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Softwood hemicellulose-degrading enzymes from Aspergillus niger: Purification and properties of a β-mannanase

Ademark, Pia ; Varga, Arthur LU ; Medve, József ; Harjunpää, Vesa ; Drakenberg, Torbjörn LU ; Tjerneld, Folke LU and Stålbrand, Henrik LU (1998) In Journal of Biotechnology 63(3). p.199-210
Abstract
The enzymes needed for galactomannan hydrolysis, i.e. β-mannanase, α-galactosidase and β-mannosidase, were produced by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger. The β-mannanase was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity in three steps using ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration. The purified enzyme had an isoelectric point of 3.7 and a molecular mass of 40 kDa. Ivory nut mannan was degraded mainly to mannobiose and mannotriose when incubated with the β-mannanase. Analysis by 1H NMR spectroscopy during hydrolysis of mannopentaose showed that the enzyme acts by the retaining mechanism. The N-terminus of the purified A. niger β-mannanase was sequenced by Edman degradation, and comparison with... (More)
The enzymes needed for galactomannan hydrolysis, i.e. β-mannanase, α-galactosidase and β-mannosidase, were produced by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger. The β-mannanase was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity in three steps using ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion-exchange chromatography and gel filtration. The purified enzyme had an isoelectric point of 3.7 and a molecular mass of 40 kDa. Ivory nut mannan was degraded mainly to mannobiose and mannotriose when incubated with the β-mannanase. Analysis by 1H NMR spectroscopy during hydrolysis of mannopentaose showed that the enzyme acts by the retaining mechanism. The N-terminus of the purified A. niger β-mannanase was sequenced by Edman degradation, and comparison with Aspergillus aculeatus β-mannanase indicated high identity. The enzyme most probably lacks a cellulose binding domain since it was unable to adsorb on cellulose. (Less)
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Hemicellulase, α-Galactosidase, Aspergillus niger, β-Mannanase
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Journal of Biotechnology
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199 - 210
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10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00086-8
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  author       = {{Ademark, Pia and Varga, Arthur and Medve, József and Harjunpää, Vesa and Drakenberg, Torbjörn and Tjerneld, Folke and Stålbrand, Henrik}},
  issn         = {{1873-4863}},
  keywords     = {{Hemicellulase; α-Galactosidase; Aspergillus niger; β-Mannanase}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{199--210}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Biotechnology}},
  title        = {{Softwood hemicellulose-degrading enzymes from Aspergillus niger: Purification and properties of a β-mannanase}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00086-8}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00086-8}},
  volume       = {{63}},
  year         = {{1998}},
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