Characterization of an Alginate Lyase, FlAlyA, from Flavobacterium sp. Strain UMI-01 and Its Expression in Escherichia coli

A major alginate lyase, FlAlyA, was purified from the periplasmic fraction of an alginate-assimilating bacterium, Flavobacterium sp. strain UMI-01. FlAlyA showed a single band of ~30 kDa on SDS-PAGE and exhibited the optimal temperature and pH at 55 °C and pH 7.7, respectively. Analyses for substr...

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Main Authors: Akira Inoue, Kohei Takadono, Ryuji Nishiyama, Kenji Tajima, Takanori Kobayashi, Takao Ojima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/8/4693