Abstract:Pectin lyases from Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger are usually used for the production of traditional fermented foods, but these fungi produce less pectinases under natural conditions. The cDNA coding mature Pel1 (without signal peptide) was amplified from Aspergillus oryzae by RT-PCR. Pel1 cDNA was cloned into pET-28a (+) expression vector, then was transformed into E. coli Turner (DE3) placⅠcells to express Pel1 with 6-His tag. For improving the efficiency of Pel1 expression in E. coli, the conditions of expressing the Pel1 in E. coli were optimized. E. coli Turner (DE3) placⅠcells with pET-28a (+)-pel1 was first cultivated at 37℃, 220 r/min until OD600 reached about 0.8. Then, cultivation broth was added with 0.05~0.1mmol/L IPTG and continuously incubated at 15℃, at 170 r/min for 60 h for expressing of Pel1. The recombinant expressed Pel1 activity could reach 400u/mL medium, which is 4000_fold of Pel1 produced naturally by A. oryzae and superior than known recombinant amount of pectin lyases expressed in different fungi expression systems.