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Sirilak Namwong1, Kazumi Hiraga, Katsumi Takada, Masahiko Tsunemi, Somboon Tanasupawat, Kohei Oda.
Abstract
A halophilic bacterium was isolated from fish sauce, classified, and named Halobacillus sp. SR5-3. A purified 43-kDa proteinase produced by this bacterium showed optimal activity at 50 degrees C and pH 9-10 in 20% NaCl. The activity of the enzyme was enhanced about 2.5-fold by the addition of 20-35% NaCl, and the enzyme was highly stabilized by NaCl. It was found to be a serine proteinase related to either chymotrypsin or subtilisin. It absolutely preferred Ile at the P(2) position of substrates. Thus, the enzyme was found to be a halophilic serine proteinase with unique substrate specificity.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16794319 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.50658
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ISSN: 0916-8451 Impact factor: 2.043