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ArticleApplied microbiology and biotechnology2020

Characterization of two extracellular arabinanases in Lactobacillus crispatus.

Qing Li, Michael G Gänzle

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Article in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Qing LiDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 4-10 Ag/For Centre, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada.
Michael G GänzleDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 4-10 Ag/For Centre, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada. mgaenzle@ualberta.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0972-928X
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

Alberta Wheat Commission 2018F031RMontana Wheat Research and Promotion Council 2018F031RNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada CRDPJ542616-19Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (CA) 2018F031R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular glycosyl hydrolases are uncommon in lactobacilli and include amylases and fructosidases mediating starch and fructan utilization, respectively. Extracellular arabinanases have not been described in lactobacilli. This study is aimed at identifying the function of an arabinan utilization operon in Lactobacillus crispatus DSM29598 and at characterizing two putative extracellular arabinanases that are located on that operon. The arabinan utilization operon of L. crispatus DSM29598 encodes enzymes for degradation of arabinan, α-galactosidases, β-galactosidases, and enzymes and for utilization of arabinose including phosphoketolase. The two putative extracellular arabinanases, AbnA and AbnB, are homologous to family GH43 endo-arabinanases. In Lactobacillaceae, homologs of these enzymes were identified exclusively in vertebrate-adapted species of the genus Lactobacillus. L. crispatus grew with arabinan from sugar beet pectin as sole carbon source, indicating extracellular arabinanase activity, and produced lactate and acetate, indicating metabolism via the phosphoketolase pathway. The two arabinanases AbnA and AbnB were heterologously expressed and purified by affinity chromatography. AbnA hydrolyzed linear and branched arabinan, while AbnB hydrolyzed only linear arabinan. The optimum pH for AbnA and AbnB was 6 and 7.5, respectively; 40 °C was the optimum temperature for both enzymes. The application of arabinan degrading L. crispatus as probiotic or as synbiotic with pectins may improve the production of short-chain fatty acids from pectin to benefit host health. KEY POINTS: • An arabinan utilization operon in L. crispatus encodes two extracellular arabinanases. • The same operon also encodes metabolic genes for arabinose conversion. • In Lactobacillaceae, extracellular arabinanases are exclusive to Lactobacillus species.

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Glycoside HydrolasesLactobacillus crispatusArabinoseOperonPectinsPolysaccharidesArabinoseGlycoside HydrolasesPectinsPolysaccharidesArabinanArabinanaseBiofilmLactobacillus crispatusPectin

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PMID33119797
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