Research Article

Improving the Catalytic Activity of Hyperthermophilic Pyrococcus horikoshii Prolidase for Detoxification of Organophosphorus Nerve Agents over a Broad Range of Temperatures

Table 3

Transition temperature of wild type Pyrococcus horikoshii prolidase, Ph1prol, and prolidase variants at pH 7.0.

ProlidaseTm (°C)

WT-Ph1prol114.3 ± 1.1
A195T/G306S1114.4 ± 0.1
Y301C/K342N113.8 ± 0.6
E127G/E252D112.2 ± 0.5
E36V114.9 ± 1.3

Tm is the transition temperatures obtained from the analysis of DSC by using the two-state model. The Tm values are the mean of three independent measurements. 1The Tm value is from two independent measurements.