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Expression and Characterization of a Thermostable α-Glucuronidase from Geobacillus kaustophilus      
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Hilal Aslan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yunus ENSARİ Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yunus ENSARİ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Fossil fuels are a crucial resource for the global economy, but they also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution. Lignocellulosic biomass, which includes cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin obtained from plants, is a promising alternative to fossil fuels. It can help address these problems while reducing environmental impact. Enzymatic pre-treatment is used to degrade lignocellulosic biomass into subunits. The degradation of the hemicellulose structure involves accessory enzymes of industrial importance, such as α-glucuronidase. α-glucuronidases (EC 3.2.1.139) catalyze the hydrolysis of the α-1,2-glycosidic bond between α-D-glucuronic acid (GlcA) or its 4-o-methyl ether form (MeGlcA) and d-xylose units in the structure of xylooligosaccharides. The aim of this study was cloning, heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of the α-glucuronidase enzyme from the thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus kaustophilus. With this aim, the codon optimized α-glucuronidase gene was cloned into pQE-30 vector, overexpressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3), and purified with nickel affinity chromatography. The biochemical characterization of the purified α-glucuronidase revealed that the enzyme has activity at elevated temperatures between 65-90 °C. Additionally, Geobacillus kaustophilus α-glucuronidase enzyme showed higher activity at acidic pH values from pH 4.0 to 6.5. This is the first study to report the gene cloning, recombinant expression and biochemical characterization of α-glucuronidase which could be used as accessory enzyme from a thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus kaustophilus.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Black Sea Journal of Engineering and Science
Dergi ISSN 2619-8991
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler TR DİZİN
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 03-2024
Cilt No 7
Doi Numarası 10.34248/bsengineering.1407030
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.34248/bsengineering.1407030
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Expression and Characterization of a Thermostable α-Glucuronidase from Geobacillus kaustophilus

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