作者: C. Roger MacKenzie , Doris Bilous , Girishchandra B. Patel
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.50.2.243-248.1985
关键词: Thermophile 、 Cellulose 、 Cellulase 、 Hydrolysis 、 Biochemistry 、 Enzyme 、 Extracellular 、 Trichoderma reesei 、 Acetivibrio cellulolyticus 、 Biology
摘要: Acetivibrio cellulolyticus extracellular cellulase extensively hydrolyzed crystalline celiuloses suchas Avicel (FMCCorp., FoodandPharmaceutical Products Div., Philadelphia, Pa.)butonlyifitwas desalted and supplemented withCa2+.TheCa2'effect was one ofincreased enzyme stability inthepresence oftheion. Although preincubation ofthecellulase complex at40°Cfor 5 hwithout addedCa2+had a negligibleeffect on endoglucanase activity or thesubseqent hydrolysis ofamorphous cellulose, thecapacity oftheenzyme to hydrolyze cellulose almostcompletely lost. Adsorption studies showedthat90% ofthe Avicel-solubilizing componentofthetotal preparation boundto2% at40°C.Underthese conditions, only15%oftheendoglucanase and25%oftheprotein present intheenzyme adsorbed tothesubstrate. Theprotein profile oftheboundenzyme, as analyzed by sodiumdodecylsulfatepolyacrylamide gelelectrophoresis, anddistinctly different fromtheprofile observed fortotal preparations. Thespecific ofA.cellulolyticus withrespect toAvicel compared withthatofcommercially available Trichoderma reesei cellulase. Inthesearch forpossible commercial sources ofcellulase, certain anaerobes havebeenthesubject ofconsiderable attention because oftheir highly efficient metabolism. Atthesametime, however, doubtshavebeen expressed abouttheusefulness ofthese organisms inthis regard ofdifficulties inobtaining enzymepreparations capable ofduplicating thehighinvivohydrolysis rates. Therehasbeenspeculation that this discrepancy mayresult fromdisruption ofahighly ordered located largely orentirely onthecell surface (5). However, attempts atgaining better understanding ofthefactors involved havebeenfrustrated byproblems encountered in fractionation andbiochemical characterization complexes. Recently, progress hasbeenmadeincharacterizing the systemofClostridium thermocellum, thermophilic anaerobe. Johnson etal.(7)reported thatCa2+anda thiol-reducing agentwererequired formaximumcellulase activity. Underoptimum thespecific of C.thermocellum wasmuchhigher thanthatobserved forcellulase produced byaerobic fungi reesei. Itwassubsequently shownbyJohnson andDemain(6) thiol-binding reagents inactivated FoodandPharamceutical Pa.)-solubilizing buthadlittle effect