Research Article

Activity of a Carboxyl-Terminal Truncated Form of Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase from Planococcus sp. S5

Table 1

Strains and plasmids.

Strain or plasmidGenotype and/or properties (reference); source

DH5C23OB61E. coli [ endA1 glnV44 thi-1 recA1 relA1 gyrA96 deoR nupG 80dlacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169, hsdR17( ), –] harboring c23oB61 gene [22]; laboratory stock

E. coli BL21 [fhuA2 [lon] ompT gal [dcm] ΔhsdS]; New England Biolabs

BL21C23OwtE. coli BL21 harboring c23owt gene [22]; laboratory stock

BL21C23OB61E. coli BL21 harboring c23oB61 gene (this work)

pUC19 c23oB61 Ampr, pUC19 derivative, c23oB61 encoding mutant form of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C103R, K289Stop) [22]

pET-22(b)Ampr; Novagen

pc23oB61 Ampr, pET-22(b) derivative, c23oB61 encoding mutant form of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase (C103R, K289Stop) (this work)