Purification and properties of ap-nitrobenzyl esterase fromBacillus subtilis
- 1 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
- Vol. 15 (1), 10-18
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01570007
Abstract
A procedure for purifying to homogeneity a microbially produced biocatalyst useful for deblocking intermediates in the manufacture of beta-lactam antibiotics is reported. In aqueous solution the purifiedp-nitrobenzyl (PNB) carboxy-esterase was soluble, monomeric (molecular weight: 54 000 by SDS-PAGE or by gel filtration) and exhibited an acidic pl, 4.1. The PNB carboxy-esterase catalyzed rapid ester hydrolysis for simple organic esters such as PNB-acetate, benzyl acetate and α-naphthyl acetate and catalyzed deblocking (ester hydrolysis) of beta-lactam antibiotic PNB esters such as cephalexin-PNB and loracarbef-PNB. TheN-terminal amino acid sequence and the amino acid composition are reported. A serine residue is involved in ester hydrolysis: the PNB carboxy esterase was inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and diethylp-nitrophenyl phosphate; one mole of diisopropyl fluorophosphate titration was required per mole of PNB carboxy-esterase for complete inhibition. When the [3H]-diisopropyl fluorophosphate-treated biocatalyst was digested with Lys C and the resulting peptides separated by HPLC, a single [3H]-labeled peptide was obtained; its amino acid sequence is reported. Inhibition of the PNB carboxy esterase by diethyl pyrocarbonate suggests that a histidinyl residue (or residues) is (are) also involved in the catalytic site of the esterase.Keywords
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