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Purification and characterization of extracellular tannin acyl hydrolase from Aspergillus heteromorphus MTCC 8818

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A tannase (E.C. 3.1.1.20) producing fungal strain was isolated from soil and identified as Aspergillus heteromorphus MTCC 8818. Maximum tannase production was achieved on Czapek Dox minimal medium containing 1% tannic acid at a pH of 4.5 and 30°C after 48 h incubation. The crude enzyme was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and ion exchange chromatography. Diethylaminoethyl-cellulose column chromatography led to an overall purification of 39.74-fold with a yield of 19.29%. Optimum temperature and pH for tannase activity were 50°C and 5.5 respectively. Metal ions such as Ca2+, Fe2+, Cu1+, and Cu2+ increased tannase activity, whereas Hg2+, Na1+, K1+, Zn2+, Ag1+, Mg2+, and Cd2+ acted as enzyme inhibitors. Various organic solvents such as isopropanol, isoamyl alcohol, benzene, methanol, ethanol, toluene, and glycerol also inhibited enzyme activity. Among the surfactants and chelators studied, Tween 20, Tween 80, Triton X-100, EDTA, and 1, 10-o-phenanthrolein inhibited tannase activity, whereas sodium lauryl sulfate enhanced tannase activity at 1% (w/v).

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  1. Department of Bio and Nano Technology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, 125-001, India

    Vinod Chhokar, Vikas Beniwal, Anil Kumar & J. S. Rana

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, 125-055, India

    Seema & Raj Kumar Salar

  3. Department of Biotechnology, F.G.M. Govt. College, Adampur, 125-052, India

    K. S. Nehra

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Chhokar, V., Seema, Beniwal, V. et al. Purification and characterization of extracellular tannin acyl hydrolase from Aspergillus heteromorphus MTCC 8818. Biotechnol Bioproc E 15, 793–799 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12257-010-0058-3

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