Rhamnolipids are a class of biosurfactants that
have a great potential to be used in industries. Five
proteins/enzymes, namely RhlA, RhlB, RhlC, RhlG and
RhlI, are critical for the production of rhamnolipids in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Four of the 5 proteins except
RhlC were successfully over-expressed in E. coli and three
of them (RhlA, RhlB and RhlI) were purified and obtained
in milligram quantities. The purified proteins were shown
to be folded in solution. Homology models were built for
RhlA, RhlB and RhlI. These results lay a basis for further
structural and functional characterization of these proteins
in vitro to favor the construction of super strains for
rhamnolipids production.
Rhamnolipids are a class of biosurfactants that
have a great potential to be used in industries. Five
proteins/enzymes, namely RhlA, RhlB, RhlC, RhlG and
RhlI, are critical for the production of rhamnolipids in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Four of the 5 proteins except
RhlC were successfully over-expressed in E. coli and three
of them (RhlA, RhlB and RhlI) were purified and obtained
in milligram quantities. The purified proteins were shown
to be folded in solution. Homology models were built for
RhlA, RhlB and RhlI. These results lay a basis for further
structural and functional characterization of these proteins
in vitro to favor the construction of super strains for
rhamnolipids production.