Bacterial Fibrinolytic Enzyme Coding Sequences from Indonesian Traditional Fermented Foods Isolated Using Metagenomic Approach and Their Expression in Escherichia Coli

ABSTRACT

Fibrinolytic proteins play an important role in treatment of cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to express coding sequences of new bacterial fibrinolytic protein from Indonesian traditional fermented foods obtained by a PCR-based metagenomic approach and to test their biological activity. New amino acid variations were found in nattokinase (NAT) at several positions i.e. D41N and V192A from dried Tauco, V4F, D41N, and V192A from yellow Oncom but not in Douchy Fibrinolytic Enzyme (DFE) from Terasi. The NAT and DFE recombinant versions were overproduced in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) using pET16b(+). Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis analysis showed all clones produced mature soluble fibrinolytic proteins of 28 kDa. All recombinant proteins displayed caseinolytic and fibrinolytic activities. In conclusion, metagenomic approach can be applied to obtain and to express coding sequences of new variant bacterial fibrinolytic protein as active soluble mature form in E. coli.

KEYWORDS:

• DFE
• fermented foods
• fibrinolytic
• metagenomic
• nattokinase