title: Production and properties of a bacterial thermostable exo-inulinase.
abstract: Inulinase and Invertase Activities, Thermophilic Bacilli, Enzyme Thermostability Enzyme production of newly isolated thermophilic inulin-degrading Bacillus sp. 11 strain was studied by batch cultivation in a fermentor. The achieved inulinase and invertase activities after a short growth time (4.25 h) were similar or higher compared to those reported for other mesophilic aerobic or anaerobic thermophilic bacterial producers and yeasts. The investigated enzyme belonged to the exo-type inulinases and splitted-off inulin, sucrose and raffinose. It could be used at temperatures above 65 degrees C and pH range 5.5-7.5. The obtained crude enzyme preparation possessed high thermostability. The residual inulinase and invertase activities were 92-98% after pretreatment at 65 degrees C for 60 min in the presence of substrate inulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Extremophilic Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uzunova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vassileva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kambourova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spasova
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mandeva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derekova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tonkova
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D005285:Fermentation; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007700:Kinetics; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013816:Thermodynamics; D043324:beta-Fructofuranosidase
chemical_list: D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D043324:beta-Fructofuranosidase; C023086:inulinase