title: Halostable cellulase with organic solvent tolerance from Haloarcula sp. LLSG7 and its application in bioethanol fermentation using agricultural wastes.
abstract: A haloarchaeal strain LLSG7 with cellulolytic activity was isolated from the saline soil of Yuncheng Salt Lake, China. Biochemical and physiological characterization along with 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis placed the isolate in the genus Haloarcula. Cellulase production was strongly influenced by the salinity of the culture medium with the maximum obtained in the presence of 25 % NaCl. Substrate specificity tests showed that the crude cellulase was a multicomponent enzyme system, and zymogram analysis revealed that five different endoglucanases were secreted by strain LLSG7. Optimal cellulase activity was at 50 °C, pH 8.0, and 20 % NaCl. In addition, it was highly active and stable over broad ranges of temperature (40-80 °C), pH (7.0-11.0), and NaCl concentration (17.5-30 %). The cellulase displayed remarkable stability in the presence of non-polar organic solvents with log P ow ≥ 1.97. The crude cellulase secreted by strain LLSG7 was further applied to hydrolyze alkali-pretreated rice straw and the enzymatic hydrolysate was used as the substrate for bioethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The yield of ethanol was 0.177 g per gram of pretreated rice straw, suggesting that it might be potentially useful for bioethanol production.
authors.affiliation: Life Science College, Yuncheng University, 1155 Fudan West Street, Yuncheng, 044000, China, lixin-eva@163.com.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui-Ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D055162:Biocatalysis; D002480:Cellulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D019613:Haloarcula / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D012275:Oryza / Q000737:chemistry*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents; D000431:Ethanol; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002480:Cellulase
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