title: Sulfolobus tokodaii ST0053 produces a novel thermostable, NAD-dependent medium-chain alcohol dehydrogenase.
abstract: An alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) gene, ST0053, from Sulfolobus tokodaii was expressed in Escherichia coli. The purified recombinant enzyme was an NAD-dependent medium-chain ADH with high thermostability and tolerance of a wide range of pHs. This is the first step in creating an experimental functionality library of 10 genes annotated as ADHs in the S. tokodaii genome.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Genetics Division, Institute of Genetic Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisaaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohshima
mesh_terms: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003067:Coenzymes / Q000494:pharmacology; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009243:NAD / Q000494:pharmacology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D016944:Sulfolobus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D003067:Coenzymes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D009243:NAD; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase