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Microbial Uricase and its Unique Potential Applications

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|Jul 2024

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Fig. 1.

Chemical structure of uric acid.
Chemical structure of uric acid.

Fig. 2.

Enzymatic degradation of purines to uric acid (Chaudhary et al. 2013).
Enzymatic degradation of purines to uric acid (Chaudhary et al. 2013).

Fig. 3.

The varying end products of purine metabolism in different species due to differential catabolic enzymes in the pathway (Lee et al. 2013).
The varying end products of purine metabolism in different species due to differential catabolic enzymes in the pathway (Lee et al. 2013).

Fig. 4.

Bacterial uricase (Wu et al. 1989).
Bacterial uricase (Wu et al. 1989).

Fig. 5.

Uricase catalyzes the reduction of dissolved oxygen to peroxide in the presence of uric acid (Li et al. 2005; Ravichandran et al. 2015).
Uricase catalyzes the reduction of dissolved oxygen to peroxide in the presence of uric acid (Li et al. 2005; Ravichandran et al. 2015).

Fig. 6.

A clear zone indicating Alcaligenes faecalis-secreted uricase on uric acid (0.3%) – supplemented BT medium.
A clear zone indicating Alcaligenes faecalis-secreted uricase on uric acid (0.3%) – supplemented BT medium.

Uricase-producing microorganisms_

MicroorganismsExtracellular uricaseIntracellular uricase
BacteriaEscherichia coliProteus vulgaris
Bacillus pasteuriiStreptomyces albidoflavus
Proteus mirabilisStreptomyces graminofaciens
Pseudomonas aeruginosaSaccharopolyspora sp.
Microbacterium spp.
Lactobacillus sp.
Filamentous fungi Fusarium sp.
Geotrichum sp.
Mucor sp.
Alternaria sp.
Penicillium sp.
Aspergillus sp.
Rhizopus sp.
YeastCandida tropicalisCandida utilis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2024-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2545-3149 | Journal ISSN: 0079-4252
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 81 - 91
Submitted on: Jan 1, 2024
Accepted on: May 1, 2024
Published on: Jul 3, 2024
Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Khaled Elbanna, Atheer Alshareef, Leena A. Neyaz, Mahmoud Z. El-Readi, Hussein H. Abulreesh, published by Polish Society of Microbiologists
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