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A novel α-galactosidase from Βifidobacterium bifidum with transgalactosylating properties: gene molecular cloning and heterologous expression

A novel α-galactosidase from Βifidobacterium bifidum with transgalactosylating properties: gene... A genomic library of Bifidobacterium bifidum (NCIMB 41171) DNA was constructed in Escherichia coli RA11r (melA−B+) and one α-galactosidase encoding gene was isolated. Conceptual translation combined with insertional mutagenesis analysis indicated an open reading frame (ORF) of 759 amino acid (aa) residues encoding an α-galactosidase (named as MelA) of 82.8 kDa. Partial purification and characterisation showed that the enzyme had an apparent native molecular mass of ≈243 kDa and a subunit size of ≈85 kDa. The enzyme belongs to glycosyl hydrolases 36 family with high aa sequence similarities (≈73%) to other known α-galactosidases of bifidobacterial origin. Under optimum pH conditions for activity (pH 6.0) and high melibiose concentration (40% w/v), the enzyme was able to form oligosaccharides with degree of polymerisation (DP) ≥3 at higher concentration than DP = 2, with a total yield of 20.5% (w/w). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Journals

A novel α-galactosidase from Βifidobacterium bifidum with transgalactosylating properties: gene molecular cloning and heterologous expression

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Chemistry; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology ; Biotechnology
ISSN
0175-7598
eISSN
1432-0614
DOI
10.1007/s00253-008-1750-5
pmid
19005653
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Abstract

A genomic library of Bifidobacterium bifidum (NCIMB 41171) DNA was constructed in Escherichia coli RA11r (melA−B+) and one α-galactosidase encoding gene was isolated. Conceptual translation combined with insertional mutagenesis analysis indicated an open reading frame (ORF) of 759 amino acid (aa) residues encoding an α-galactosidase (named as MelA) of 82.8 kDa. Partial purification and characterisation showed that the enzyme had an apparent native molecular mass of ≈243 kDa and a subunit size of ≈85 kDa. The enzyme belongs to glycosyl hydrolases 36 family with high aa sequence similarities (≈73%) to other known α-galactosidases of bifidobacterial origin. Under optimum pH conditions for activity (pH 6.0) and high melibiose concentration (40% w/v), the enzyme was able to form oligosaccharides with degree of polymerisation (DP) ≥3 at higher concentration than DP = 2, with a total yield of 20.5% (w/w).

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Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySpringer Journals

Published: Nov 13, 2008

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