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A novel fibrinolytic enzyme subtilisin FS33 was purified from Bacillus subtilis DC33, isolated from a traditional flavour-rich food in China. The purified subtilisin FS33 was a single chain protein with a molecular mass of 30 kDa measured by SDS-PAGE. After activated SDS-PAGE, the enzyme band exhibited strong fibrinolytic activity on the fibrin plate. Subtilisin FS33 was temperature-stable below 60°C over the pH range 5–12, with a maximum activity at pH 8.0, but the activity completely disappeared after 10 min above 65°C. The NH2-terminal amino acid sequence of the enzyme was different from that of other known fibrinolytic enzymes, such as NK, CK, SMCE, KA38, subtilisin E, subtilisin DFE and Katsuwokinase. The amidolytic activities of subtilisin FS33 were inhibited completely by phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) and soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI). EDTA did not affect the enzyme activity, and none of the ions tested activated the activity. Therefore, the enzyme was thought to be a subtilisin-like serine protease. The enzyme degraded the Bβ-chains of fibrin(ogen) very rapidly and then degraded the Aα-chain and at least five fragments from fibrin(ogen) were obtained after hydrolysis. Subtilisin FS33 was also able to cleave blood clots in the absence of endogenous fibrinolytic factors.
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We thank Prof. Rob Nout (Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands) for assistance in revision of the manuscript and helpful suggestions.
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Wang, C., Ji, B., Li, B. et al. Enzymatic properties and identification of a fibrinolytic serine protease purified from Bacillus subtilis DC33. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 22, 1365–1371 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-006-9184-7
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