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Rajendran K, Krishnamoorthy M, Karuppiah K, Ethiraj K, Sekar S. Chitinase from Streptomyces mutabilis as an Effective Eco-friendly Biocontrol Agent. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:18-31. [PMID: 37097402 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04489-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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Blood sucking parasites not only cause economic loss but also transmit numerous diseases. Dermanyssus gallinae, an obligatory blood feeding ectoparasite causes huge production loss to the poultry industry. Mosquitoes act as vector for transmitting several viral and parasitic diseases in humans. Acaricide resistance limits the control of these parasites. The present study was aimed to control the parasites using chitinase that have selective degradation of chitin, an important component in exoskeleton development. Chitinase was induced in Streptomyces mutabilis IMA8 with chitin extracted from Charybdis smithii. The enzyme showed more than 50% activity at 30-50 °C and the optimum activity at 45 °C. The enzyme activity of chitinase was highest at pH 7.0. The kinetic parameters Km and Vmax values of chitinase were determined by non-linear regression using Michaelis-Menten equation and its derivative Hanes-Wolf plot. The larvicidal effect of different concentrations of chitinase was evaluated against all instar larvae (I-IV) and pupae of An. stephensi and Ae. aegypti after 24 h of exposure. The percentage of mortality was directly proportional to the chitinase concentration. Bioassay for miticidal activity showed that chitinase had excellent miticidal activity (LC50 = 24.2 ppm) against D. gallinae. The present study suggested the usage of Streptomyces mutabilis for preparation of chitinase in mosquito and mite control.
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- Kumar Rajendran
- Aquatic Microbiology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Department of Fisheries Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Aquatic Microbiology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, 641029, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Aquatic Microbiology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Department of Fisheries Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Aquatic Microbiology Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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Thakur D, Chauhan A, Jhilta P, Kaushal R, Dipta B. Microbial chitinases and their relevance in various industries. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2023; 68:29-53. [PMID: 35972681 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-022-00999-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer on earth after cellulose, is composed of β-1,4-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) units. It is widely distributed in nature, especially as a structural polysaccharide in the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of crustaceans, insects, and nematodes. However, the principal commercial source of chitin is the shells of marine or freshwater invertebrates. Microbial chitinases are largely responsible for chitin breakdown in nature, and they play an important role in the ecosystem's carbon and nitrogen balance. Several microbial chitinases have been characterized and are gaining prominence for their applications in various sectors. The current review focuses on chitinases of microbial origin, their diversity, and their characteristics. The applications of chitinases in several industries such as agriculture, food, the environment, and pharmaceutical sectors are also highlighted.
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- Deepali Thakur
- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, 171001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Thakur N, Nath AK, Chauhan A, Gupta R. Purification, characterization, and antifungal activity of Bacillus cereus strain NK91 chitinase from rhizospheric soil samples of Himachal Pradesh, India. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2021; 69:1830-1842. [PMID: 34486170 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Newly isolated Bacillus cereus strain NK91 was characterized for extracellular chitinase production. Partially purified chitinase showed a molecular weight of 43.7 kDa in SDS-PAGE analysis. The optimum pH and temperature for the partially purified enzyme were 7.0 and 40°C, respectively. The addition of Mn2+ resulted in a 21% increase in enzyme activity as compared to the control. The Vmax and Km of the enzyme were determined as 76.9 μmol/min and 0.07 mg/mL, respectively. This enzyme exhibited stronger antifungal activity towards Fusarium oxysporum (66.7%), Rhizoctonia solani (64.6%), and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (63%), and transmission electron microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis showed considerable changes in cell wall structure with the treatment of purified chitinase as compared to control. Therefore, this enzyme reveals its biocontrol potential against potent phytopathogens in agriculture that can be helpful in swapping harmful as well as expensive fungicides.
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- Nirja Thakur
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173 230, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173 230, India
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- Department of Soil Science and Water Management, College of Forestry, Dr Y r University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173 230, India
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- Directorate of Research, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173 230, India
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Du J, Duan S, Miao J, Zhai M, Cao Y. Purification and characterization of chitinase from Paenibacillus sp. . Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 68:30-40. [PMID: 31957084 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The chitinase-producing bacteria Paenibacillus sp. was isolated from soil samples. The chitinase was purified successively by ammonia sulfate fractional precipitation followed by chromatography on DEAE 52-cellulose column and then on Sephadex G-75 column. The chitinase has a molecular weight of ca. 30 kDa as measured by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) electrophoresis. Its optimum pH is 4.5, and its optimum temperature is 50 °C with colloidal chitin as a substrate. The enzyme is stable below 45 °C and in pH ranges between 4.5 and 5.5. It is activated by glucosamine, glucose, N-acetylglucosamine, and metal ions including Ca2+ , Fe2+ , Fe3+ , and Ni2+ . It is inhibited by SDS, H2 O2 , ascorbic acid, Cu2+ , Mg2+ , Ba2+ , Sn2+ , Cr3+ , and K+ . With colloidal chitin as substrate, the Km and the Vmax of the chitinase are 4.28 mg/mL and 14.29 μg/(Min·mL), respectively, whereas the end products of the enzymatic hydrolysis are 14.33% monomer and 85.67% dimer of N-acetylglucosamine. The viscosity of carboxymethyl chitin decreased rapidly at the initial stages when subjected to chitinase hydrolysis, which indicates that the chitinase acts in an endosplitting pattern.
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- Jinghe Du
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Ke Long Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Jingmen, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Jankiewicz U, Baranowski B, Swiontek Brzezinska M, Frąk M. Purification, characterization and cloning of a chitinase from Stenotrophomonas rhizophila G22. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:16. [PMID: 31879580 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-2007-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In the presented research the extracellular chitinase of Stenotrophomonas rhizophila G22 was biochemically and molecularly characterized. The studied enzyme was purified from a 72-h bacterial culture about 14 times, with a recovery of 63%. The molecular weight of the purified protein was estimated at 50 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The enzyme showed high activity against colloidal chitin. Significantly lower activities were observed with native chitin powder and chitosan. Adsorption of the enzyme to colloidal chitin and to powdered chitin at the level of 75% and 37%, respectively, was observed after 30 min of reaction. Optimum temperature and pH were 37 °C and 5.9, respectively. The enzyme demonstrated higher activity against nitrophenyl-β d N, N', N″-triacetylchitotriose and approx. 5 times lower activity for 4-nitrophenyl-N, N'-diacetyl-β-d-chitobiose. The enzyme is an endochitinase, which is confirmed by the K m and V max values determined in the studies. S. rhizophila G22 endochitinase was inhibited in the presence of cysteine-specific inhibitors, which indicates the role of cysteine moieties in the mechanism of catalysis or in stabilisation of the enzyme molecule. Also Ca2+ and Mn2+ ions may stabilise the protein's spatial structure. SDS and ions: Fe2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Zn2+ inhibited the activity of enzyme. A full-length (2109 bp) gene coding chitinase from S. rhizophila G22 was obtained. Four domains typical for glycoside hydrolase family 18 (GH 18) chitinases were identified: catalytic Gly_18, chitin-binding-ChtBD3, type-III fibronectin-FN3 and polycystic kidney disease domain-PKD domain.
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- Urszula Jankiewicz
- 1Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02787 Warsaw, Poland
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- 1Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02787 Warsaw, Poland
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- 2Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87100 Toruń, Poland
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- 3Department of Remote Sensing and Environmental Assessment, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Science, Nowoursynowska 159, 02787 Warsaw, Poland
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Prasannakumar MK, Mahesh HB, Desai RU, Kunduru B, Narayan KS, Teli K, Puneeth ME, Rajadurai RC, Parivallal B, Babu GV. Metagenome sequencing of fingermillet-associated microbial consortia provides insights into structural and functional diversity of endophytes. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:15. [PMID: 31879579 PMCID: PMC6904717 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-2013-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Endophytes confer unique ecological advantages to their host plants. In this study, we have characterized the diversity of endophytic consortia associated with the GPU-28 (GPU) and Udurumallige (UM) finger millet varieties, which are resistant and susceptible to the blast disease, respectively. Whole genome metagenome sequencing of GPU and UM helped to identify 1029 species (includes obligate endophytes) of microbiota. Among them, 385 and 357 species were unique to GPU and UM, respectively. Remaining 287 species were common to both the varieties. Actinobacteria and other plant-growth promoting bacteria were abundant in GPU as compared to UM. Functional annotation of genes predicted from genomes of endophytes associated with GPU variety showed that many genes had functional role in stress response, secondary metabolism, aromatic compounds, glutathione, and cysteine synthesis pathways as compared to UM. Based on in vitro and in planta studies, Bacillus cereus and Paenibacillus spp. were found to be effective in suppressing the growth of blast disease pathogen Magnaporthe grisea (strain MG03). In the future, these strains could serve as potential biocontrol agents to reduce the incidence of blast disease in finger millet crop.
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- M. K. Prasannakumar
- Plant Pathogenomic Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, Mandya, Karnataka India
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- Plant Pathogenomic Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
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- Plant Pathogenomic Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
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- Department of Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai, India
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- Plant Pathogenomic Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
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- Plant Pathogenomic Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
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- Plant Pathogenomic Laboratory, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka India
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- Department of Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, University of Madras, Chennai, India
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An Exochitinase with N-Acetyl-β-Glucosaminidase-Like Activity from Shrimp Head Conversion by Streptomyces speibonae and Its Application in Hydrolyzing β-Chitin Powder to Produce N-Acetyl-d-Glucosamine. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:polym11101600. [PMID: 31574975 PMCID: PMC6835419 DOI: 10.3390/polym11101600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Marine chitinous byproducts possess significant applications in many fields. In this research, different kinds of fishery chitin-containing byproducts from shrimp (shrimp head powder (SHP) and demineralized shrimp shell powder), crab (demineralized crab shell powder), as well as squid (squid pen powder) were used to provide both carbon and nitrogen (C/N) nutrients for the production of an exochitinase via Streptomyces speibonae TKU048, a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from Taiwanese soils. S. speibonae TKU048 expressed the highest exochitinase productivity (45.668 U/mL) on 1.5% SHP-containing medium at 37 °C for 2 days. Molecular weight determination analysis basing on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed the mass of TKU048 exochitinase was approximately 21 kDa. The characterized exochitinase expressed some interesting properties, for example acidic pH optima (pH 3 and pH 5-7) and a higher temperature optimum (60 °C). Furthermore, the main hydrolysis mechanism of TKU048 exochitinase was N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase-like activity; its most suitable substrate was β-chitin powder. The hydrolysis experiment revealed that TKU048 exochitinase was efficient in the cleavage of β-chitin powder, thereby releasing N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc, monomer unit of chitin structure) as the major product with 0.335 mg/mL of GlcNAc concentration and a yield of 73.64% after 96 h of incubation time. Thus, TKU048 exochitinase may have potential in GlcNAc production due to its N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase-like activity.
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Lee HJ, Lee YS, Choi YL. Cloning, purification, and characterization of an organic solvent-tolerant chitinase, MtCh509, from Microbulbifer thermotolerans DAU221. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:303. [PMID: 30455732 PMCID: PMC6222997 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1299-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND The ability to use organic solvents in enzyme reactions offers a number of industrially useful advantages. However, most enzymes are almost completely inactive in the presence of organic solvents. Thus, organic solvent-tolerant enzymes have potential applications in industrial processes. RESULTS A chitinase gene from Microbulbifer thermotolerans DAU221 (mtch509) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The molecular weight of the expressed MtCh509 protein was approximately 60 kDa, and it was purified by His-tag affinity chromatography. Enzymatic assays showed that the optimum temperature for MtCh509 chitinase activity was 55 °C, and the enzyme was stable for 2 h at up to 50 °C. The optimum pH for MtCh509 activity was in the sub-acidic range, at pH 4.6 and 5.0. The activity of MtCh509 was maintained in presence of 1 M salt, gradually decreasing at higher concentrations, with residual activity (20%) detected after incubation in 5 M salt. Some organic solvents (benzene, DMSO, hexane, isoamyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, and toluene; 10-20%, v/v) increased the reactivity of MtCh509 relative to the aqueous system. When using NAG3, as a substrate, MtCh509 produced NAG2 as the major product, as well as NAG4, demonstrating that MtCh509 has transglycosylation activity. The K m and V max values for MtCh509 using colloidal chitin as a substrate were 9.275 mg/mL and 20.4 U/mg, respectively. Thus, MtCh509 could be used in extreme industrial conditions. CONCLUSION The results of the hydrolysate analysis and the observed increase in enzyme activity in the presence of organic solvents show that MtCh509 has industrially attractive advantages. This is the first report on an organic solvent-tolerant and transglycosylating chitinase from Microbulbifer species.
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- Hyo-Jung Lee
- Department of Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Busan, 49315 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Busan, 49315 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dong-A University, Busan, 49315 Republic of Korea
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Tran TN, Doan CT, Nguyen VB, Nguyen AD, Wang SL. The isolation of chitinase from Streptomyces thermocarboxydus and its application in the preparation of chitin oligomers. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-018-3639-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sosnowska ME, Jankiewicz U, Kutwin M, Chwalibog A, Gałązka A. Influence of salts and metal nanoparticles on the activity and thermal stability of a recombinant chitinase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia N4. Enzyme Microb Technol 2018; 116:6-15. [PMID: 29887018 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cells of Escherichia coli Rosetta, containing plasmid pET-28a with sequences of DNA of chitinase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia N4, were used for the efficient synthesis of recombinant chitinolytic enzyme. The objective of this study was to improve thermal stability of the recombinant chitinase by salts and metal nanoparticles (NP). The studied chitinase was thermolabile and largely lost its activity in the first minutes of storage at 50 and 60 °C. The optimum temperature for colloidal chitin hydrolysis by the enzyme was 50 °C. Application of sodium aurothiomalate hydrate and manganese chloride enhanced the activity of the recombinant enzyme. In general, chitinase activity was higher when silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP) were used, but lower for other NP. The thermal stability of chitinase immobilized on Ag-NP and manganese chloride was significantly higher than that of free chitinase. Chitinase thermal stability after gold and manganese oxide nanoparticle application was higher than that of the control at 50 °C. Platinum nanoparticles had no significant effect on thermostability. The Ag-NP had a smaller diameter (from 2 to 20 nm) than Au-NP (from 5 to 70 nm) and Pt-NP (from 4 to 80 nm). The TEM analysis showed that the used NP had a higher affinity for chitinase than for the synthetic substrate. The type, size, and location of the NP on the enzyme played a major role in the thermal stability of chitinase.
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- Malwina Ewa Sosnowska
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8, Warsaw, 02-786 Poland; Department of Biochemistry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, Warsaw, 02-776 Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, Warsaw, 02-776 Poland
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego 8, Warsaw, 02-786 Poland
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Groennegaardsvej 3, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, Warsaw, 02-776 Poland
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Payal D, Prateek K, Munendra K, Renu S, Monisha KK. Purification and molecular characterization of chitinases from soil actinomycetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.5897/ajmr2017.8612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Kottom TJ, Hebrink DM, Jenson PE, Ramirez-Prado JH, Limper AH. Characterization of N-Acetylglucosamine Biosynthesis in Pneumocystis species. A New Potential Target for Therapy. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2017; 56:213-222. [PMID: 27632412 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2016-0155oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) serves as an essential structural sugar on the cell surface of organisms. For example, GlcNAc is a major component of bacterial peptidoglycan, it is an important building block of fungal cell walls, including a major constituent of chitin and mannoproteins, and it is also required for extracellular matrix generation by animal cells. Herein, we provide evidence for a uridine diphospho (UDP)-GlcNAc pathway in Pneumocystis species. Using an in silico search of the Pneumocystis jirovecii and P. murina (Pm) genomic databases, we determined the presence of at least four proteins implicated in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae UDP-GlcNAc biosynthetic pathway. These genes, termed GFA1, GNA1, AGM1, and UDP-GlcNAc pyrophosphorylase (UAP1), were either confirmed to be present in the Pneumocystis genomes by PCR, or, in the case of Pm uap1 (Pmuap1), functionally confirmed by direct enzymatic activity assay. Expression analysis using quantitative PCR of Pneumocystis pneumonia in mice demonstrated abundant expression of the Pm uap1 transcript. A GlcNAc-binding recombinant protein and a novel GlcNAc-binding immune detection method both verified the presence of GlcNAc in P. carinii (Pc) lysates. Studies of Pc cell wall fractions using high-performance gas chromatography/mass spectrometry documented the presence of GlcNAc glycosyl residues. Pc was shown to synthesize GlcNAc in vitro. The competitive UDP-GlcNAc substrate synthetic inhibitor, nikkomycin Z, suppressed incorporation of GlcNAc by Pc preparations. Finally, treatment of rats with Pneumocystis pneumonia using nikkomycin Z significantly reduced organism burdens. Taken together, these data support an important role for GlcNAc generation in the cell surface of Pneumocystis organisms.
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- Theodore J Kottom
- 1 Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Departments of Internal Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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- 1 Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Departments of Internal Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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- 1 Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Departments of Internal Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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- 2 Unidad de Biotecnologia, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, Asociación Civil, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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- 1 Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Departments of Internal Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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Mander P, Cho SS, Choi YH, Panthi S, Choi YS, Kim HM, Yoo JC. Purification and characterization of chitinase showing antifungal and biodegradation properties obtained from Streptomyces anulatus CS242. Arch Pharm Res 2016; 39:878-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-016-0747-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Antifungal performance of extracellular chitinases and culture supernatants of Streptomyces galilaeus CFFSUR-B12 against Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 32:44. [PMID: 26873555 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-015-1993-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The tropical and mycoparasite strain Streptomyces galilaeus CFFSUR-B12 was evaluated as an antagonist of Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet, causal agent of the Black Sigatoka Disease (BSD) of banana. On zymograms of CFFSUR-B12 culture supernatants, we detected four chitinases of approximately 32 kDa (Chi32), 20 kDa (Chi20), and two with masses well over 170 kDa (ChiU) that showed little migration during denaturing electrophoresis at different concentrations of polyacrylamide. The thymol-sulphuric acid assay showed that the ChiU were glycosylated chitinases. Moreover, matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight MS analysis revealed that the ChiU are the same protein and identical to a family 18 chitinase from Streptomyces sp. S4 (gi|498328075). Chi32 was similar to an extracellular protein from Streptomyces albus J1074 (gi|478687481) and Chi20 was non-significantly similar to chitinases from five different strains of Streptomyces (P > 0.05). Subsequently, Chi32 and Chi20 were partially purified by anion exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography and tested against M. fijiensis. Chitinases failed to inhibit ascospore germination, but inhibited up to 35 and 62% of germ tube elongation and mycelial growth, respectively. We found that crude culture supernatant and living cells of S. galilaeus CFFSUR-B12 were the most effective in inhibiting M. fijiensis and are potential biocontrol agents of BSD.
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Karthik N, Binod P, Pandey A. Purification and characterisation of an acidic and antifungal chitinase produced by a Streptomyces sp. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 188:195-201. [PMID: 25824594 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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An extremely acidic extracellular chitinase produced by a Streptomyces sp. was purified 12.44-fold by ammonium sulphate precipitation, ion-exchange chromatography and gel-permeation chromatography and further characterised. The molecular mass of the enzyme was estimated to be about 40 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The optimum pH and temperature of the purified enzyme were pH 2 and 6, and 50 °C respectively. The enzyme showed high stability in the acidic pH range of 2-6 and temperature stability of up to 50 °C. Additionally, the effect of some cations and other chemical compounds on the chitinase activity was studied. The activity of the enzyme was considerably retained under salinity conditions of up to 3%. The Km and Vmax values of the enzyme were determined to be 6.74 mg mL(-1) and 61.3 U mg(-1) respectively using colloidal chitin. This enzyme exhibited antifungal activity against phytopathogens revealing a potential biocontrol application in agriculture.
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- Narayanan Karthik
- CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695019, Kerala, India
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- CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695019, Kerala, India.
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- CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695019, Kerala, India
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An ammonium sulfate sensitive chitinase from Streptomyces sp. CS501. Arch Pharm Res 2014; 37:1522-9. [PMID: 25359199 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-014-0509-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A chitinase from Streptomyces sp. CS501 was isolated from the Korean soil sample, purified by single-step chromatography, and biochemically characterized. The extracellular chitinase (Ch501) was purified to 4.60 fold with yield of 28.74 % using Sepharose Cl-6B column. The molecular mass of Ch501 was approximately 43 kDa as estimated by SDS-PAGE and zymography. The enzyme (Ch501) was found to be stable over a broad pH range (5.0-10.0) and temperature (up to 50 °C), and have an optimum temperature of 60 °C. N-terminal sequence of Ch501 was AAYDDAAAAA. Intriguingly, Ch501 was highly sensitive to ammonium sulfate but it's completely suppressed activity was recovered after desalting out. TLC analysis of Ch501 showed the production of N-acetyl D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) and Diacetylchitobiose (GlcNAc)2, as a principal hydrolyzed product. Ch501 shows antifungal activity against Fusarium solani and Aspergillus brasiliensis, which can be used for the biological control of fungus. As has been simple in purification, stable in a broad range of pH, ability to produce oligosaccharides, and antifungal activity showed that Ch501 has potential applications in industries as for chitooligosaccharides production used as prebiotics and/or for the biological control of plant pathogens in agriculture.
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G. C. P, Yoo HY, Cho SS, Choi YH, Yoo JC. An Extracellular Chitinase from Streptomyces sp. CS147 Releases N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc) as Principal Product. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 175:372-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1267-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Meruvu H, Donthireddy SRR. Purification and Characterization of an Antifungal Chitinase from Citrobacter freundii str. nov. haritD11. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 172:196-205. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0540-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nagpure A, Choudhary B, Kumar S, Gupta RK. Isolation and characterization of chitinolytic Streptomyces sp. MT7 and its antagonism towards wood-rotting fungi. ANN MICROBIOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-013-0686-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Biological control of phytopathogenic fungi and insects continues to inspire the research and development of environmentally friendly bioactive alternatives. Potentially lytic enzymes, chitinases can act as a biocontrol agent against agriculturally important fungi and insects. The cell wall in fungi and protective covers, i.e. cuticle in insects shares a key structural polymer, chitin, a β-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine polymer. Therefore, it is advantageous to develop a common biocontrol agent against both of these groups. As chitin is absent in plants and mammals, targeting its metabolism will signify an eco-friendly strategy for the control of agriculturally important fungi and insects but is innocuous to mammals, plants, beneficial insects and other organisms. In addition, development of chitinase transgenic plant varieties probably holds the most promising method for augmenting agricultural crop protection and productivity, when properly integrated into traditional systems. Recently, human proteins with chitinase activity and chitinase-like proteins were identified and established as biomarkers for human diseases. This review covers the recent advances of chitinases as a biocontrol agent and its various applications including preparation of medically important chitooligosaccharides, bioconversion of chitin as well as in implementing chitinases as diagnostic and prognostic markers for numerous diseases and the prospect of their future utilization.
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- Anand Nagpure
- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University , New Delhi , India
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Swiontek Brzezinska M, Jankiewicz U, Lisiecki K. Optimization of cultural conditions for the production of antifungal chitinase by Streptomyces sporovirgulis. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683813020014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Extracellular enzyme production and fungal mycelia degradation of antagonistic Streptomyces induced by fungal mycelia preparation of cucurbit plant pathogens. ANN MICROBIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-012-0507-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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