Short Communication: Purification and Properties of a Glucose-Forming Amylase of Lactobacillus Brevis
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Date
1995
Authors
Ilori, M.O
Amund, O.O
Omidiji, O.
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Publisher
Rapid Science Publishers
Abstract
An extracellular glucose-forming amylase was produced by Lactobacillus brevis isolated from ‘Kagasok tea’. The enzyme was purified 70-fold and had optimal activity at 55 oC and pH 6.5. Its Km value for starch was 0.27 mg ml-1 and its M, was approx. 75,900 Da. The activity of the enzyme was enhanced by Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ or K+ and inhibited by EDTA, KCN, citric acid and L-cysteine.
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Keywords
Amylase , Inhibitors , Purification
Citation
Ilori, M.O, Amund, O.O and Omidiji, O. (1995) Short Communication: Purification and Properties of a Glucose-Forming Amylase of Lactobacillus Brevis. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 11(5)