title: Cloning of Clostridium thermocellum endoglucanase genes in Escherichia coli.
abstract: Six independent and distinct cel genes coding endoglucanases have been selected from C. thermocellum pUC19-based gene bank in E. coli TG1. E. coli-derived Cel-proteins possessing Mr from 39,000 to 61,000 are able to cleave lichenan, as well as xylan and carboxymethyl cellulose. Cel 7- and Cel 8-endoglucanases are characterized by cellobiohydrolase type substrate specificity, being able to cleave model fluorogenic aryldisaccharide substrate MU-G2. The clone pCU110 (cel 7) produces about 10-fold more endoglucanase activity than other clones.
authors.affiliation: CENDISI Bioprocess, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Bumazkin
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Velikodvorskaya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuka
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mogutov
authors.lastname: Strongin AYa
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002480:Cellulase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003013:Clostridium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010957:Plasmids; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D002480:Cellulase