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Poly(Aspartic Acid) Degradation by a Sphingomonas sp. Isolated from Freshwater |
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| Authors: | Kenji Tabata Ken-Ichi Kasuya Hideki Abe Kozue Masuda Yoshiharu Doi |
| Abstract: | A poly(aspartic acid) degrading bacterium (strain KT-1 [JCM10459]) was isolated from river water and identified as a member of the genus Sphingomonas. The isolate degraded only poly(aspartic acid)s of low molecular masses (<5 kDa), while the cell extract hydrolyzed high-molecular-mass poly(aspartic acid)s of 5 to 150 kDa to yield aspartic acid monomer. |
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