High-level expression, purification and characterization of a recombinant medium-temperature alpha-amylase from Bacillus subtilis.

摘要

Alpha-amylases are important industrial enzymes with a wide range of applications. Although medium-temperature alpha amylase (AmyE) has some practical advantages, its low yield has limited its applications. When an amyE gene from Bacillus subtilis BF768 was cloned into vector pWB980 and over-expressed in B. subtilis WB600, high activities (723 U ml-1) of secreted AmyE were produced. Recombinant AmyE was purified to a specific activity of 36 U mg-1 having optimal activity at pH 6.0 and 60 degrees C. (c)Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009.