| Background | Inorganic pyrophosphatase (ppa) belongs to the Ppase family. This protein is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of one molecule of pyrophosphate to two phosphate ions. This is a highly exergonic reaction, and therefore can be coupled to unfavorable biochemical transformations in order to drive these transformations to completion. The functionality of this enzyme plays a critical role in lipid metabolism (including lipid synthesis and degradation) , calcium absorption and bone formation, and DNA synthesis, as well as other biochemical transformations. Recombinant E. coli ppa protein, fused to His-tag at N-terminus, was expressed in E. coli and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques. |
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