title: Isolation and partial characterization of an 87-kilodalton beta-1,3-glucanase from Bacillus circulans IAM1165.
abstract: Bacillus circulans IAM1165 produces at least two extracellular beta-1,3-glucanases that lyse fungal cell walls. One of these extracellular enzymes was purified to homogeneity. The molecular mass was 87 kDa, and the pI was 4.3. The optimum temperature of the enzyme reaction was 70 degrees C when laminarin (a soluble beta-1,3-glucan) was used as the substrate. The pH range of the enzyme was broad (pH 4.5 to 9.0), and the optimum pH was 6.5. The enzyme is an endo beta-1,3-glucanase and has a random cleavage pattern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horikoshi
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D004693:Glucan Endo-1,3-beta-D-Glucosidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004693:Glucan Endo-1,3-beta-D-Glucosidase