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Protein 4DIU: Structure, Function, and Significance in Biological Systems

The protein 4DIU has been identified and characterized as a potential esterase enzyme based on in-depth analyses including bioinformatics, molecular docking studies, and laboratory experiments. Online tools such as BLAST, Dali, and InterPro often matched 4DIU with carboxylesterases and other esterase-like proteins. This suggests that its function involves hydrolysis of esters. In part to data from Swiss Dock, 4DIU is predicted to have binding sites with an affinity to substrates such as acetate, butyrate, phosphate, proline, decanoate, and dodecanoate. The protein 4DIU was grown, harvested, and isolated in a laboratory. SDS-PAGE analysis was used to confirm the identity of the protein via molecular weight. Once identified the enzyme's activity on the substrate p-nitrophenyl acetate was measured. This substrate was chosen because many hydrolases have an affinity for it and can hydrolyze the substrate. It was determined that the 4DIU protein functions best at a pH of 6.

Structural Model of Protein 4DIU

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References

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  2. Zhang, S.; Sun, W.; Xu, L.; Zheng, X.; Chu, X.; Tian, J.; Wu, N.; Fan, Y. Identification of the Para-Nitrophenol Catabolic Pathway, and Characterization of Three Enzymes Involved in the Hydroquinone Pathway, in Pseudomonas Sp. 1-7. BMC Microbiology 2012, 12 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-12-27. ‌
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