Identification and characterization of a chitinase of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a bacterium that is antagonistic towards fungal phytopathogens
A rhizosphere strain of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain MUJ that is strongly antagonistic towards fungal phytopathogens secretes to the culture medium a single form of active chitinolytic enzyme belonging to family 18 of glycosyl hydrolases. The chitinase was purified by a two-stage procedure em...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of bioscience and bioengineering 2012, Vol.113 (1), p.30-35 |
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain MUJ that is strongly antagonistic towards fungal phytopathogens secretes to the culture medium a single form of active chitinolytic enzyme belonging to family 18 of glycosyl hydrolases. The chitinase was purified by a two-stage procedure embracing fractionation with ammonium sulfate and affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme determined by SDS-PAGE was approximately 52
kDa. The enzyme demonstrated highest activity at 45°C and pH 6.8. The enzymatic protein showed considerable thermal stability during 2
h incubation at 45°C. The activity of the enzyme was strongly inhibited in the presence of Hg
2+ and Cu
2+. By applying mass spectrometry analysis, the peptides derived from the purified chitinase were assigned to amino acid sequences of the type ChiA chitinases synthesized by
Stenotrophomonas bacteria. The purified enzyme inhibited the growth of fungal phytopathogens belonging to the genera
Fusarium,
Rhizoctonia and
Alternaria. |
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ISSN: | 1389-1723 1347-4421 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.08.023 |