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type Journal Article
authors Muriana, F. J.; Alvarez-Ossorio, M. C.; Relimpio, A. M.
title Further thermal characterization of an aspartate aminotransferase from a halophilic organism
journal Biochem J
Activity 2.6.1.1
ui 94183178
year (1994)
volume 298
number Pt 2
pages 465-70.
 
keywords Aspartate Aminotransferases/*metabolism
abstract Aspartate aminotransferase (AspAT, EC 2.6.1.1) from the halophilic archaebacterium Haloferax mediterranei was purified [Muriana, Alvarez- Ossorio and Relimpio (1991) Biochem. J. 278, 149-154] and further characterization of the effects of temperature on the activity and stability of the halophilic AspAT were carried out. The halophilic transaminase is most active at 65 degrees C and stable at high temperatures, under physiological or nearly physiological conditions (3.5 M KCl, pH 7.8). Thermal inactivation (60-85 degrees C) of the halophilic AspAT followed first-order kinetics, 2-oxoglutarate causing a shift of the thermal inactivation curves to higher temperatures. The salt concentration affected the thermal stability of the halophilic transaminase at 60 degrees C, suggesting that disruption of hydrophobic interactions may play an important role in the decreased thermal stability of the enzyme.
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