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Apotryptophanase from Escherichia coli

soluble powder, 75-150 units/mg solid

Synonym(s):

Tryptophanase from Escherichia coli, L-Tryptophan indole-lyase (deaminating)

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

biological source

Escherichia coli

Quality Level

form

soluble powder

specific activity

75-150 units/mg solid

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Apotryptophanase is used for the quantitative determination of pyridoxal-phosphate. Apotryptophanase, from Sigma, has been used to study pregnancy-associated PLP deficiency and vitamin B-6 deficiency .

Biochem/physiol Actions

Apotryptophanase hydrolizes tryptophan and is capable of catalyzing α,β-elimination reactions with a number of substituted amino acids, including S-methyl-, S-ethyl- and S-benzyl- L-cysteine. DTNB inactivates tryptophanase .

Unit Definition

One unit releases one μg of indole from L-tryptophan in 10 min at pH 8.3 at 37 °C in the presence of 0.04 mM pyridoxal-5′--phosphate.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Recent studies have revealed that antibiotics can promote the formation of reactive oxygen species which contribute to cell death. In this study, we report that five different antibiotics known to stimulate production of reactive oxygen species inhibited growth of Escherichia
Leonardo G Trabuco et al.
Structure (London, England : 1993), 18(5), 627-637 (2010-05-14)
Regulatory nascent chains interact with the ribosomal exit tunnel and modulate their own translation. To characterize nascent chain recognition by the ribosome at the atomic level, extensive molecular dynamics simulations of TnaC, the leader peptide of the tryptophanase operon, inside
Biochemistry. Nascent proteins caught in the act.
Martin Kampmann et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 326(5958), 1352-1353 (2009-12-08)
Zhi-Jun Zhao et al.
Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology, 38(12), 1921-1929 (2011-05-05)
Construction and improvement of industrial strains play a central role in the commercial development of microbial fermentation processes. L-tryptophan producers have usually been developed by classical random mutagenesis due to its complicated metabolic network and regulatory mechanism. However, in the

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