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SUBMITTER: Elend C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1472341 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Elend C C Schmeisser C C Leggewie C C Babiak P P Carballeira J D JD Steele H L HL Reymond J-L JL Jaeger K-E KE Streit W R WR
Applied and environmental microbiology 20060501 5
The metagenomes of uncultured microbial communities are rich sources for novel biocatalysts. In this study, esterase EstA3 was derived from a drinking water metagenome, and esterase EstCE1 was derived from a soil metagenome. Both esterases are approximately 380 amino acids in size and show similarity to beta-lactamases, indicating that they belong to family VIII of the lipases/esterases. EstA3 had a temperature optimum at 50 degrees C and a pH optimum at pH 9.0. It was remarkably active and very ...[more]