Bacillus stearothermophilus KP 1236 neutral protease with strong thermostability comparable to thermolysin

Autor: Hisataka Taguchi, Yukio Takii, Yuzuru Suzuki, Hidesato Shimoto
Rok vydání: 1987
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Zdroj: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 27
ISSN: 1432-0614
0175-7598
DOI: 10.1007/bf00251943
Popis: An extracellular neutral protease, of Bacillus stearothermophilus KP 1236 (a soil isolate) able to grow at 39°–71°C was purified to homogeneity. The molecular weight, sedimentation coefficient in water at 20°C, and isoelectric point were estimated as 33,000, 3.46 S and 7.5, respectively. The enzyme was most active at 80°C and pH 7.0. The activity was stable for 10 min up to 80°C at pH 7.5 and for 18 h at 60°C over pH 6.0–8.8. The enzyme and thermolysin (microbial metalloproteinase, EC 3.4.24.4) shared their antigenic determinants in part.
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