Crystallization, solubility and thermodynamics of the highly thermostable glucose isomerase from Streptomyces sp. strain

Gen Physiol Biophys. 2014;33(2):227-34. doi: 10.4149/gpb_2013077. Epub 2013 Oct 31.

Abstract

The crystallization behaviour of the highly thermostable glucose isomerase from the Streptomyces sp. strain isolated from Tunisian soil was investigated using ammonium sulfate as a precipitating agent. We established phase diagrams at different temperatures and protein concentrations. It was found that the solubility increased with increasing temperature and decreased with increasing salt concentration. The temperature-dependent solubility was used to characterize the thermodynamic parameters of crystallization such as enthalpy, entropy and free energy.

MeSH terms

  • Aldose-Ketose Isomerases / chemistry*
  • Aldose-Ketose Isomerases / metabolism
  • Biocatalysis
  • Crystallization
  • Entropy*
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Solubility
  • Streptomyces / enzymology*
  • Temperature*

Substances

  • Aldose-Ketose Isomerases
  • xylose isomerase