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Table 1 Expression of the BCO forms using different growth and induction conditions.

From: Production of recombinant cholesterol oxidase containing covalently bound FAD in Escherichia coli

Phase of induction

Plasmid

(BCO form)

Time after induction

(h)

Temperature after induction

   

25°C

37°C

   

U/mgprotein

U/Lculture

U/mgprotein

U/Lculture

Exponential phase (OD600 nm~1)

pET-fBCO (fBCO)

0

b.d.

b.d.

b.d.

b.d.

  

3

≤ 0.01

< 1.0

≤ 0.01

< 1.0

  

7

0.07 ± 0.005

2.0 ± 0.3

0.10 ± 0.05

< 1.0

  

18

0.16 ± 0.05

260 ± 80

0.12 ± 0.02

1.8 ± 0.2

 

pET-mBCO (mBCO)

0

b.d.

b.d.

b.d.

b.d.

  

3

0.31 ± 0.02

130 ± 10

0.09 ± 0.02

50 ± 11

  

7

0.38 ± 0.14

190 ± 50

1.0 ± 0.3

390 ± 45

  

18

0.54 ± 0.15

500 ± 120

0.17 ± 0.06

240 ± 20

Stationary phase (OD600 nm~2)

pET-fBCO (fBCO)

0

b.d.

b.d.

b.d.

b.d.

  

3

≤ 0.01

< 1.0

≤ 0.01

< 1.0

  

7

≤ 0.01

1.1 ± 0.1

≤ 0.01

< 1.0

  

18

0.03 ± 0.015

2.5 ± 0.4

0.02 ± 0.01

1.8 ± 0.2

 

pET-mBCO (mBCO)

0

b.d.

b.d.

b.d.

b.d.

  

3

0.52 ± 0.12

400 ± 10

0.22 ± 0.06

150 ± 35

  

7

0.28 ± 0.02

180 ± 20

0.55 ± 0.18

180 ± 10

  

18

0.13 ± 0.02

110 ± 30

0.12 ± 0.05

85 ± 9

  1. In all cases, E. coli cells carrying the recombinant pET24b(+)-BCO plasmids were cultivated in LB medium and protein expression was induced by 1 mM IPTG addition. b.d., below detection limit. Data are expressed as mean ± S.D., n = 3.