the bacterial symbionts isolated from H perlevis produced alpha and beta amylases to break down starch. From the statistical mean of crude enzyme concentrations from the hydrolysis of starch by amylase, isolate seven had the highest optical density (OD) at 0.43475 while isolate twelve had the lowest OD at 0.141417. From the LC-MS analysis, out of the seven sugars, Glucose and maltose constituted > 65% of the reducing sugars formed from the hydrolysis of starch by the amylases. Isolates 3,6 and 7 produced 6.906 mg/l, 12.309 mg/l, and 5.909 mg/l of glucose, while isolates 3,4,5,6 and 7 produced 203.391 mg/l, 176.238 mg/l, 139.938 mg/l, 39.030 mg/l, and 18.809 mg/l of maltose, respectively. Isolate two had the highest amount of maltose at a concentration of 267.237 mg/l while isolate four had the highest amount of glucose concentration of 53.084 mg/l. Enzymes from marine sponge bacteria offer greater potential for a green and sustainable production process. Amylase extraction from bacterial symbionts in H perlevis is sustainable and should be supported. They can serve as reliable sources of revenue for enzyme industries, and applications in food industries and biotechnological processes.
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- Praise Tochukwu Nnaji
- School of Applied Sciences, College of Health, and Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biosciences Research, School of Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biosciences Research, School of Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Applied Sciences, College of Health, and Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Centre for Biosciences Research, School of Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Zhang Y, Zhang L, Xiao Q, Wu C, Zhang J, Xu Q, Yu Z, Bao S, Wang J, Li Y, Wang L, Wang J. Two independent allohexaploidizations and genomic fractionation in Solanales. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1001402. [PMID: 36212355 PMCID: PMC9538396 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1001402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Solanales, an order of flowering plants, contains the most economically important vegetables among all plant orders. To date, many Solanales genomes have been sequenced. However, the evolutionary processes of polyploidization events in Solanales and the impact of polyploidy on species diversity remain poorly understood. We compared two representative Solanales genomes (Solanum lycopersicum L. and Ipomoea triloba L.) and the Vitis vinifera L. genome and confirmed two independent polyploidization events. Solanaceae common hexaploidization (SCH) and Convolvulaceae common hexaploidization (CCH) occurred ∼43-49 and ∼40-46 million years ago (Mya), respectively. Moreover, we identified homologous genes related to polyploidization and speciation and constructed multiple genomic alignments with V. vinifera genome, providing a genomic homology framework for future Solanales research. Notably, the three polyploidization-produced subgenomes in both S. lycopersicum and I. triloba showed significant genomic fractionation bias, suggesting the allohexaploid nature of the SCH and CCH events. However, we found that the higher genomic fractionation bias of polyploidization-produced subgenomes in Solanaceae was likely responsible for their more abundant species diversity than that in Convolvulaceae. Furthermore, through genomic fractionation and chromosomal structural variation comparisons, we revealed the allohexaploid natures of SCH and CCH, both of which were formed by two-step duplications. In addition, we found that the second step of two paleohexaploidization events promoted the expansion and diversity of β-amylase (BMY) genes in Solanales. These current efforts provide a solid foundation for future genomic and functional exploration of Solanales.
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- Yan Zhang
- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
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- Center for Genomics and Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Regulation of β-amylase synthesis: a brief overview. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:6503-6511. [PMID: 34379288 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06613-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The major activity of β-amylase (BMY) is the production of maltose by the hydrolytic degradation of starch. BMY is found to be produced by some plants and few microorganisms only. The industrial importance of the enzyme warrants its application in a larger scale with the help of genetic engineering, for which the regulatory mechanism is to be clearly understood. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION In plants, the activities of BMY are regulated by various environmental stimuli including stress of drought, cold and heat. In vascular plant, Arabidopsis sp. the enzyme is coded by nine BAM genes, whereas in most bacteria, BMY enzymes are coded by the spoII gene family. The activities of these genes are in turn controlled by various compounds. Production and inhibition of the microbial BMY is regulated by the activation and inactivation of various BAM genes. Various types of transcriptional regulators associated with the plant- BMYs regulate the production of BMY enzyme. The enhancement in the expression of such genes reflects evolutionary significance. Bacterial genes, on the other hand, as exemplified by Bacillus sp and Clostridium sp, clearly depict the importance of a single regulatory gene, the absence or mutation of which totally abolishes the BMY activity.
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Lahiri D, Nag M, Banerjee R, Mukherjee D, Garai S, Sarkar T, Dey A, Sheikh HI, Pathak SK, Edinur HA, Pati S, Ray RR. Amylases: Biofilm Inducer or Biofilm Inhibitor? Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:660048. [PMID: 33987107 PMCID: PMC8112260 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.660048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Biofilm is a syntrophic association of sessile groups of microbial cells that adhere to biotic and abiotic surfaces with the help of pili and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). EPSs also prevent penetration of antimicrobials/antibiotics into the sessile groups of cells. Hence, methods and agents to avoid or remove biofilms are urgently needed. Enzymes play important roles in the removal of biofilm in natural environments and may be promising agents for this purpose. As the major component of the EPS is polysaccharide, amylase has inhibited EPS by preventing the adherence of the microbial cells, thus making amylase a suitable antimicrobial agent. On the other hand, salivary amylase binds to amylase-binding protein of plaque-forming Streptococci and initiates the formation of biofilm. This review investigates the contradictory actions and microbe-associated genes of amylases, with emphasis on their structural and functional characteristics.
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- Dibyajit Lahiri
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Food Technology and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.,Malda Polytechnic, West Bengal State Council of Technical Education, Government of West Bengal, Malda, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, India
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Khallikote University, Berhampur, India
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- Centre of Excellence, Khallikote University, Berhampur, India.,Research Division, Association for Biodiversity Conservation and Research (ABC), Balasore, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Haringhata, India
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Lago MC, Dos Santos FC, Bueno PSA, de Oliveira MAS, Barbosa-Tessmann IP. The glucoamylase from Aspergillus wentii: Purification and characterization. J Basic Microbiol 2021; 61:443-458. [PMID: 33783000 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202000595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This study describes for the first time the purification and characterization of a glucoamylase from Aspergillus wentii (strain PG18), a species of the Aspergillus genus Cremei section. Maximum enzyme production (∼3.5 U/ml) was obtained in submerged culture (72 h) with starch as the carbon source, at 25°C, and with orbital agitation (100 rpm). The enzyme was purified with one-step molecular exclusion chromatography. The 86 kDa purified enzyme hydrolyzed starch in a zymogram and had activity against p-nitrophenyl α- d-glucopyranoside. The optimal enzyme pH and temperature were 5.0 and 60°C (at pH 5.0), respectively. The Tm of the purified enzyme was 60°C, at pH 7.0. The purified glucoamylase had a KM for starch of 1.4 mg/ml and a Vmax of 0.057 mg/min of hydrolyzed starch. Molybdenum activated the purified enzyme, and sodium dodecyl sulfate inhibited it. A thin layer chromatography analysis revealed glucose as the enzyme's main starch hydrolysis product. An enzyme's peptide sequence was obtained by mass spectrometry and used to retrieve a glucoamylase within the annotated genome of A. wentii v1.0. An in silico structural model revealed a N-terminal glycosyl hydrolases family 15 (GH15) domain, which is ligated by a linker to a C-terminal carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) from the CBM20 family.
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- Munira C Lago
- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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Sidar A, Albuquerque ED, Voshol GP, Ram AFJ, Vijgenboom E, Punt PJ. Carbohydrate Binding Modules: Diversity of Domain Architecture in Amylases and Cellulases From Filamentous Microorganisms. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:871. [PMID: 32850729 PMCID: PMC7410926 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Enzymatic degradation of abundant renewable polysaccharides such as cellulose and starch is a field that has the attention of both the industrial and scientific community. Most of the polysaccharide degrading enzymes are classified into several glycoside hydrolase families. They are often organized in a modular manner which includes a catalytic domain connected to one or more carbohydrate-binding modules. The carbohydrate-binding modules (CBM) have been shown to increase the proximity of the enzyme to its substrate, especially for insoluble substrates. Therefore, these modules are considered to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis. These properties have played an important role in many biotechnological applications with the aim to improve the efficiency of polysaccharide degradation. The domain organization of glycoside hydrolases (GHs) equipped with one or more CBM does vary within organisms. This review comprehensively highlights the presence of CBM as ancillary modules and explores the diversity of GHs carrying one or more of these modules that actively act either on cellulose or starch. Special emphasis is given to the cellulase and amylase distribution within the filamentous microorganisms from the genera of Streptomyces and Aspergillus that are well known to have a great capacity for secreting a wide range of these polysaccharide degrading enzyme. The potential of the CBM and other ancillary domains for the design of improved polysaccharide decomposing enzymes is discussed.
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- Andika Sidar
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.,Department of Food Science and Agricultural Product Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.,Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Europe BV., Hoofddorp, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.,Dutch DNA Biotech B.V., Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.,Dutch DNA Biotech B.V., Utrecht, Netherlands
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Vajravijayan S, Pletnev S, Mani N, Pletneva N, Nandhagopal N, Gunasekaran K. Structural insights on starch hydrolysis by plant β-amylase and its evolutionary relationship with bacterial enzymes. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 113:329-337. [PMID: 29481953 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.02.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The conversion of starch to maltose is catalysed in plants by β-amylase. The enzymatic mechanism has been well-characterized for the soybean and barley enzymes, which utilise a glutamic acid-glutamate pair. In the present study, we present a surprise observation of maltotetraose at the active site, the presence of which elucidates the clear role of Thr344 as a conformational "switch" between substrate binding and product release during hydrolysis. This observation is confirmed by the selection of maltotetraose by the crystallized enzyme although that carbohydrate was present in only trace amounts. The conformation of the residues in the substrate-binding site changed upon substrate binding, leading to the movement of threonine, glutamic acid, and the loop conformation, elucidating a missing link in the existing mechanism. By aligning our substrate-free and maltotetraose-bound structures with other existing structures, the sequence of events from substrate binding to hydrolysis can be visualized. Apart from this, the evolutionary relationship among β-amylases of bacterial and amyloplastic origin could be established. The presence of a sugar-binding domain in the bacterial enzyme and its absence in the plant counterpart could be attributed to a carbohydrate-rich environment. Interestingly, cladogram analysis indicates the presence of N-terminal additions in some plant β-amylases. Based on sequence similarity, we postulate that the role of such additions is important for the regulation of enzymatic activity, particularly under stress conditions.
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- S Vajravijayan
- Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India
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- Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, and Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117997, Russian Federation
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- Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.
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- Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.
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Ferrari M, Mazzoli R, Morales S, Fedi M, Liccioli L, Piccirillo A, Cavaleri T, Oliva C, Gallo P, Borla M, Cardinali M, Pessione E. Enzymatic laundry for old clothes: immobilized alpha-amylase from Bacillus sp. for the biocleaning of an ancient Coptic tunic. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:7041-7052. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8437-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Preparation and characterizations of all-biodegradable supramolecular hydrogels through formation of inclusion complexes of amylose. Polym Bull (Berl) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-017-1972-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sideney BO, Dirceu A, Douglas R, Amarildo AT, Jean ABO, Alessandra BT. Characterization of -amylase produced by the endophytic strain of Penicillium digitatum in solid state fermentation (SSF) and submerged fermentation (SMF). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.5897/ajb2016.15360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Isozymes of α-amylases from newly isolated Bacillus thuringiensis CKB19: Production from immobilized cells. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-010-0218-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Characterization of a β-amylase from Propionicimonas sp. ENT-18 ectosymbiont of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus. ANN MICROBIOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0231-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Walker GM. Pichia anomala: cell physiology and biotechnology relative to other yeasts. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2010; 99:25-34. [PMID: 20706871 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-010-9491-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Accepted: 07/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pichia anomala is a most interesting yeast species, from a number of environmental, industrial and medical aspects. This yeast has been isolated from very diverse natural habitats (e.g. in foods, insects, wastewaters etc.) and it also exhibits wide metabolic and physiological diversity. Some of the activities of P. anomala, particularly its antimicrobial action, make it a very attractive organism for biological control applications in the agri-food sectors of industry. Being a 'robust' organism, it additionally has potential to be exploited in bioremediation of environmental pollutants. This paper provides an overview of cell physiological characteristics (growth, metabolism, stress responses) and biotechnological potential (e.g. as a novel biocontrol agent) of P. anomala and compares such properties with other yeast species, notably Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which remains the most exploited industrial microorganism. We await further basic knowledge of P. anomala cell physiology and genetics prior to its fuller commercial exploitation, but the exciting biotechnological potential of this yeast is highlighted in this paper.
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- Graeme M Walker
- Yeast Research Group, School of Contemporary Sciences, University of Abertay Dundee, Bell Street, Dundee, DD1 1HG, Scotland, UK.
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Ravi-Kumar K, Venkatesh KS, Umesh-Kumar S. The 53-kDa proteolytic product of precursor starch-hydrolyzing enzyme of Aspergillus niger has Taka-amylase-like activity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 74:1011-5. [PMID: 17123073 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0742-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2006] [Revised: 10/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The 53-kDa amylase secreted by Aspergillus niger due to proteolytic processing of the precursor starch-hydrolyzing enzyme was resistant to acarbose, a potent alpha-glucosidase inhibitor. The enzyme production was induced when A. niger was grown in starch medium containing the inhibitor. Antibodies against the precursor enzyme cross-reacted with the 54-kDa Taka-amylase protein of A. oryzae. It resembled Taka-amylase in most of its properties and also hydrolyzed starch to maltose of alpha-anomeric configuration. However, it did not degrade maltotriose formed during the reaction and was not inhibited by zinc ions.
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- K Ravi-Kumar
- Department of Food Microbiology, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570020, India.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2005.717.723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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An overview presentation is made on the current global status of fungal beta3-amylases, their characteristics and applications in various industries. Among the few available report on beta-amylase producing fungal strains, many showed a preference for a cultivation temperature of 28 degrees C, acidic pH and soluble starch as an inducer of enzyme synthesis. In some fungal strains, alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidases were found to be present as major contaminating enzymes. Although the existence of a few starch digesting and raw starch adsorbing fungal strains were reported, detailed study on molecular biology of corresponding fungal genes was not available.
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- Rina Rani Ray
- Department of Zoology, Barasat Government College, Barasat, North 24 pgns., West Bengal, India
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Teotia S, Khare SK, Gupta MN. An efficient purification process for sweet potato beta-amylase by affinity precipitation with alginate. Enzyme Microb Technol 2001; 28:792-795. [PMID: 11397460 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(01)00338-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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beta-amylases are used in production of maltose syrup. It is shown that sweet potato beta-amylase can be purified by affinity precipitation with alginate with 80% activity yield and 44 fold purification. SDS-PAGE of the purified protein showed a single band and a subunit weight of 50 kDa. Preliminary data with soybean and barley enzymes indicate that this may be a general method for purification of beta-amylases.
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- S Teotia
- Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, 110016, New Delhi, India
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Moreira FG, Lima FAD, Pedrinho SRF, Lenartovicz V, Souza CGMD, Peralta RM. Production of amylases by Aspergillus tamarii. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37141999000200014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A strain of Aspergillus tamarii, a filamentous fungus isolated from soil, was able to produce both <FONT FACE="Symbol">a</FONT>-amylase and glucoamylase activities in mineral media supplemented with 1% (w/v) starch or maltose as the carbon source. Static cultivation led to significantly higher yields than those obtained using shaking culture. The production of amylases was tolerant to a wide range of initial culture pH values (from 4 to 10) and temperature (from 25 to 42oC). Two amylases, one <FONT FACE="Symbol">a</FONT>-amylase and one glucoamylase, were separated by ion exchange chromatography. Both partially purified enzymes had optimal activities at pH values between 4.5 and 6.0 and were stable under acid conditions (pH 4.0-7.0). The enzymes exhibited optimal activities at temperatures between 50o and 60o C and were stable for more than ten hours at 55oC.
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