Patcharaporn Siwayaprah. Purification and characterization of chitinase from escherichia coli harboring recombinant plasmid containing chitinase encoding gene from bacillus circulans No.4.1. Doctoral Degree(Biopharmaceutical Sciences). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2009-07-09.
Purification and characterization of chitinase from escherichia coli harboring recombinant plasmid containing chitinase encoding gene from bacillus circulans No.4.1
Abstract:
The gene encoding a chitinase from Bacillus circulans No.4.1 was
subcloned into pQE30 expression vector and transformed into Escherichia coli M15
(pREP4). The chitinase from the transformant was purified by affinity
chromatography on a nickel chelate resin. The molecular weight of the chitinase was
determined to be approximately 66 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide
gel electrophoresis. Chitinase was active toward crab shell chitin, carboxymethyl
(CM)-chitin, colloidal chitin, glycol chitin and 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-N, N′-
diacetylchitobiose [4-MU-(GlcNAc)2]. This enzyme hydrolyzes chitooligosaccharides
to mainly chitobiose. The pH and temperature optima of the chitinase were 7.0 and
45°C, respectively. This enzyme was stable in the pH range of 5.0 to 9.0 and at
temperatures up to 50°C. It was partially inhibited by 1 mM CdCl2, NiCl2, MnCl2,
CuCl2, FeCl2, MgCl2, BaCl2, CaCl2, SDS and urea. The Km and Vmax values for 4-
MU-(GlcNAc)2 were estimated to be 2.3 μM and 17 μmol/min/mg protein,
respectively.