Abstract
A gene, encoding a new alginate lyase Algb, was identified and cloned from marine bacterium Vibrio sp. W13. The recombinant alginate lyase was characterized followed by being purified on Ni-NTA Sepharose. It exhibited the highest activity (457U/mg) at pH 8.0 and 30°C. Interestingly, Algb possessed broader substrate specificity. It showed activities toward both polyM (poly β-d-mannuronate) and polyG (poly α-l-guluronate). Furthermore, Km values of Algb toward alginate (0.67mg/ml) and polyMG (0.50mg/ml) are lower than those toward polyG (1.04mg/ml) and polyM (6.90mg/ml). The TLC and ESI-MS analysis suggested that Algb mainly released oligosaccharides with DP of 2-5 from the four kinds of substrates in an endolytic manner. Therefore, it may be a potent tool to produce alginate oligosaccharides with low DP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 330-337 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules |
Volume | 75 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alginate lyase
- Polysaccharide lyase family 7
- Vibrio sp