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Tannase from Aspergillus ficuum

powder, white, ≥150 U/g

Synonym(s):

Tannin acyl Hydrolase

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

biological source

Aspergillus sp. (A. ficuum)

Quality Level

form

powder

specific activity

≥150 U/g

impurities

25 mM potassium phosphate
250 mM NaCl
50% glycerol

color

white

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

Tannase is an enzyme that is produced by several organisms such as plants, bacteria, fungi, and yeast. This enzyme is also found in plant sources such as tannin-rich vegetables, especially in the leaves, fruits, branches, and bark.

Application

Tannase from Aspergillus ficuum has been used:
  • as a standard to determine the tannase activity of bacterial isolates
  • to study its effects on the inhibitory activity of tannic acid on biofilm formation
  • to obtain Proanthocyanidins (PA) by enzymatic hydrolysis of grape skin and seeds

Biochem/physiol Actions

Tannase catalyzes the ester bonds located in complex tannins, gallo-tannins, and gallic acid esters, which results in the release of gallic acid. This enzyme can be used as a clarifying agent in the manufacture of beer, tea, wine, and juices and to treat tannin-polluting agricultural waste and industrial effluents.

Unit Definition

1 U corresponds to the amount of enzyme which changes the absorbance at 310 nm by 1.0 per minute at pH 4.7 and 30°C (tannic acid as substrate, final volume 3 ml)

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Optimization of gallic acid production from Terminalia chebula by Aspergillus niger
N. Lokeswari, K. Jaya Raju
E-Journal of Chemistry, 4, 287-293 (2007)
I Darah et al.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 165(7-8), 1682-1690 (2011-09-29)
Agitation speed was found to influence the tannase production and fungal growth of Aspergillus niger FETL FT3. The optimal agitation speed was at 200 rpm which produced 1.41 U/ml tannase and 3.75 g/l of fungal growth. Lower or higher agitation
Amrita Banerjee et al.
The protein journal, 31(4), 306-327 (2012-03-31)
The tannase protein sequences of 149 bacteria and 36 fungi were retrieved from NCBI database. Among them only 77 bacterial and 31 fungal tannase sequences were taken which have different amino acid compositions. These sequences were analysed for different physical
Chandini S Kumar et al.
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 53(2), 180-197 (2012-10-18)
Ready-to-drink (RTD) tea is a popular beverage in many countries. Instability due to development of haze and formation of tea cream is the common problem faced in the production of RTD black tea beverages. Thus decreaming is an important step
Kevin D Kohl et al.
Environmental microbiology, 18(6), 1720-1729 (2015-03-11)
It has been hypothesized that herbivores host tannin-degrading bacteria (TDB) to overcome the toxic challenges posed by plant tannins. While TDB have been isolated from the guts of numerous mammals, their functional significance to their hosts has never been explicitly

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