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An endo-arabinanase (BLABNase) gene from Bacillus licheniformis DSM13 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the biochemical properties of its encoded enzyme were characterized. The BLABNase gene consists of a single open reading frame of 987 nucleotides that encodes 328 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of about 36 kDa. BLABNase exhibited the highest activity against debranched α-(1,5)-arabinan in 50 mM sodium acetate buffer (pH 6.0) at 55°C. Enzymatic characterization revealed that BLABNase hydrolyzes debranched or linear arabinans with a much higher activity than branched arabinan from sugar beet. Enzymatic hydrolysis pattern analyses demonstrated BLABNase to be a typical endo-(1,5)-α-s-arabinanase (EC 3.2.1.99) that randomly cleaves the internal α-(1,5)-linked L-arabinofuranosyl residues of a branchless arabinan backbone to release arabinotriose mainly, although a small amount of arabino-oligosaccharide intermediates is also liberated. Our results indicated that BLABNase acts preferentially along with the oligosaccharides longer than arabinopentaose, thus enabling the enzymatic production of various arabino-oligosaccharides.
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Park, JM., Jang, MU., Kang, JH. et al. Detailed modes of action and biochemical characterization of endo-arabinanase from Bacillus licheniformis DSM13. J Microbiol. 50, 1041–1046 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-012-2489-3
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