Somkuti G A, Solaiman D K, Johnson T L, Steinberg D H
U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118.
Biotechnol Appl Biochem. 1991 Apr;13(2):238-45.
The recombinant plasmid pNCO937 (8.1 kbp) containing a Streptomyces sp. cholesterol oxidase gene was introduced into Streptococcus thermophilus by electrotransformation. Transformation frequency was 7.2 x 10(5) colony forming units/micrograms of DNA. The presence of the cholesterol oxidase gene in S. thermophilus was confirmed with Southern blot analysis using a biotinylated probe. Thin-layer chromatographic analysis showed the expression of the Streptomyces cholesterol oxidase gene resulting in the oxidation of cholesterol to 4-cholesten-3-one. S. thermophilus may be a suitable host for the expression of other genes regulating prokaryotic cholesterol metabolism.
含有链霉菌属胆固醇氧化酶基因的重组质粒pNCO937(8.1千碱基对)通过电转化法导入嗜热链球菌。转化频率为7.2×10⁵菌落形成单位/微克DNA。使用生物素化探针通过Southern印迹分析证实了嗜热链球菌中胆固醇氧化酶基因的存在。薄层色谱分析表明链霉菌胆固醇氧化酶基因的表达导致胆固醇氧化为4-胆甾烯-3-酮。嗜热链球菌可能是表达其他调节原核生物胆固醇代谢基因的合适宿主。