synthesis |
expression of HepI with the chitin binding domain of Bacillus circulans chitinase A1 as a chitin-affinity tag, and the small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) linker as a solvation enhancer in different fusion sequence. The constructs chitin binding domain-HepI, chitin binding domain-SUMO-HepI, SUMO-chitin binding domain-HepI and chitin binding domain-HepI-SUMO show specific enzyme activities of 1.88, 3.69, 3.44, and 2.73 IU/mg total proteins, respectively, with unfractionated heparin as substrate. Chitin binding domain-SUMO-HepI exhibits the maximum half-life (48 min) at 30°C and best thermostability under 15-50°C. All the fusion enzymes show broad pH-stability in the range of 5.4-9.0 |
Pedobacter heparinus |