Purification and characterization of a novel GH1 beta-glucosidase from Jeotgalibacillus malaysiensis

• Main Authors: Liew, Kok Jun, Lim, Lily, Woo, Hui Ying, Chan, Kok Gan, Shamsir, Mohd. Shahir, Goh, Kian Mau
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84328/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.04.156

Beta-glucosidase (BGL) is an important industrial enzyme for food, waste and biofuel processing. Jeotgalibacillus is an understudied halophilic genus, and no beta-glucosidase from this genus has been reported. A novel beta-glucosidase gene (1344 bp) from J. malaysiensis DSM 28777T was cloned and exp...