01772nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245014500055210006900200260009900269300001200368490000800380520088800388653002201276653002701298653002101325653002701346653001801373100001801391700001401409856013101423       2012                        eng d  a0960-852400aInhibition of xyloglucanase from an alkalothermophilic thermomonospora sp by a peptidic aspartic protease inhibitor from Penicillium sp VM240 aInhibition of xyloglucanase from an alkalothermophilic thermomon  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLANDbELSEVIER SCI LTDcNOV  a390-3990 v1233 a<p>A bifunctional inhibitor from Penicilliurn sp VM24 causing inactivation of xyloglucanase from Thermomonospora sp and an aspartic protease from Aspergillus saitoi was identified. Steady state kinetics studies of xyloglucanase and the inhibitor revealed an irreversible, non-competitive, two-step inhibition mechanism with IC50 and K-i; values of 780 and 500 nM respectively. The interaction of o-phthalaldehyde (OPTA)-labeled xyloglucanase with the inhibitor revealed that the inhibitor binds to the active site of the enzyme. Far- and near-UV spectrophotometric analysis suggests that the conformational changes induced in xyloglucanase by the inhibitor may be due to irreversible denaturation of enzyme. The bifunctional inhibitor may have potential as a biocontrol agent for the protection of plants against phytopathogenic fungi. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aAspartic protease10aBifunctional inhibitor10aBiocontrol agent10aInactivation mechanism10aXyloglucanase1 aMenon, Vishnu1 aRao, Mala  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/inhibition-xyloglucanase-alkalothermophilic-thermomonospora-sp-peptidic-aspartic-protease-0