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A β-N-acetylglucosaminidase gene (nag3A) from Clostridium paraputrificum M-21 was cloned in Escherichia coli. The nag3A gene consists of an open reading frame of 1,239-bp, encoding 413 amino acids with a deduced molecular weight of 45,531 Da. Nag3A is a single domain enzyme containing a family 3 glycoside hydrolase catalytic domain. Nag3A was purified from recombinant E. coli and characterized. The enzyme hydrolyzed chitooligomers such as di-N-acetylchitobiose, tri-N-acetylchitotriose, tetra-N-acetylchitotetraose, penta-N-acetylchitopentaose, hexa-N-acetylchitohexaose, ball-milled chitin, and synthetic substrates such as 4-methylumbelliferyl N-acetyl β-D-glucosaminide [4-MU-(GlcNAc)], but had no activity at all against p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucoside, p-nitrophenyl-β-D-xyloside, or p-nitrophenyl-β-D-galactosamine. The enzyme was optimally active at 50°C and pH 7.0, and the apparent K m and V max values for 4-MU-(GlcNAc) were 7.9 µM and 21.8 µmol min–1 mg protein–1, respectively. SDS-PAGE, zymogram, and immunological analyses suggested that this enzyme is induced by ball-milled chitin.
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Li, .H., Morimoto, .K., Katagiri, .N. et al. A novel β-N-acetylglucosaminidase of Clostridium paraputrificum M-21 with high activity on chitobiose. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 60, 420–427 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-002-1129-y
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