| Literature DB >> 10508107 |
T Nagashima1, T Tange, H Anazawa.
Abstract
A phytase (EC 3.1.3.8) with a high affinity for phytic acid was found in Aspergillus niger SK-57 and purified to homogeneity in four steps by using ion-exchange chromatography (two types), gel filtration, and chromatofocusing. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the purified enzyme gave a single stained band at a molecular mass of approximately 60 kDa. The Michaelis constant of the enzyme for phytic acid (18.7 +/- 4.6 microM) was statistically analyzed. In regard to the orthophosphate released from phytic acid, a significant difference between a low K(m) phytase from A. niger SK-57 and a high K(m) phytase from Aspergillus ficuum was recognized.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10508107 PMCID: PMC91625 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.65.10.4682-4684.1999
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792