Thermostable alkaline phosphatase was found from Thermus caldophilus GK24, extreme thermophile. T caldophilus GK24 alkaline phosphatase was found to be inducible. When starved of inorganic phosphate, T caldophilus GK24 produces the enzyme alkaline pho...
Thermostable alkaline phosphatase was found from Thermus caldophilus GK24, extreme thermophile. T caldophilus GK24 alkaline phosphatase was found to be inducible. When starved of inorganic phosphate, T caldophilus GK24 produces the enzyme alkaline phosphatase. The addition of inorganic phosphate to growth medium had a repressive effect on enzyme synthesis. T caldophilus GK24 was tested for the production of alkaline phosphatase by the addition of various concentrations of sodium glutamate, bactotryptone, glucose and yeast extract to basal salts. Sodium glutamate was found to be effective for the alkaline phosphatase induction. The enzyme was stable in the pH range of 7-12. The optimum temperature, pH of the enzyme were 75-85℃ and 11.0-11.5, respectively.