Coding

Part:BBa_K137000

Designed by: Doug Tischer   Group: iGEM08_Caltech   (2008-06-20)


katE

E. coli catalase

Information contributed by City of London UK (2021)

Part information is collated here to help future users of the BioBrick registry.

Metadata:

  • Group: City of London UK 2021
  • Author: Lucas Ng
  • Summary: Added information collated from existing scientific studies

Provides cell resistance to hydrogen peroxide by catalysing its decomposition into water and oxygen [1] [2]:

KatE reaction.png

References

  1. ↑ Khil, Pavel P., and R. Daniel Camerini-Otero. 2002. “Over 1000 Genes Are Involved in the DNA Damage Response of Escherichia Coli.” Molecular Microbiology 44 (1): 89–105. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02878.x.
  2. ↑ “Rhea- Annotated Reactions Database.” n.d. Rhea. Accessed July 27, 2021. https://www.rhea-db.org/rhea/20309.
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