Secretion of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Transglutaminase from Lactococcus lactis and Its Enhancement of Food Gel Properties

Autor: Tiange Ma, Xingjiang Li, Manuel Montalbán-López, Xuefeng Wu, Zhi Zheng, Dongdong Mu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Gels, Vol 8, Iss 10, p 674 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2310-2861
DOI: 10.3390/gels8100674
Popis: (1) Background: Microbial transglutaminases (MTGase) catalyze protein crosslink. This is useful in the food industry to improve gelation, water holding capacity, and emulsifying capacity during foodstuff manufacturing. The production of MTGase in wild-type strains renders low yield and high costs of downstream purification, limiting its industrial applications. (2) Methods: In this work, MTGase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BH072 (BaMTGase) has been heterologously expressed in Lactococcus lactis, using the signal peptide Usp45 to direct the secretion of recombinant BaMTGase out of the cell for easier purification. (3) Results: In these conditions, MTGase was purified with a high yield (48.7 ± 0.2 mg/L) and high enzyme activity (28.6 ± 0.5 U/mg). Next, BaMTGase was tested for industrial applications. Recombinant BaMTGase and commercial MTGase were used for SPI solution crosslinking. BaMTGase formed a harder gel with higher water-holding capacity and a dense and smooth gel microstructure. (4) Conclusions: This work provides an attractive food-grade cell factory for the food industry and offers a suitable chassis for MTGase production.
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