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Query: EC:3.2.1.23 (beta-galactosidase)
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The gene coding for N-acyl-D-mannosamine dehydrogenase (NAM-DH) from Flavobacterium sp. strain 141-8 was cloned and expressed under the control of a lac promoter in Escherichia coli JM109. The DNA sequence of the gene was determined, and an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide composed of 272 amino acid residues (Mr, 27,473) was identified. The E. coli transformants which showed over 200-fold higher NAM-DH activity than did the Flavobacterium strain produced the enzyme as a protein fused with beta-galactosidase. Despite being a fusion, NAM-DH produced by E. coli transformants appeared unchanged in pH optimum, Km, and substrate specificity from Flavobacterium sp. strain 141-8. This newly recombinant enzyme may be applicable to the quantitative determination of sialic acid in serum.
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PMID:Cloning, sequencing, and expression of the N-acyl-D-mannosamine dehydrogenase gene from Flavobacterium sp. strain 141-8 in Escherichia coli. 185 99