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Use content from: [[IGEM:IMPERIAL/2006/project/parts/BBa_J37022]]
Use content from: [[IGEM:IMPERIAL/2006/project/parts/BBa_J37022]]


*Specifications
 
*Specifications
AiiA forms an integral part of the biological oscillator acting as our predator in the Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey Model. By testing and characterising this part individually, we can find the rate at which AiiA converts N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) into it's inactive form by cleaving the lactone ring (AHL-lactonase activity) at the ester bond.
*Specifications
 
*Specifications
Parameters to explore:
*Activity of AiiA
*Half-life of AiiA
 
Michaelis-menten kinetics would determine the activity of the enzyme, thus if we can characterise AiiA based upon it's activity (turnover rate) and half-life, the AiiA construct (part J37025) can be placed anywhere and easily integrated into more complex systems given it's transfer function defined by the enzyme parameters.

Revision as of 13:41, 16 October 2006

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Use content from: IGEM:IMPERIAL/2006/project/parts/BBa_J37022


AiiA forms an integral part of the biological oscillator acting as our predator in the Lotka-Volterra Predator-Prey Model. By testing and characterising this part individually, we can find the rate at which AiiA converts N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) into it's inactive form by cleaving the lactone ring (AHL-lactonase activity) at the ester bond.

Parameters to explore:

  • Activity of AiiA
  • Half-life of AiiA

Michaelis-menten kinetics would determine the activity of the enzyme, thus if we can characterise AiiA based upon it's activity (turnover rate) and half-life, the AiiA construct (part J37025) can be placed anywhere and easily integrated into more complex systems given it's transfer function defined by the enzyme parameters.