Abstract
A new bacterial strain, identified as Bacillus subtilis US116, was isolated from Tunisian soil and selected for its potential production of an atypical amylase with an industrial interest. The identification was founded on physiological tests and molecular techniques related to the 16S rRNA, 23S rRNA genes and intergenic sequences showing the highest similarity of 98% with regions in the complete genome of Bacillus subtilis 168 (accession no. Z99104). This strain produces an atypical amylase that was purified to homogeneity by a combination of acetone precipitation, size exclusion and ion exchange chromatography. The molecular mass of the enzyme is about 60 kDa as determined by SDS–PAGE. Optimal conditions for the activity of the purified enzyme are pH 6 and 65 °C. The half-life duration is about 3 h at 70 °C and 5 h at 65 °C. This enzyme belongs to the endo-type amylases according to the hydrolytic mode study using Ceralpha and Betamyl methods. It is classified as a maltoheptaose- and maltohexaose-forming amylase since it generates about 30% maltohexaose (DP6) and 20% maltoheptaose (DP7) from starch. Moreover, the minimum length of maltosaccharide cleaved by this enzyme was maltoheptaose.
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