TY  - JOUR
A1  - Falkenberg, Fabian
A1  - Kohn, Sophie
A1  - Bott, Michael
A1  - Bongaerts, Johannes
A1  - Siegert, Petra
T1  - Biochemical characterisation of a novel broad pH spectrum subtilisin from Fictibacillus arsenicus DSM 15822ᵀ
JF  - FEBS Open Bio
N2  - Subtilisins from microbial sources, especially from the Bacillaceae family, are of particular interest for biotechnological applications and serve the currently growing enzyme market as efficient and novel biocatalysts. Biotechnological applications include use in detergents, cosmetics, leather processing, wastewater treatment and pharmaceuticals. To identify a possible candidate for the enzyme market, here we cloned the gene of the subtilisin SPFA from Fictibacillus arsenicus DSM 15822ᵀ (obtained through a data mining-based search) and expressed it in Bacillus subtilis DB104. After production and purification, the protease showed a molecular mass of 27.57 kDa and a pI of 5.8. SPFA displayed hydrolytic activity at a temperature optimum of 80 °C and a very broad pH optimum between 8.5 and 11.5, with high activity up to pH 12.5. SPFA displayed no NaCl dependence but a high NaCl tolerance, with decreasing activity up to concentrations of 5 m NaCl. The stability enhanced with increasing NaCl concentration. Based on its substrate preference for 10 synthetic peptide 4-nitroanilide substrates with three or four amino acids and its phylogenetic classification, SPFA can be assigned to the subgroup of true subtilisins. Moreover, SPFA exhibited high tolerance to 5% (w/v) SDS and 5% H₂O₂ (v/v). The biochemical properties of SPFA, especially its tolerance of remarkably high pH, SDS and H₂O₂, suggest it has potential for biotechnological applications.
KW  - Bacillaceae
KW  - Biotechnological application
KW  - Broad pH spectrum
KW  - Subtilases
KW  - Subtilisin
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13701
SN  - 2211-5463
N1  - Corresponding author: Petra Siegert
VL  - 13
IS  - 11
SP  - 2035
EP  - 2046
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken, NJ
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bongaerts, Johannes
A1  - Esser, Simon
A1  - Lorbach, Volker
A1  - Al-Momani, Lóay
A1  - Müller, Michael A.
A1  - Franke, Dirk
A1  - Grondal, Christoph
A1  - Kurutsch, Anja
A1  - Bujnicki, Robert
A1  - Takors, Ralf
A1  - Raeven, Leon
A1  - Wubbolts, Marcel
A1  - Bovenberg, Roel
A1  - Nieger, Martin
A1  - Schürmann, Melanie
A1  - Trachtmann, Natalie
A1  - Kozak, Stefan
A1  - Sprenger, Georg A.
A1  - Müller, Michael
T1  - Diversity-oriented production of metabolites derived from chorismate and their use in organic synthesis
JF  - Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1521-3773 (E-Journal); 0570-0833 (Print); 1433-7851 (Print)
VL  - Vol. 50
IS  - Iss. 34
SP  - 7781
EP  - 7786
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Voigt, Birgit
A1  - Albrecht, Dirk
A1  - Sievers, Susanne
A1  - Becher, Dörte
A1  - Bongaerts, Johannes
A1  - Evers, Stefan
A1  - Schweder, Thomas
A1  - Maurer, Karl-Heinz
A1  - Hecker, Michael
T1  - High-resolution proteome maps of Bacillus licheniformis cells growing in minimal medium
JF  - Proteomics
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pmic.201400504
SN  - 1615-9861
VL  - 15
IS  - 15
SP  - 2629
EP  - 2633
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Voigt, Birgit
A1  - Schroeter, Rebecca
A1  - Jürgen, Britta
A1  - Albrecht, Dirk
A1  - Evers, Stefan
A1  - Bongaerts, Johannes
A1  - Maurer, Karl-Heinz
A1  - Schweder, Thomas
A1  - Hecker, Michael
T1  - The response of Bacillus licheniformis to heat and ethanol stress and the role of the SigB regulon
JF  - Proteomics
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 1615-9861 (E-Journal); 1615-9853 (Print)
VL  - Vol. 13
IS  - Iss. 14
SP  - 2140
EP  - 2146
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -