Generation of mutant of Rhodococcus rhodochrous PA-34 through chemical mutagenesis for hyperproduction of nitrile hydratase

Pratush, Amit and Seth, Amit and Bhalla, Tek Chand (2010) Generation of mutant of Rhodococcus rhodochrous PA-34 through chemical mutagenesis for hyperproduction of nitrile hydratase. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 57 (2). pp. 135-146. ISSN 1217-8950

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Abstract

Rhodococcus rhodochrous PA-34 has been reported to produce nitrile hydratase enzyme that converts 3-cyanopyridine to nicotinamide. A mutant of R. rhodochrous PA-34 was generated through chemical mutagenesis using N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) that exhibited 2 times higher nitrile hydratase activity as compared to wild strain. The reaction conditions using resting cells of this mutant strain for the conversion of nicotinamide were optimized. Under the optimized reaction conditions the mutant strain exhibited maximum nitrile hydratase activity [7.8 U/mgdcm (milligram dry cell mass)] at 55 °C in 0.3 M potassium phosphate buffer (pH 5.5).

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