ArticleThe protein journal2012
Biochemical and biophysical characterization of purified thermophilic xylanase isoforms in Cereus pterogonus plant spp.
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Abstract
Two thermostable xylanase isoforms T₆₀ and T₈₀ were purified to homogeneity from the cladodes of the xerophytic Cereus pterogonus plant species. After three consecutive purification steps, the specific activity of T₆₀ and T₈₀ isoforms were found to be 178.6 and 216.2 U mg⁻¹ respectively. The molecular mass of both isoforms was determined to be 80 kDa. The optimum temperature for T₆₀ and T₈₀ xylanase isoforms were 60 and 80 °C respectively. The pH was 5.0 for both isoforms. The presence of divalent metal ions (10 mM Co²⁺) showed stimulatory effects of both catalytic activities, where as in the presence of Hg²⁺, Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺ showed inhibitory effect on these activities at all concentrations studied. The thermodynamic analysis of xylanase activity using denaturation kinetics and the presence divalent cations at 30-100 °C, showed lower ΔH, ΔS, and ΔG values at all the temperatures investigated. The melting temperature of purified T₈₀ xylanase isoform as determined by TG/DTA analysis and it showed the unfolding temperature was 80 °C. The g value and hyperfine (A) value purified xylanase T₈₀ isoform was 2.017 and 10.80 respectively. Immunoblot analysis with antiserum raised against the purified T₈₀ xylanase isoforms revealed single immunolgically related polypeptides of 80 kDa, identical with the polypeptide band produced on SDS-PAGE. The results of double immunodiffusion against the T₈₀ isoforms showed a single precipitin line indicating that the serum used was specific to these xylanase isoforms. The kinetic and thermodynamic properties suggested that xylanase from C. pterogonus may have a potential usage in various industries.
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