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Humicola grisea var. thermoidea is a deuteromycete which secretes a large spectrum of hydrolytic enzymes when grown on lignocellulosic residues. This study focused on the heterologous expression and recombinant enzyme analysis of the major secreted cellulase when the fungus is grown on sugarcane bagasse as the sole carbon source. Cellobiohydrolase 1.2 (CBH 1.2) cDNA was cloned in Pichia pastoris under control of the AOX1 promoter. Recombinant protein (rCBH1.2) was efficiently produced and secreted as a functional enzyme, presenting a molecular mass of 47 kDa. Maximum enzyme production was achieved at 96 h, in culture medium supplemented with 1.34 % urea and 1 % yeast extract and upon induction with 1 % methanol. Recombinant enzyme exhibited optimum activity at 60 °C and pH 8, and presented a remarkable thermostability, particularly at alkaline pH. Activity was evaluated on different cellulosic substrates (carboxymethyl cellulose, filter paper, microcrystalline cellulose and 4-para-nitrophenyl ß-D-glucopyranoside). Interestingly, rCBH1.2 presented both exoglucanase and endoglucanase activities and mechanical agitation increased substrate hydrolysis. Results indicate that rCBH1.2 is a potential biocatalyst for applications in the textile industry or detergent formulation.
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Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase/metabolism , Cellulose/metabolism , Fungal Proteins/metabolism , Mitosporic Fungi/metabolism , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Cloning, Molecular/methods , Culture Media/metabolism , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Hydrolysis , Mitosporic Fungi/enzymology , TemperatureABSTRACT
The partitioning behavior of pyrene and anthracene between n-decane and aqueous solutions containing a partially methylated gamma-cyclodextrin (M-gamma-CD) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was studied by extraction experiments. At concentrations below the aqueous solubility of pyrene and anthracene both were found to form 1:1 complexes with M-gamma-CD. Formation constants were determined as 1843 M-1 for pyrene and 624 M-1 for anthracene. In micellar solutions of SDS pyrene was found to be better solubilized than anthracene. At constant concentrations of M-gamma-CD the dependence of the partition coefficients on increasing concentrations of SDS could be divided into three linear regions. At concentrations below a critical surfactant concentration (CSCSDS) the partition coefficients of both polyaromatic hydrocarbons as well as the fluorescence intensity of pyrene increased linearly with the addition of SDS. In the fluorescence spectra of anthracene the addition of SDS led to a shift of the maxima to higher wavelengths. These data suggest the formation of ternary complexes of M-gamma-CD with each of the polyaromatic hydrocarbons and SDS. The ternary complex with anthracene was found to be more stable than that of pyrene, which resulted in higher partition coefficients than seen with pyrene. Increasing the surfactant concentrations above the CSCSDS the partition coefficients remained constant until micelles were formed and another linear increase of the partition coefficients could be observed. CSCSDS and the critical micellization concentration (CMC) were found to increase linearly with cyclodextrin concentration. For CSCSDS a molar ratio of 3/1 was found for M-gamma-CD/SDS. Mixed micelles between SDS and gamma-CD are supposed to be formed above CSCSDS. Copyright 1997Academic Press
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The solubility and the partitioning of p- and o-xylene in aqueous solutions containing M-alpha-CD, a partially methylated alpha-cyclodextrin, and the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were studied by extraction experiments to evaluate the applicability of liquid membrane permeation for the separation of xylene isomeres. Experiments were carried out with the pure xylenes and 1:1 mixtures of o- and p-xylene. The interactions of M-alpha-CD and SDS and their effects on the solubility and partitioning of xylenes were investigated. M-alpha-CD was found to form 1:1 complexes with p- and o-xylene. Formation constants were determined as 141 M-1 for p-xylene and 48 M-1 for o-xylene, respectively, which are higher than those reported with nonmethylated alpha-CD. This can be explained by additional hydrophobic interactions with the methyl groups of the cyclodextrin. In contrast to the solubility in CD solutions, o-xylene was found to be more soluble than p-xylene in aqueous solutions of SDS. At constant concentrations of M-alpha-CD the addition of SDS led to the displacement of p-xylene from the cyclodextrin cavity, which resulted in a decrease in its solubility. This decrease lasted until micelles were formed. Due to the solubilization of p-xylene in the micelles, further addition of SDS resulted in a linear increase in the solubility of p-xylene. However, at constant CD concentrations the solubility of o-xylene increased with the addition of SDS until about 5 mmol/liter SDS. This might be attributed to the formation of a ternary complex consisting of cyclodextrin, o-xylene, and SDS. At SDS concentrations greater than 5 mmol/liter, the solubility of o-xylene decreased, which was probably due to the formation of a more stable complex between SDS and M-alpha-CD. An addition of SDS beyond a critical concentration (CMC), where micelles are formed, resulted again in a linear increase of o-xylene solubility. The CMC was found to depend linearly on the concentration of M-alpha-CD in aqueous solution. Extraction experiments with a 1:1 mixture of o- and p-xylene showed that the two xylenes and SDS are in competition for M-alpha-CD. Since surfactants are always present when using emulsion liquid membranes and due to the complex interactions between SDS, the xylenes, and M-alpha-CD, no sufficient selectivity for the separation of the xylenes by liquid membrane permeation could be achieved.
