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  • Title: Identification of a novel cyclomaltodextrinase annotated as a neopullulanase in the genome of Bacillus cereus.
    Author: Park BR, MubarakAli D, Kim JW.
    Journal: Arch Microbiol; 2023 Feb 09; 205(3):86. PubMed ID: 36757622.
    Abstract:
    Bacillus cereus is a rod-shaped, gram-positive, motile, and β-hemolytic soil bacterium. B. cereus is an opportunistic pathogen, often responsible for human foodborne illness that is caused by ingestion of starchy foods with symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting. Among the numerous amylolytic enzymes in the genome of the pathogen, the one annotated as a putative neopullulanase (NPase) was cloned and its biochemical properties were characterized in this study. The corresponding gene encoded an enzyme of 586 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 68.25 kDa. The putative NPase shared 43.7-59.2% of identity with NPases, cyclomaltodextrinases (CDases), and maltogenic amylases from various bacteria, but shared very low similarity with other amylolytic enzymes of B. cereus. The optimal pH and temperature of the enzyme was 6.5 and 37 ℃, respectively. The enzyme activity was decreased by the cations tested in this study and completely inhibited by Co2+ and Cu2+. The purified enzyme showed substrate preference in the order of α-CD > β-CD > starch > maltodextrin > γ-CD and hydrolyzed them mainly to maltose. However, it did not hydrolyze maltose, pullulan, and glycogen. The enzyme was designated herein as a CDase of B. cereus (BcCDase). Furthermore, the enzyme could transfer the sugars released from CDs and maltotriose to acceptor molecules. BcCDase was likely to be involved in the maltodextrin metabolism in B. cereus.
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