SHORT COMMUNICATION - ENHANCEMENT IN ACTIVITY OF AN INVERTASE FROM THE THERMOPHILIC FUNGUS THERMOMYCES-LANUGINOSUS BY EXOGENOUS PROTEINS

Authors
BASHA SY PALANIVELU P
Citation
Sy. Basha et P. Palanivelu, SHORT COMMUNICATION - ENHANCEMENT IN ACTIVITY OF AN INVERTASE FROM THE THERMOPHILIC FUNGUS THERMOMYCES-LANUGINOSUS BY EXOGENOUS PROTEINS, World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 14(4), 1998, pp. 603-605
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09593993
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
603 - 605
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-3993(1998)14:4<603:SC-EIA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A highly purified invertase from a thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lan uginosus showed enhanced activity when incubated with exogenous protei ns. These proteins also stabilized the invertase when incubated at 50 degrees C, 4 degrees C and -20 degrees C. However, none of these prote ins stabilized the invertase at or above 55 degrees C, the temperature of inactivation. This property was found to be specific for the therm ophilic invertase, as no such activation was observed for the mesophil ic invertases from yeasts.