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1	Author	FranciscoJ G M Urianaa, Marí, C. Alvarez-Ossorio3, Marí, M. Sánchez-Garcés3, FranciscoF. De, LaR. Osab, AngelM. Relimpio3	Requires cookie*
	Title	Effect of Salt on the Activity and Stability of Aspartate Aminotransferase from the Halophilic Archaebacterium Haloferax mediterranei
	Abstract	The aspartate aminotransferase from Haloferax mediterranei, which is in the cell mainly as apoenzym e, requires high concentrations o f salt for both activity and stability. The maximum activity is reached with 3.5 m KC1 in the assay. The effect o f different cations and anions has been studied using several types o f salts. M onovalent cations show a significant difference in effectiveness o f promoting the activity with the follow ing order: K + > R b + > N a + > N H 4+. M g++ and polyvalent cations with organic character cause partial activity with maximum ef fectiveness at 0.1 m , an inhibition at higher concentration is observed. A nions, added as p otas sium salts, promote enzyme activity with the following order: Cl" > N 0 3~ > I " > SCN~. Like activity, the enzyme stability depends on salt concentrations. Incubation o f the enzyme with a low salt concentration leads to inactivation following pseudofirst order kinetics. The inactivat ed enzyme is partially reactivated by high concentrations o f KC1 follow ing second order kinet ics. Taking into account the dimeric structure o f this enzyme, high concentrations o f salt could stabilize the dimer, which is the active form. The salt effects on halophile aspartate am ino transferase are discussed considering hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions.
	Reference	Z. Naturforsch. 47c, 375 (1992); received December 17 1991 /February 21 1992
	Published	1992
	Keywords	Halophilic Bacteria, Aspartate Aminotransferase, Salt Effects, Activity and Stability, H aloferax mediterranei
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	Identifier	ZNC-1992-47c-0375
	Volume	47