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Table 1 Enzymatic activity of ALAS from different species

From: Challenges and opportunities of bioprocessing 5-aminolevulinic acid using genetic and metabolic engineering: a critical review

Species

P/Ca

Specific activity (µmol/min/mg)

Ref

Rhodobacter capsulatus

P

0.19

Lou et al. (2014)

C

0.05

Rhodobacter sphaeroides

P

0.11

C

0.03

Agrobacterium radiobacter

P

0.15

C

0.02

Rhodobacter sphaeroides

P

3.3

Meng et al. (2015)

Rhodopseudomonas palustris

P

4.4

Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius

P

1.4

Laceyella sacchari

P

7.8

Pseudomonas alcaliphila

P

0.58

  1. a Indicates the enzyme condition at 37 °C and pH 7.5 for characterization. P means the ALAS was purified and C means that crude enzyme was used
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