Journal
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 194, Issue 4, Pages 1546-1565Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03697-4
Keywords
Microbial keratinase; Bacillus licheniformis; Laser-UV mutagenesis; K; C ratio; Enzyme catalysis
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31601516]
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In this study, a high keratinase-producing mutant LU11 was obtained from Bacillus licheniformis through combined UV and laser irradiations, demonstrating excellent production potential, purity, and increased activity and stability compared to the wild enzyme.
Keratinase is one of the important proteases, which is widely used for converting keratin of the keratinaceous materials into various value-added products. In this study, a popular keratinase producer, Bacillus licheniformis PWD-1, was exposed to ultraviolet (UV) and He-Ne laser irradiations to develop high keratinase-producing mutants. Laser irradiation showed a higher lethality of cells (94%) than UV treatment (92%), whereas laser treatment required a longer time (75 min) than UV treatment (20 min). A total of 58 mutants were selected from 176 isolates to study protein and keratinase production capability of the mutants. The highest keratin-to-casein (K:C) ratio (1.43) was exhibited by LU11 mutant, which was obtained from the combined laser and UV irradiations. The purified keratinase (65 kDa) of LU11 showed 40% yield 1.7-fold purity, while the respective value for wild enzyme was 29% and 1.3-fold. Both enzymes showed optimal activity at 55 celcius and pH 8, with a Z value of 15.78 celcius for LU11 and 19.72 celcius for wild strain. The V-max and specific constant (K-cat/K-m) of the mutant enzyme were 357.17 U/ml and 33.11 min(-1) mM(-1), respectively, which were significantly higher than the respective values of wild enzyme (102.04 U/ml and 28.36 min(-1) mM(-1)).
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