Abstract:
:An optimized Citrobacter braakii phytase gene, appA-c, was chemically synthesized by oligonucleotides synthesis and over-lap PCR method. The appA-c gene encoding 423 amino acids was cloned into expression vector pPIC9 and transformed into methylotropic yeast Pichia pastoris. From about 2000 transformants, 400 transformants exhibiting phytase activity were obtained. One transformant showing the strongest phytase activity was selected for detailed analyses in 5 L bioreactor. Under control of the highly-inducible alcohol oxidase gene (AOX1) promoter, the transformant was able to secrete 3.85 mg/ml protein to the culture supernatant in about 110 h methanol induction, which comprises of 12,116 U ml(-1) phytase activity. Further characterization of the recombinant phytase was conducted. The optimal pH and temperature for this recombinant phytase was about 4.0 and 50 degrees C, respectively. Fe3+, Zn2+ and Cu2+ could significantly inhibit the recombinant phytase enzyme activity. The specific activity of this recombinant enzyme was 3147 U mg(-1). The K(m) and V(max) values for sodium phytate were determined to be 0.5 mM and 3085 U/mg, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a chemically synthesized C. braakii appA gene heterologous expression with the highest expression level and highest phytase activity achieved. The novel gene optimization and synthesis method can be applied to other related researches.
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J Microbiol Methodsjournal_title
Journal of microbiological methodsauthors
Cao SS,Hu ZQdoi
10.1016/j.mimet.2009.08.018subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-10-01 00:00:00pages
106-10issue
1eissn
0167-7012issn
1872-8359pii
S0167-7012(09)00267-Xjournal_volume
79pub_type
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