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The extracellular amylase and protease from Bacillus caldolyticus can be concentrated by ammonium sulfate precipitation after growth on either solid or in liquid media containing starch, glucose, and brain-heart infusion. Using the Diaflo ultrafiltration system with membranes of various permeability, the enzymes could be separated from each other by extensive flushing with buffer. Best results were obtained with the 50–70% ammonium sulfate fraction as starting material, yielding 72% of the total amylase activity in the low molecular weight fraction (UM-10 fraction: 10000–30000), while 54 and 25% respectively of the protease were retained in the two high molecular weight fractions (50000–100000, and more than 100000). Similar results were obtained with the 20–50% ammonium sulfate fraction, while the fraction of 0–20% saturation contained a low molecular weight protease. The native amylase seems to consist of a number of sub-units, which after extensive flushing accumulate in the fraction with an approximate molecular weight between 10000 and 30000. The enzyme could also be precipitated from cell-free liquid media with ammonium sulfate, followed by separation and purification on ultra-filtration cells. According to the specific activity of the UM-10 fractions a 400-fold purification was obtained compared to the amylase activity of the cell-free medium.
Direct concentration and separation from liquid media, omitting ammonium sulfate treatment, was also found to be possible, although prolonged flushing with buffer was necessary to obtain satisfactory separation.
During purification from the ammonium sulfate fractions, amylase activity was found to decrease but could be restored by Ca-ions. At 70°C, a final concentration of 0.5 mM CaCl2, was sufficient for full restoration, while three times that amount was necessary at 80°C. Determination of the K m-values for Ca at different temperatures resulted in an asymptotically increasing curve at temperatures beyond 75°C. Addition of Ca had a pronounced effect on the stability of the amylase at 80°C but not at 90°C. Protease activity and stability was not affected by Ca-ions.
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Grootegoed, J.A., Lauwers, A.M. & Heinen, W. Separation and partial purification of extracellular amylase and protease from Bacillus caldolyticus . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 90, 223–232 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424974
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