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Laboratory study demonstrates the purification and crystallization of extracellular 3β-hydroxysteroid oxidase from Brevibacterium sterolicum, indicating its distinct flavoprotein properties.
Among about 500 strains tested, a newly isolated soil bacterium, Brevibacterium sterolicum nov. sp. KY 3463 (ATCC 21387) showed the highest potency in production of 3β-hydroxysteroid oxidase in the culture fluid. The 3β-hydroxysteroid oxidase was purified from the culture filtrate by a procedure involving ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-cellulose and hydroxyapatite column chromatographies and Sephadex G–75 gel filtration. Crystals of the enzyme were obtained from solutions of the purified preparation by the addition of ammonium sulfate. The crystals appeared as fine rods, with a bright yellow color. The enzyme is homogeneous by disc gel electrophoresis and ultracentrifugation. Sedimentation velocity yields a value of . It exhibits a typical flavoprotein spectrum of absorption maxima at 280, 390, and 470 mμ.
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