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This part encode for a cysteine desulfhydrase from ''Treponema denticola'', which is known to be a strong enzyme that produces H2S, ammonia and pyruvate starting from cysteine. It is often indicated also as Hly. | This part encode for a cysteine desulfhydrase from ''Treponema denticola'', which is known to be a strong enzyme that produces H2S, ammonia and pyruvate starting from cysteine. It is often indicated also as Hly. | ||
| − | SAFETY NOTES Please note that this part produces hydrogen sulfide, which is toxic if inhaled in high concentrations. Cells handling should be done under a chemical hood. A safety handbook to work with sulfate reducing bacteria is posted on the Trento 2012 [http://2012.igem.org/Team:UNITN-Trento wiki]. | + | '''SAFETY NOTES''' Please note that this part produces hydrogen sulfide, which is toxic if inhaled in high concentrations. Cells handling should be done under a chemical hood. A safety handbook to work with sulfate reducing bacteria is posted on the Trento 2012 [http://2012.igem.org/Team:UNITN-Trento wiki]. |
===Usage and Biology=== | ===Usage and Biology=== | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 13 September 2012
Cysteine Desulfhydrase (CysDes)
This part encode for a cysteine desulfhydrase from Treponema denticola, which is known to be a strong enzyme that produces H2S, ammonia and pyruvate starting from cysteine. It is often indicated also as Hly.
SAFETY NOTES Please note that this part produces hydrogen sulfide, which is toxic if inhaled in high concentrations. Cells handling should be done under a chemical hood. A safety handbook to work with sulfate reducing bacteria is posted on the Trento 2012 [http://2012.igem.org/Team:UNITN-Trento wiki].
Usage and Biology
CysDes is a unique 45 KDa hemolysin cysteine dependent, that was shown to have also aminostransferase activity. (1, 2) The enzyme catalyzes the degradation of L-cysteine to produce hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and pyruvate.
This part has been used to create two different devices (BBa_K731400 and BBa_K731480) which were used to characterize the enzymatic activity of the gene CysDes.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]Illegal NgoMIV site found at 399
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]