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Isolation and production of thermostable α-amylase from thermophilic Anoxybacillus sp. KP1 from Diyadin hot spring in Ağri, Turkey

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A novel amylolytic enzyme producing thermophilic bacterial strain KP1 from the Diyadin hot spring water in Ağri, Turkey, was isolated in the present study. Phylogenetic analysis based on the partial 16S rRNA gene, biochemical and physiological tests revealed that the strain KP1 belongs to the genus Anoxybacillus. The pH and temperature optima for the α-amylase production by Anoxybacillus sp. KP1 were 8.0 and 50°C, respectively, where the maximum growth was obtained at the 28th hour of incubation and the highest α-amylase activity was obtained at the 40th hour of incubation (8979.6 U/mL). The optimum pH and temperature for the enzyme activity were 8.0 and 60°C, respectively. The maximum α-amylase production was secreted in the presence of 2% (w/v) soluble starch (10837.7 U/mL). Among the various organic and inorganic nitrogen sources tested, while keeping the beef extract concentration constant, casamino acid (14310.6 U/mL), urea (14126 U/mL), and tryptone (13217.2 U/mL) at a concentration of 2% gave the maximum α-amylase production. The enzyme activity was enhanced in the presence of 1.5 mM Mn2+ (123%), whereas it was strongly inhibited 1.5 mM by Hg2+. Inhibition by 89% was obtained also with sodium dodecyl sulphate (1%). The enzyme was found to be relatively stable at a range of pH and temperature.

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Abbreviations

BMA, BMB and BMC:

basal medium A, B and C, respectively

SD:

standard deviation

SDS:

sodium dodecyl sulphate

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Matpan Bekler, F., Güven, K. Isolation and production of thermostable α-amylase from thermophilic Anoxybacillus sp. KP1 from Diyadin hot spring in Ağri, Turkey. Biologia 69, 419–427 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-014-0343-2

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