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Cell-associated -amylases of butyrate-producing Firmicute bacteria from the human colon Free

Abstract

Selected butyrate-producing bacteria from the human colon that are related to spp. and showed a good ability to utilize a variety of starches for growth when compared with the Gram-negative amylolytic anaerobe . A major cell-associated amylase of high molecular mass (140–210 kDa) was detected in each strain by SDS-PAGE zymogram analysis, and genes corresponding to these enzymes were analysed for two representative strains. Amy13B from 16/4 is a multi-domain enzyme of 144.6 kDa that includes a family 13 glycoside hydrolase domain, and duplicated family 26 carbohydrate-binding modules. Amy13A (182.4 kDa), from A2-194, also includes a family 13 domain, which is preceded by two repeat units of ∼116 aa rich in aromatic residues, an isoamylase N-terminal domain, a pullulanase-associated domain, and an additional unidentified domain. Both Amy13A and Amy13B have N-terminal signal peptides and C-terminal cell-wall sorting signals, including a modified LPXTG motif similar to that involved in interactions with the cell surface in other Gram-positive bacteria, a hydrophobic transmembrane segment, and a basic C terminus. The overexpressed family 13 domains showed an absolute requirement for Mg or Ca for activity, and functioned as 1,4--glucanohydrolases (-amylases; EC 3.2.1.1). These major starch-degrading enzymes thus appear to be anchored to the cell wall in this important group of human gut bacteria.

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Keyword(s): CBM, carbohydrate-binding module , HA, high-amylose and SP, signal peptide
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Cell-associated α-amylases of butyrate-producing Firmicute bacteria from the human colon
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