| Literature DB >> 17827307 |
Kengo Yasuhira1, Yasuhito Tanaka, Hiroshi Shibata, Yasuyuki Kawashima, Akira Ohara, Dai-ichiro Kato, Masahiro Takeo, Seiji Negoro.
Abstract
Alkalophilic, nylon oligomer-degrading strains, Agromyces sp. and Kocuria sp., were isolated from the wastewater of a nylon-6 factory and from activated sludge from a sewage disposal plant. The 6-aminohexanoate oligomer hydrolases (NylC) from the alkalophilic strains had 95.8 to 98.6% similarity to the enzyme in neutrophilic Arthrobacter sp. but had superior thermostability, activity under alkaline conditions, and affinity for nylon-related substrates, which would be advantageous for biotechnological applications.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17827307 PMCID: PMC2074972 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00777-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792