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Cloning and analysis of the xylAB operon and characterization of xylose isomerase from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus.

Three genes, xylA-like, xylA and xylB, were cloned and sequenced from the chromosome of Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200. xylA and xylB share an operon and encode xylose isomerase and xylulokinase, respectively. The xylA-like gene locates upstream of xylAB operon and encodes a hypothetical protein that lacks xylose isomerase activity. The xylose isomerase was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by heat treatment and an ion-exchange chromatography. The enzyme had highest activity at 85°C and pH 7.0, and a half- life for 1 h at 85°C. The K (m) and V (max) values for xylose were 11 mM and 25 U/mg, respectively. The high level of expression, easy purification, and thermostability of the XylA from T. ethanolicus JW200 suggests industrial usefulness.

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