Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation

In this study, RETL-Cr1 was studied for its growth and degradation properties in M3 and modified Ramsay media and in the latter with varying saline concentrations. There was no significant effect of medium salinity towards the growth and degradation of phenol in RETL-Cr1. From the growth profile, μ...

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Main Authors: Fernandez, C., Abdul Rashid, Noor Aini, Ibrahim, Zaharah, M. Tuah, Piakong
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author Fernandez, C.
Abdul Rashid, Noor Aini
Ibrahim, Zaharah
M. Tuah, Piakong
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Abdul Rashid, Noor Aini
Ibrahim, Zaharah
M. Tuah, Piakong
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description In this study, RETL-Cr1 was studied for its growth and degradation properties in M3 and modified Ramsay media and in the latter with varying saline concentrations. There was no significant effect of medium salinity towards the growth and degradation of phenol in RETL-Cr1. From the growth profile, μ was calculated to be 0.288 h-1 while td was 2.971 h. The significantly higher intracellular enzyme activity of the crude extract was assayed against varying pHs, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) concentrations, temperatures and Nicotinamide adenine Dinucleotide (NADH) concentrations, in that order with the resulting optimized conditions of pH 6.5, 1.8 mM EDTA, 37°C and 0.4 mM NADH. Enzyme stability was assayed against varying pH and temperature where it was most stable at pH 6.5 and between temperatures ranging from 25 and 30°C. The crude phenol degrading enzyme was further subjected to kinetic studies at the optimized conditions to determine its affinity towards phenol at varying concentrations. From the Lineweaver-Burk plot it was found that the crude enzyme has a high Vmax value of 4.963 μM phenol degraded per minute and a low Km value of 2.115 μM suggesting high affinity towards the substrate. Confirmation of phenol degradation intermediate was determined upon the presence of catechol via thin layer chromatography.
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spelling utm-81912017-10-23T07:20:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/8191/ Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation Fernandez, C. Abdul Rashid, Noor Aini Ibrahim, Zaharah M. Tuah, Piakong QD Chemistry In this study, RETL-Cr1 was studied for its growth and degradation properties in M3 and modified Ramsay media and in the latter with varying saline concentrations. There was no significant effect of medium salinity towards the growth and degradation of phenol in RETL-Cr1. From the growth profile, μ was calculated to be 0.288 h-1 while td was 2.971 h. The significantly higher intracellular enzyme activity of the crude extract was assayed against varying pHs, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) concentrations, temperatures and Nicotinamide adenine Dinucleotide (NADH) concentrations, in that order with the resulting optimized conditions of pH 6.5, 1.8 mM EDTA, 37°C and 0.4 mM NADH. Enzyme stability was assayed against varying pH and temperature where it was most stable at pH 6.5 and between temperatures ranging from 25 and 30°C. The crude phenol degrading enzyme was further subjected to kinetic studies at the optimized conditions to determine its affinity towards phenol at varying concentrations. From the Lineweaver-Burk plot it was found that the crude enzyme has a high Vmax value of 4.963 μM phenol degraded per minute and a low Km value of 2.115 μM suggesting high affinity towards the substrate. Confirmation of phenol degradation intermediate was determined upon the presence of catechol via thin layer chromatography. Asian Network for Scientific Information 2006 Article PeerReviewed Fernandez, C. and Abdul Rashid, Noor Aini and Ibrahim, Zaharah and M. Tuah, Piakong (2006) Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 9 (5). pp. 805-809. ISSN 1028-8880 http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&issn=10288880&genre=journal
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Fernandez, C.
Abdul Rashid, Noor Aini
Ibrahim, Zaharah
M. Tuah, Piakong
Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation
title Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation
title_full Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation
title_fullStr Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation
title_full_unstemmed Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation
title_short Development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis RETL-crl involved in phenol degradation
title_sort development of an enzyme assay and preliminary kinetic studies for the enzyme (s) from candida troplicalis retl-crl involved in phenol degradation
topic QD Chemistry
url http://eprints.utm.my/8191/
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