Author:Rashamuse, K; Sanyika, W; Ronneburg, T; Brady, DDate:Jan 2012A feruloyl esterase encoding gene (designated fae6), derived from a leachate metagenomic library, was cloned and the nucleotide sequence of the insert DNA determined. Translational analysis revealed that fae6 consists of a 515 amino acid ...Read more
Author:Mokoena, N; Mathiba, K; Tsekoa, Tsepo L; Steenkamp, P; Rashamuse, KDate:Aug 2013Family VIII esterases represent a poorly characterised esterase family, with high sequence identity to class C b-lactamases, peptidases and penicillin binding protein. In this study we report on the metagenomic screening and biochemical ...Read more