title: Isolation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)-degrading microorganisms and characterization of PHB-depolymerase from Arthrobacter sp. strain W6.
abstract: Microbial degraders of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) were isolated from soil. Arthrobacter sp. strain W6 used not only PHB as a carbon source, but also PHAs such as poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-[5%]3-hydroxyvalerate), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-[14%]3-hydroxyvalerate), and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-[22%]3-hydroxyvalerate). PHB-depolymerase was purified to homogeneity from the culture broth of Arthrobacter sp. strain W6 by a procedure involving DEAE- and butyl-Toyopearl column chromatographies. The Mr of the enzyme was estimated to be about 47,000 by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme was most active at pH 8.5 and 50 degrees C, and was inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, Hg2+, Ag+, and Pb2+.
authors: Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University, Kosugi, Japan. asano@pu-toyama.ac.jp
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Asano
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authors: S
authors: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D001173:Arthrobacter / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates
chemical_list: D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D011091:Polyesters; C003182:poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates; C077226:poly(3-hydroxyalkanoic acid) depolymerase