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BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 181-186Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9510-7
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Bacillus subtilis; Catalase; Expression; katA; Secretary
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A recombinant Bacillus subtilis strain (KN25) was generated for the large-scale preparation of catalase. The B. subtilis katA gene encoding for catalase was cloned into the shuttle vector PRB374, downstream of the constitutively active vegII promoter, followed by transformation of the B. subtilis strain WB600 with the plasmid. The transformant strain, KN25 secretes high levels (3,500 U/ml) of catalase, which facilitates its purification. Three simple purification steps yielded nearly homogeneous catalase, with similar to 70% recovery. The purified recombinant catalase has a specific activity of 34,600 U/mg under optimal conditions, and is more resistant to acidic conditions than bovine liver catalase.
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