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the solubilisation of the membrane-bound d-alanyl-d-alanine carboxypeptidase of bacillus coagulans ncib 9365.protoplast membranes and the particulate d,d-carboxypeptidase of bacillus coagulans ncib 9365 were extremely resistant to disruption by either detergents or urea. a combination of urea and the non-ionic detergent genapol x-100 was required to achieve a significant solubilisation of membrane protein and d,d-carboxypeptidase in an active form; the ph optimum for this treatment was ph 7.5. solubilisation of the enzyme was accompanied by a two-fold enhancement of activity. kinetic results indicated ...197939605
biochemical activities of bacillus species isolated from flat sour evaporated milk.forty strains of bacilli were isolated from flat sour evaporated milk and were characterized as bacillus stearothermophilus (5 strains), bacillus licheniformis (10 strains), bacillus coagulans (15 strains), bacillus macerans (5 strains), and bacillus subtilis (5 strains). the hydrolases of these strains were examined with the api zym system, and the ability of these strains to produce acid in milk incubated at different temperatures was also examined. esterase, esterase lipase, lipase, valine am ...19921430475
[effects of antibiotics and anti-bacterial components of preparations for local treatment of suppurative wounds on pathogens of odonto- genic infections].the results of identification and sensitivity assay of 156 strains of pathogens causing odontogenic infections are presented. in the sensitivity assay antibacterial drugs were used. 42.3 percent of the strains were obligate anaerobes belonging to bacteroides, fusobacterium, peptococcus, peptostreptococcus, veillonella and actinomyces. significant differences in the microbial sensitivity to the drugs used for general and local therapy were detected. there was observed high sensitivity of the obli ...19911805697
characterization of gram-positive broad host-range plasmids carrying a thermophilic replicon.the cryptic plasmid pbc1 (1.6 kb) isolated from bacillus coagulans zu1961 was genetically marked with the genes for chloramphenicol and ampicillin resistance (cmr and apr) from the escherichia coli plasmid pjh101. the recombinant vector obtained (pcp49, 7.0 kb) replicated and expressed cmr in b. subtilis and cmr and apr in e. coli. different shuttle vectors for gram+ bacteria were also constructed by inserting pbc1 into the staphylococcus aureus plasmid pc194. the smallest of these, plm6 (2.8 kb ...19911908113
structure, surface charge, and self-assembly of the s-layer lattice from bacillus coagulans e38-66.in freeze-etched preparations, whole cells from bacillus coagulans e38-66 exhibited an oblique s-layer lattice (a = 9.4 nm; b = 7.4 nm; gamma = 80 degrees). the three-dimensional structure of the crystalline array was characterized by optical and computer image analysis. the lattice showed two distinctly shaped types of pores. in vitro self-assembly of isolated subunits yielded flat sheets and open-ended cylinders composed of two back-to-back monolayers. unlike whole cells, in vitro self-assembl ...19892793825
biosynthesis of linkage units for teichoic acids in gram-positive bacteria: distribution of related enzymes and their specificities for udp-sugars and lipid-linked intermediates.the distribution and substrate specificities of enzymes involved in the formation of linkage units which contain n-acetylglucosamine (glcnac) and n-acetylmannosamine (mannac) or glucose and join teichoic acid chains to peptidoglycan were studied among membrane systems obtained from the following two groups of gram-positive bacteria: group a, including bacillus subtilis, bacillus licheniformis, bacillus pumilus, staphylococcus aureus, and lactobacillus plantarum; group b, bacillus coagulans. all ...19892914877
bacillus infections in patients with cancer.eighteen febrile patients experienced 24 episodes of bacillus bacteremias from january 1978 to june 1986. bacillus species isolated included bacillus cereus (eight cases), bacillus circulans (three), bacillus subtilis (two), bacillus pumilus (two), bacillus licheniformis (one), bacillus sphaericus (one), bacillus coagulans (one), and six that could not be speciated. fifteen patients had lymphoma or leukemia and three had breast cancer. nine patients were neutropenic (polymorphonuclear neutrophil ...19883401098
reaction of woodward's reagent k with d-xylose isomerases. modification of an active site carboxylate residue.d-xylose isomerases from streptomyces violaceoruber, streptomyces sp., lactobacillus xylosus, lactobacillus brevis and bacillus coagulans were rapidly inactivated by woodward's reagent k. second-order rate constants in the absence of ligands, at ph 6.0 and 25 degrees c, were 41, 36, 22, 95 and 26 m-1.min-1 respectively. spectral analysis at 340 nm revealed that inactivation was correlated with modification of five, six, two, three and six carboxylate residues per monomer respectively. in the pre ...19892775179
comparative studies of lipoteichoic acids from several bacillus strains.structural studies were carried out on lipoteichoic acids obtained from defatted cells of 10 bacillus strains by phenol-water partition followed by chromatography on deae-sephacel and octyl-sepharose columns. a group of the tested bacteria (group a), bacillus subtilis, bacillus licheniformis, and bacillus pumilus, was shown to have a diacyl form of lipoteichoic acids which contained d-alanine, d-glucose, d-glucosamine, fatty acids, and glycerol in molar ratios to phosphorus of 0.35 to 0.69, 0.07 ...19863733670
function of alpha-d-glucosyl monophosphorylpolyprenol in biosynthesis of cell wall teichoic acids in bacillus coagulans.d-[alpha-14c]]glucosyl phosphorylpolyprenol ([ 14c]glc-p-prenol) was formed from udp-d-[14c]glucose in each of the membrane systems obtained from bacillus coagulans ahu 1631 and ahu 1634 and two bacillus megaterium strains. membranes of these b. coagulans strains, which possess beta-d-glucosyl branches on the repeating units in their major cell wall teichoic acids, were shown to catalyze the transfer of the glucose residue from [14c]glc-p-prenol to endogenous polymer. on the other hand, membrane ...19892708320
nucleotide sequences of genes encoding heat-stable and heat-labile glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases; amino acid sequence and protein thermostability.the structural gene (gapst) encoding glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gpdh; ec 1.2.1.12) from bacillus stearothermophilus has been cloned in escherichia coli using plasmid pbr322 as a vector; the homologous gene (gapco) from bacillus coagulans was cloned from a phage lambda library. expression of the cloned gap genes revealed that, as in the wild-type (wt) organisms, the gpdh from b. stearothermophilus (gpdh-st) was intrinsically heat stable (hs) and that from b. coagulans (gpdh-co) hea ...19892684782
chloride transport pathways and their bioenergetic implications in the obligate acidophile bacillus coagulans.the protonophore-mediated collapse of the large delta ph that acidophiles maintain across their cytoplasmic membranes was augmented by the presence of cl-, and cl- influx into the cells occurred evidently in response to the protonophore-induced increase in the inside-positive membrane potential (+ delta psi). in respiring cells, the addition of cl- but not so4(2-) salts caused a rapid and precipitous decrease in the + delta psi. a nernstian relationship between the imposed transmembrane k+ gradi ...19902307657
[bsoai--a new site specific endonuclease from bacillus coagulans].a new site-specific endonuclease was detected in toluene lysates of bacillus coagulans aucm b-732 and designated as bcoai. the enzyme was purified by fractionation of the cell-free extract in the two-phase peg/dextran system followed by chromatography on deae-sepharose and phosphocellulose and shown to be free of nonspecific nucleases and phosphatases. bcoai has three cleavage sites on lambda dna, but does not cleave sv40, pbr322 and puc19 dna. bcoai recognizes the sequence 5' cac decreases gtg ...19911839653
thermostability of enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle of bacillus coagulans.the thermostability of four enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle has been studied in the facultative thermophile, bacillus coagulans. although isocitrate dehydrogenase appeared to be more temperature-sensitive in whole-cell extracts of cultures grown at 30 degrees c compared with that in cultures grown at 55 degrees c, this difference could be largely eliminated by the removal of cell-wall material. the specific activity of each of the enzymes examined was approximately threefold higher in cu ...19854037783
numerical analysis and dna base compositions of some thermophilic bacillus species.morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics and the dna base compositions of 133 thermophilic bacillus strains were determined. a total of 54 of these strains were received as identified species (mainly bacillus stearothermophilus, bacillus coagulans, bacillus brevis, and bacillus licheniformis) from international culture collections, and 79 newly isolated strains, which were isolated mainly from sugar diffusion juices of italian plants, were also examined. numerical taxonomy t ...19911742196
structural organization of pbc1, a cryptic plasmid from bacillus coagulans.the complete nucleotide sequence of the bacillus coagulans plasmid pbc1 was determined. the sequence revealed an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 259 amino acids. this open reading frame shows sequence similarity to genes coding for replication-associated proteins in a group of gram-positive bacterial plasmids known to replicate via single-stranded intermediates. a region required for replication in cis, when the intact replicon is supplied in trans, was identified as well.19921729254
cloning, sequencing, and high expression of the proline iminopeptidase gene from bacillus coagulans.the gene coding for proline iminopeptidase in bacillus coagulans was cloned and expressed in escherichia coli. nucleotide sequencing revealed an 861-bp open reading frame with an unusual ttg initiation codon, encoding a 287-amino-acid protein. the calculated molecular weight of the product was 32,415. the amino acid sequences of the amino-terminal region and those of some peptide fragments obtained by endoproteinase asp-n digestion of the purified enzyme completely coincided with those deduced f ...19921459939
[influence of ph on the synthesis of oxidase (cytochrome a3) in bacillus coagulans, a thermophilic microorganism capable of "respiratory adaptation"]. 19734360254
homologous and hybrid complexes of anthranilate synthase from bacillus species.the subunits of anthranilate synthase were separated and partially purified by sephadex g-100 gel filtration from the following six species of bacillus: bacillus subtilis, bacillus licheniformis, bacillus alvei, bacillus coagulans, bacillus pumilus, and bacillus mascerans. our data suggest that the enzyme from b. alvei is unique among these species. first, the anthranilate synthase complexes are readily dissociated during gel filtration in the absence of glutamine into a large component (aminotr ...19744407252
[action of actinomycin d on the synthesis of rapidly metabolizable rna in the thermophilic microorganism bacillus coagulans]. 19734782417
widespread occurrence of acidophilic strains of bacillus coagulans in hot springs. 19744846737
comparative sequence analyses on the 16s rrna (rdna) of bacillus acidocaldarius, bacillus acidoterrestris, and bacillus cycloheptanicus and proposal for creation of a new genus, alicyclobacillus gen. nov.comparative 16s rrna (rdna) sequence analyses performed on the thermophilic bacillus species bacillus acidocaldarius, bacillus acidoterrestris, and bacillus cycloheptanicus revealed that these organisms are sufficiently different from the traditional bacillus species to warrant reclassification in a new genus, alicyclobacillus gen. nov. an analysis of 16s rrna sequences established that these three thermoacidophiles cluster in a group that differs markedly from both the obligately thermophilic o ...19921374624
purification and properties of bacillus coagulans l-asparaginase. 19715171719
sucrose and lactose degradation by thermophilic bacillus coagulans. 19695357372
permeability and charge-dependent adsorption properties of the s-layer lattice from bacillus coagulans e38-66.we investigated the permeability properties of the oblique s-layer lattice from bacillus coagulans e38-66 after depositing cell wall fragments on a microfiltration membrane, cross-linking the s-layer protein with glutaraldehyde, and degrading the peptidoglycan with lysozyme. comparative permeability studies on such multilayered s-layer membranes and suspended s-layer vesicles from thermophilic members of the family bacillaceae with use of the space technique (m. sára and u. b. sleytr, j. bacteri ...19921317378
[the effect of physicochemical environmental factors on the growth of gram-positive bacterial dissociants].the growth of r-, s- and m (g)-dissociants of streptococcus lactis, bacillus coagulans, rhodococcus rubropertinctus under the action of some physico-chemical factors: temperature, ph, ultraviolet (uv) rays, high concentration of nacl and storage have been compared. r-variants gain selective advantage under the influence of uv-irradiation, high temperature and storage; s-variants--at decreasing of active ph of medium; m (g)-variants--at decreasing of growth temperature, high values of ph, increas ...19921302518
[etiology of inflammatory maxillofacial diseases and estimation of the effectiveness of antibacterial drugs in vitro].the results of identification of 710 clinical strains of anaerobic microorganisms isolated from the pathological foci of patients with maxillofacial diseases are presented. the species composition of the microflora associations in the cases with abscesses, phlegmon, lymphadenitis, osteomyelitis and parodontitis is described. along with a high frequency of nonsporulating anaerobes, staphylococci, microaerophilic streptococci and in the cases with parodontitis actinomycetes, bacillus licheniformis ...19921300935
[ribosomes of different location in the thermophilic microorganism bacillus coagulans]. 19695396587
purification and characterization of thermolabile glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from the facultative thermophile bacillus coagulans ku. 1977911794
scanning force microscopy studies of the s-layers from bacillus coagulans e38-66, bacillus sphaericus ccm2177 and of an antibody binding process.in many prokaryotic cells (eubacteria and archaebacteria) the outermost cell envelope component is composed of a regularly structured protein surface layer (s-layer). the two-dimensional s-layer from bacillus coagulans e38-66 and bacillus sphaericus ccm2177 has been investigated by sfm at molecular resolution under physiological conditions (i.e., in buffer solution). we find the e38-66 s-layer lattice to be oblique with lattice parameters of a = 9-10 nm, b = 7-8 nm and gamma = 80 degrees -90 deg ...19921413261
production of extracellular lysine by a strain of bacillus coagulans. identification and requirements for growth and lysine accumulation.a naturally deficient thiamine and methionine requiring strain of bacillus coagulans (ms 5) accumulates lysine in medium only when exogenous pyridoxine (optimal concentration, 0.1 mu g/ml) are supplied. threonine exerts an inhibitory effect at higher concentrations but pyridoxine does not.19751116800
[microorganisms in gums. iv. microbial degradation of plant exudates and seaweed extracts (author's transl)].the three plant exudates gum traganth, gum arabic, and gum karaya and the two seaweed extracts carrageenan and alginate were degraded by five different bacilli which were isolated from these gums: bacillus coagulans, b. lentus, b. cereus, b. licheniformis, and b. firmus. after 14 days all the gums have been degraded by these bacilli to a different extent after addition of trace elements. the fractions of degraded gums by tlc, glc, and ir-spectroscopy have been examined with the following results ...1975817530
[microbial etiology of subclinical bovine mastitis in the santa fe dairy basin].a study of 320 samples of mammary quarters from cows in 40 dairy farms around santa fe city during 1977-1978 was made. the samples were selected based on clinical examination and california mastitis test (gmt). high percentage of subclinical mastitis was found. the etiological agents most frequently isolated were staphylococcus aureus (54,1%), streptococcus agalactiae (23.4%) and pseudomonas aeruginosa (13,2%). a winter increment of s. aureus (48,1%) and p. aeruginosa (3,7% and 22,5%) was observ ...1979122386
effect of culture media ph on phospholipid content of bacillus coagulans membranes. 19754155
cloning and expression of a bacillus coagulans amylase gene in escherichia coli.a partial ecori fragment of bacillus coagulans dna cloned in an escherichia coli k12 bacteriophage lambda host-vector system was shown to direct the synthesis of a thermostable alpha-amylase whose activity could be detected in situ on petri plates using the iodine staining method. a 3.31 kb ecori fragment containing the active gene with its own promoter was subcloned in pbr322; in the new clone, called pamy2, the amylase was shown to accumulate in the periplasmic space. the molecular weight of t ...19826182447
study of the mechanism of the effect of extracellular ph on the synthesis of the oxidative complex (cytochrome a+a3) of bacillus coagulans: relationship to the "glucose effect" and role of excreted coproporphyrin iii (author's transl).during the "respiratory adaptation" of bacillus coagulans, it was possible to dissociate the kinetics of cytochrome a and a3 synthesis with carbon monoxide. the synthesis of cytochrome a3 is preferentially repressed when the ph of the incubation medium is ph 6.5 instead of ph 5.5. however, though the total synthesis of tetrapyrrole compounds is the same at both ph values, the excretion of coproporphyrin iii is much increased at ph 6.5. bacillus coagulans, sensitive to the "glucose effect", shows ...19764100
cloning in bacillus subtilis of an extremely thermostable alpha amylase: comparison with other cloned heatstable alpha amylases.a heatstable alpha amylase gene was shotgun cloned from bacillus licheniformis rpo1 into bacillus subtilis. restriction endonuclease analysis of the recombinant plasmid revealed a map which was identical to a previously cloned alpha amylase from b. licheniformis fdo2 and very similar to the restriction map of a high temperature amylase from bacillus coagulans. the thermostability and temperature optimum of the cloned alpha amylase was measureably different from those of the previously reported c ...19846331442
[nucleic acids of the thermophilic microorganism bacillus coagulans grown at different temperatures]. 19705498660
composition of mucopeptide from the spores of bacillus coagulans. 19655862221
purification and characterization of bacillus coagulans oligo-1,6-glucosidase.a p-nitrophenyl-alpha-d-glucopyranoside-hydrolyzing oligo-1,6-glucosidase of bacillus coagulans atcc 7050 (facultative thermophile) was purified to homogeneity. the relative molecular mass, stokes radius, sedimentation coefficient at 20 degrees c in water, molecular absorption coefficient at 280 nm and ph 6.8, and isoelectric point were estimated as 60 000, 3.29 nm, 4.8 x 10(-13) s, 1.34 x 10(5) m-1 cm-1, and 4.3, respectively. the amino-terminal amino acid was threonine. there was no common ant ...19863089779
lipase and acetyl esterase activities in intact bacillus coagulans spores. 19665919273
biosynthesis of poly(galactosylglycerol phosphate) in bacillus coagulans.the pathway for the de novo synthesis of a teichoic acid, poly(galactosylglycerol phosphate), in bacillus coagulans ahu 1366 was studied by means of characterization and stepwise conversion of lipid-linked intermediates. incubation of membranes with udp-n-acetylglucosamine and udp-glucose yielded a disaccharide-linked polyprenylpyrophosphate, whose sugar moiety was characterized as glucosyl(beta 1----4)n-acetylglucosamine (glc-glcnac). by incubation with membranes and cdp-glycerol, glc-glcnac-pp ...19873569296
aerobic mesophilic and psychrotrophic sporeforming bacteria in buffalo milk.seasonal variation of the population of aerobic sporeformers in raw milk was higher in summer than in other seasons. least variation was in fall, but variation in winter and spring was similar. aerobic mesophilic sporeformers in raw milk consisted mainly of bacillus subtilis (42.5%) and bacillus megaterium (34.8%), followed by bacillus circulans (4.9%), bacillus cereus (4.6%), bacillus pumilus (2.9%), bacillus polymyxa (2.8%), bacillus licheniformis (1.9%), bacillus badius (1.5%), bacillus brevi ...19836886164
presumed autoclave failure due to false-positive spore strip tests.the sterilizing processes in autoclaves and ethylene oxide sterilizers are challenged on a regular basis with a controlled inoculum of spores from two bacillus species. within a two-day period in march 1980, the seven autoclaves at this 550-bed hospital appeared to have failed in their function of killing spores on 18 out of 46 test strips. a shut-down of the autoclaves and a massive investigation failed to identify any mechanical, physical, or human failures. however, after 48 hours, it was fou ...19826922834
the function of galactosyl phosphorylpolyprenol in biosynthesis of lipoteichoic acid in bacillus coagulans.incubation of udp-[14c]galactose with membranes of bacillus coagulans led to the formation of a radioactive glycolipid, which was tentatively characterized as beta-galactosyl phosphorylpolyprenol (gal-p-prenol) on the basis of its chromatographic behavior and data from structural analysis of its sugar 1-phosphate moiety. the sugar moiety of [14c]gal-p-prenol was shown to be incorporated into a membrane-bound polymer, which coincided with the diacyl form of lipoteichoic acid in its chromatographi ...19883360021
solubilization and properties of udp-d-glucose:n-acetylglucosaminyl pyrophosphorylundecaprenol glucosyltransferase from bacillus coagulans ahu 1366 membranes.the glucosyltransferase which catalyzes the conversion of glcnac-pp-undecaprenol into glc(beta 1----4)glcnac-pp-undecaprenol in the presence of udp-glucose was solubilized from bacillus coagulans ahu 1366 membranes by treatment with 0.1% triton x-100 and partially purified by means of column chromatography on sephacryl s-300 and deae-sephacel. the final preparation was virtually free from other enzymes involved in the de novo synthesis of teichoic acid. the enzyme had a ph optimum of 6.6-8.0 and ...19882977388
methylation of spore dna in bacillus coagulans strain 26.the modification status of dna throughout the life cycle of bacillus coagulans strain 26 was analysed by restriction analysis with methylation-sensitive enzymes. a significant fraction of the gatc sequences (dam target) in spore dna contain n6-methyladenine, a modification that is lacking during the vegetative phase. from the modulation of the modification pattern of gatc sites, the existence of a de novo methylase may be inferred. spore dna was more sensitive than vegetative cell dna to bamhi, ...19863040890
catalase, superoxide dismutase, and the production of o2-sensitive mutants of bacillus coagulans.a number of facultatively anaerobic members of the genus bacillus were screened for their catalase, diaminobenzidine peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase activities. a strain of bacillus coagulans (7050) lacking peroxidatic activity and containing single catalatic and superoxide dismutase activities was selected. responses of the superoxide dismutase activity and catalase level to the partial pressure of oxygen, and fe and mn levels, as well as to aerobic and fermentative metabolism, were determ ...19853004685
a common linkage saccharide unit between teichoic acids and peptidoglycan in cell walls of bacillus coagulans.teichoic acid-glycopeptide complexes were isolated from lysozyme digests of the cell walls of bacillus coagulans ahu 1631, ahu 1634, and ahu 1638, and the structure of the teichoic acid moieties and their linkage regions was studied. on treatment with hydrogen fluoride, each of the complexes gave a hexosamine-containing disaccharide, which was identified to be glucosyl(beta 1----4)n-acetylglucosamine, in addition to dephosphorylated repeating units of the teichoic acids, namely, galactosyl(alpha ...19854030716
proline iminopeptidase from bacillus coagulans: purification and enzymatic properties.proline iminopeptidase [ec 3.4.11.5] was purified about 2,700-fold from cell-free extract of bacillus coagulans by a series of column chromatographies on deae-toyopearl, pcmb-t-sepharose, and hydroxyapatite, and gel filtration on sephadex g-150. the purified enzyme was homogeneous as judged by disc gel electrophoresis. the enzyme was most active at ph 7.3 with pro-beta-naphthylamide (pro-2-nnap) as the substrate, and hydrolyzed pro-x (x = amino acid including proline, peptide, amide, and arylami ...19854030733
preliminary crystallographic data for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from the thermophile bacillus coagulans. 19827120408
in vitro fructooligosaccharide utilization and inhibition of salmonella spp. by selected bacteria.in vitro experiments were conducted to determine: 1) inhibitory capacities of potential direct-fed microbial bacteria against salmonella serotypes; and 2) the ability of bifidobacterium bifidum, enterococcus faecium, lactobacillus casei, lactococcus lactis, pediococcus sp., and salmonella spp. to grow in media containing fructooligosaccharides (fos-50 or fos pure formulation) as the only carbohydrate source. thirteen bacteria (two strains of bacillus coagulans, bacillus licheniformis, bacillus s ...19957501585
a novel teichoic acid-like polymer from the cell walls of bacillus coagulans nrs t2007. 19664291346
extracellular nuclease in the genus lactobacillus.several species and strains of lactobicilli, bacillus coagulans, and sporolactobacillus inulinus produced detectable amounts of extracellular nuclease which hydrolyzed ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid.19714330742
structural studies on the minor teichoic acid of bacillus coagulans ahu 1631.the minor teichoic acid linked to glycopeptide was isolated from lysozyme digests of bacillus coagulans ahu 1631 cell walls, and the structure of the teichoic acid moiety and its junction with the peptidoglycan were studied. hydrolysis of the teichoic-acid--glycopeptide complex with hydrogen fluoride gave a nonreducing oligosaccharide composed of glucose, galactose and glycerol in a molar ratio of 3:1:1 which was presumed to be dephosphorylated repeating units of the polymer chain. from the resu ...19863956496
temperature-dependent anomalies in the growth of microorganims.davey, c. b. (north carolina state university, raleigh), raymond j. miller, and larry a. nelson. temperature-dependent anomalies in the growth of microorganisms. j. bacteriol. 91:1827-1830. 1966.-water in the liquid phase (0 to 100 c) has been shown, by others, to undergo subtle changes in its physical structure at approximately 15, 30, 45, and 60 c. it has been suggested that these temperature-dependent anomalies in the structure of water may have biological implications. after incubation in a ...19664957023
[fine structure of the mesosomes in bacillus stearothermophilus and bacillus coagulans]. 19695398304
[flagellar apparatus in bacillus stearothermophilus and bacillus coagulans]. 19705469673
antimicrobial activity of neutralized extracellular culture filtrates of lactic acid bacteria isolated from a cultured indian milk product ('dahi').neutralized extracellular culture filtrate obtained from isolates of lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus delbruecki ssp. bulgaricus, lactobacillus salivarius and lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis from 'dahi' showed weak to moderate inhibition of staphylococcus aureus, bacillus cereus, escherichia coli, bacillus brevis, bacillus circulans, bacillus coagulans, bacillus laterosporus, bacillus subtilis and pseudomonas aeruginosa when tested by the diffusion agar well assay method. the effective mi ...19938110603
[protein biosynthesis in subcellular structures of the thermophilic microorganism bacillus coagulans]. 19705511760
structural studies on the linkage unit between poly(galactosylglycerol phosphate) and peptidoglycan in cell walls of bacillus coagulans.structural studies were carried out on the linkage units in the teichoic-acid--glycopeptide complexes isolated from lysozyme digests of the cell walls of bacillus coagulans ahu 1366. on treatment with 47% hydrogen fluoride, the complexes gave a disaccharide characterized as glucosyl(beta 1----4)n-acetylglucosamine together with major fragments, galactosyl(alpha 1----2)glycerol. by means of smith degradation and partial acid hydrolysis, the teichoic acid chain was shown to be composed of the repe ...19853971975
characterization of bcgi, a new kind of restriction-modification system.the bcgi restriction enzyme from bacillus coagulans is unusual in that it cleaves on both sides of its recognition site, cgan6tgc, releasing a fragment that includes the site and several bases on each side. we report the organization and nucleotide sequences of the genes for the bcgi restriction-modification system and the properties of the proteins that they encode. the system comprises two adjacent, similarly oriented genes. the proximal gene, bcgia, codes for a 637-amino acid protein (molecul ...19948276869
differential heat stabilities of bacillus amylase.seventeen cultures representing eight strains of bacillus coagulans and twelve cultures representing eight strains of bacillus stearothermophilus did not yield a culture that would produce amylase at both 37 and 55 c.19734688668
effect of temperature on the growth and cell wall chemistry of a facultative thermophilic bacillus.the morphology and cell wall composition of bacillus coagulans, a facultative thermophile, were examined as a function of growth temperature. the morphology of the organism varied when it was grown at different temperatures; at 37 c the organism grew as individual cells which increased in length with increasing growth temperature. at 55 c it grew in long chains of cells. cell wall prepared from cells grown at 37 c contained 44% teichoic acid by weight, whereas cells grown at 55 c contained 29% t ...19744129996
large-scale recrystallization of the s-layer of bacillus coagulans e38-66 at the air/water interface and on lipid films.s-layer protein isolated from bacillus coagulans e38-66 could be recrystallized into large-scale coherent monolayers at an air/water interface and on phospholipid films spread on a langmuir-blodgett trough. because of the asymmetry in the physiochemical surface properties of the s-layer protein, the subunits were associated with their more hydrophobic outer face with the air/water interface and oriented with their negatively charged inner face to the zwitterionic head groups of the dipalmitoylph ...19938478338
growth of bacillus coagulans in chemically defined media.a nutritional study was made of five strains of bacillus coagulans obtained from various culture collections. these five strains were descendants of two original isolates; three had been derived from one parent culture in years past and the other two were transfers from another parent culture. therefore, the five cultures should have represented two distinct groups of genetically identical cultures. three of the strains obtained from one culture collection had become methyl red-negative and sorb ...19676035259
the alpha-amylase of bacillus coagulans. 19968674714
new strains of bacillus licheniformis and bacillus coagulans producing thermostable alpha-amylase active at alkaline ph. 19806154683
factors influencing the extent of germination of bacillus coagulans spore populations. 19685729614
nucleotide sequence of the bacillus coagulans homologue of the spoiia operon of bacillus subtilis.the spoiia locus of bacillus coagulans (bc) was cloned into ptz18r and the nucleotide sequence was determined. to clone the operon, one pcr primer corresponding to the c-terminal region of spoiiab, and a second corresponding to a region near the middle of spoiiac, were designed on the basis of the three previously published bacillus spoiia sequences. the bc spoiia sequence contains three open reading frames coding for putative proteins of 116, 147 and 252 aa.19968921882
rapid purification, partial characterization, and antimicrobial spectrum of the bacteriocin, pediocin acm, from pediococcus acidilactici m.the bacteriocin from pediococcus acidilactici m, designated as pediocin acm, was rapidly purified to homogeneity by the ph mediated cell adsorption-desorption method and semi-preparative reversed-phase hplc. the purification yield was 40.4% and the specific activity was increased by 2450-fold. it gave a single band and a single peak on sds-page and hplc analysis, respectively. when subjected to electrospray lc-ms analysis, the protein was found to be highly pure and the molecular weight was dete ...19979237116
production, purification and characterization of bacillus lipase.the lipolytic activities in the supernatant fractions of bacillus cereus and bacillus coagulans cultures were investigated. aeration, agitation, different media, emulsified oils, inoculum size and phase of growth affected lipase production. aeration was essential for lipase production (air: medium ration 4:1) and produced the highest activity. the lipolytic activity reached a maximum level after incubation for two days with continuous agitation. it was also elevated by the presence of either oli ...19979265771
molecular symmetry of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from bacillus coagulans.the thermolabile glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from the facultative thermophile bacillus coagulans has a crystallographically exact 2-fold rotation axis of symmetry in one of its orthorhombic crystal forms (lee et al., 1982). using various crystallographic techniques, we have now identified this axis to be the molecular r-axis, which is the symmetry axis that relates the two subunits that form each active site of the tetrameric enzyme. this is in contrast to the symmetry of the human ...19836631958
purification and characterization of beta-galactosidase from a strain of bacillus coagulans.beta-galactosidase from b. coagulans strain l4 is produced constitutively, has a mol. wt. of 4.3 x 10(5) and an optimal temperature of 55 degrees c. the optimal ph at 30 degrees c is 6.0 whereas at 55 degrees c it is 6.5. the energy of activation of enzyme activity is 41.9 kj/mol (10 kcal/mol). no cations are required. the km with onpg as substrate is 4.2-5.6 mm and with lactose is 50 mm. the ki for inhibition by galactose is 11.7-13.4 mm and for dextrose is 50 mm. galactose inhibited competitiv ...19816787981
crystal structure of 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase from the moderate facultative thermophile, bacillus coagulans: two strategies for thermostabilization of protein structures.the crystal structure of 3-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase from the moderate facultative thermophile bacillus coagulans (bcipmdh) has been determined by the x-ray method. bcipmdh is a dimeric enzyme composed of two identical subunits, each of which takes an open alpha/beta structure with 11 alpha-helices and 14 beta-strands. the polypeptide is folded into two domains. the first domain is composed of residues 1-101 and 257-356, and the second domain, of residues 102-256. the latter domains of the t ...19979498551
structural and biosynthetic studies on linkage region between poly(galactosylglycerol phosphate) and peptidoglycan in bacillus coagulans.the hf treatment of teichoic acid-glycopeptide complexes isolated from lysozyme digests of bacillus coagulans ahu 1366 cell walls gave a disaccharide, glucosyl beta (1 leads to 4)n-acetylglucosamine, along with dephosphorylated repeating units of the teichoic acid chain, galactosyl alpha (1 leads to 2) glycerol. mild alkali treatment of the complexes yielded the disaccharide linked to glycopeptide, whereas direct heating of the cell walls at ph 2.5 yielded the same disaccharide linked to teichoi ...19836830596
[fine structure of the cytoplasmic membrane of bacillus stearothermophilus and bacillus coagulans]. 19685745587
use of avidin to prepare biotin-free culture media.dialysis of avidin-treated casein hydrolysate and peptone solutions produced biotin-free dialysates which, when incorporated into growth media resulted in media devoid of biotin. wright-skeggs medium supplemented with dialyzed, avidin-treated, casein hydrolysate did not support significant growth of bacillus coagulans or lactobacillus plantarum without biotin supplementation. eagle's minimal essential medium supplemented with avidin-treated, peptone dialysate (memapd) would not support the growt ...19846496927
clustered proline residues around the active-site cleft in thermostable oligo-1,6-glucosidase of bacillus flavocaldarius kp1228.the gene that coded for a cellular oligo-1,6-glucosidase (dextrin 6-alpha-d-glucanohydrolase, ec 3.2.1.10) in bacillus flavocaldarius kp1228 (ferm-p9542) cells growing at 51-82 degrees c was expressed in escherichia coli jm109. the enzyme had a half-life of 10 min at 89.2 degrees c. purification of the enzyme and its characterization showed that the enzyme was identical with the native one. its primary structure of 529 residues with a molecular weight of 61,469 deduced from the gene was 40-42% i ...19989692189
microbial communities of printing paper machines.the microbial content of printing paper machines, running at a temperature of 45-50 degrees c and at ph 4.5-5, was studied. bacteria were prevalent colonizers of the machine wet end and the raw materials. a total of 390 strains of aerobic bacteria were isolated and 86% of these were identified to genus and species by biochemical, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic methods. the most common bacteria found at the machine wet end were bacillus coagulans and other bacillus species, burkholderia cepacia, ...19989717292
cloning of beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase gene from bacillus coagulans in escherichia coli and purification and properties of the enzyme.the beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase (2-hydroxy-4-methyl-3-carboxyvalerate: nad+ oxidoreductase, ec 1.1.1.85) gene from baccilus coagulans was cloned and expressed in escherichia coli c600, using pbr322 as a vector plasmid. the b. coagulans enzyme was purified to a homogeneous state from the e. coli carrying a pbr322 - the b. coaglulans enzyme gene hybrid plasmid. the enzyme consists of two subunits of equal molecular weight (4.4 x 10(4) ). the enzyme activity was stimulated by 0.5 mm mn2+, mg ...19846087910
bacillus coagulans, frr b666, as a potential biological indicator organism. 19817241289
sequence homology in the amino-terminal and active-site regions of thermolabile glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from a thermophile.the unusual thermolability of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from the facultative thermophile bacillus coagulans ku (crabb et al., biochemistry 16:4840-4847, 1977) has provided the first opportunity to study a homologous enzyme from the same genus that exhibits a marked difference in thermostability. in pursuit of the structural bases for the thermostability of proteins, the sequences of the amino terminus (residues 1 through 27) and the active-site cysteine cyanogen bromide peptide (r ...19817462149
heat resistance of bacillus coagulans spores suspended in various parenteral solutions.bacillus coagulans, atcc 51232 (formerly referred to as frr b666), was previously reported to be a potentially excellent biological indicator. the organism was grown on a relatively simple sporulation media and the spores were evaluated for moist heat resistance in various parenteral solutions. resistance was determined using the survivor curve method. for those solutions which appeared to be inhibitory to the outgrowth of bacillus coagulans, atcc 51232, further investigations were performed to ...19957489197
molecular cloning and dna sequence analysis of pepl, a leucyl aminopeptidase gene from lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis dsm7290.a genomic library of lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis dsm7290 dna fragments from a sau3a partial digestion in the low-copy-number vector plg339, was used to screen escherichia coli for the presence of peptidases. using the chromogenic substrate leucine-beta-naphthylamide (leu-nh-nap) and e. coli strain cm89 lacking the corresponding enzyme activity in an enzymic plate assay, allowed the isolation of two peptidase genes; the newly described pepl and the recently cloned and sequenced pepn. ...19957737150
scanning electron probe x-ray microanalysis of elemental distributions in freeze-dried cryosections of bacillus coagulans spores.high-resolution scanning electron probe x-ray microanalysis had been employed to examine elemental distributions in freeze-dried cryosections of bacillus coagulans spores. calcium, manganese, and phosphorus were concentrated in the protoplast and the coat. iron was found in the coat but not in the protoplast, whereas the silicon seen on the coat of other spore species was absent. sulfur was present in the coat, but was distributed over a broader area than the other elements, which suggested that ...19817263617
purification and properties of the d-alanyl-d-alanine carboxypeptidase of bacillus coagulans ncib 9365.after solubilisation with urea and the non-ionic detergent genapol x-100, the membrane-bound dd-carboxypeptidase (udp-n-acetylmuramoyl-tetrapeptidyl-d-alanine alanine-hydrolase, ec 3.4.12.6) of bacillus coagulans ncib 9365 was purified to homogeneity, as verified by sodium dodecyl sulphate gel electrophoresis, by chromatography with an ampicillin-agarose affinity resin and deae-cellulose. the properties of the purified dd-carboxypeptidase were similar to those of the membrane-bound enzyme; these ...19807362828
isolation and characterization of the prolyl aminopeptidase gene (pap) from aeromonas sobria: comparison with the bacillus coagulans enzyme.the aeromonas sobria pap gene encoding prolyl aminopeptidase (pap) was cloned. it consists of 425 codons and encodes a homotetrameric enzyme of 205 kda. the purified enzyme showed an almost absolute specificity for amino-terminal proline. proline and hydroxyproline residues from many peptide and amide substrates could be easily removed, while no activity was detected for substrates having other amino terminals. the enzyme was very similar to that from bacillus coagulans in many aspects, such as ...19947883756
studies on the antibacterial potential of cryptostegia grandiflora r. br. (asclepiadaceae) extract.different extracts of cryptostegia grandiflora (roxb) rbr. leaves were investigated for their antibacterial potential against pseudomonus cepacia ncim-2106, bacillus megatorium ncim-2087, staphylococcus aureus ncim-2492, escherichia coli ncim-2345, bacillus subtilis ncim-2349 and bacillus coagulans ncim 2323. almost all the extracts produced significant antibacterial activity against all the microorganisms being tested and the effect so produced was comparable to the standard antibiotic, tetracy ...199910189956
prolyl aminopeptidase is not a sulfhydryl enzyme: identification of the active serine residue by site-directed mutagenesis.prolyl aminopeptidase (pap) has been classified as a sulfhydryl enzyme on the basis of its high sensitivity to p-chloromercuribenzoate and heavy metals. recently, however, the possibility of pap being instead a serine enzyme has been raised as a result of two observations--the conservation of some residues among the paps hitherto sequenced, and a similarity to some serine hydrolases. this is the first report describing an attempt to identify the active residue by site-directed mutagenesis. the p ...19947896753
[a new thermophilic strain of bacillus coagulans--a producer of bcok1 site-specific endonuclease].the strain, producing new site-specific endonuclease bcoki has been found at the screening of the thermophilic bacteria isolated from tobacco. a phenotype characteristic of the strain is given. it has been identified as a new strain bacillus coagulans. bcoki, a class-iis restriction endonuclease has been obtained by three consecutive chromatographies on blue agarose hydroxyapatite and heparin-sepharose. bcoki, an isoschizomer of ksp6321, recognizes the six base non-palindromic sequence 5'ctcttc3 ...19948022326
antibacterial activity of turmeric oil: a byproduct from curcumin manufacture.curcumin, the yellow color pigment of turmeric, is produced industrially from turmeric oleoresin. the mother liquor after isolation of curcumin from oleoresin contains approximately 40% oil. the oil was extracted from the mother liquor using hexane at 60 degrees c, and the hexane extract was separated into three fractions using silica gel column chromatography. these fractions were tested for antibacterial activity by pour plate method against bacillus cereus, bacillus coagulans, bacillus subtil ...199910552805
two continuous spectrophotometric assays for methionine aminopeptidase.two spectrophotometric assays have been developed for methionine aminopeptidases (metaps). the first method employs a thioester substrate which, upon enzymatic removal of the n-terminal methionine, generates a free thiol group. the released thiol is quantitated using ellman's reagent. the metap reaction is conveniently monitored on a uv-vis spectrophotometer in a continuous fashion, with the addition of an excess of ellman's reagent into the assay reaction. two tripeptide analogues were synthesi ...200010805534
[inhibition of bacillus coagulans growth in laboratory media and in fruit purees].the growth of two strains of b. coagulans was inhibited in laboratory media at ph < or = 4.5, and at water activity (aw) levels of 0.96 for b. coagulans nrs 609 and 0.95 for b. coagulans atcc 803. the growth of both strains was also inhibited in apple and strawberry purees (ph = 3.5) stored at 37 degrees c for over two months. b. coagulans was able to grow in banana puree (ph approximately equal to 5.0) but acidification of the puree at ph = 3.5 was enough to prevent growth. the addition of up t ...200010885006
phylogeny of spore-forming lactic acid bacteria based on 16s rrna gene sequences.the phylogeny of spore-forming lactic acid bacteria was investigated on the basis of 16s rrna gene sequences. sixteen strains were separated into three lines of descent; one consisted of 14 strains assigned to sporolactobacillus spp. and bacillus spp., and the other two each consisted of "sporolactobacillus dextrus" and bacillus coagulans. strains of all the first lineage but one composed a cluster of similarity values of 97.2% and higher, and were represented by the type strain of s. inulinus. ...19948125241
a unique restriction endonuclease, bcgi, from bacillus coagulans.we have purified and characterized a new restriction endonuclease, bcgi, which has properties unlike those of the three recognized classes of restriction enzymes. bcgi was isolated from bacillus coagulans, and it recognizes the sequence cgan6tgc. bcgi cleaves double stranded dna on both strands upstream and downstream of the recognition sequence, so that the recognition sequence is released as a 34-base pair fragment with 2-base 3'-extensions. mg++ and s-adenosylmethionine are required for cleav ...19938451198
relevance of charged groups for the integrity of the s-layer from bacillus coagulans e38-66 and for molecular interactions.in this paper, the importance of charged amino and carboxyl groups for the integrity of the cell surface layer (s-layer) lattice from bacillus coagulans e38-66 and for the self-assembly of the isolated subunits was investigated. amidination of the free amino groups which preserved their positive net charge had no influence on both. on the other hand, acetylation and succinylation, which converted the amino groups into either neutral or negatively charged groups, and amidation of carboxyl groups ...19938468285
[bse118 i--a new isoschizomer of restriction endonuclease cfr10 i, isolated from the thermophilic bacterium bacillus coagulans]. 19938494562
bacterial spore inhibition and inactivation in foods by pressure, chemical preservatives, and mild heat.sucrose laurates, sucrose palmitate, sucrose stearates, and monolaurin (lauricidin) were evaluated for inhibitory effects against spores of bacillus sp., clostridium sporogenes pa3679, and alicyclobacillus sp. in a model agar system. the combined treatment of sucrose laurate, high hydrostatic pressure, and mild heat was evaluated on spores of bacillus and alicyclobacillus in foods. the minimum inhibitory concentrations of the sucrose esters were higher than that of lauricidin for all spores test ...200011079691
growth defects of escherichia coli cells which contain the gene of an alpha-amylase from bacillus coagulans on a multicopy plasmid.an alpha-amylase gene from bacillus coagulans has previously been cloned in escherichia coli and shown to direct the synthesis of an enzymically active protein of 60,000 dal (cornelis et al., 1982). in one particular e. coli host, strain hb101, amylase was found to accumulate in the periplasmic space. to study the processing and the location of the amylase, plasmid pamy2 was introduced into e. coli 188 which is a strain constitutive for alkaline phosphatase, a periplasmic marker, and for beta-ga ...19836188799
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