title: Cloning and characterization of a novel exo-alpha-1,5-L-arabinanase gene and the enzyme.
abstract: A novel exo-alpha-1,5-L-arabinanase gene (arn3) was isolated, cloned, and expressed in E. coli. The recombinant enzyme (ARN3) had a pH optimum of 6.0-7.0 and a pH 3.0-7.0 stability range. The temperature optimum was 50 degrees C with a stability less than or equal to 45 degrees C. The recombinant ARN3 cleaved carboxymethyl (CM)-arabinan, debranched arabinan, and linear arabinan at a decreasing rate and is inactive on sugar beet arabinan, wheat arabinoxylan, and p-nitrophenyl-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside. The enzyme hydrolyzed debranched arabinan and synthetic arabino-oligosaccharides entirely to arabinose. The apparent K(m) and V(max) values were determined to be 6.2+/-0.3 mg/ml and 0.86+/-0.01 mg ml(-1) min(-1), respectively (pH 7.0, 37 degrees C, CM-arabinan). Multiple sequence alignment and homology modeling revealed unique short sequences of amino acids extending the loop involved in partial blocking of one end of the substrate-binding site on the surface of the molecule.
authors.affiliation: Western Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710, USA. dwsw@pw.usda.gov
authors.forename: Dominic W S
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Victor J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Sarah B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Batt
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002417:Cattle; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D015870:Gene Expression; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C434938:exo-alpha-L-arabinanase