Production, purification and characterization of a salt-tolerant thermostable cellulase from a marine Bacillus sp. strain
A salt-tolerant cellulase secreted by a marine Bacillus sp. SR22 strain with wide resistance to temperature and pH was isolated and characterized. The 37.35 kDa endoglucanase named as Bc22Cel was purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation, gel filtration chromatography and extraction from the gel after non-reducing sodium dodecylsufate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The optimal pH value and temperature of Bc22Cel were 6.5 and 60 °C, respectively. The purified Bc22Cel showed a considerable halophilic property being able to maintain more than 70% of residual activity even when pre-incubated with 1.5 M NaCl for 1 hour. Kinetic analysis of purified enzyme showed the Km and Vmax to be 0,3953 nmol ml-1 and 0,0167 μmol ml-1 min-1, respectively. Taking together, the present data indicates the Bc22Cel as a potential and useful candidate for industrial applications.
Sugarcane bagasse-degrading bacteria,Thermostable enzymes, Bioprocessing