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Ozioko, Paul Chijioke
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Eze, Sabinus Oscar Onyebuchi
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Chilaka, Ferdinand Chiemeka
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2019-04-25T11:48:04Z |
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dc.date.available |
2019-04-25T11:48:04Z |
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2013 |
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Ozioko, Paul Chijioke, Eze, Sabinus Oscar Onyebuchi & Chilaka, Ferdinand Chiemeka (2013). Partial purification and characterization of cellulases from digestive tracts of the African giant snail (Achatina achatina). Turkish Journal of Biology, 37, 199-205. DOI:10.3906/biy-1205-11 |
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1303-6092 |
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http://repository.unn.edu.ng/xmlui/handle/123456789/8162 |
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Crude cellulase was extracted from the digestive tracts of 30 mature Achatina achatina and subjected to a 3-step purification process of ammonium sulfate precipitation, dialysis, and gel filtration. This purification procedure gave 3 prominent enzyme activity peaks that coincided with protein peaks and were designated A, B, and C, corresponding to high endoglucanase, β-glucosidase, and total cellulase activities, respectively. Temperature optima of 50 °C were recorded for β-glucosidase and total cellulase while 45 °C was recorded for endoglucanase. Total cellulase, glucosidase, and endoglucanase showed maximum activities at pH values of 5.5, 4.5, and 7.5, respectively. Kinetic studies show that total cellulase has a Vmax and Km of 2427.18 μmol/min and 15.12 mg cellulose and endoglucanase has values of 955.11 μmol/min and 2.39 mg Na-CMC, while the values of β-glucosidase are 946.97 μmol/min and 4.3 mM cellobiose, respectively. This study shows that cellulases from digestive tracts of A. achatina could be utilized for degradation of cellulose-containing materials because of their high thermostability and acid/alkali stability, which reflect the potential commercial significance of the enzyme. |
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en |
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Turkish Journal of Biology |
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dc.subject |
Achatina achatina |
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Cellulases |
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Purifications |
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Characterization |
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Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (Na-CMC) |
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Cellobiose |
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Ozioko, Paul Chijioke |
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Eze, Sabinus Oscar Onyebuchi |
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dc.title |
Partial purification and characterization of cellulases from digestive tracts of the African giant snail (Achatina achatina) |
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Article |
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