Acid-resistant bug does not give alcohol
A chemist at Washington University in St. Louis has found surprisingly hard to enzymes in a bacterium that just says no to acid. Acid resistance is a characteristic value for both drugs and human pathogens. The bacterium Acetobacter Aceti produces enzymes particularly resistant to excess acidity, which could make the organization a source of new enzyme products and new directions in protein chemistry. A.Numbers wine vinegar. But until recently, I have not studied anyone unusual biochemical characteristics of the organism that can survive and even thrive in very acidic conditions. Joe Kappock, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis could not overlook this very promising bacterium.
(Vinegar), things grow even less, Kappock said.
enzymes important in resisting this bug in almost all organisms can not, and are trying to answer the question: How different is this enzyme? That answer, Kappock said, could reveal many important innovations. Kappock discussed his research of the American Chemical societys annual meeting, held 23 to 25 August 2004, in Philadelphia. In particular, Kappock and his research group to study the enzyme citrate synthase, one of the first enzymes in a cell.synthase is important because it initiates the citric acid cycle or Krebs cycle, a critical biochemical pathway for energy production in the cells of simple organisms like bacteria and as complex as human beings. There are a couple of ways Acetobacter capable of producing information of industrial application. Some people wantto make the proteins more stable, said Kappock. There is a growing number of industrial processes that use enzymes, which are the ultimate green catalyst.
things you can do with enzymes, the better for the environment because they have no waste. Enzymes are already used in products as diverse as laundry detergents and various medications. According to Kappock, the long-term goal is to involve the views of studies
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