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Enhancement of the production of L-glutaminase, an anticancer enzyme, from Aeromonas veronii by adaptive and induced mutation techniques
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Jesuraj, SAV and Sarker, MMR and Ming, LC and Praya, SMJ and Ravikumar, M and Wui, WT, Enhancement of the production of L-glutaminase, an anticancer enzyme, from Aeromonas veronii by adaptive and induced mutation techniques, PLoS One, 12, (8) Article e0181745. ISSN 1932-6203 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0181745
Abstract
Microbial anti-cancer enzymes have been proven to be effective and economical agents for cancer treatment. Aeromonas veronii has been identified as a microorganism with the potential to produce L-glutaminase, an anticancer agent effective against acute lymphocytic leukaemia. In this study, a selective medium of Aeromonas veronii was used to culture the microorganism. Strain improvement was done by adaptive and induced mutational techniques. A selective minimal agar media was incorporated for the growth of the strain which further supports adaptive mutation. Strains were also UV-irradiated and successively treated with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine to find a resilient strain capable of producing L-glutaminase efficiently. The Plackett-Burman design and central composite designs were used to screen and optimize additional carbon and nitrogen sources. Adaptive mutation resulted in promising yield improvements compared to native strain (P < 0.001). The mean yield of 30 treated colonies from the induced mutation was significantly increased compared to the non-induced strain (P < 0.001). The economically feasible statistical designs were found to reinforce each other in order to maximize the yield of the enzyme. The interactions of nutrient factors were understood from the 3D response surface plots. The model was found to be a perfect fit in terms of maximizing enzyme yield, with the productivity improving at every stage to a fourfold output of enzyme (591.11 ± 7.97 IU/mL) compared to the native strain (135 ± 3.51 IU/mL).
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences |
| Research Field: | Pharmaceutical sciences |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the health sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Ming, LC (Dr Long Ming) |
| ID Code: | 125941 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 14 |
| Deposited By: | Pharmacy |
| Deposited On: | 2018-05-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-07-27 |
| Downloads: | 103 View Download Statistics |
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