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KMID : 0624620120450010014
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BMB Reports
2012 Volume.45 No. 1 p.14 ~ p.19
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A feruloyl esterase derived from a leachate metagenome library
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Rashamuse Konanani
Ronneburg Tina
Brady Dean
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Abstract
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A feruloyl esterase encoding gene (designated fae6), derived from a leachate metagenomic library, was cloned and the nucleotide sequence of the insert DNA determined. Translational analysis revealed that fae6 consists of a 515 amino acid polypeptide, encoding a 55 kDa pre-protein. The Fae6 primary structure contained the G-E-S-A-G sequence, which corresponds well with a typical catalytic serine sequence motif (G-x-S-x-G). The fae6 gene was successfully over-expressed in E. coli and the recombinant protein was purified to 8.4 fold enrichment with 17% recovery. The K(M) data showed Fae6 has a high affinity to methyl sinapate while thermostability data indicated that fae6 was thermolabile with a half life (T(1/2)) < 30 min at 50°C. High affinity for Fae6 against methyl sinapate, methyl ferulate and ethyl ferulate suggest that the enzyme can be useful in hydrolyzing ferulated polysaccharides in a biorefinery process.
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KEYWORD
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Feruloyl esterase, Lipolytic enzymes, Metagenomics
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