CHARACTERIZATION OF A METALLOPROTEASE FROM PSYCHROPHILIC XANTHOMONAS-MALTOPHILIA

被引:50
作者
MARGESIN, R
SCHINNER, F
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关键词
XANTHOMONAS-MALTOPHILIA; METALLOPROTEASE; PSYCHROPHILIC; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT;
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10.1016/0378-1097(91)90095-R
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
An extracellular protease from psychrophilic Xanthomonas maltophilia isolated from alpine environment was purified and characterized. In spite of a comparable growth at 10-degrees-C and 20-degrees-C, protease excretion occurred only at 10-degrees-C. The enzyme was a 21-kDa protein with an isoelectric point higher than 9.5. The optimum pH and temperature for azocaseinolytic activity were 8.0 and 50-degrees-C respectively. The enzyme was stable up to 40-degrees-C but became inactive after 10 min at 60-degrees-C. The energy of activation was comparable to that of enzymes from mesophilic sources. Sensitivity to EDTA indicates that X. maltophilia protease is a metalloprotease.
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