Purification and characterization of a xylanase and an arabinofuranosidase from Bacillus polymyxa
1995
Morales, Pilar | Madarro, Alejo | Flors, Agustí | Sendra, José M. | Pérez-González, José A. | Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT (España) | Bancaja
Two hemicellulases from Bacillus polymyxa were purified and characterized: a xylanase with a molecular mass of 61 kD and pl of 4.7 and an arabinofuranosidase with a molecular mass of 166 kD and pl of 4.7. The xylanase, which showed increased thermostability in the presence of MgCl2, showed a typical endo-action mode on xylans from several sources. The arabinofuranosidase was only active on (1→5)-α-l-arabinooligosaccharides but not on linear (1→5)-α-l-arabinan, arabinogalactan, and arabinoxylan. However, it was able to release arabinose from arabinoxylan when an active endoxylanase was also present in hydrolysis assays
Show more [+] Less [-]This work was supported by Grant ALI91-0336 from the Comision Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnologia of the Spanish Government. P. Morales was the recipient of a fellowship from Bancaja.
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