QUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE GENE FROM KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS AND PROTEIN EXPRESSED THEREFROM

摘要

PURPOSE: A quinone oxidoreductase gene from Kluyveromyces marxianus is provided to be used for the reduction reaction of the quinone compounds and for the intermediate synthesis of the biologically active compounds by way of the excellent quinone reduction activity thereof. CONSTITUTION: A gene codes the amino acid sequence of Kluyveromyces marxianus quinone oxidoreductase(kmQOR) presented at the sequence No. 2. The kmQOR has a molecular weight of about 42kDa. A recombinant vector contains the gene coded with the kmQOR, and is determined to be plasmid pQOR22b. An E. coli is transformed into the recombinant vector. In a method of preparing the kmQOR, the transformed E. coli is first cultured, and β-D-isopropyl-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) is then added to the cultured E. coli to induce the expression of kmQOR therefrom. The expressed kmQOR is collected, and purified.