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Purification and characterization of β-glucosidase from Melanocarpus sp. MTCC 3922 | Kaur | Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
doi: 10.2225/vol10-issue2-fulltext-4
Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Vol 10, No 2 (2007)

Purification and characterization of β-glucosidase from Melanocarpus sp. MTCC 3922

Jatinder Kaur, Bhupinder S. Chadha, Badhan A. Kumar, Ghatora S. Kaur, Harvinder S. Saini



Abstract

This study reports the purification and characterization of β-glucosidase from a newly isolated thermophilic fungus, Melanocarpus sp. Microbial Type Culture Collection (MTCC) 3922. The molecular weight of β-glucosidase was determined to be ~ 92 and 102 kDa with SDS PAGE and gel filtration, respectively, and pI of ~ 4.1. It was optimally active at 60ºC and pH 6.0, though was stable at 50ºC and pH 5.0 - 6.0. The presence of DTT, mercaptoethanol and metal ions such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+and Zn2+ positively influenced the activity of β-glucosidase but the activity was inhibited in the presence of CuSO4. β-glucosidase recognized pNP- β-glucopyranoside (pNPG) as the preferred substrate, and showed very low affinity for pNP- β-D-cellobioside. Km and Vmax for the hydrolysis of pNPG by β-glucosidase was calculated as 3.3 mM and 43.68 µmolmin-1mg protein-1, respectively and kcat was quantified as 4 x 103 min-1. β-glucosidase activity was enhanced appreciably in the presence of alcohols (methanol and ethanol) moreover, purified β-glucosidase showed putative transglycosylation activity that was positively catalyzed in presence of methanol as an acceptor molecule.




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