Isolation of a Beta-Galactosidase-Encoding Gene from Bacillus licheniformis : Purification and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme Expressed in Escherichia coli

Tran, Lam-Son Phan and Szabó, Lóránd and Fülöp, László and Orosz, László and Sík, Tibor and Holczinger, András (1998) Isolation of a Beta-Galactosidase-Encoding Gene from Bacillus licheniformis : Purification and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme Expressed in Escherichia coli. Current Microbiology, 37 (1). pp. 39-43. ISSN 0343-8651 (print), 1432-0991 (online)

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Abstract

The Bacillus licheniformis beta-galactosidase gene, lacBl, was cloned on a 5.8-kb HindIII fragment into pBR322 and expressed by its own promoter in Escherichia coli. Deletion and complementation analysis showed that the enzyme-encoding region was located on a 4.1-kb HindIII-ClaI fragment. The transcription region for the lacBl was identified on this fragment with promoter-and terminator-probe plasmids. The deduced sequence of 149 aa of the N-terminal part of lacBl showed aa sequence homology with beta-Gal from B, stearothermophilus, B. circulans, Haloferax alicantei, Clostridium perfringens, Arthrobacter sp., No significant homology was shared with those found in the lacZ and lacS families. The recombinant beta-galactosidase (LacB1) was purified by FPLC. The molecular mass of the enzyme (80 kDa) and its optimal pH (5.7) and temperature (45 degrees C) were determined.

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