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A novel fibrinolytic enzyme from Rhizopus chinensis 12 was purified through ammonium sulfate precipitation, hydrophobic interaction, ionic exchange, and gel filtration chromatography. The purification protocol resulted in a 893-fold purification of the enzyme, with a final yield of 42.6%. The apparent molecular weight of the enzyme was 18.0 kDa, determined by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and 16.6 kDa by gel filtration chromatography, which revealed a monomeric form of the enzyme. The isoelectric point of the enzyme estimated by isoelectric focusing electrophoresis was 8.5±0.1. The enzyme hydrolyzed fibrin. It cleaved the α, β, and γ chains of fibrinogen simultaneously, and it also hydrolyzed casein and N-succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-pNA. The enzyme had an optimal temperature of 45°C, and an optimal pH of 10.5. EDTA, PCMB, and PMSF inhibited the activity of the enzyme, and SBTI, Lys, TPCK, and Aprotinine had no obvious inhibition, which suggested that the activity center of the enzyme had hydrosulfuryl and metal. The first 12 amino acids of the N-terminal sequence of the enzyme were S-V-S-E-I-Q-L-M-H-N-L-G and had no homology with that of other fibrinolytic enzyme from other microbes.
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This work was supported by Nature Science Fund of Tianjin City (023803411), the Nature Science Fund of Heilongjiang Province (D0228), and a teacher fund of Heilongjiang Province Education Bureau.
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Xiao-lan, L., Lian-xiang, D., Fu-ping, L. et al. Purification and characterization of a novel fibrinolytic enzyme from Rhizopus chinensis 12. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 67, 209–214 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-004-1846-5
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