THE INFLUENCE OF THE ORGANIC NITROGEN SOURCE CONTENT ON THE ACTIVITY OF CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE PRODUCER

Аннотация

Cholesterol oxidase (CHO) is an enzyme from the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol to cholest-4-en-3-one and hydrogen peroxide. It can be used in test systems for determining blood cholesterol levels or as a catalyst in the synthesis of biologically active derivatives of cholesterol. This enzyme is obtained only through microbial synthesis, during which the selection of an optimal nutrient medium (NM) in general and the optimal content of the organic nitrogen source, in particular, remains a very relevant issue.