LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT THERMOSTABLE BETA-D-GLUCOSIDASE FROM ACIDOTHERMUS-CELLULOLYTICUS

被引:5
作者
ADNEY, WS [1 ]
TUCKER, MP [1 ]
NIEVES, RA [1 ]
THOMAS, SR [1 ]
HIMMEL, ME [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB,DIV ALTERNAT FUELS,APPL BIOL SCI SECT,GOLDEN,CO 80401
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10.1007/BF00134195
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Industrial use of cellulase enzymes, including beta-D-glucosidases, can be greatly improved and expanded by the discovery and characterization of more robust, thermotolerant enzymes. A new thermostable beta-D-glucosidase was isolated from Acidothermus cellulolyticus culture broth. This enzyme has a molecular weight of 52.5 kDa, an isoelectric pI of 4.1, and a pH activity optimum of 4.5. The optimum temperature for activity on p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucoside is 63 degrees C. This value is approximately 20 degrees C higher than temperature optima displayed by most previously characterized beta-D-glucosidases.
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