Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
Online ISSN : 1347-6947
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Purification of Levan Fructotransferase from Arthrobacter nicotinovorans GS-9 and Production of DFA IV from Levan by the Enzyme
Katsuichi SAITOHiroko GOTOAtsushi YOKOTAFusao TOMITA
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1997 Volume 61 Issue 10 Pages 1705-1709

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A bacterial strain, GS-9, isolated from soil as a levan-degrading microorganism produced an extracellular enzyme that converted levan into DFA IV. This strain was identified as Arthrobacter nicotinovorans. The DFA IV-producing enzyme was specifically induced by levan. The enzyme was purified 60-fold from culture supernatant to give a single band on SDS-PAGE. The molecular weight of this enzyme was 52, 000 by SDS-PAGE and a monomer by gel filtration. The enzyme gave DFA IV as a main product (>75%), and fructose, levanbiose, and two unidentified oligosaccharides as minor products, and was identified as a novel levan fructotransferase.

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