Purification and characterization of a soluble polyurethane degrading enzyme from Comamonas acidovorans
Purification and characterization of a soluble polyurethane degrading enzyme from Comamonas acidovorans
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DOI:
10.1016/s0964-8305(98)00066-3
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发表时间:
1999-01-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Howard, GT
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作者:
Allen, AB;Hilliard, NP;Howard, GT
A soluble esterase involved in the biodegradation of polyester polyurethane (PU) was purified to apparent electrophoretic homogeneity in high yield, similar to 83%. The enzyme displayed a single band on both non-denaturing (ND-) and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) with an apparent molecular mass of 42 kDa. Using rho-nitrophenylacetate as the substrate, the enzyme displayed steady-state kinetic parameters K-m and V-max of 51.5 mM and 180 U mg(-1) respectively. Esterase activity was thermally stable and could be inhibited with phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride (PMSF) and soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI). (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.