Properties and applications of microbial transglutaminase

K Yokoyama, N Nio, Y Kikuchi - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2004 - Springer
Some properties and applications of the transglutaminase (TGase) referred to as microbial
TGase (MTGase), derived from a variant of Streptomyces mobaraensis (formerly classified …

Transglutaminase and its use for food processing

M Motoki, K Seguro - Trends in food science & technology, 1998 - Elsevier
Some characteristics and applications of a transglutaminase, derived from a variant of
Streptoverticillium mobaraense, namely microbial transglutaminase (MTGase), are …

Microbial transglutaminase and its application in the food industry. A review

M Kieliszek, A Misiewicz - Folia microbiologica, 2014 - Springer
The extremely high costs of manufacturing transglutaminase from animal origin (EC 2.3.
2.13) have prompted scientists to search for new sources of this enzyme. Interdisciplinary …

Recent advances in microbial transglutaminase biosynthesis and its application in the food industry

M Akbari, SH Razavi, M Kieliszek - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Microbial transglutaminase (MTGase) has been widely used to modify
the functional properties of proteins in food systems. In the last 30 years since the discovery …

Innovation in the food industry using microbial transglutaminase: Keys to success and future prospects

N Miwa - Analytical biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Transglutaminase (TG) catalyzes cross-linking between the γ-carboxyamide groups of
glutamine residues and the ε-amino groups of lysine residues in polypeptide chains …

Novel applications for microbial transglutaminase beyond food processing

Y Zhu, J Tramper - Trends in Biotechnology, 2008 - cell.com
Transglutaminase (EC 2.3. 2.13) initially attracted interest because of its ability to
reconstitute small pieces of meat into a 'steak'. The extremely high cost of transglutaminase …

Microbial transglutaminase—a review of its production and application in food processing

Y Zhu, A Rinzema, J Tramper, J Bol - Applied microbiology and …, 1995 - Springer
Abstract Transglutaminase (EC 2.3. 2.13) catalyses an acyl-transfer reaction in which the γ-
carboxamide groups of peptide-bound glutaminyl residues are the acyl donors. The enzyme …

Review transglutaminases: part II—industrial applications in food, biotechnology, textiles and leather products

L Duarte, CR Matte, CV Bizarro, MAZ Ayub - World Journal of Microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Because of their protein cross-linking properties, transglutaminases are widely used in
several industrial processes, including the food and pharmaceutical industries …

Overproduction of Microbial Transglutaminase in Escherichia coli, In Vitro Refolding, and Characterization of the Refolded Form

K YokoyAMA, N Nakamura, K Seguro… - Bioscience …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The Streptoverticillium transglutaminase (MTG) gene, synthesized previously for yeast
expression, was modified and resynthesized for overexpession in E. coli. A high-level …

Purification, characterisation, and gene cloning of transglutaminase from Streptoverticillium cinnamoneum CBS 683.68

R Duran, M Junqua, JM Schmitter, C Gancet, P Goulas - Biochimie, 1998 - Elsevier
The transglutaminase (TGase; EC 2.3. 2.13) from Streptoverticillium cinnamoneum CBS
683.68 has been purified, characterised and its gene cloned. The purified enzyme had a …