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Production of beta-fructofuranosidases by Aspergillus niveus using agroindustrial residues as carbon sources: Characterization of an intracellular enzyme accumulated in the presence of glucose
Fecha
2009Registro en:
PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY, v.44, n.2, p.237-241, 2009
1359-5113
10.1016/j.procbio.2008.10.011
Autor
GUIMARAES, Luis Henrique S.
SOMERA, Alexandre Favarin
TERENZI, Hector Francisco
POLIZELI, Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes
JORGE, Joao Atilio
Institución
Resumen
The production of beta-fructofuranosidases by Aspergillus niveus, cultivated under submerged fermentation using agroindustrial residues, was investigated. The highest productivity of beta-fructofuranosidases was obtained in Khanna medium supplemented with sugar cane bagasse as carbon source. Glucose enhanced the production of the intracellular enzyme, whereas that of the extracellular one was decreased. The intracellular beta-fructofuranosidase was a trimeric protein of approximately 141 kDa (gel filtration) with 53.5% carbohydrate content, composed of 57 kDa monomers (SDS-PAGE). The optimum temperature and optimum pH were 60 degrees C and 4.5, respectively. The purified enzyme showed good thermal stability and exhibited a half-life of 53 min at 60 degrees C. beta-Fructofuranosidase activity was slightly activated by Cu(2+), Mn(2+), Mg(2+), and Na(+) at 1 mM concentration. The enzyme hydrolyzed sucrose, raffinose, and inulin, with K(d) values of 5.78 mM, 5.74 mM, and 1.74 mM, respectively. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.