Two-step purification of Bacillus circulans chitinase A1 expressed in Escherichia coli periplasm.
A protein purification procedure was developed to efficiently and effectively purify the target enzyme, chitinase A1 of Bacillus circulans WL-12, from Escherichia coli DH5alpha carrying the chiA gene with its natural promoter in the plasmid pNTU110. Chitinase A1 was purified to apparent homogeneity from E. coli periplasm with a final recovery of 90.6%. Two main steps were included in this protein purification procedure, ammonium sulfate precipitation (40% saturation) and anion-exchange chromatography at pH 6.0 using Q Ceramic HyperD column. The yield of chitinase A1 was estimated at 95 microg/L. A polyclonal antibody against chitinase A1 was raised by immunizing BALB/c mice with chitinase A1 purified from E. coli DH5alpha(pNTU110). As indicated by Western blot analysis, a 3000-fold diluted antibody detected purified chitinase A1 from E. coli DH5alpha(pNTU110) in an amount of at least 1 ng and specifically detected chitinase A1 produced by B. circulans WL-12.
Chen
Chun-Ti
CT
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC.
Huang
Chien-Jui
CJ
Wang
Yi-Huei
YH
Chen
Chao-Ying
CY
D000818:Animals; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D002688:Chitinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D002688:Chitinases; C094590:chitinase ChiA