Abstract
Agarose can be hydrolyzed into agarooligosaccharides (AOSs) by α-agarase, which is an important enzyme for efficient saccharification of agarose or preparation of bioactive oligosaccharides from agarose. Although many β-agarases have been reported and characterized, there are only a few studies on α-agarases. Here, we cloned a novel α-agarase named CaLJ96 with a molecular weight of approximately 200 kDa belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 96 from Catenovulum agarivorans. CaLJ96 has good pH stability and exhibits maximum activity at 37 °C and pH 7.0. The hydrolyzed products of agarose by CaLJ96 are analyzed as agarobiose (A2), agarotetraose (A4), and agarohexaose (A6), in which A4 is the dominant product. CaLJ96 can hydrolyze agaropentaose (A5) into A2 and agarotriose (A3) and A6 into A2 and A4 but cannot act on A2, A3, or A4. This is the first report to characterize the α-agarase action on AOSs in detail. Therefore, CaLJ96 has potential for the manufacture of bioactive AOSs.
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