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Two xylanases were isolated and purified from crude culture filtrate of Aspergillus sydowii SBS 45 after 9 days of growth on wheat bran containing 0.5% (w/v) birch wood xylan as the carbon source under solid-state fermentation. After a three-step purification scheme involving ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration chromatography (Sephadex G-200), and anion exchange chromatography (DEAE-Sephadex A-50), xylanase I was purified 93.41 times, and xylanase II was purified 77.40 times with yields of 4.49 and 10.46, respectively. Molecular weights of xylanase I and II were 20.1 and 43 kDa, respectively, in sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Optimum temperature was 50 °C, and optimum pH was 10.0 for both xylanase I and II. The K m value of xylanase I for birch wood xylan was 3.18 mg ml−1 and for oat spelt xylan 6.45 mg ml−1, while the K m value of xylanase II for birch wood xylan was 6.51 mg ml−1 and for oat spelt xylan 7.69 mg ml−1. Metal ions like Al3+, Ba2+, Ca2+, Na+, and Zn2+ enhanced the activity of xylanase I and II at 10 mM concentration. Among the additives, l-tryptophan enhanced the activity of xylanase I and II at 10-, 20-, and 30-mM concentrations. Both xylanases appeared to be glycoproteins.
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We acknowledge the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, for awarding Senior Research Fellowship to Suprabha G. Nair.
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Nair, S.G., Sindhu, R. & Shashidhar, S. Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Two Xylanases from Aspergillus sydowii SBS 45. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 149, 229–243 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-007-8108-9
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