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Cloning of Bacillus subtilis phytase gene construct in Escherichia coli

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Phytase has a hydrolysis function of phytic acid, which yields inorganic phosphate. Bacillus species can produce thermostable alkaline phytase. The aim of this study was to isolate and clone a Phytase gene (Phy) from Bacillus subtilis in Escherichia coli.
Materials and Methods: In this study, the extracellular PhyC gene was isolated from Bacillus subtilis Phytase C. After purification of the bands, DNA fragment of Phy gene was cloned by T/A cloning technique, and the clone was transformed into Escherichia coli. Afterward, the pGEM-Phy was transferred into E. coli Top-10 strain and the recombinants were plated on LB agar containing 100 µg/ml ampicillin. The colonization of 1171 bp of gene Phytase C was confirmed by PCR. The presence of gene-targeting in vector was confirmed with enzymatic digestion by XhoI and XbaI restriction enzymes.
Results: The Phytase gene was successfully cloned in E. coli. The result of cloning of 1171 bp Phytase gene was confirmed by PCR assay.
Conclusion: Our impression of this article is that several methods, such as using along with microbial, plant phytase reproduction, or low-phytic acid corn may be the better way from a single phytase.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v13i5.7433
Keywords
Bacillus subtilis; Cloning; Escherichia coli; Phytase; Probiotics

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Iravani Saadi M, Doosti A, Jalali H, Nabi Abdolyousefi E, Hooshiyar M, Tabrizi R, Noshadi E. Cloning of Bacillus subtilis phytase gene construct in Escherichia coli. Iran J Microbiol. 2021;13(5):664-670.