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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
A beta-glucosidase (BglA, EC 3.2.1.21) gene from the polycentric anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces PC-2 was cloned and sequenced. The enzyme containing 657 amino acid residues was homologous to certain animal, plant, and bacterial beta-glucosidases but lacked significant similarity to those from aerobic fungi. Neither cellulose- nor protein-binding domains were found in BglA. When expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the enzyme was secreted in two forms with masses of about 110 kDa and also found in two forms associated with the yeast cells. Km and Vmax values of the secreted BglA were 0.762 mM and 8.20 micromol/(min x mg), respectively, with p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (pNPG) as the substrate and 0.310 mM and 6.45 micromol/(min.mg), respectively, for the hydrolysis of cellobiose. Glucose competitively inhibited the hydrolysis of pNPG with a Ki of 3.6 mM. Beta-glucosidase significantly enhanced the conversion of cellulosic materials into glucose by Trichoderma reesei cellulase preparations, demonstrating its potential for use in biofuel and feedstock chemical production.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0273-2289
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
113-116
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Biotechnology, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Cellulose, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Hydrolysis, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Neocallimastigales, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Nitrophenylgalactosides, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15054209-beta-Glucosidase
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Properties of a recombinant beta-glucosidase from polycentric anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces PC-2 and its application for cellulose hydrolysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Fermentation Biotechnology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA/ARS,1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604-3902, USA. lix@ncaur.usda.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't