Characterization of a thermostable short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sibiricus

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jun;76(12):4096-8. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02797-09. Epub 2010 Apr 23.

Abstract

Short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase, encoded by the gene Tsib_0319 from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sibiricus, was expressed in Escherichia coli, purified and characterized as an NADPH-dependent enantioselective oxidoreductase with broad substrate specificity. The enzyme exhibits extremely high thermophilicity, thermostability, and tolerance to organic solvents and salts.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase / chemistry
  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase / genetics*
  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase / metabolism*
  • Coenzymes / pharmacology
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Gene Expression
  • Hot Temperature
  • NADP / pharmacology
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Thermococcus / enzymology*

Substances

  • Coenzymes
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • NADP
  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase