Isolation and characterization of a novel thermostable neopullulanase-like enzyme from a hot spring in Thailand.
A gene encoding a thermostable pullulan-hydrolyzing enzyme was isolated from environmental genomic DNA extracted from soil sediments of Bor Khleung hot spring in Thailand. Sequence comparison with related enzymes suggested that the isolated enzyme, designated Env Npu193A, was most likely a neopullulanase-like enzyme. Env Npu193A was expressed in Pichia pastoris as a monomeric recombinant protein. The purified Env Npu193A exhibited pH stability ranging from 3 to 9. More than 60% of enzyme activity was retained after incubation at 60 degrees C for 1 h. Env Npu193A was found to hydrolyze various substrates, including pullulan, starch, and gamma-cyclodextrin. The optimal working condition for Env Npu193A was at pH 7 at 75 degrees C with K(m) and V(max) toward pullulan of 1.22+/-0.3% and 23.24+/-1.7 U/mg respectively. Env Npu193A exhibited distinct biochemical characteristics as compared with the previously isolated enzyme from the same source. Thus, a culture-independent approach with sequence-basing was found to be an effective way to discover novel enzymes displaying unique substrate specificity and high thermostability from natural bioresources.
BIOTEC Central Research Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klongluang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand.
Kittapong
K
Tang
Rutchadaporn Sriprang
RS
Kobayashi
Verawat
V
Champreda
Lily
L
Eurwilaichitr
Sutipa
S
Tanapongpipat
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D016678:Genome / Q000235:genetics; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D045482:Hot Springs; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013696:Temperature; D013785:Thailand
D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C058484:neopullulanase