将来源于Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora ASY5菌株的κ-卡拉胶酶基因克隆到载体pET-28a上并转化到大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达。克隆得到的κ-卡拉胶酶基因序列全长1194bp,编码一个由398个氨基酸残基细成的蛋白酶,该蛋白酶的分子量为48ku,结构域分析表明该κ-卡拉酶符合GH16家族的特点。对重组κ-卡拉胶酶的酶学性质进行考察:重组κ-卡拉胶酶只能够专一性的降解肛卡拉胶;该酶的最适温度和pH分别是55℃和pH9.0,重组酶在40℃保温1h可保持95.0%的活性,在45℃保温1h残余酶活与对照比较仍保留60.0%,在pH8.0-10.0的缓冲液中处理30min,仍能保持80%以上的酶活力,低浓度的Na^+和K^+以及1mmol/L的Sn^2+、Fe^3+、EDTA、DTT、Tween-20、Tween-80和Triton X-100、β-mercaptoethanol、SDS、Urea对重组酶活具有显著的促进作用;而高浓度的Na+和心以及1mmol/L的Cd^2+、Ba^2+、Mg^+、Fe^2+、Ca^2+对重组酶活性有不同程度的抑制作用。
A κ-carrageenase gene from the bacterium Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora ASY5 was cloned into a pET-28a expression vector and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The length of the obtained x-carrageenase gene sequence after cloning was 1194 base pairs (bp), and this gene encoded a protease (molecular weight: 48 ku) composed of 398 amino acid (AA) residues. Based on domain analysis, this κ-carmgeenase belonged to the GH16 glycohydrolase family. The enzymatic properties of the recombinant κ-carrageenase were studied, and this enzyme specifically degraded κ-carmgeenan. The results also indicated that the optimal temperature and pH for the enzyme were 55 ℃ and pH 9.0, respectively. The recombinant κ-carmgeenase retained more than 95.0% and 60.0% of the maximum enzymatic activity after 1 h of incubation at 40 ℃ and below 45 ℃, respectively, and retained more than 80.0% of the maximum enzymatic activity after 30 min of incubation at a pH range of 8.0-10,0. The activity of the recombinant enzyme was significantly promoted at low concentrations of Na^+ and K^+, and 1 mmol/L Sn^2+, Fe^3+, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), dithiothreitol (DTT), Tween-20, Tween-80, Triton X-100, fl-mercaptoethanol, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and urea. The enzymatic activity was inhibited to various degrees by high concentrations of Na^+ and K^+ and 1 mmol/L Cd^2+, Ba^2+, Mg^2+, Fe^2+, and Ca^2+.