Purification of a hyperactive nitrile hydratase from resting cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous PA-34 |
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Authors: | S. Prasad J. Raj T. C. Bhalla |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Summer Hill, Shimla, 171 005, India
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Abstract: | A propionitrile-induced nitrile hydratase (NHase), a promising biocatalyst for synthesis of organic amides has been purified from cell-free extract of Rhodococcus rhodochrous PA-34. About 11-fold purification of NHase was achieved with 52% yield. The SDS-PAGE of the purified enzyme revealed that it consisted of two subunits of 25.04 kD and 30.6 kD. However, the molecular weight of holoenzyme was speculated to be 86 kD by native-PAGE. This NHase exhibited maximum activity at pH 8.0 and temperature 40°C. Half-life was 2 h at 40°C and 0.5 h at 50°C. The Km and Vmax were 167 mM and 250 μmole/min/mg using 25 mM 3-cyanopyridine as substrate. AgNO3, Pb(CH3COO)2 and HgCl2 inhibited the NHase to extent of 89–100%. |
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Keywords: | Rhodococcus rhodochrous PA-34 Nitrile hydratase (NHase) Purification 3-Cyanopyridine Nicotinamide |
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