title: Cloning and sequence analysis of the cyclomaltodextrinase gene from Bacillus sphaericus and expression in Escherichia coli cells.
abstract: The gene for cyclomaltodextrinase (CDase; EC 3.2.1.54) from Bacillus sphaericus E-244 was cloned in the recombinant plasmid pCD629. Sequencing a portion of pCD629 revealed a unique open reading frame of 1,773 nucleotides coding for a 591-amino-acid polypeptide. The deduced polypeptide sequence showed about 50% homology with that of a neopullulanase, and was slightly homologous to those of the cyclodextrin glucanotransferases and the alpha-amylases. The optimum pH, specific activity and Km value for beta-cyclodextrin of the CDase that has been produced in Escherichia coli cells were 8.0, 16.4 units/mg protein, and 0.41 mM, respectively. These values were almost identical to those from B. sphaericus E-244.
authors.affiliation: Noda Institute for Scientific Research, Chiba Pref., Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oguma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004926:Escherichia coli; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C058484:neopullulanase; C048745:cyclomaltodextrinase