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Table 3 Comparison of physicochemical and kinetic parameters of rCel_TP enzyme with other cellulases

From: Cloning, heterologous expression and purification of the novel thermo-alkalistable cellulase from Geobacillus sp. TP-3 and its molecular characterisation

Microorganism

Optimum pH and temperature

Kinetic parameters (Specific activity, Km, Vmax, Kcat)

Thermostability/half life

Molecular mass

Activity Enhancer

Bacillus licheniformis A5 [67]

pH 6, 60 °C

ND

Residual activity 82% at 80 °C for 120 min

ND

ND

Bacillus licheniformis PANG L [68]

pH 5, 70 °C

Km -1.8 mg/ml, Vmax 10.92 μg/ml/min

Residual activity 67% at 55 °C for 1 h

ND

Cd2+, Pb2+ and Ba2+

Bacillus sp DUSELR13[23]

pH 5, 75 °C

Km 3.11 mg/ml; Vmax 0.56 U/ml

Residual activity 78% at 70 °C for 1 day

ND

ND

Cohnella sp. A01 [48]

pH 7 and 50 °C

Km 0.46 mM, Kcat 104.30 × 10–3 (S−1) and Kcat/Km 226.73 (M−1 S−1)

Residual activity of 95% and 75% at 60 and 70 °C after 1 h

56 kDa

Na+, Li+, Ca2+

Geobacillus sp. TP-3 (This study)

pH 8, 50 °C

Km116.78 mg/mL Vmax 44.05 µmol mg−1 min−1

Residual activity ~ 50% within 50 to 70 °C for 1.5 h

 ~ 40.2 kDa

Hg2+, Cu2+ and Co2+

Geobacillus sp. HTA 486 [51]

pH7, 60 °C

CMCase activity 103.67 U/mL

Stable at 50–70 °C for 5 h

40 kDa

Ca2+, Na+ and K+

Geobacillussp. T1 [55]

pH 6.5, 70 °C

Specific activity 5.79 U/mg

Stable at 60 °C for 1 h

54 kDa

ND

Geobacillus thermodenitrificans Y7 [49]

pH 8.6, 50 °C

Km 0.310 mg/mL Vmax 0.024 μmol/mg/min

Retained 53.79% activity at70◦C after 30 min

40.4 kDa,

Mn2 + , Fe2 + and Co2 + 

Geobacillus sp. KP43 [54]

pH 7, 70 °C

CMCase activity 0.018U/ml

Maximum residual activity at 70 °C for 1 h

66 kDa

Fe2+

Geobacillus sp. WSUCF1 [23]

pH5, 70 °C

Km1.08 mg/ml,Vmax 1.27 U/ml,

Residual activity 89% at 70 °C for 1 day

ND

ND

Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius NBCB1 [69]

pH 5.5, 60 °C,

CMCase activity crystalline cellulose 305 IU/mg and amorphous cellulose 184 IU/mg

Residual activity 100% at 60 °C for 1 h in

≈33 kDa

Zn2+

Thermotoga maritime [70]

pH 7.0., 70 °C

Km 5.1 mg/mL,Vmax682 U/mg,

 > 50% of its activity after pre-incubation at 80 °C for 5 h

79 kDa

Mn2+ and Ca2+