Purification and characterization of an esterase hydrolyzing monoalkyl phthalates from Micrococcus sp. YGJ1

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-32

  Maruyama, Kiyofumi ^a   Akita, Keiichi ^a   Naitou, Chikako ^a   Yoshida, Masahiko ^a   Kitamura, Toshiki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esterase; Hydrolase; Micrococcus; Monoalkyl phthalate; Phthalic acid ester

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROMERCURIBENZOIC ACID; ALKYL GROUP; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; COPPER ION; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ESTERASE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; MERCURY; METAL CHELATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; REAGENT; SEPHAROSE;

ALKALINITY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROCOCCUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; MICROCOCCUS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ARTHROBACTER KEYSERI; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 17044394019     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi004     Document Type: Article

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