title: Purification and characterization of an arylamine N-acetyltransferase from the bacteria Aeromonas hydrophilia.
abstract: N-acetyltransferase from Aeromonas hydrophilia was purified by ultrafiltration, DEAE-Sephacel, gel filtration chromatography on Sephadex G-100, and DEAE-5pw on high performance liquid chromatography, as judged by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamine gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) on a 12.% (wt/vol) slab gel. The enzyme had a molecular mass 44.9 kDa. The purified enzyme was thermostable at 37 degrees C for 1 h with a half-life 28 min at 37 degrees C, and displayed optimum activity at 37 degrees C and pH 7.0. The Km and Vmax values for 2-aminofluorene were determined to be 0. 896 mM and 2.456 nmol/min/mg protein, respectively. Among a series of divalent cations and salts, Zn2+, Ca2+, and Fe2+ were demonstrated to be the most potent inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, China Medical College, Taichung 400, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000201:enzymology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D000123:Acetyltransferases