The cDNA encoding the 65-kDa subunit of malic enzyme from Ascaris suum was cloned into the bacterial expression vector pKK223-3 and overproduced in Escherichia coli. A protein with a subunit molecular mass of 65,000 was expressed at a level of up to 3% of the total soluble protein in JM109, as judged by SDS-PAGE. The enzyme was purified using column chromatography on phenyl-Sepharose followed by orange-A agarose. The purification procedure resulted in a 32-fold purification with an overall yield of 51%. The bacterially expressed enzyme exhibits kinetic constants identical to those measured for native A. suum NAD-malic enzyme.
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