PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF A HIGHLY-ACTIVE ORGANOPHOSPHORUS ACID ANHYDROLASE FROM ALTEROMONAS-UNDINA

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CHENG, TC
HARVEY, SP
STROUP, AN
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10.1128/AEM.59.9.3138-3140.1993
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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 ;
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A highly active organophosphorus acid anhydrolase from Alteromonas undina was purified to homogeneity and found to be composed of a single polypeptide chain with a molecular weight of 53,000. With diisopropylfluorophosphate as a substrate, the purified enzyme has a specific activity of approximately 575 mumol/min/mg of protein. The enzyme has optimum activity at pH 8.0 and 55-degrees-C and is stimulated by sulfhydryl reducing agents and manganese. It is capable of rapidly hydrolyzing a wide range of nerve agents and several chromogenic phosphinates.
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