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A comparison of two novel alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes (ADH1 and ADH2) from the extreme halophile Haloferax volcanii

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Timpson, Leanne M. 
Liliensiek, Ann-Kathrin 
Alsafadi, Diya 
Cassidy, Jennifer 
Sharkey, Michael A. 
Liddell, Susan 
Allers, Thorsten 
Paradisi, Francesca 
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4151
Date Issued
January 2013
Date Available
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Abstract
Haloarchaeal alcohol dehydrogenases are exciting biocatalysts with potential industrial applications. In this study, two alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes from the extremely halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii (HvADH1 and HvADH2) were homologously expressed and subsequently purified by immobilized metal-affinity chromatography. The proteins appeared to copurify with endogenous alcohol dehydrogenases, and a double Δadh2 Δadh1 gene deletion strain was constructed to prevent this occurrence. Purified HvADH1 and HvADH2 were compared in terms of stability and enzymatic activity over a range of pH values, salt concentrations, and temperatures. Both enzymes were haloalkaliphilic and thermoactive for the oxidative reaction and catalyzed the reductive reaction at a slightly acidic pH. While the NAD+-dependent HvADH1 showed a preference for short-chain alcohols and was inherently unstable, HvADH2 exhibited dual cofactor specificity, accepted a broad range of substrates, and, with respect to HvADH1, was remarkably stable. Furthermore, HvADH2 exhibited tolerance to organic solvents. HvADH2 therefore displays much greater potential as an industrially useful biocatalyst than HvADH1.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Springer
Journal
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume
97
Issue
1
Start Page
195
End Page
203
Copyright (Published Version)
2013, Springer
Keywords
  • Alcohol dehydrogenase...

  • Biocatalyst discovery...

  • Protein characterizat...

  • Extremophile

  • Haloferax volcanii

  • Organic solvents

DOI
10.1007/s00253-012-4074-4
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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