Accumulation of selenium and changes in the activity of inulinase and catalase in the cells of Kluyveromyces marxianus on pulsed electric field treatment

J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010 Jul;20(7):1101-6. doi: 10.4014/jmb.0903.03022.

Abstract

Pulsed electric field (PEF) of 1Hz, 1.5 kV, and 1 ms increased the activities of catalase and inulinase over the whole range of applied Se concentrations compared with the non-treated cultures. A significant effect of selenium concentration (in the range of 5-14 microg/ml) on both intra- and extracellular enzyme activities was noted. At a Se concentration of 10 microg/ml, the activities of intra- and extracellular inulinases and extracellular catalase in the PEF-treated cultures reached the maximum of 71 U/g d.m., 46 U/g d.m., and approx. 8 U/ml, respectively. The maximum activity of intracellular catalase of approx. 6 U/ ml (with and without PEF) was recorded at 5 microg Se/ml. Further increasing of selenium concentration caused a decrease in the activity of the enzymes.

MeSH terms

  • Catalase / analysis
  • Catalase / metabolism*
  • Electroporation
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / analysis
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Industrial Microbiology / methods*
  • Kluyveromyces / enzymology
  • Kluyveromyces / metabolism*
  • Selenium / metabolism*

Substances

  • Catalase
  • Glycoside Hydrolases
  • inulinase
  • Selenium