INCREASING THE THERMOSTABILITY OF THE NEUTRAL PROTEINASE OF BACILLUS-STEAROTHERMOPHILUS BY IMPROVEMENT OF INTERNAL HYDROGEN-BONDING

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作者
EIJSINK, VGH [1 ]
VRIEND, G [1 ]
VANDERZEE, JR [1 ]
VANDENBURG, B [1 ]
VENEMA, G [1 ]
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[1] EUROPEAN MOLEC BIOL LAB,BIOCOMP PROGRAM,W-6900 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
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10.1042/bj2850625
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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In an attempt to increase the thermostability of the neutral proteinase of Bacillus stearothermophilus the buried Ala-170 was replaced by serine. Molecular-dynamics simulations showed that Ser-170 stabilizes the enzyme by formation of an internal hydrogen bond. In addition, the hydroxy group of Ser-170 could contribute to stability by filling an internal cavity. After the introduction of the mutation, using site-directed-mutagenesis techniques, an increase in stability of 0.7 +/- 0.1-degrees-C was obtained.
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