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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2005.15.6.1013

Cloning of α-Amylase Gene from Unculturable Bacterium Using Cow Rumen Metagenome  

Cho, Soo-Jeong (Laboratory of Microbial Functions, Bioprocess Engineering Division, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology)
Yun-Han-Dae (Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Research Institute of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.15, no.6, 2005 , pp. 1013-1021 More about this Journal
Abstract
The metagenomes of complex microbial communities are rich sources of novel biocatalysts. The gene encoding an extracellular $\alpha$-amylase from a genomic DNA of cow rumen was cloned in Escherichia coli DH5$\alpha$ and sequenced. The $\alpha$-amylase (amyA) gene was 1,893 bp in length, encoding a protein of 631 amino acid residues with calculated molecular weight of 70,734 Da. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be about 71,000 Da by active staining of a SDS-PACE. The enzyme was 21 to $59\%$ sequence identical with other amyloyltic enzymes. The AmyA was optimally active at pH 6.0 and $40\%$. The AmyA had a calculated pI of 5.87. AmyA expressed in E. coli DH5$\alpha$ was enhanced in the presence of $Mg^{2+}$ (20 mM) and $Ca^{2+}$ (30 mM) and inhibited in the presence of $Fe^{2+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$. The origin of amyA gene could not be confirmed by PCR using internal primer of amyA gene from extracted genomic DNA of 49 species rumen culturable bacteria so far. An amyh is supposed to obtained from unculturable rumen bacterium in cow rumen environment.
Keywords
Rumen metagenome; amyA; Unculturable bacterium; Starch-SDS-PAGE;
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