Ih. Pan et al., Effective extraction and purification of beta-xylosidase from Trichoderma koningii fermentation culture by aqueous two-phase partitioning, ENZYME MICR, 28(2-3), 2001, pp. 196-201
Effective extraction of protein from bulk medium is an important technique
in bioresearch. In the present study, we describe an extracellular beta -xy
losidase from the fermentation supernatant of Trichoderma koningii G-39 tha
t was successfully extracted and purified simultaneously in a single step b
y using an aqueous two-phase partitioning method. This two-phase system was
prepared by dissolving suitable amount of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and
sodium dihydrogenphosphate (NaH2PO4) in aqueous solution. beta -Xylosidase
was recovered with high yield and high concentration in the bottom salt-ric
h phase when 25% (w/v) PEG 1500 and 20-25% (w/v) NaH2PO4 were applied. Base
d on a 1-liter scale extraction, the purity of the enzyme was enhanced at l
east 33-fold. The total activity increased 422% in comparison with that in
the untreated filtrate. The effectiveness and simplicity may make this tech
nique potentially useful in various applications. The transxylosylation act
ivity of the enzyme purified by this technique was also investigated. (C) 2
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