Purification, characterization, cytotoxicity and anticancer activities of L-asparaginase, anti-colon cancer protein, from the newly isolated alkaliphilic Streptomyces fradiae NEAE-82

Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 8:6:32926. doi: 10.1038/srep32926.

Abstract

L-asparaginase is an important enzyme as therapeutic agents used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A newly isolated actinomycetes strain, Streptomyces sp. NEAE-82, was potentially producing extracellular L-asparaginase, it was identified as Streptomyces fradiae NEAE-82, sequencing product was deposited in the GenBank database under accession number KJ467538. L-asparaginase was purified from the crude enzyme using ammonium sulfate precipitation, dialysis and ion exchange chromatography using DEAE Sepharose CL-6B. Further the kinetic studies of purified enzyme were carried out. The optimum pH, temperature and incubation time for maximum L-asparaginase activity were found to be 8.5, 40 °C and 30 min, respectively. The optimum substrate concentration was found to be 0.06 M. The Km and Vmax of the enzyme were 0.01007 M and 95.08 Uml(-1)min(-1), respectively. The half-life time (T1/2) was 184.91 min at 50 °С, while being 179.53 min at 60 °С. The molecular weight of the subunits of L-asparaginase was found to be approximately 53 kDa by SDS-PAGE analysis. The purified L-asparaginase showed a final specific activity of 30.636 U/mg protein and was purified 3.338-fold. The present work for the first time reported more information in the production, purification and characterization of L-asparaginase produced by newly isolated actinomycetes Streptomyces fradiae NEAE-82.

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacteria / enzymology
  • Actinobacteria / ultrastructure
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / toxicity*
  • Asparaginase / isolation & purification*
  • Asparaginase / pharmacology*
  • Asparaginase / toxicity*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Databases, Nucleic Acid
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Enzyme Assays
  • Enzyme Stability
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Streptomyces / enzymology*
  • Streptomyces / ultrastructure
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • Asparaginase