Paper Report for: Kumar_2014_Protein.Expr.Purif_99C_10
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Title: Cloning, expression, purification and three-dimensional structure prediction of haloalkane dehalogenase from a recently isolated Ancylobacter aquaticus strain UV5 Kumar A, Pillay B, Olaniran AO Ref: Protein Expr Purif, 99C:10, 2014 : PubMed
Haloalkane dehalogenase (DhlA) converts 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) to 2-chloroethane in the genus Ancylobacter and Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 (XaDhlA) and allows these organisms to utilise 1,2-DCA and some other halogenated alkanes for growth. The DhlA encoding gene (dhlA) was PCR-amplified from the genomic DNA of a recently isolated Ancylobacter aquaticus UV5 strain, cloned and overexpressed in Escherichiacoli BL21 (DE3). The recombinant enzyme was purified by using Amicon ultra-15 centrifugal filter units, an anion-exchange QFF column followed by a gel-filtration column (Sephacryl HR100). Enzyme activity was determined by using 1,2-DCA as a substrate. Three-dimensional structure of the enzyme was predicted using SWISS-MODEL workspace and the biophysical properties were predicted by submitting the amino acid sequence of DhlA on ExPASy server. DhlA (Mr 35kDa) exhibited optimum activity at temperature 37 degrees C and pH 9.0. The enzyme retained approximately 50% of its activity after 1h of incubation at 50 degrees C, and showed moderate stability against denaturing agent urea. The DhlA displayed a Km value of 842muM and kcat/Km ratio of 168mM-1min-1 for its substrate 1,2-DCA. This DhlA was found to belong to the alpha/beta hydrolase family with a catalytic triad composed of Asp-His-Asp in its active site. This is the first study reporting on the characterisation and reaction kinetics of purified DhlA from A.aquaticus UV5 indigenous to contaminated site in Africa.
        
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Kumar A, Pillay B, Olaniran AO (2014) Cloning, expression, purification and three-dimensional structure prediction of haloalkane dehalogenase from a recently isolated Ancylobacter aquaticus strain UV5 Protein Expr Purif99C: 10-17
Kumar A, Pillay B, Olaniran AO (2014) Protein Expr Purif99C: 10-17