• Title of article

    Effect of Glycerol Feed in Methanol Induction Phase for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Expression in Pichia pastoris Strain KM71

  • Author/Authors

    Morvarid, A. R. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Institute of Bioscience, Malaysia , Zeenathul, N. A. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Institute of Bioscience, Malaysia , Tam, Y. J. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Institute of Bioscience, Malaysia , Zuridah, H. Hospital Tuanku - Jabatan Patologi, Malaysia , Mohd-azmi, M. L. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Institute of Bioscience, Malaysia , Azizon, B. O. Hospital Tuanku - Jabatan Patologi, Malaysia

  • From page
    31
  • To page
    42
  • Abstract
    This study describes expression of HBs Ag in methylotrophic yeast, Pichia Pastoris under alcohol oxidase promoter. A single copy number of HBs Ag gene was transformed into pichia strain of KM 71, a Muts type, by using pA0815 pichia expression vector. The recombinant was cultivated in a shake flask either using methanol or a mixed feed of glycerol -methanol for induction. The HBs Ag gene integrity was justified using direct PCR method. The expressed products in the soluble cell extracts were analyzed by Western blot, SDS page, Bradford assay and ELISA tests. The recombinant HBs Ag was expressed successfully in Pichia pastoris strain KM71 at a high level of HBs Ag protein expression. Thus, an addition of glycerol in the ratio of glycerol per methanol 1/1 (g g-1) consistently produced 2-fold increment in both biomass accumulation and HBs Ag productivity
  • Keywords
    Biomass , Hepatitis B , KM71 strain , pAO815 expression vector , Pichia pastoris , Surface Ag
  • Journal title
    Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology ( JST)
  • Journal title
    Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology ( JST)
  • Record number

    2650896