Cloning and characterization of a maltotriose-producing α-amylase gene from Thermobifida fusca
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- 9 January 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Vol. 34 (4) , 325-330
Abstract
The gene (tfa), encoding a maltotriose-producing α-amylase from Thermobifida fusca NTU22, was cloned, sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli. The gene consists of 1,815 base pairs and encodes a protein of 605 amino acids. The base composition of the tfa coding sequence is 69% G+C and the protein has a predicted pI value of 5.5. The deduced amino acid sequence of the tfa amylase exhibited a high degree of similarity with amylases from Thermomonospora curvata and Streptomyces amylases. The purified amylase could be detected as a single band of about 65 kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and this agrees with the predicted size based on the nucleotide sequence. The optimal pH and temperature of the purified amylase were 7.0 and 60°C, respectively. The properties of purified amylase from the E. coli transformant are similar to that of an amylase purified from the original T. fusca NTU22.Keywords
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