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- Title
Exploring a broad spectrum nitrilase from moderately halophilic bacterium Halomonas sp. IIIMB2797 isolated from saline lake.
- Authors
Singh, Rahul Vikram; Sharma, Hitesh; Koul, Anshela; Babu, Vikash
- Abstract
Nitrile hydrolyzing moderate halophilic bacterium Halomonas sp. IIIMB2797 was isolated from Sambhar Lake, India. Maximum cell biomass and nitrilase production were observed at 60 g L−1 NaCl in the production media which confirms its moderate halophilic nature. Nitrilase of Halomonas sp. IIIMB2797 proved to be inducible in nature as maximum activity was observed when valeronitrile was added in the production media. Whole cells of Halomonas sp. IIIMB2797 exhibited broad substrate affinity towards aromatic and aliphatic nitriles. Optimum pH and temperature for nitrilase activity was observed at 7.0 and 45 °C, respectively. Effect of salinity on nitrilase activity was also studied and maximum activity was observed in presence of 50 g L−1NaCl in 0.1 M phosphate buffer of pH 7.0. The interesting feature of the study is that whole cells of Halomonas sp. IIIMB2797 exhibited higher nitrilase activities in presence of organic solvents which may be useful in biotransformation of nitriles to corresponding carboxylic acids for industrial applications.
- Subjects
HALOMONAS (Bacteria); NITRILASES; HALOBACTERIUM; SALT lake ecology; BACTERIAL ecology
- Publication
Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2018, Vol 58, Issue 10, p867
- ISSN
0233-111X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jobm.201800168