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Cowan RM, Birch E, Nisbet G, Onyeiwu C, Campbell C, Archer I, Campopiano DJ. An improved, optimised and robust keratin azure assay for accurate assessment of keratinase activity. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023; 15:6468-6475. [PMID: 37982303 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01433a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Keratin, in the form of coarse sheep wool, has been identified as an undervalued natural resource, which with the appropriate tools (e.g. a keratinase biocatalyst) can be repurposed for various textile and industrial biotechnology applications. For these purposes, we describe a novel method for identifying keratinase activity through the use of α-keratin azure (KA), an anthraquinone dyed substrate. A colourimetric method monitored the keratinase activity of Proteinase K (PK), which degrades the KA substrate and releases soluble products that are observed at 595 nm. Initially, the azure dye standard, Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR), was used to calibrate the assay and allowed the kinetics of the keratinase-catalysed reaction to be determined. The assay was also used to investigate substrate pre-treatment, as well as different reaction quenching/work up conditions. Milling and washing of the KA substrate provided the best reproducibility and centrifugation was the most effective method for removing unreacted starting material. This assay was then applied to investigate the reduction of the keratin disulfide bond on keratinase-catalysed degradation. This optimised, improved and robust method will enable identification of keratinases ideally suited for application in the valorisation of the α-keratin found in natural wool fibres.
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- Rhona M Cowan
- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Prickly Thistle Scotland Ltd, Evanton Industrial Estate, Beechwood Rd, Evanton, Alness IV16 9XJ, UK
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- Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), Inovo Building, 121 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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Zhou B, Guo Y, Xue Y, Ji X, Huang Y. Comprehensive insights into the mechanism of keratin degradation and exploitation of keratinase to enhance the bioaccessibility of soybean protein. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:177. [PMID: 37978558 PMCID: PMC10655438 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02426-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Keratin is a recalcitrant protein and can be decomposed in nature. However, the mechanism of keratin degradation is still not well understood. In this study, Bacillus sp. 8A6 can completely degrade the feather in 20 h, which is an efficient keratin degrader reported so far. Comprehensive transcriptome analysis continuously tracks the metabolism of Bacillus sp. 8A6 throughout its growth in feather medium. It reveals for the first time how the strain can acquire nutrients and energy in an oligotrophic feather medium for proliferation in the early stage. Then, the degradation of the outer lipid layer of feather can expose the internal keratin structure for disulfide bonds reduction by sulfite from the newly identified sulfite metabolic pathway, disulfide reductases and iron uptake. The resulting weakened keratin has been further proposedly de-assembled by the S9 protease and hydrolyzed by synergistic effects of the endo, exo and oligo-proteases from S1, S8, M3, M14, M20, M24, M42, M84 and T3 families. Finally, bioaccessible peptides and amino acids are generated and transported for strain growth. The keratinase has been applied for soybean hydrolysis, which generates 2234 peptides and 559.93 mg/L17 amino acids. Therefore, the keratinases, inducing from the poultry waste, have great potential to be further applied for producing bioaccessible peptides and amino acids for feed industry.
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- Beiya Zhou
- College of Mathematical Sciences, Bohai University, Jinzhou, 121013, Liaoning, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Huizhou Institute of Green Energy and Advanced Materials, Huizhou, 516000, Guangdong, China
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- College of Mathematical Sciences, Bohai University, Jinzhou, 121013, Liaoning, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
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Lyagin I, Aslanli A, Domnin M, Stepanov N, Senko O, Maslova O, Efremenko E. Metal Nanomaterials and Hydrolytic Enzyme-Based Formulations for Improved Antifungal Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11359. [PMID: 37511117 PMCID: PMC10379199 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Active research of metal-containing compounds and enzymes as effective antifungal agents is currently being conducted due to the growing antifungal resistance problem. Metals are attracting special attention due to the wide variety of ligands that can be used for them, including chemically synthesized and naturally obtained variants as a result of the so-called "green synthesis". The main mechanism of the antifungal action of metals is the triggering of the generation and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Further action of ROS on various biomolecules is nonspecific. Various hydrolytic enzymes (glucanases and proteases), in turn, exhibit antifungal properties by affecting the structural elements of fungal cells (cell walls, membranes), fungal quorum sensing molecules, fungal own protective agents (mycotoxins and antibiotics), and proteins responsible for the adhesion and formation of stable, highly concentrated populations in the form of biofilms. A wide substrate range of enzymes allows the use of various mechanisms of their antifungal actions. In this review, we discuss the prospects of combining two different types of antifungal agents (metals and enzymes) against mycelial fungi and yeast cells. Special attention is paid to the possible influence of metals on the activity of the enzymes and the possible effects of proteins on the antifungal activity of metal-containing compounds.
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- Ilya Lyagin
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Lenin Hills 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Sypka M, Jodłowska I, Białkowska AM. Keratinases as Versatile Enzymatic Tools for Sustainable Development. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1900. [PMID: 34944542 PMCID: PMC8699090 DOI: 10.3390/biom11121900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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To reduce anthropological pressure on the environment, the implementation of novel technologies in present and future economies is needed for sustainable development. The food industry, with dairy and meat production in particular, has a significant environmental impact. Global poultry production is one of the fastest-growing meat producing sectors and is connected with the generation of burdensome streams of manure, offal and feather waste. In 2020, the EU alone produced around 3.2 million tonnes of poultry feather waste composed primarily of keratin, a protein biopolymer resistant to conventional proteolytic enzymes. If not managed properly, keratin waste can significantly affect ecosystems, contributing to environmental pollution, and pose a serious hazard to human and livestock health. In this article, the application of keratinolytic enzymes and microorganisms for promising novel keratin waste management methods with generation of new value-added products, such as bioactive peptides, vitamins, prion decontamination agents and biomaterials were reviewed.
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- Institute of Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 2/22, 90-537 Lodz, Poland; (M.S.); (I.J.)
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Espersen R, Huang Y, Falco FC, Hägglund P, Gernaey KV, Lange L, Svensson B. Exceptionally rich keratinolytic enzyme profile found in the rare actinomycetes Amycolatopsis keratiniphila D2 T. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:8129-8138. [PMID: 34605969 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11579-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The non-spore forming Gram-positive actinomycetes Amycolatopsis keratiniphila subsp. keratiniphila D2T (DSM 44,409) has a high potential for keratin valorization as demonstrated by a novel biotechnological microbial conversion process consisting of a bacterial growth phase and a keratinolytic phase, respectively. Compared to the most gifted keratinolytic Bacillus species, a very large number of 621 putative proteases are encoded by the genome of Amycolatopsis keratiniphila subsp. keratiniphila D2T, as predicted by using Peptide Pattern Recognition (PPR) analysis. Proteome analysis by using LC-MS/MS on aliquots of the supernatant of A. keratiniphila subsp. keratiniphila D2T culture on slaughterhouse pig bristle meal, removed at 24, 48, 96 and 120 h of growth, identified 43 proteases. This was supplemented by proteome analysis of specific fractions after enrichment of the supernatant by anion exchange chromatography leading to identification of 50 proteases. Overall 57 different proteases were identified corresponding to 30% of the 186 proteins identified from the culture supernatant and distributed as 17 metalloproteases from 11 families, including an M36 protease, 38 serine proteases from 4 families, and 13 proteolytic enzymes from other families. Notably, M36 keratinolytic proteases are prominent in fungi, but seem not to have been discovered in bacteria previously. Two S01 family peptidases, named T- and C-like proteases, prominent in the culture supernatant, were purified and shown to possess a high azo-keratin/azo-casein hydrolytic activity ratio. The C-like protease revealed excellent thermostability, giving promise for successful applications in biorefinery processes. Notably, the bacterium seems not to secrete enzymes for cleavage of disulfides in the keratinous substrates. KEY POINTS: • A. keratiniphila subsp. keratiniphila D2T is predicted to encode 621 proteases. • This actinomycete efficiently converts bristle meal to a protein hydrolysate. • Proteome analysis identified 57 proteases in its secretome.
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- Roall Espersen
- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 224, DK 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
- Center for Vaccine Research, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5 Building 81, DK 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 227, DK 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Process and Systems Engineering Center, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 228 A, DK 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 224, DK 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK 2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Process and Systems Engineering Center, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 228 A, DK 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 227, DK 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
- Bioeconomy, Research & Advisory, Karensgade 5, DK 2500, Valby, Denmark
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- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 224, DK 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark.
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A Novel Thermostable Keratinase from Deinococcus geothermalis with Potential Application in Feather Degradation. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11073136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Keratinase can specifically attack disulfide bridges in keratin to convert them from complex to simplified forms. Keratinase thermal stability has drawn attention to various biotechnological industries. In this study, a keratinase DgeKer was identified from a slightly thermophilic species, D. geothermalis. The in silico analysis showed that DgeKer is composed of signal peptide, N-terminal propeptide, mature domain, and C-terminal extension. DgeKer and its C-terminal extension-truncated enzyme (DgeKer-C) were cloned and expressed in E. coli. The purified DgeKer and DgeKer-C showed maximum activity at 70 °C and pH 9–The thermal stability assay (60 °C) showed that the half-life value of DgeKer and DgeKer-C were 103.45 min and 169.10 min, respectively. DgeKer and DgeKer-C were stable at the range of pH from 9 to 11 and showed good tolerance to some metal ions, surfactants and organic solvent. Furthermore, DgeKer could degrade feathers at 70 °C for 60 min. However, the medium became turbid with obvious softening of barbules after being treated with DgeKer-C, which might be due to C-terminal extension. In summary, a thermostable keratinase DgeKer with high efficiency degradation of feathers may have great potential in industry.
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Microbial enzymes catalyzing keratin degradation: Classification, structure, function. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 44:107607. [PMID: 32768519 PMCID: PMC7405893 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Keratin is an insoluble and protein-rich epidermal material found in e.g. feather, wool, hair. It is produced in substantial amounts as co-product from poultry processing plants and pig slaughterhouses. Keratin is packed by disulfide bonds and hydrogen bonds. Based on the secondary structure, keratin can be classified into α-keratin and β-keratin. Keratinases (EC 3.4.-.- peptide hydrolases) have major potential to degrade keratin for sustainable recycling of the protein and amino acids. Currently, the known keratinolytic enzymes belong to at least 14 different protease families: S1, S8, S9, S10, S16, M3, M4, M14, M16, M28, M32, M36, M38, M55 (MEROPS database). The various keratinolytic enzymes act via endo-attack (proteases in families S1, S8, S16, M4, M16, M36), exo-attack (proteases in families S9, S10, M14, M28, M38, M55) or by action only on oligopeptides (proteases in families M3, M32), respectively. Other enzymes, particularly disulfide reductases, also play a key role in keratin degradation as they catalyze the breakage of disulfide bonds for better keratinase catalysis. This review aims to contribute an overview of keratin biomass as an enzyme substrate and a systematic analysis of currently sequenced keratinolytic enzymes and their classification and reaction mechanisms. We also summarize and discuss keratinase assays, available keratinase structures and finally examine the available data on uses of keratinases in practical biorefinery protein upcycling applications.
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Li ZW, Liang S, Ke Y, Deng JJ, Zhang MS, Lu DL, Li JZ, Luo XC. The feather degradation mechanisms of a new Streptomyces sp. isolate SCUT-3. Commun Biol 2020; 3:191. [PMID: 32332852 PMCID: PMC7181669 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-0918-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Feather waste is the highest protein-containing resource in nature and is poorly reused. Bioconversion is widely accepted as a low-cost and environmentally benign process, but limited by the availability of safe and highly efficient feather degrading bacteria (FDB) for its industrial-scale fermentation. Excessive focuses on keratinase and limited knowledge of other factors have hindered complete understanding of the mechanisms employed by FDB to utilize feathers and feather cycling in the biosphere. Streptomyces sp. SCUT-3 can efficiently degrade feather to products with high amino acid content, useful as a nutrition source for animals, plants and microorganisms. Using multiple omics and other techniques, we reveal how SCUT-3 turns on its feather utilization machinery, including its colonization, reducing agent and protease secretion, peptide/amino acid importation and metabolism, oxygen consumption and iron uptake, spore formation and resuscitation, and so on. This study would shed light on the feather utilization mechanisms of FDBs. Li et a. report a new Streptromyces isolate, SCUT-3 which can efficiently degrade feather into products with high amino acid content, useful as feed for plants, animals and microbes. Using multiple omics and other techniques, they report how SCUT-3 turns on its feather utilization machinery and suggest a number of expressed genes most likely implicated in feather degradation.
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- Zhi-Wei Li
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Yingdong College of Life Sciences, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Zhanjiang Ocean Sciences and Technologies Research Co. LTD, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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Chen J, Yang S, Liang S, Lu F, Long K, Zhang X. In vitro synergistic effects of three enzymes from Bacillus subtilis CH-1 on keratin decomposition. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:159. [PMID: 32206493 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-2143-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Extracellular protease Vpr (Vpr), gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT; EC 2.3.2.2) and glyoxal/methylglyoxal reductase (YvgN; EC 1.1.1.21) are extracellular enzymes involved in feather degradation, which were identified by secretome analyses from an efficient feather-degrading strain Bacillus subtilis CH-1. The encoding sequences corresponding to the three secretory enzymes were cloned into vector pET22b for recombinant expression in Escherichia coli strain BL21 (DE3). Afterward, the proteins containing the C-terminal His-tag were purified using a Ni-IDA column. The optimal temperatures and pH values for protease activity of recombinant Vpr, GGT, and YvgN were identified as 45 °C/pH 7.0, 40 °C/pH 8.0, and 50 °C/pH 6.0 respectively when casein is the substrate. Furthermore, the synergistic effects of the three enzymes were studied using feather powder as substrate. Vpr was the core enzyme to hydrolyze keratin, while GGT and YvgN were coenzymes providing reducing activities for keratin decomposition. The keratinolytic activity was enhanced to about 1.4-folds when YvgN and Vpr applied together in comparison to Vpr alone. And the keratinolytic activity almost reached to 1.5-folds when all the three enzymes were combined to use. The study provides a novel perspective of the mechanism of keratin degradation by microorganisms, and thereby may also be of relevance for the design of an industrial process for enzymatic keratin degradation; however, additional experiments must be done to substantiate this conclusion.
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Adelere IA, Lateef A. Degradation of Keratin Biomass by Different Microorganisms. KERATIN AS A PROTEIN BIOPOLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02901-2_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Isolation of a feather-degrading strain of bacterium from spider gut and the purification and identification of its three key enzymes. Mol Biol Rep 2018; 45:1681-1689. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-018-4311-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Iglesias MS, Sequeiros C, García S, Olivera NL. Newly isolated Bacillus sp. G51 from Patagonian wool produces an enzyme combination suitable for felt-resist treatments of organic wool. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2017; 40:833-842. [PMID: 28224230 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-017-1748-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bacteria from Patagonian Merino wool were isolated to assess their wool-keratinolytic activity and potential for felt-resist treatments. Strains from Bacillus, Exiguobacterium, Deinococcus, and Micrococcus produced wool-degrading enzymes. Bacillus sp. G51 showed the highest wool-keratinolytic activity. LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that G51 secreted two serine proteases belonging to the peptidase family S8 (MEROPS) and a metalloprotease associated with Bacillolysin, along with other enzymes (γ-glutamyltranspeptidase and dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenases) that could be involved in reduction of keratin disulfide bonds. Optimum pH and temperature of G51 proteolytic activity were 9 and 60 °C, respectively. More than 80% of activity was retained in H2O2, Triton X-100, Tween 20, Lipocol OXO650, Teridol B, and β-mercaptoethanol. Treatment of wool top with G51 enzyme extract caused a decrease in wool felting tendency without significant weight loss (<1.5%). Sparse work has so far been performed to investigate suitable keratinases for the organic wool sector. This eco-friendly treatment based on a new enzyme combination produced by a wild bacterium has potential for meeting the demands of organic wool processing which bans the use of hazardous chemicals and genetic engineering.
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- Martín S Iglesias
- Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC-CCT CENPAT-CONICET), Blvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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- Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR-CCT CENPAT- CONICET), Blvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
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- Centro INTI-CHUBUT, Calle G. Lobato 3531, Parque Industrial, Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
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- Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC-CCT CENPAT-CONICET), Blvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.
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Daroit DJ, Brandelli A. A current assessment on the production of bacterial keratinases. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2013; 34:372-84. [DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2013.794768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Li Q, Liu J, Su Y, Yue Q, Gao B. Synthesis and swelling behaviors of semi-IPNs superabsorbent resin based on chicken feather protein. J Appl Polym Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/app.39748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Qian Li
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse; School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shandong University; 250100 Jinan People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse; School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shandong University; 250100 Jinan People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse; School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shandong University; 250100 Jinan People's Republic of China
- School of Mathematic and Quantitative Economics; Shandong University of Finance and Economics; 250100 Jinan People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse; School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shandong University; 250100 Jinan People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse; School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shandong University; 250100 Jinan People's Republic of China
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