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Ichikawa T, Tanaka M, Watanabe T, Zhan S, Watanabe A, Shintani T, Gomi K. Crucial role of the intracellular α-glucosidase MalT in the activation of the transcription factor AmyR essential for amylolytic gene expression in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2021; 85:2076-2083. [PMID: 34245563 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbab125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We examined the role of the intracellular α-glucosidase gene malT, which is part of the maltose-utilizing cluster (MAL cluster) together with malR and malP, in amylolytic gene expression in Aspergillus oryzae. malT disruption severely affected fungal growth on medium containing maltose or starch. Furthermore, the transcription level of the α-amylase gene was significantly reduced by malT disruption. Given that the transcription factor AmyR responsible for amylolytic gene expression is activated by isomaltose converted from maltose incorporated into the cells, MalT may have transglycosylation activity that converts maltose to isomaltose. Indeed, transglycosylated products such as isomaltose/maltotriose and panose were generated from the substrate maltose by MalT purified from a malT-overexpressing strain. The results of this study, taken together, suggests that MalT plays a pivotal role in AmyR activation via its transglycosylation activity that converts maltose to the physiological inducer isomaltose.
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- Takanori Ichikawa
- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan.,Laboratory of Fermentation Microbiology, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572, Japan
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Pham NTK, Le NL. Effects of α-amylase and wheatgrass supplement on fermentation process, textural, antioxidant and sensory properties of steamed white honeycomb cakes. JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11694-021-00858-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tanaka M, Gomi K. Induction and Repression of Hydrolase Genes in Aspergillus oryzae. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:677603. [PMID: 34108952 PMCID: PMC8180590 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.677603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae, also known as yellow koji mold, produces high levels of hydrolases such as amylolytic and proteolytic enzymes. This property of producing large amounts of hydrolases is one of the reasons why A. oryzae has been used in the production of traditional Japanese fermented foods and beverages. A wide variety of hydrolases produced by A. oryzae have been used in the food industry. The expression of hydrolase genes is induced by the presence of certain substrates, and various transcription factors that regulate such expression have been identified. In contrast, in the presence of glucose, the expression of the glycosyl hydrolase gene is generally repressed by carbon catabolite repression (CCR), which is mediated by the transcription factor CreA and ubiquitination/deubiquitination factors. In this review, we present the current knowledge on the regulation of hydrolase gene expression, including CCR, in A. oryzae.
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- Mizuki Tanaka
- Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory, School of Food and Nutritional Science, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Fermentation Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Bellaouchi R, Abouloifa H, Rokni Y, Hasnaoui A, Ghabbour N, Hakkou A, Bechchari A, Asehraou A. Characterization and optimization of extracellular enzymes production by Aspergillus niger strains isolated from date by-products. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2021; 19:50. [PMID: 33788044 PMCID: PMC8012474 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-021-00145-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND This work aims to study the optimal conditions of the fermentation culture medium used for the production of extracellular enzymes (amylase, cellulase, lipase, and protease) from previously isolated Aspergillus niger strains in date by-products. RESULTS The five most powerful isolates selected based on the zone of degradation formed on Petri plates by the substrate were subjected to the quantitative evaluation of their enzymatic production. All five strains showed almost similar API-ZYM profiles, with minor variations observed at the level of some specific enzyme expression. The production of cellulase and amylase was depending on pH and incubation temperatures. ASP2 strain demonstrated the high production rate of amylase (at pH 5 and 30 °C) and cellulase (at pH 6 and 30 °C) for 96 h of incubation. CONCLUSION The A. niger showed the ability to produce several extracellular enzymes and can be used in the valorization of different agroindustrial residues.
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- Reda Bellaouchi
- Laboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, Ethnopharmacology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, 60 000, Oujda, Morocco.
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- Laboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, Ethnopharmacology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, 60 000, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, Ethnopharmacology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, 60 000, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, Ethnopharmacology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, 60 000, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, Ethnopharmacology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, 60 000, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, Ethnopharmacology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, 60 000, Oujda, Morocco
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- National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA), Oujda Center, 60 000, Oujda, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, Ethnopharmacology and Health, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed Premier University, 60 000, Oujda, Morocco
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Gomi K. Regulatory mechanisms for amylolytic gene expression in the koji mold Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2019; 83:1385-1401. [PMID: 31159661 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1625265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The koji mold Aspergillus oryzae has been used in traditional Japanese food and beverage fermentation for over a thousand years. Amylolytic enzymes are important in sake fermentation, wherein production is induced by starch or malto-oligosaccharides. This inducible production requires at least two transcription activators, AmyR and MalR. Among amylolytic enzymes, glucoamylase GlaB is produced exclusively in solid-state culture and plays a critical role in sake fermentation owing to its contribution to glucose generation from starch. A recent study demonstrated that glaB gene expression is regulated by a novel transcription factor, FlbC, in addition to AmyR in solid-state culture. Amylolytic enzyme production is generally repressed by glucose due to carbon catabolite repression (CCR), which is mediated by the transcription factor CreA. Modifying CCR machinery, including CreA, can improve amylolytic enzyme production. This review focuses on the role of transcription factors in regulating A. oryzae amylolytic gene expression.
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- Katsuya Gomi
- a Laboratory of Fermentation Microbiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science , Tohoku University , Sendai , Japan
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Konno Y, Suzuki K, Tanaka M, Shintani T, Gomi K. Chaperone complex formation of the transcription factor MalR involved in maltose utilization and amylolytic enzyme production in Aspergillus oryzae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2018. [PMID: 29517411 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2018.1447359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The Zn2Cys6-type transcription factor MalR controls the expression of maltose-utilizing (MAL) cluster genes and the production of amylolytic enzymes in Aspergillus oryzae. In the present study, we demonstrated that MalR formed a complex with Hsp70 and Hsp90 chaperones under non-inducing conditions similar to the yeast counterpart Mal63 and that the complex was released from the chaperone complex after the addition of the inducer maltose. The MalR protein was constitutively localized in the nucleus and mutation in both the putative nuclear localization signals (NLSs) located in the zinc finger motif and the C-terminal region resulted in the loss of nuclear localization. This result indicated the involvement of NSLs in the MalR nuclear localization. However, mutation in both NLSs did not affect the dissociation mode of the MalR-Hsp70/Hsp90 complex, suggesting that MalR activation induced by maltose can occur regardless of its intracellular localization.
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- Yui Konno
- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Genomics, Department of Bioindustrial Informatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Homaei A, Ghanbarzadeh M, Monsef F. Biochemical features and kinetic properties of α-amylases from marine organisms. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 83:306-14. [PMID: 26657843 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.11.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Marine organisms have the ability of producing enzymes with unique properties compared to those of the same enzymes from terrestrial organisms. α-Amylases are among the most important extracellular enzymes found in various groups of organisms such as plants, animals and microorganisms. They play important roles in their carbohydrates metabolism of each organism. Microbial production of α-amylases is more effective than other sources of the enzyme. Many microorganisms are known to produce α-amylase including bacteria, yeasts, fungi and actinomycetes. However, enzymes from fungal and bacterial sources have dominated applications in industrial sectors. This review deals with what is known about the kinetics, biochemical properties and applications of these enzymes that have only been found in them and not in other α-amylases, and discussing their mechanistic and regulatory implications.
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- Ahmad Homaei
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science, Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science, Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Purification, biochemical characterization and application of α-amylase produced by Aspergillus oryzae IFO-30103. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ghosh B, Ray RR. Induction and carbon catabolite repression of isoamylase production in Rhizopus oryzae PR7. Microbiology (Reading) 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261714020088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Induction of glucoamylase production by non-starchy carbohydrates inAspergillus terreus. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 6:19-22. [PMID: 24429884 DOI: 10.1007/bf01225349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/1989] [Accepted: 08/04/1989] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Glucoamylase production inAspergillus terreus was induced, in order, by glucose, cellobiose, sorbitol, sucrose, α-methyl mannoside and α-methyl glucoside. Optimal induction was at 38°C, pH 4.0 and with 8 mg glucose/ml. Cycloheximide at 10 μg/ml completely inhibited induction indicatingde novo protein synthesis was involved in induction of glucoamylase.
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Effect of Aspergillus oryzae CBS 819.72 α-amylase on rheological dough properties and bread quality. Biologia (Bratisl) 2013. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-013-0233-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This article surveys methods for the enzymatic conversion of starch, involving hydrolases and nonhydrolyzing enzymes, as well as the role of microorganisms producing such enzymes. The sources of the most common enzymes are listed. These starch conversions are also presented in relation to their applications in the food, pharmaceutical, pulp, textile, and other branches of industry. Some sections are devoted to the fermentation of starch to ethanol and other products, and to the production of cyclodextrins, along with the properties of these products. Light is also shed on the enzymes involved in the digestion of starch in human and animal organisms. Enzymatic processes acting on starch are useful in structural studies of the substrates and in understanding the characteristics of digesting enzymes. One section presents the application of enzymes to these problems. The information that is included covers the period from the early 19th century up to 2009.
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Sharma A, Satyanarayana T. Microbial acid-stable α-amylases: Characteristics, genetic engineering and applications. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2012.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Production, purification and characterization of two α-amylase isoforms from a newly isolated Aspergillus Oryzae strain S2. Process Biochem 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Effects of microbial fermentation of soybean on growth performances, phosphorus availability, and antioxidant activity in diets for juvenile olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Food Sci Biotechnol 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10068-010-0227-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Bayindirli A, Özilgen M, Ungan S. Kinetic Analysis ofAspergillus oryzaeCultivations on Starch. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/10242429109014856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- A. Bayindirli
- Food Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey
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- Food Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey
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- Food Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey
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Hyperthermostable, Ca(2+)-independent, and high maltose-forming alpha-amylase production by an extreme thermophile Geobacillus thermoleovorans: whole cell immobilization. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2009; 159:464-77. [PMID: 19280125 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-009-8587-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 02/19/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The synthesis of extracellular alpha-amylase in Geobacillus thermoleovorans was constitutive. The enzyme was secreted in metabolizable carbon sources as well as non-metabolizable synthetic analogues of glucose, but the titers were higher in the former than that in the latter. G. thermoleovorans is a fast-growing facultatively anaerobic bacterium that grows under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions and produces an extracellular amylolytic enzyme alpha-amylase with the by-product of lactic acid. G. thermoleovorans is a rich source of various novel thermostable biocatalysts for different industrial applications. alpha-Amylase synthesis was subject to catabolite repression in the presence of high concentrations of glucose. The addition of cAMP to the medium containing glucose did not result in the repression of alpha-amylase synthesis. The addition of maltose (1%) to the starch arginine medium resulted in a twofold enhancement in enzyme titers. Polyurethane foam (PUF)-immobilized cells secreted alpha-amylase, which was higher than that with the free cells. PUF appeared to be a better matrix for immobilization of the thermophilic bacterium than the other commonly used matrices. The repeated use of PUF-immobilized cells was possible over 15 cycles with a sustained alpha-amylase secretion. The use of this enzyme in starch saccharification eliminates the addition of Ca(2+) in starch liquefaction and its subsequent removal by ion exchangers from the product streams.
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Kammoun R, Naili B, Bejar S. Application of a statistical design to the optimization of parameters and culture medium for alpha-amylase production by Aspergillus oryzae CBS 819.72 grown on gruel (wheat grinding by-product). BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2008; 99:5602-5609. [PMID: 18180155 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2006] [Revised: 10/22/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The production optimization of alpha-amylase (E.C.3.2.1.1) from Aspergillus oryzae CBS 819.72 fungus, using a by-product of wheat grinding (gruel) as sole carbon source, was performed with statistical methodology based on three experimental designs. The optimisation of temperature, agitation and inoculum size was attempted using a Box-Behnken design under the response surface methodology. The screening of nineteen nutrients for their influence on alpha-amylase production was achieved using a Plackett-Burman design. KH(2)PO(4), urea, glycerol, (NH(4))(2)SO(4), CoCl(2), casein hydrolysate, soybean meal hydrolysate, MgSO(4) were selected based on their positive influence on enzyme formation. The optimized nutrients concentration was obtained using a Taguchi experimental design and the analysis of the data predicts a theoretical increase in the alpha-amylase expression of 73.2% (from 40.1 to 151.1 U/ml). These conditions were validated experimentally and revealed an enhanced alpha-amylase yield of 72.7%.
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- Radhouane Kammoun
- Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax, Laboratoire d'Enzymes et Métabolites des Procaryotes, Route de sidi Mansour km 4, BP"K" 3038 Sfax, Tunisia.
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Bhanja T, Rout S, Banerjee R, Bhattacharyya BC. Comparative profiles of alpha-amylase production in conventional tray reactor and GROWTEK bioreactor. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2007; 30:369-76. [PMID: 17573554 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-007-0133-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2007] [Accepted: 05/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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GROWTEK bioreactor was used as modified solid-state fermentor to circumvent many of the problems associated with the conventional tray reactors for solid-state fermentation (SSF). Aspergillus oryzae IFO-30103 produced very high levels of alpha-amylase by modified solid-state fermentation (mSSF) compared to SSF carried out in enamel coated metallic trays utilizing wheat bran as substrate. High alpha-amylase yield of 15,833 U g(-1) dry solid in mSSF were obtained when the fungus were cultivated at an initial pH of 6.0 at 32 degrees C for 54 h whereas alpha-amylase production in SSF reached its maxima (12,899 U g(-1) dry solid ) at 30 degrees C after 66 h of incubation. With the supplementation of 1% NaNO(3), the maximum activity obtained was 19,665 U g(-1) dry solid (24% higher than control) in mSSF, whereas, in SSF maximum activity was 15,480 U g(-1) dry solid in presence of 0.1% Triton X-100 (20% higher than the control).
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- Tapati Bhanja
- Microbial Biotechnology and Downstream Processing Laboratory, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
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Prakasham RS, Rao CS, Sarma PN. Green gram husk--an inexpensive substrate for alkaline protease production by Bacillus sp. in solid-state fermentation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2006; 97:1449-54. [PMID: 16140528 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2005] [Revised: 07/19/2005] [Accepted: 07/21/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Alkaline protease production under solid-state fermentation was investigated using isolated alkalophilic Bacillus sp. Among all agro-industrial waste material evaluated, green gram husk supported maximum protease production. Solid material particle size regulated the enzyme production and yield was improved with the supplementation of carbon and nitrogen sources to the solid medium. Optimum enzyme production was achieved with 1.5% maltose and 2.0% yeast extract with 371% increase than control. Glucose did not repressed enzyme production but inorganic nitrogen sources showed little negative impact. The physiological fermentation factors such as pH of the medium (pH 9.0), moisture content (140%), incubation time (60 h) and inoculum level played a vital role in alkaline protease production. The enzyme production was found to be associated with the growth of the bacterial culture.
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- R S Prakasham
- Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Center, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad.
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Angelova MB, Pashova SB, Slokoska LS. Comparison of antioxidant enzyme biosynthesis by free and immobilized Aspergillus niger cells*. Enzyme Microb Technol 2000; 26:544-549. [PMID: 10771058 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(00)00138-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Effect of immobilization on antioxidant enzyme synthesis by growing and non-growing cell culture of Aspergillus niger 26 was studied. Entrapped cells showed a greater than 1.5-fold increase in the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and a moderate elevation in catalase activity. The immobilization did not cause changes in the spectrum of SOD isoenzymes. The observed increase in SOD activity required de novo synthesis of this enzyme, because it was suppressed by inhibitors of the transcription and translation. The addition of various viscous substances (agar, Na-alginate and pectin) stimulated the SOD synthesis. Despite these results, it was found that the changes in SOD activity are induced in response to growth in the state of immobilization rather than to presence of alginate. Immobilized A. niger cells exhibited about a 4- to 5-fold higher level of cyanide-resistant respiration. This latter phenomenon might use as an indicator of intracellular oxy-intermediate generation in cell culture growing under stress conditions. The results are discussed relative to association between physiological stress caused by immobilization and oxidative stress.
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- MB Angelova
- Department of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Academician G. Bonchev Str., 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Induction of polymethylgalacturonase biosynthesis by immobilized cells of Aspergillus niger 26. Enzyme Microb Technol 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(98)00152-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rádis-Baptista G, Valdivia DNU, Abrahão-Neto J. Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate biosynthesis and regulation of carbohydrate metabolism inAspergillus oryzae. Can J Microbiol 1998. [DOI: 10.1139/w97-129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The biosynthesis and role of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (Fru-2,6-P2) in carbohydrate metabolism during induction of an amylolytic system in Aspergillus oryzae was studied. Fluctuations in Fru-2,6-P2were not dependent on the external glucose concentration during induction, whereas the level of Fru-2,6-P2increased significantly when the oxygen concentration was diminished. Phosphofructokinase II (PFK II) of A. oryzae was sensitive to phosphorylation in vitro by the catalytic subunit of cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase, which increased the Vmax(twofold), although the Km(0.7 mM) remained unchanged. Phosphofructokinase I was neither activated by micromolar Fru-2,6-P2nor inhibited by high ATP concentrations. The activity of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) was subject to strong inhibition by Fru-2,6-P2. Addition of glucose to cultures under gluconeogenic conditions caused a decrease of approximately 40% in the FBPase activity within 4 min. These results indicate that the effect of Fru-2,6-P2in A. oryzae could preferentially control gluconeogenesis. The addition of 0.1 M glucose under gluconeogenic culture conditions also showed that Fru-2,6-P2fluctuations appeared to be, at least in short term, more closely related to temporal changes in the hexose-6-phosphate concentration.Key words: Aspergillus oryzae; fructose-2,6-bisphosphate; phosphofructokinase II (PFK II); cyclic AMP; gluconeogenesis control.
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Angelova MB, Genova LK, Pashova SB, Slokoska LS. Induction of superoxide dismutase synthesis in Humicola lutea 110 by pentachlorophenol. Can J Microbiol 1996. [DOI: 10.1139/m96-154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pentachlorophenol (PCP) caused a rapid and pronounced increase in the rate of biosynthesis of the superoxide dismutase (SOD) in fungal strain Humicola lutea 110. Mn-containing SOD (Mn-SOD) was mainly responsible for modulating total cell SOD. The kinetics of SOD synthesis in the presence of PCP demonstrated the induction model of enzyme formation. This model was also supported by deinduction experiments, because the removal of the PCP was followed by a marked decrease in SOD activity. PCP also caused a moderate induction of catalase. The concentrations, which were effective in inducing the Mn-SOD, increased the cyanide-resistant respiration. It seems likely that PCP increased the rate of intracellular production of superoxide [Formula: see text]. Addition of inhibitors of transcription and translation to cultures in the presence of inducer (PCP) inhibited further accumulation of SOD activity. These data suggest that PCP, probably by the increase of [Formula: see text] content, accelerates new enzyme synthesis in fungal strain Humicola lutea 110.Key words: superoxide dismutase, superoxide, induction, pentachlorophenol, fungi, Humicola lutea.
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Khoo SL, Amirul AA, Kamaruzaman M, Nazalan N, Azizan MN. Purification and characterization of alpha-amylase from Aspergillus flavus. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 1994; 39:392-8. [PMID: 7729774 DOI: 10.1007/bf02814445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Aspergillus flavus produced approximately 50 U/mL of amylolytic activity when grown in liquid medium with raw low-grade tapioca starch as substrate. Electrophoretic analysis of the culture filtrate showed the presence of only one amylolytic enzyme, identified as an alpha-amylase as evidenced by (i) rapid loss of color in iodine-stained starch and (ii) production of a mixture of glucose, maltose, maltotriose and maltotetraose as starch digestion products. The enzyme was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and ion-exchange chromatography and was found to be homogeneous on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The purified enzyme had a molar mass of 52.5 +/- 2.5 kDa with an isoelectric point at pH 3.5. The enzyme was found to have maximum activity at pH 6.0 and was stable in a pH range from 5.0 to 8.5. The optimum temperature for the enzyme was 55 degrees C and it was stable for 1 h up to 50 degrees C. The Km and V for gelatinized tapioca starch were 0.5 g/L and 108.67 mumol reducing sugars per mg protein per min, respectively.
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- S L Khoo
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
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Regulation of α-amylase formation inAspergillus oryzae andAspergillus nidulans transformants. Curr Microbiol 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01577242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tada S, Gomi K, Kitamoto K, Takahashi K, Tamura G, Hara S. Construction of a fusion gene comprising the Taka-amylase A promoter and the Escherichia coli beta-glucuronidase gene and analysis of its expression in Aspergillus oryzae. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1991; 229:301-6. [PMID: 1921978 DOI: 10.1007/bf00272170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Northern blot analysis of glucose-grown and starch-grown mycelia of Aspergillus oryzae RIB40 was conducted using the cloned Taka-amylase A (TAA) gene as a probe. The amount of mRNA homologous to the TAA gene was increased when this fungus was grown with starch as a sole carbon source. In order to analyze the induction mechanism, we inserted the Escherichia coli uidA gene encoding beta-glucuronidase (GUS) down-stream of the TAA promoter and introduced the resultant fusion gene into the A. oryzae genome. Production of a functional GUS protein was induced by starch, but not by glucose. When the effects of various sugars on expression of the fusion gene were examined, the results suggested that the expression of the fusion gene was under control of the TAA gene promoter.
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- S Tada
- Research Institute of Brewing Resources Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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Korman DR, Bayliss FT, Barnett CC, Carmona CL, Kodama KH, Royer TJ, Thompson SA, Ward M, Wilson LJ, Berka RM. Cloning, characterization, and expression of two alpha-amylase genes from Aspergillus niger var. awamori. Curr Genet 1990; 17:203-12. [PMID: 2340591 DOI: 10.1007/bf00312611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Using synthetic oligonucleotide probes, we cloned genomic DNA sequences encoding an alpha-amylase gene from Aspergillus niger var. awamori (A. awamori) on a 5.8 kb EcoRI fragment. Hybridization experiments, using a portion of this cloned fragment to probe DNA from A. awamori, suggested the presence of two alpha-amylase gene copies which were subsequently cloned as 7 kb (designated as amyA) and 4 kb (amyB) HindIII fragments. DNA sequence analysis of the amyA and amyB genes revealed the following: (1) Both genes are arranged as nine exons and eight introns; (2) The nucleotide sequences of amyA and amyB are identical throughout all but the last few nucleotides of their respective coding regions; (3) The amyA and amyB genes from A. awamori share extensive homology (greater than or equal to 98% identity) with the genes encoding Taka-amylase from A. oryzae. In order to test whether both amyA and amyB were functional in the genome, we constructed vectors containing gene fusions of either amyA and amyB to bovine prochymosin cDNA and used these vectors to transform A. awamori. Transformants which contained either the amyA- or amyB-prochymosin gene fusions produced extracellular chymosin, suggesting that both genes are functional.
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- D R Korman
- Genencor, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Reddy PB, Reddy SM. Variability in the production of amylase by three isolates ofMyrothecium roridum. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02814456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Rapid method for converting fungal cells into protoplasts with a high regeneration frequency. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/0147-5975(84)90064-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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