1. Ectoine biosynthesis genes from the deep sea halophilic eubacteria, Bacillus clausii NIOT-DSB04: Its molecular and biochemical characterization.
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Anburajan L, Meena B, Sreelatha T, Vinithkumar NV, Kirubagaran R, and Dharani G
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- Bacillus clausii isolation & purification, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Escherichia coli genetics, Escherichia coli metabolism, Gene Expression, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Multigene Family, Recombinant Proteins genetics, Recombinant Proteins metabolism, Amino Acids, Diamino biosynthesis, Bacillus clausii genetics, Bacillus clausii metabolism, Biosynthetic Pathways genetics, Genes, Bacterial, Seawater microbiology
- Abstract
Ectoine, the most prominent osmolyte in nature, is a vital compatible solute present in halophilic bacterium. It protects the cellular biomolecules of the halophilic bacteria and retains their intrinsic function from extreme circumstances. In the current research, ectoine biosynthesis gene cluster (ectABC) in Bacillus clausii NIOT-DSB04 was expressed heterologically in E. coli M15 (pREP4). RP-HPLC resolved several fractions of the purified recombinant product, one of which had been confirmed as ectoine. The recombinant ectoine was further characterized by
1 H and13 C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. The purified recombinant ectoine was also authenticated by FT-IR studies with the existence of ester carbonyl and C-H group. In IPTG induced E. coli M15 transgenic cells, the enzymatic activity of the ectA, B and C genes were found to be higher than that of uninduced cells., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2019
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