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The carboxyl groups of purified carboxymethylcellulase (CMCase) from Aspergillus niger NIAB280 were modified by 1-ethyl-3(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC) in the presence of glycinamide for 15 min (GAM15) and glycinamide plus cellobiose for 75 min (GAM75). The half-lives of GAM15 at different temperatures were significantly enhanced whereas those of GAM75 were reduced as compared with the native CMCase. The activation energies of denaturation of native, GAM15 and GAM75 were 40, 35 and 59kJ mol respectively. Native CMCase and GAM15 showed no compensation effect, whereas native and GAM75 gave temperature of compensation of 44¡C. Gibb's free energy of activation for denaturation (DG*) of GAM15 was increased as compared with native CMCase. Surprisingly the entropies (DS*) of activation for denaturation were negative for native and GAM75 and decreased further for GAM15 between the temperature range of 45 to 65¡C. A possible explanation for the thermal inactivation of native and increased thermal stability of GAM15 is also discussed.
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Siddiqui, K.S., Najmus Saqib, A.A., Rashid, M.H. et al. Thermostabilization of carboxymethylcellulase from Aspergillus niger by carboxyl group modification. Biotechnology Letters 19, 325–330 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018342632083
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