Identification and properties of two extracellular proteases from Brevundimonas diminuta
Braz. j. microbiol
; Braz. j. microbiol;31(1): 25-29, jan.-mar. 2000. ilus, tab
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RESUMO
Extracellular proteases from Brevundimonas diminuta (syn. Pseudomonas diminuta) were studied in sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) containing a copolymerized substrate. Two proteases were detected migrating at 67kDa and 50 kDa both of them hydrolysed preferentially gelatin, but casein was also degraded and a slight hydrolysis was observed with hemoglobin. No detectable extracellular proteolytic activity was found in bovine serum albumin-containing gels. The optima temperature and pH for proteolytic activity were between 40ºC and 50ºC in a pH ranging from 7.0 to 11.0, respectively. These enzymes were isolated by analytical high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Proteases assays with the synthetic substrate Z-Phe-Arg-MCA and inhibitors EGTA, EDTA and 1, 10 phenanthroline point out that these enzymes are metalloproteases.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Pseudomonadaceae
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Pseudomonas
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Técnicas In Vitro
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Metaloendopeptidases
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Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida
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Enzimas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Microbiol
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Braz. j. microbiol
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Braz. j. microbiol. (Online)
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Brazilian journal of microbiology (Impresso)
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil