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. 1996 Apr;62(4):1475–1477. doi: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1475-1477.1996

Purification and characterization of microbial gellan lyase.

W Hashimoto 1, T Inose 1, H Nakajima 1, N Sato 1, S Kimura 1, K Murata 1
PMCID: PMC167921  PMID: 8919816

Abstract

Gellan lyase was purified from the culture fluid of soil samples incubated in a medium containing gellan as a sole carbon source. The enzyme was a monomer with a molecular mass of 140 kDa and was most active at pH 7.5 and 45 degrees C. The enzyme was highly specific to gellan and lowered the viscosity of the polymer.

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