Purification and characterization of cycloinulooligosaccharide fructanotransferase from Paenibacillus sp. Lfos16
The cycloinulo-oligosaccharide fructanotransferase (CFTase) was purified from the cultured medium of Paenibacillus sp. Lfos16 to electrophoretic homogeneity by ammonium sulfate sedimentation, column chromatographies on phenyl-sepharose and DEAE-sepharose. The molecular mass of the enzyme was estimated to be 120 kDa by SDS-PAGE and Native-PAGE, indicating a double-subunit structure. The characterization of CFTase was explored. Maximal activity was observed at 40 ℃ ~ 45 ℃ and pH 7.0. The enzyme was active from pH 5.0 to pH 9.0, at temperatures between 30 and 45 ℃. The catalytic mechanism of CFTase was analyzed and it showed that the CFTase could splite the terminal 6 fructoses from inulin and cyclized them into CFs.