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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2014

Novel maltotriose-hydrolyzing thermoacidophilic type III pullulan hydrolase from Thermococcus kodakarensis.

Nasir Ahmad, Naeem Rashid, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Mehwish Akram, Muhammad Akhtar

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nasir AhmadSchool of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
Naeem Rashid
Muhammad Saleem Haider
Mehwish Akram
Muhammad Akhtar
University of the Punjab · PKUniversity of Southampton · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel thermoacidophilic pullulan-hydrolyzing enzyme (PUL) from hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis (TK-PUL) that efficiently hydrolyzes starch under industrial conditions in the absence of any additional metal ions was cloned and characterized. TK-PUL possessed both pullulanase and α-amylase activities. The highest activities were observed at 95 to 100°C. Although the enzyme was active over a broad pH range (3.0 to 8.5), the pH optima for both activities were 3.5 in acetate buffer and 4.2 in citrate buffer. TK-PUL was stable for several hours at 90°C. Its half-life at 100°C was 45 min when incubated either at pH 6.5 or 8.5. The Km value toward pullulan was 2 mg ml(-1), with a Vmax of 109 U mg(-1). Metal ions were not required for the activity and stability of recombinant TK-PUL. The enzyme was able to hydrolyze both α-1,6 and α-1,4 glycosidic linkages in pullulan. The most preferred substrate, after pullulan, was γ-cyclodextrin, which is a novel feature for this type of enzyme. Additionally, the enzyme hydrolyzed a variety of polysaccharides, including starch, glycogen, dextrin, amylose, amylopectin, and cyclodextrins (α, β, and γ), mainly into maltose. A unique feature of TK-PUL was the ability to hydrolyze maltotriose into maltose and glucose.

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alpha-AmylasesCloning, MolecularEnzyme Stabilitygamma-CyclodextrinsGlucansGlycoside HydrolasesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrolasesHydrolysisKineticsSubstrate SpecificityTemperatureThermococcusTrisaccharidesalpha-Amylasesgamma-CyclodextrinsGlucansGlycoside HydrolasesHydrolasesmaltotriosepullulanpullulanaseTrisaccharides

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PMID24296501
PMCPMC3911212
OpenAlexW2009662212

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