title: Phytase activity in Aspergillus fumigatus isolates.
abstract: Extracellular phytase from Aspergillus fumigatus isolates was characterized and their genes were cloned and sequenced. Based on their banding pattern in SDS-PAGE all phytases were found to be glycosylated and have similar molecular mass. A correlation between lower optimum pH (4.0) and a higher optimum temperature (70 degrees C) was found in these enzymes. All enzymes characterized displayed a lower specific activity for phytic acid and were more susceptible to proteolytic degradation than the Aspergillus niger phytase that is now commercially available. DNA sequencing established almost no sequence variation in any of the genes and no correlation is evident between a specific amino acid sequence and any physicochemical and catalytic properties of the enzymes. Despite two of the isolates having identical deduced amino acid sequence, characterization of the enzymes encoded by these two identical genes revealed differences in both pH and temperature optimum. This suggests that differences in pH and temperature optimum in these four isolates of A. fumigatus may be due in part to subtle differences in posttranslational modification.
authors.affiliation: Southern Regional Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Mullaney
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sethumadhavan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodriquez
authors.forename: X G
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ullah
mesh_terms: D010832:6-Phytase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000201:enzymology; D002384:Catalysis; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D006031:Glycosylation; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010833:Phytic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D010833:Phytic Acid; D010832:6-Phytase