ISSN:
0749-503X
Keywords:
Amine oxidase
;
yeast
;
methylamine
;
n-butylamine
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Genetics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Under conditions known to separate methylamine oxidase from benzylamine oxidase in other yeast strains, only a single oxidase could be detected in Sporobolomyces albo-rubescens. This occurred irrespective of whether methylamine or n-butylamine was the nitrogen source for growth. The oxidase did not attack benzylamine. It was concluded that this organism can only produce a methylamine oxidase. The enzyme was purified to 90% homogeneity and found to have properties significantly a methylamine oxidases previously characterised. It lost only 40% of its activity in 30 min at 45°C, whereas methylamine oxidase previously described had half-lives of from 2 to 9 min at 45°C. It showed also a lower activity with short chain 1-aminoalkanes and a higher activity with longer chain 1-aminoalkanes than other methylamine oxidases, and had a significantly smaller subunit molecular weight (57 000 compared with 80 000).
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/yea.320020203
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