## Abstract An extracellular α‐amylase was induced in cultures of __Micrococcus varians__ during growth in a liquid medium containing starch as sole carbon source. Synthesis of this enzyme was repressed by the addition of glucose or fructose to starch metabolizing cells and was induced in a glucose
Purification and properties of α-amylase from Micrococcus varians
✍ Scribed by Dr. Adeyemi I. Adeleye
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 348 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0233-111X
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✦ Synopsis
Purification and properties of a-amylase from Micrococcus variuns ADEYEMI I . ADELEYE i Rcc?ird I 0 .4u</i~s/ 19cYYiArccy,tetl 6 FdJruciry I9901
An extraccllular cx-amylase from Micrococcus ivxinns was partially purified (63 fold) by ammonium sulphate precipitation followed by dialysis and separated by molecular exclusion into three components with molecular weights ranging from approximately 14,000 to 56,000. The amylase had a pH optimum of 7.0 and apparcnt Kin of approximately 0.5 mg ml for starch. The enzyme activity was stimulated by CaZt and MgZ ' ions. Optimum temperature was 45 C while there was a complete absence ofactivity at 70 C in 20 min. Ethylene diaminetetra acetic acid (EDTA) and iodoacetic acid (IA) inhibited the activity of the enzyme.
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