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HemA from R. capsulatus
This gene, which was codon-optimized for E. coli, encodes for 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase from Rhodobacter capsulitis. It catalyzes the formation of 5-aminolevulinate from succinyl CoA and glycine, according to the following scheme.
Characterization
Previous work has shown that overexpressing 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase can drive the expression of PPIX and that excess PPIX can be secreted in the media [1]. Thus, we transformed a plasmid carrying HemA under the pBAD promoter and cultured it in 250 mL of modified TB media supplemented with antibiotics and L-arabinose according to standard protocols. Using two slightly different protocols and solvent systems from previous work, we then collected the secreted porphyrins using DEAE-Sephadex A-25, an anion exchange resin. Elution of the adsorbed porphyrins from the resin allowed us to characterize the porphyrins via fluorescence and thin layer chromatography (TLC) and compare the results against that of a commercially available standard (referred to as “stock”).
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]Illegal NheI site found at 1219
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
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