title: Isolation and characterization of a haloalkane halidohydrolase from Rhodococcus erythropolis Y2.
abstract: Rhodococcus erythropolis strain Y2, isolated from soil by enrichment culture using 1-chlorobutane, was able to utilize a range of halogenated aliphatic compounds as sole sources of carbon and energy. The ability to utilize 1-chlorobutane was conferred by a single halidohydrolase-type haloalkane dehalogenase. The presence of the single enzyme in cell-free extracts was demonstrated by activity strain polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The purified enzyme was a monomeric protein with a relative molecular mass of 34 kDa and demonstrated activity against a broad range of haloalkanes, haloalcohols and haloethers. The highest activity was found towards alpha, omega disubstituted chloro- and bromo- C2-C6 alkanes and 4-chlorobutanol. The Km value of the enzyme for 1-chlorobutane was 0.26 mM. A comparison of the R. erythropolis Y2 haloalkane halidohydrolase with other haloalkane dehalogenases is discussed on the basis of biochemical properties and N-terminal amino acid sequence data.
authors.affiliation: Biological Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sallis
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Armfield
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hardman
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D006867:Hydrolases; C046137:haloalkane dehalogenase