Table 2. Properties of the protease from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PD100.


Property

Value

Molecular weight by:
Sephadex G-50
SDS-PAGE


38000
36000

Number of protease

One protease was secreted by the organism (confirmed by Acidic-Native-PAGE and Native-PAGE)

Carbohydrate content

NIL

pI

6.2

Optimum pH

8

pH stability

pH 6.5-11 for 24 h at 4ºC

Optimum temperature

60ºC

Temperature stability

55ºC for 60 min

Metal ion requirement

NIL

Inhibitors

Ag2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, β-ME, DTNB, iodoacetamide, DEPC, HNBB, NEM

Mode of action

Endo

Substrate specificity

collagen> fibrin> azocasein> casein> hemoglobin> BSA> ovalbumin> elastin

Auto digestion

NIL

 

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