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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2000, p. 3058-3064, Vol. 66, No. 7
Biochemical Research Laboratory, Ezaki Glico
Co., Ltd., Utajima 4-6-5, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
555-8502,1 and Fundamental Research
Laboratories, NEC Corporation, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-0841,2 Japan
Received 25 February 2000/Accepted 18 April 2000
We constructed two types of chimeric enzymes, Ch1 Amy and Ch2 Amy.
Ch1 Amy consisted of a catalytic domain of Bacillus
subtilis X-23
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Introduction of Raw Starch-Binding Domains into
Bacillus subtilis
-Amylase by Fusion with the
Starch-Binding Domain of Bacillus Cyclomaltodextrin
Glucanotransferase
-amylase (Ba-S) and the raw starch-binding
domain (domain E) of Bacillus A2-5a cyclomaltodextrin
glucanotransferase (A2-5a CGT). Ch2 Amy consisted of Ba-S and D
(function unknown) plus E domains of A2-5a CGT. Ch1 Amy acquired raw
starch-binding and -digesting abilities which were not present in the
catalytic part (Ba-S). Furthermore, the specific activity of Ch1 Amy
was almost identical when enzyme activity was evaluated on a molar
basis. Although Ch2 Amy exhibited even higher raw starch-binding and -digesting abilities than Ch1 Amy, the specific activity was lower than
that of Ba-S. We did not detect any differences in other enzymatic
characteristics (amylolytic pattern, transglycosylation ability,
effects of pH, and temperature on stability and activity) among Ba-S,
Ch1 Amy, and Ch2 Amy.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Biochemical
Research Laboratory, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd., Utajima 4-6-5, Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka 555-8502, Japan. Phone: 81-6-6477-8425. Fax:
81-6-6477-8362. E-mail: kuriki-takashi{at}glico.co.jp.
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