摘要:
A process for purifying the enzyme, superoxide dismutase, by passing an aqueous solution containing the enzyme, which is free from hemoglobin, through a metal chelating affinity chromatographic column, for example an immobilized copper ion column, and eluting an enzyme solution having increased specific activity.
摘要:
Superoxide dismutase is chemically modified with poly(alkylene oxide), the modified superoxide dismutase having a molecular structure in which both ends of a poly(alkylene oxide) molecule are attached to superoxide dismutase. The modified superoxide dismutase can be used to remove toxic substances derived from oxygen, from the blood circulation in a living body, and has a longer half life in the blood circulation as compared to superoxide dismutase which has not been modified.
摘要:
A bilirubin-specific enzyme is obtained from various higher plant sources of the families Solanaceae, Musaceae and Liliaceae. Specific plant sources include eggplants, tomatoes and potatoes from the Solanaceae family, bananas from the Musaceae family, and onions and garlic from the Liliaceae family. The enzyme can be used in wet and dry analytical methods either in assays for bilirubin (unconjugated or conjugated forms or total bilirubin) or to suppress bilirubin interference in assays for other analytes. The enzyme can also be used in a bilirubin-degrading method for treating an aqueous liquid, e.g. whole blood, which contains excess bilirubin.
摘要:
A process for the preparation of superoxide dismutase by the fermentation method using yeast cells, which comprises subjecting yeast cells grown by culturing under an anaerobic condition to an aeration treatment or an aeration treatment with agitation to increase superoxide dismutase in the cells, and recovering the superoxide dismutase.
摘要:
A novel superoxide dismutase having the following properties: (a) action: the superoxide dismutase disproportionates two superoxide radicals to a hydrogen peroxide and a molecular oxygen; (b) substrate specificity: the superoxide dismutase acts on a superoxide radical: (c) optimum pH: the optimum a pH is about 8; (d) stable pH: the superoxide dismutase is stable at pH of 4.5 to 8.0 (when the superoxide dismutase is treated at 25°C for 60 minutes, the residual activity is at least 80%); (e) thermal stability: when the residual activity is measured after the heat treatment for 10 minutes at a pH of 7.8, the superoxide dismutase is stable at treatment temperatures of up to about 50°C, and the residual activity is 90% at a treatment temperature of 60°C, and 50% at a treatment temperature of 70°C; (f) molecular weight: the molecular weight is about 8.8 x 10⁴, as determined according to the gel filtration method; (g) absorption spectrum of ultraviolet and visible region: the maximum absorbance appears at about 280 nm, the minimum absorbance appears at about 250 nm and a shoulder appears at about 290 nm; (h) molecular extinction coefficient: the molecular extinction coefficient at 280 nm is about 1.45 x 10⁵ M⁻¹cm⁻¹; (i) inhibition: the activity is not inhibited by an addition of 1 mM potassium cyanide and exponential inactivation is caused with the lapse of time by an addition of 5 mM hydrogen peroxide; and (j) metal analysis: the superoxide dismutase contains 1.56 g-atoms of iron per mole of oxygen but does not contain copper and manganese; and a process for the preparation of the above-mentioned superoxide dismutase which comprises culturing a superoxide dismutase-producing strain belonging to the genus Norcardopsis in a culture medium to form and accumulate a superoxide dismutase in the culture medium, and recovering the superoxide dismutase from the cultured product.
摘要:
La présente invention concerne un plasmide vecteur caracterisé en ce qu'il comporte au moins : - le gène xy/E codant pour la synthèse de la catéchol 2,3-oxygénase, et - un promoteur de l'expression fonctionnelle du gène xy/E dans une bactérie gram Les bactéries transformées à l'aide de ces plasmides peuvent être utilisées pour le clonage d'ADN et également pour la synthèse de la catéchol 2,3-oxygenase.
摘要:
New L-phenylalanine dehydrogenases produced by a microorganism belonging to the genus Sporosarcina or Bacillus, new microorganisms capable of L-phenylalanine dehydrogenase and belonging to the genus Sporosarcina or Bacillus, a process for production of L-phenylalanine dehydrogenase using the microorganisms, and processes for production of L-amino acids using the enzymes or the microorganisms.
摘要:
The structural genes and their regulatory DNA sequences of an alcohol oxidase (MOX) and a dihydroxyacetone synthase (DHAS) of Hansenula polymorpha have been isolated and the nucleotide sequences determined. The invention relates to the use of the MOX gene, as well as the use of the regulatory DNA sequences of MOX and/or DAS in combination with the MOX gene, optionally after modification thereof, or other oxidase genes, or other genes, to produce engineered microorganisms, in particular yeasts. Said engineered microorganisms can produce oxidases or other enzymes in yields that allow industrial application on a large scale. Moreover, said engineered microorganisms can produce oxidases having improved properties with respect to their application in oxidation reactions and/or in bleaching and detergent products.