ISOLATION OF A HIGHLY ENANTIOSELECTIVE EPOXIDE HYDROLASE FROM RHODOCOCCUS SP NCIMB-11216

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作者
MISCHITZ, M [1 ]
FABER, K [1 ]
WILLETTS, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV EXETER,DEPT BIOL SCI,EXETER EX4 4QG,DEVON,ENGLAND
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10.1007/BF00127422
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Whole cells of Rhodococcus sp. NCIMB 11216 catalyze the asymmetric hydrolysis of racemic epoxides giving access to chiral epoxides and diols, which are important chiral building blocks for the, synthesis of bioactive compounds. Employing a four-step purification procedure, the epoxide hydrolase responsible for the reaction was isolated and characterized to be a cofactor-independent, soluble monomeric protein of similar to 35kDa, exhibiting an isoelectric point of 4.7.
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