Quantitation of Acidothermus cellulolyticus E1 Endoglucanase and Thermomonospora fusca E3 Exoglucanase Using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Rafael A. Nieves, Yat Chen Chou, Michael E. Himmel, Steven R. Thomas

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Abstract

Two distinct quantitative indirect ELISAs were developed to determine the concentration of recombinant cellulase enzymes in culture filtrates. A monoclonal antibody (E1P7) was used as the primary antibody in developing an ELISA specific for Acidothermus cellulolyticus E1 endoglucanase. Likewise, a polyclonal rabbit serum (Ab684) was used to develop an ELISA specific for Thermomonospora fusca E3 exoglucanase. Dose-response curves indicated a dynamic range for both assays between 0.01 and 0.08 μg/mL (1-8 ng/assay) when purified enzymes were used as standards. These assays have been used to estimate concentrations of secreted recombinant E1 and/or E3 in culture supernatants of Streptomyces lividans strain TK24 in which the corresponding genes have been cloned and expressed.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)211-223
Number of pages13
JournalApplied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part A Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology
Volume51-52
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-422-6647

Keywords

  • Acidothermus cellulolyticus
  • antibodies
  • Cellulases
  • ELISA
  • Thermomonospora fusca

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