Biosynthesis and chemical reactions of poly(amino acid)s from microorganisms

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 469-475

  Kunioka, M ^a  

^a NATL INST OF MAT AND CHEM RES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYAMINOACID; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYLYSINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; FERMENTATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYDROGEL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES ALBULUS;

EID: 0030911009     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050958     Document Type: Review

References (47)

1. Borbely M, Nagasaki Y, Borbely J, Fan K, Bhogle A, Sevoian M (1994) Biosynthesis and chemical modification of poly(γ-glutamic acid). Polymer Bull 32: 127-132
2. Bovarnick M (1942) The formation of extracellular D(-)glutamic acid polypeptide by Bacillus subtilis. J Biol Chem 145: 415-424
3. Cheng C, Asada Y, Aida T (1989) Production of γ-polyglutamic acid by Bacillus subtilis A35 under denitrifying conditions. Agric Biol Chem 53: 2369-2375
4. Choi HJ, Kunioka M (1995) Preparation conditions and swelling equilibria of hydrogel prepared by γ-irradiation from microbial poly(γ-glutamic acid). Radiat Phys Chem 46: 175-179
5. Choi HJ, Yang R, Kunioka M (1995) Synthesis and characterization of pH-sensitive and biodegradable hydrogels prepared by γ irradiation using microbial poly(γ-glutamic acid) and poly(ε-lysine). J Appl Polym Sci 58: 807-814
6. Cromwick A-M, Gross RA (1995) Effects of manganese (II) on Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 9945A physiology and γ-poly(glutamic acid) formation. Int J Biol Macromol 16: 265-275
7. Cromwick A-M, Birrer GA, Gross RA (1996) Effects of pH and aeration on γ-poly(glutamic acid) formation by Bacillus licheniformis in controlled batch fermentor cultures. Biotechnol Bioeng 50: 222-227
8. Fujii H (1963) On the formation of mucilage by Bacillus natto. Part III. Chemical constitutions of mucilage in natto (1). Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 37: 407-411
9. Gardner JM, Troy FA (1979) Chemistry and biosynthesis of the poly(γ-D-glutamyl) capsule in Bacillus licheniformis. J Biol Chem 254: 6262-6269
10. Giannos SA, Shah D, Gross RA, Kaplan DL, Mayer JM (1990) The biosynthesis of unusual polyamides containing glutamic acid. ACS Polym Prep 31: 209-210
11. Gonzales D, Fan K, Sevoian M (1996) Synthesis and swelling characterizations of a poly(gamma-glutamic acid) hydrogel. J Polym Sci Part A Polym Chem 34: 2019-2027
12. Goto A, Kunioka M (1992) Biosynthesis and hydrolysis of poly(γ-glutamic acid) from Bacillus subtilis IFO3335. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 56: 1031-1035
13. Hara T, Ueda S (1982) Regulation of polyglutamate production in Bacillus subtilis (natto): transformation of high PGA productivity. Agric Biol Chem 46: 2275-2281
14. Hara T, Aumayr A, Fujio Y, Ueda S (1982a) Elimination of plasmid-linked polyglutamate production by Bacillus subtilis (natto) with acridine orange. Appl Environ Microbiol 44: 1456-1458
15. Hara T, Fujio Y, Ueda S (1982b) Polyglutamate production by Bacillus subtilis (natto). J Appl Biochem 4: 112-120
16. Holzer H (1969) Regulation of enzymes by enzyme-catalyzed chemical modification. Adv Enzymol 32: 297-326
17. Ito Y, Tanaka T, Ohmachi T, Asada Y (1996) Glutamic acid independent production of poly(γ-glutamic acid) by Bacillus subtilis TAM-4. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 60: 1239-1242
18. Ivánovics G, Bruckner V (1937) Chemische und immunologische Studien über den Mechanismus der Milzbrandinfektion und Immunität; die chemische Struktur der Kapselsubstanz des Milzbrandbazillus und der serologisch identischen spezifischen Substanz des Bacillus mesentericus. Z Immunitätsforsch 90: 304-318
19. Ivánovics G, Erdös L (1937) Ein Beitrag zum Wesen der Kapselsubstanz des Milzbrandbazillus. Z Immunitätsforsch 90: 5-19
20. Kakinoki K, Kishida A, Akashi M, Endo T (1993) Synthesis of poly(γ-glutamic acid) hydrogel. Chemical Society of Japan Prep 65II: 258
21. Kubota H, Matsunobu T, Uotani K, Takebe H, Satoh A, Tanaka T, Taniguchi M (1993a) Production of poly(γ-glutamic acid) by Bacillus subtilis F-2-01. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 57: 1212-1213
22. Kubota H, Nambu Y, Endo T (1993b) Convenient and quantitative esterification of poly(γ-glutamic acid) produced by microorganism. J Polym Sci Part A Polym Chem 31: 2877-2878
23. Kunioka M (1993) Properties of hydrogels prepared by γ-irradiation in microbial poly(γ-glutamic acid) aqueous solutions. Kobunshi Ronbunshu 50: 755-760
24. Kunioka M (1995a) Biosynthesis of poly(γ-glutamic acid) from L-glutamine, citric acid and ammonium sulfate in Bacillus subtilis IFO3335. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 44: 501-506
25. Kunioka M (1995b) Hydrolytic degradation and biodegradation of hydrogel prepared from microbial poly(ε-lysine). Sen-i gakkaishi 51: 137-142
26. Kunioka M, Choi HJ (1995) Properties of biodegradable hydrogels prepared by γ-irradiation of microbial poly(ε-lysine) aqueous solutions. J Appl Polym Sci 58: 801-806
27. Kunioka M, Furusawa K (1997) Poly(γ-glutamic acid) hydrogel prepared from microbial poly(γ-glutamic acid) and alkanediamine with water soluble carbodiimide. J Appl Polym Sci (in press)
28. Kunioka M, Goto A (1994) Biosynthesis of poly(γ-glutamic acid) from L-glutamic acid, citric acid, and ammonium sulfate in Bacillus subtilis IFO3335. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 40: 867-872
29. Leonard CG, Housewright RD, Thorne CB (1958) Effect of some metallic ions on glutamyl polypeptide synthesis by Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol 76: 499-503
30. Makino S, Uchida I, Terakado N, Sasakawa C, Yoshikawa M (1989) Molecular characterization and protein analysis of the cap region, which is essential for encapsulation in Bacillus anthracis. J Bacteriol 171: 722-730
31. Murao S (1969) On the polyglutamic acid fermentation. Kobunshi 16: 1204-1212
32. Ogawa Y, Hosokawa H, Hamano M, Matai H (1991) Purification and properties of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase from Bacillus subtilis (natto). Agric Biol Chem 55: 2971-2977
33. Onodera T, Ohmachi T, Asada Y (1994) Plasmid-independent poly(γ-glutamic acid) production in bacteria producing this acid de novo. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 68: 1475-1478
34. Sawa S, Murakawa T, Murao S, Omata S (1973) Isolation and purification of polyglutamic acid produced by Bacillus subtilis no. 5E, and studies on its chemical properties. (Polyglutamic acid fermentation part IV). Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 47: 159-165
35. Sawamura S (1913) On Bacillus natto. J Coll Agric Tokyo 5: 189-191
36. Shima S, Sakai H (1981a) Poly-L-lysine produced by Streptomyces. Part II. Taxonomy and fermentation studies. Agric Biol Chem 45: 2497-2502
37. Shima S, Sakai H (1981b) Poly-L-lysine produced by Streptomyces. Part III. Chemical studies. Agric Biol Chem 45: 2503-2508
38. Shima S, Fukuhara Y, Sakai H (1982) Inactivation of bacteriophages by ε-poly-L-lysine produced by Streptomyces. Agric Biol Chem 46: 1917-1919
39. Shima S, Ohshima S, Sakai H (1983) Biosynthesis of ε-poly-L-lysine by washed mycelium of Streptomyces albulus no-346. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 57: 221-226
40. Shima S, Matsuoka H, Iwamoto T, Sakai H (1984) Antimicrobial action of ε-poly-L-lysine. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 37: 1449-1455
41. Stadtman ER (1966) Allosteric regulation of enzyme activity. Adv Enzymol 28: 41-154
42. Tanaka T, Hiruta O, Futamura T, Uotani K, Satoh A, Taniguchi M, Oi S (1993) Purification and characterization of poly(γ-glutamic acid) hydrolase from a filamentous fungus. Myrothecium sp. TM-4222. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 57: 2148-2153
43. Thorne CB, Molnar DM (1955) D-Amino acid transamination in Bacillus anthracis. J Bacteriol 70: 420-426
44. Troy FA (1973) Chemistry and biosynthesis of the poly(γ-D-glutamyl) capsule in Bacillus subtilis. 1. Properties of the membrane-mediated biosynthetic reaction. J Biol Chem 248: 305-315
45. Troy FA (1985) Capsular poly-γ-D-glutamate synthesis in Bacillus licheniformis. Methods Enzymol 113: 146-168
46. Yahata K, Sadanobu J, Endo T (1992) Preparation of poly-α-benzyl-γ-glutamate fiber. Polym Prep Jpn 41: 1077
47. Ward RM, Anderson RF, Dean FK (1963) Polyglutamic acid reduction by Bacillus subtilis NRRL B-2612 grown on wheat gluten. Biotechnol Bioeng 5: 41-48