Date of Award
Spring 2022
Thesis Type
Open Access
Degree Name
Honors Bachelor of Arts
Department
Chemistry
Sponsor
Kasandra Riley
Committee Member
Brian Mosby
Committee Member
Laurel Habgood
Abstract
To date, catalase protein from bacterial species is not the most widely used commercial catalase. Catalase, the enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide in most living organisms, is an invaluable enzyme in the food, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries. In 2019, a novel species of a psychrotolerant bacterium was discovered in Cold Harbor, NY. This species, Psychrobacter koprana, exhibits highly active catalase. Preliminary data from activity assays demonstrates that P. koprana catalase has the same activity as commercially available catalase. After purification and activity assay optimization, the activity of this catalase has the potential to be more active than other easily available catalases.
Recommended Citation
Willis, Sydney, "Purification and Activity Assay Optimization of Bacterial Catalase from Psychrobacter koprana" (2022). Honors Program Theses. 163.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/honors/163
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