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SUBMITTER: Nishioka T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1449075 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nishioka Tuguhiro T Iwata Makoto M Imaoka Takuya T Mutoh Maiko M Egashira Yoshihiro Y Nishiyama Takashi T Shin Takashi T Fujii Takao T
Applied and environmental microbiology 20060401 4
Gordonia sp. strain P8219, a strain able to decompose di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, was isolated from machine oil-contaminated soil. Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate hydrolase was purified from cell extracts of this strain. This enzyme was a 32,164-Da homodimeric protein, and it effectively hydrolyzed monophthalate esters, such as monoethyl, monobutyl, monohexyl, and mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate. The K(m) and V(max) values for mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate were 26.9 +/- 4.3 microM and 18.1 +/- 0.9 micromol ...[more]