Team:Oxford/alternatives to microcompartments
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The degradation pathway of DCM by DcmA produces a number of intermediates. A number of these, such as formaldehyde, are suspected to be toxic to our host bacteria above certain concentrations. In addition to expressing enzymes which break down these intermediates, we are considering two different approaches to further minimize the accumulation of these compounds. Alongside the original idea of using micro-compartments, we have also collaborated with UniMelb iGEM and considered attaching our different enzymes to the arms of a star peptide (link to Melbourne wiki here). In doing so, this increases the likelihood of our intermediates, produced by one enzymatic reaction, interacting with the next enzyme in the reaction pathway thereby limiting their accumulation. | The degradation pathway of DCM by DcmA produces a number of intermediates. A number of these, such as formaldehyde, are suspected to be toxic to our host bacteria above certain concentrations. In addition to expressing enzymes which break down these intermediates, we are considering two different approaches to further minimize the accumulation of these compounds. Alongside the original idea of using micro-compartments, we have also collaborated with UniMelb iGEM and considered attaching our different enzymes to the arms of a star peptide (link to Melbourne wiki here). In doing so, this increases the likelihood of our intermediates, produced by one enzymatic reaction, interacting with the next enzyme in the reaction pathway thereby limiting their accumulation. | ||
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