Thermophilic phosphoribosyltransferases HB27 in nucleotide synthesis.

Phosphoribosyltransferases are the tools that allow the synthesis of nucleotide analogues using multi-enzymatic cascades. The recombinant adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) and hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) from HB27 were expressed in strains and purified by chromatographic methods with yields of 10-13 mg per liter of culture. The activity dependence of APRT and HPRT on different factors was investigated along with the substrate specificity towards different heterocyclic bases.