title: Physiological aggregation of maltodextrin phosphorylase from Pyrococcus furiosus and its application in a process of batch starch degradation to alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate.
abstract: Maltodextrin phosphorylase from Pyrococcus furiosus (PF1535) was fused with the cellulose-binding domain of Clostridium cellulovorans serving as an aggregation module. After molecular cloning of the corresponding gene fusion construct and controlled expression in Escherichia coli BL21, 83% of total maltodextrin phosphorylase activity (0.24 U/mg of dry cell weight) was displayed in active inclusion bodies. These active inclusion bodies were easily isolated by nonionic detergent treatment and directly used for maltodextrin conversion to alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate in a repetitive batch mode. Only 10% of enzyme activity was lost after ten conversion cycles at optimum conditions.
authors: Institute of Chemistry, Center for Glycomics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84538 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. nahalka@savba.sk
authors: Jozef
authors: J
authors: Nahálka
mesh_terms: D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D046974:Clostridium cellulovorans / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D003912:Dextrins / Q000378:metabolism; D005958:Glucosephosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D020027:Pyrococcus furiosus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D003912:Dextrins; D005958:Glucosephosphates; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D013213:Starch; C031590:glucose-1-phosphate; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; C033938:maltodextrin phosphorylase