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KMID : 1094720110160030513
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
2011 Volume.16 No. 3 p.513 ~ p.519
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Purification and characterization of β-agarase from seaweed decomposing bacterium Microbulbifer sp. Strain CMC-5
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Jonnadula Ravichand
Ghadi Sanjeev C.
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Abstract
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Microbulbifer strain CMC-5 was isolated from decomposing seaweeds, and was found to degrade agar, alginate, carboxymethyl cellulose, carrageenan, xylan, and chitin. The extracellular agarase enzyme from strain CMC-5 was purified 103-fold by ultrafiltration, ion-exchange chromatography, using diethylaminoethyl sepharose FF, and gel filtration, using sephacryl S-300HR, with a yield of 6.7%. Zymogram and protein staining of the purified agarase on a SDS-polyacrylamide gel revealed a single band, with an apparent molecular weight of 59 kDa. The purified enzyme was endo-type β-agarase, as it was able to hydrolyze the β-1, 4 glycosidic linkages of agarose, releasing neoagarotetraose and neoagarohexaose as the end products. The optimum pH and temperature of agarase were 7 and 50°C, respectively. Thermal stability studies indicated that the agarase retained 62% of its activity after incubating at 50°C for 30 min. Treatment with EDTA reduced the agarase activity by 54%. The agarase activity was stimulated by the presence of Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions; whereas, Zn2+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, and Co2+ abolished the activity. Further, the presence of NaCl at concentrations lower than 100 mM caused a decrease in the agarase activity; whereas, the activity was enhanced up to a concentration of 500 mM.
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KEYWORD
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β-agarase, Microbulbifer, neoagarohexaose, neoagarotetraose
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