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A library of Pseudomonas fluorescens subsp. cellulosa genomic DNA, constructed in λ ZAPII, was screened for α-D-galactosidase activity. The DNA inserts from six galactosidase-positive clones were rescued into plasmids. Restriction digestion and Southern analysis revealed that each of the plasmids contained a common DNA sequence. The sequence of the Pseudomonas DNA in one of the plasmids revealed a single open reading frame (aga27A) of 1215 bp encoding a protein of M(r) 45 900, designated α-galactosidase 27A (Aga27A). Aga27A exhibited extensive sequence identity with α-galactosidases in glycoside hydrolase 27, and appeared to be a single domain protein. The recombinant α-galactosidase was expressed at high levels in Escherichia coli and the biophysical properties and substrate specificity of the enzyme were evaluated. The data showed that Aga27A was a mesophilic neutral acting non-specific α-galactosidase. Both P. fluorescens subsp. cellulosa mannanase A (ManA) and Aga27A hydrolyse the polymeric substrate, carob galactomannan. Sequential hydrolysis with AgaA followed by ManA, or ManA followed by AgaA enhanced product release. The positive effects of sequential hydrolysis are discussed. (C) 2000 Federation of European Microbiological Societies.
Author(s): Halstead JR, Fransen MP, Eberhart RY, Park AJ, Gilbert HJ, Hazlewood GP
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: FEMS Microbiology Letters
Year: 2000
Volume: 192
Issue: 2
Pages: 197-203
ISSN (print): 0378-1097
ISSN (electronic): 1574-6968
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00432-8
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00432-8
PubMed id: 11064195
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