Patent Publication Number: US-6218167-B1

Title: Stable biocatalysts for ester hydrolysis

Description:
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/827,810 filed Apr. 11, 1997 (abandoned) which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/781,802 filed Jan. 10, 1997 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,969,121) which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/694,078 filed Aug. 8, 1996 (pending) which claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 60/019,580 filed Jun. 12, 1996 and U.S. Ser. No. 60/009,704 filed Jan. 11, 1996. 
    
    
     STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT RIGHTS 
     The work disclosed in this application was supported in part by Grant Number: NCI 1-R43-CA63876-01 from the NIH-SBIR to ThermoGen Inc., therefore, the U.S. Government may have some rights in the present invention. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The instant disclosure is directed to the field of isolated stable biocatalysts that are suitable for enzymatic application in commercial pharmaceutical and chemical synthesis, DNA vectors for the production of recombinant ester hydrolyzing proteins, host cells transformed by such vectors, and recombinant ester hydrolyzing proteins produced by such vectors and transformed cells. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Esterases and Lipases. 
     Esterases and lipases catalyze the hydrolysis of ester bonds to produce alcohols and carboxylic acids as shown below.                    
     Esterases and lipases can be characterized by different substrate specificities, R group or chain length preference, and unique inhibitors (1, 2). The many esterases and lipases range from hydrolases such as the broad carboxyl esterases which preferentially hydrolyze esters with long carbon chain R groups, to choline esterases, and to acetyl esterases which act on very specific substrates. In many cases, these hydrolases are also known to show stereo- and regio-selective preferences resulting from the chiral nature inherent in protein active sites. This preferential hydrolytic activity make them useful for reactions requiring different regioselectivity and stereoselectivity or for kinetic resolution methods on racemic mixtures. For enzymes that demonstrate stereoselectivity, if R* is a racemic mixture, the product of enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis, R 1 , would be the most rapidly hydrolyzed stereoisomer while the remaining ester designated R*′ would be the enriched antipode mixed with any remaining R 1 . The products can then be separated by chromatography to provide pure R 1 . The availability of a large pool of esterases and lipases with varying specificities would be useful for screening the enzymes for specific reactions, and developing optimal protocols for specific chemical synthesis. The expedience of this process would facilitate the production scale-up of many useful pharmaceutical products. 
     In aqueous solvent systems, esterases and lipases carry out their natural reactions: the hydrolysis of ester bonds. In vitro, these enzymes can be used to carry out reactions on a wide variety of substrates, including esters containing cyclic and acyclic alcohols, mono- and di-esters, and lactams (3). By carrying out the reactions in organic solvents (4, 5) where water is excluded, the reactions of esterases and lipases can be reversed. These enzymes can catalyze esterification or acylation reactions to form ester bonds (3, 6, 7). This process can also be used in the transesterification of esters and in ring closure or opening reactions. 
     Optically pure chiral pharmaceuticals. 
     Currently, the majority of synthetic chiral pharmaceuticals are sold as racemic mixtures. However, due to advances in the synthesis of optically pure (single isomer) chiral compounds, this situation is changing (7). Racemic drugs often contain one isomer which is therapeutically active and the other enantiomer which is at best inactive and at worst a major cause of potentially harmful side effects. The non-useful isomer in a racemic drug is increasingly being viewed as a contaminant. Indeed, the FDA&#39;s Policy Statement for the Development of New Drugs recommends “that the pharmacokinetic profile of each isomer should be characterized in animals and later compared to the clinical pharmacokinetic profile obtained in Phase I” drug testing (8). Thus, pharmaceutical companies will need to develop a synthesis or separation route to produce each pure isomer of each new synthetic drug. 
     Enzymatic synthesis of optically pure pharmaceuticals and intermediates. 
     Since it is often very difficult to generate optically pure solutions of certain chiral molecules by classical chemical synthesis, new enzymatic biocatalysts will play a major role in this endeavor. In some cases, enzymes may be able to replace hazardous chemical synthesis procedures with more environmentally-friendly biological synthesis processes. It can also be much more cost effective to produce a pharmaceutical intermediate enzymatically if an enzyme can eliminate several chemical protection and deprotection steps at once (7). All six major classes of enzymes (oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, and ligases) have been useful in the synthesis of optically pure compounds as described in several detailed reviews (3, 7). The hydrolases have proven to be the most useful group of enzymes, due to the abundance of hydrolases, the information about them, their independence from cofactors, and the wide variety of substrates they can accept. 
     A survey of the literature shows many examples of mesophilic hydrolases particularly esterases and lipases used in chemical synthesis or chiral resolution. These include esterases from pig (9, 10) and horse (3) livers and a wide variety of lipases from Aspergillus sp. (11) Candida sp. (12-16), Pseudomonas sp., (17-19), Rhizopus sp. (20) and others. Several lipases have been used in the synthesis of propranolol (7), a beta-adrenergic blocking agent used in the treatment of angina and hypertension. Ibuprofen, a nonstearoidal antiinflammatory agent has been synthesized via stereo selective hydrolysis of its methyl ester using carboxyesterase (7). While these enzymes have begun to demonstrate the utility of biocatalysts in chemical synthesis, there is still a profound need for a wider variety of esterases and lipases which have varying substrate specificities, regioselectivities, and steroselectivities. In addition, since these enzymes need to be employed in a large-scale industrial setting, there is a need for them to have increased stability, higher thermotolerance and a longer “shelf life”. 
     Thermostable enzymes. 
     Thermophilic organisms have already provided a rich source of useful proteins that catalyze reactions at higher temperatures and are stable for much longer periods of time (21, 22). One example is the DNA Polymerase I from  Thermus aquaticus  and its use in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (23, 24). Thermophilic enzymes have become the most commercially successful enzymes in industry because of their long-term stability and ease of use. The most successful enzyme to date, alpha-amylase, is used in corn processing and comes from the moderate thermophile  B. stearothermophilus  (25). Another commercially successful industrial enzyme is subtilisin, a serine protease also found in various strains of Bacillus, has been widely used in laundry detergents and other cleaning solutions. 
     The commercial success of these enzymes can be attributed to their ease of use. In addition to functioning at high temperatures, thermostable enzymes generally posses an increased shelf life which markedly improves handling conditions, especially by those not trained in biochemistry to work with the specific range of conditions used for mesophilic enzymes. If enzymes are to play a significant role in large scale processing of chemicals, they must be able to endure the harsh conditions associated with these processes. Thermostable enzymes are easier to handle, last longer, and given the proper immobilization support should be reusable for multiple applications 
     Finally, the hydrophobic and electrostatic forces that allow these enzymes to survive high temperatures also allow them to generally function better in organic solvents (26-31). While most enzymes lose a significant portion of their activity in organic solvents, thermostable enzymes may prove more tolerant to the denaturing conditions of many organic solvents. Highly thermostable esterases and lipases are necessary to expand the application of these biocatalysts in large scale industrial reactions. 
     Thermostable esterases and lipases. 
     To date, only one esterase and a few lipases have been reported with moderately thermostable characteristics. Tulin et al. (32) reported a  Bacillus stearothermophilus  esterase cloned into  Bacillus brevis  which was stable up to 10 minutes at 70° C. Sugihara et al.(33, 34) have isolated novel thermostable lipases from two microorganisms, A Bacillus soil isolate and a  Pseudomonas cepacia  soil isolate. The former lipase is stable up to 30 minutes at 65° C. but rapidly inactivated above this temperature. The lipase from  Pseudomonas cepacia  was stable when heated for 30 minutes at 75° C. and pH 6.5 but had only 10% of its activity when assayed at this temperature. A thermoalcalophilic lipase (35) was identified from a Bacillus species MC7 isolated by continuous culture and had a half-life of 3 hours at 70° C. Finally, Sigurgisladottir et al. (6) have reported the isolation of one Thermus and two Bacillus strains which posses lipases active on olive oil up to 80° C., although there was no report on enzyme stability in this study. 
     These enzymes offer only limited variations in substrate specificities and only moderate thermostability profiles. They do not address the need for different substrate specificities, the need to produce large scale quantities which can be economically commercialized, and many of them have only limited overall stability. In this patent application we have identified a series of esterases and lipases which offer a range of substrate specificities (including regioselectivity, stereoselectivity), enhanced enzyme stability, and can be produced in large quantities for commercial use. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The instant invention provides for the isolation and characterization of commercial grade enzyme preparations characterized by esterase activity, and corresponding to the data as disclosed in Table 1. In a preferred embodiment, the instant invention provides for the isolation, and characterization of specifically purified esterase which is characterized by esterase activity, and corresponding to the data as disclosed in Table 1. In a most preferred embodiment, the instant invention provides for proteins generated by recombinant DNA technology which have esterase activity. The instant invention encompasses lambda phage expression vectors which contain an insert that can be used for the production of recombinant ester hydrolyzing proteins of the instant invention, from a transformed cell host. The insert contained on the lambda phage expression vector may be used in, for example, a phage-plasmid hybrid expression vector or other suitable expression vector such as, but not limited to, plasmids, YACs, cosmids, phagemids, etc. In a preferred embodiment, a lambda expression vector is one of the vectors named in Table 7, or one which contains an insert which encodes for a substantially similar recombinant protein. The instant disclosure also provides for vectors which are capable of transforming a host cell, and which encode for recombinant ester hydrolyzing proteins, the transformed host cells, and the recombinant ester hydrolyzing protein. Appropriate host cells include but are not limited to:  E. coli,  Bacilli, Thermus sp., etc. The recombinant ester hydrolyzing protein encoded by the vector is capable of hydrolyzing 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-acetate (X-acetate). The recombinant ester hydrolyzing protein produced by the vector can be further characterized by a half-life stability comparable to that of a corresponding protein purified from the isolates. The recombinant ester hydrolyzing protein is also characterized by the ability to remain stable at temperatures comparable to, or better than that of the corresponding protein from the original isolates. Recombinant ester hydrolyzing protein encoded for by the vector can also be characterized by certain substrate specificities as discussed below, which are comparable to those of the corresponding purified protein from the isolates. In a preferred embodiment the vector is a vector named in Table 7 or 8, or one which contains an insert which encodes for a substantially similar recombinant protein. In a preferred embodiment of the instant invention, a vector which encodes specific recombinant ester hydrolyzing protein is one of the vectors named and listed in Table 8. 
     The instant invention is directed to the novel nucleic acids, and the proteins encoded for therein, isolated from the expression vectors of the present invention. In particular, the present invention is directed towards the nucleic acid sequence for DNA insert of said vectors, and the the protein amino acid sequence(s) expressible therefrom. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG.  1 . Enzyme Characteristics. FIG. 1 depicts a sample activity profile which characterizes and enzyme of the instant disclosure. Graph 1 depicts the Temperature Profile of the enzyme plotting relative esterase activity versus temperature. Graph 2 depicts the Residual Esterase Activity of the listed enzyme plotting relative remaining activity versus time in hours, at 25° C., 40° C., and 65° C. Graph 3 depicts the pH profile for the listed enzyme plotting Relative Esterase Activity versus pH. Data for enzymes are summarized in Tables 1, 2 and 10. 
     FIG.  2 . Kinetic analysis of E100. The enzyme displays normal Michaelis kinetics yielding linear data with both a) Lineweaver-Burke and b) Eadie-Hofstee analysis to give a Km=7.2×10 −5 M and Vmax=1.8×10 −5  Mmin −1  using p-NP as the substrate. 
     FIGS. 3 a - 3   b.  Temperature and pH profiles of E100. a) Temperature profile of E100. Plot of E100 catalyzed hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl proprionate as a function of temperature. Enzyme activity was determined upon exposure to different temperatures. Initial rates of nitrophenylproprionate hydrolysis were determined in 50 mM borate Buffer pH 8.5 equilibrated to the desired temperature to which 0.25 mM substrate dissolved in CH 3 CN was added followed by enzyme. Rates were determined by monitoring the change in absorbance at 405 nm and corrected for the spontaneous hydrolysis of substrate substituting bovine serum albumin for enzyme. b) pH profile of E100. The effect of pH on the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl proprionate catalyzed by E100. The pH profile of the enzyme was determined by preparing different buffers appropriate for the desired pH&#39;s at 10 mM concentration. Reactions were performed by addition of the substrate (0.25 mM) dissolved in CH3CN to the buffer solution followed by the enzyme. Reactions were incubated for 5 minutes after which the reaction was terminated by addition of 0.1 mM PMSF dissolved in CH 3 CN. The pH of the mixture is adjusted to 8.5 by addition of 0.1 M Tris-HCl. Absorbances are recorded at 405 nm and concentrations calculated based on the ε=17 mM −1  cm −1  for the product nitrophenol. Formation of products is corrected for the spontaneous hydrolysis of the substrate. 
     FIG.  4 . The tolerance of E100 to the presence of organic cosolvents on the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl proprionate as determined by relative rates. Residual activity of the enzyme is determined in the presence of organic solvent by measuring the initial rate of enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis of pNP in the presence of various concentrations of CH 3 CN. Reactions are run in 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.5 at 37° C. as described in determination of activity. Changes in absorbance are corrected for spontaneous hydrolysis of the substrate and the changes in extinction coefficient of the product in the presence of organic cosolvent. 
     FIGS. 5A-5B. Substrates used to screen stereo- and regioselectivity. Esterases are versatile biocatalysts in the sense that stereo- and regio-selectivity can be mediated by substrate structure which fall into four types. The compounds listed represent a range of different structural features encountered in common substrates with potential importance for the chemical intermediate industry. Several of the substrates are commercially available in entantio- or diastereomerically pure form and can be used in qualitative screening procedures described in the text. Four classes of substrates most commonly associated with hydrolytic biocatalysts for chiral centers resolution are considered. A) Type I substrates position the desired product on the carboxylic acid side of the product, while Type II compounds the alcohol contains the requisite functionality. B) Type III and Type IV substrates can be considered subsets of Types I and II, but their unique properties dictate that they be classified separately. Type III molecules require that the enzyme differentiates a prochiral substrate while Type IV compounds are meso structures. These last two substrate types demonstrate the synthetic importance of biocatalyst based resolution methods as these types of compounds are very difficult to selectively operate upon by other chemical means. 
     FIGS. 6A-6U. Nucleic acid sequence and translated protein amino acid sequence. The isolation and cloning of the genes encoding for the enzymes of the instant invention will result in DNA segments in which an open reading frame (ORF) may be found which corresponds to translated protein amino acid sequence. Alternative start codons are recognized in the art, however the encoded protein will comprise at minimum a core protein ORF. FIG. 6A is an isolated nucleic acid sequence, and translated amino acid sequence which correspond to E001 (SEQ ID NO.:1 and SEQ ID NO.:2) enzyme ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6B is an isolated nucleic acid sequence, and translated amino acid sequence which correspond to E009 (SEQ ID NO.:3 and SEQ ID NO.:4) enzyme ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6C is an isolated nucleic acid sequence, and translated amino acid sequence which correspond to E011 (SEQ ID NO.:5 and SEQ ID NO.:6) enzyme ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6D is an isolated nucleic acid sequence, and translated amino acid sequence which correspond to E101 (SEQ ID NO.:7 and SEQ ID NO.:8) enzyme ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6E is an isolated nucleic acid sequence, and translated amino acid sequence which corresponds to E019 (SEQ ID NO.:9 and SEQ ID NO.:10) enzyme ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6F is an isolated nucleic acid sequence, and translated amino acid sequence which corresponds to E005 (SEQ ID NO.:11 and SEQ ID NO.:12) enzyme ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6G is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E004 (SEQ ID NO.:13 and SEQ ID NO.:14) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6H is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E006 (SEQ ID NO.:15 and SEQ ID NO.:16) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6I is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E008 (SEQ ID NO.:17 and SEQ ID NO.:18) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6J is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E010 (SEQ ID NO.:19 and SEQ ID NO.:20) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6K is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E013 (SEQ ID NO.:21 and SEQ ID NO.:22) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6L is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E015 (SEQ ID NO.:23 and SEQ ID NO.:24) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6M is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E016 (SEQ ID NO.:25 and SEQ ID NO.:26) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6N is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E017 (SEQ ID NO.:27 and 28) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6O is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E020 (SEQ ID NO.:29 and SEQ ID NO.:30) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6P is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E027 (SEQ ID NO.:31 and SEQ ID NO.:32) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIGS. 6Q (SEQ ID NO.:33),  6 R (SEQ ID NO.:34),  6 S (SEQ ID NO.:35),  6 T (SEQ ID NO.:36) and  6 U (SEQ ID NO.:37) are partial sequences. 
     FIGS. 7A-G. Substrate Chain Length Specificity FIG. 7A is a graph of data from a colorometric esterase assay performed on the substrate: bis-p-nitrophenyl-Carbonate. FIG. 7B is data from a colorometric esterase assay performed on the substrate: p-nitrophenyl-Acetate. FIG. 7C the substrate: bis-p-nitrophenyl-Propionate. FIG. 7D the substrate: bis-p-nitrophenyl-Butyrate. FIG. 7E the substrate: bis-p-nitrophenyl-Caproate. Figure the substrate: bis-p-nitrophenyl-Caprylate. FIG. 7G the substrate: bis-p-nitrophenyl-Laurate. Note that E009 is an 80× dilution compared to the other enzymes in b, c, d, and f. 
     FIGS. 8A-D. Entantiomer Substrate Specificity FIG. 8A summarizes the results of colorometric esterase activity assays for entantiomer specificity. FIGS. 8B-D reports quantitative colorometric assay data in terms of minutes required for detectable color change. 
     FIG.  9 . Enzyme Activity against para-nitroanilide compounds Table lists the results of enzyme activity assay against various substrates. Data is reported as normalized OD readings. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The instant invention provides for isolated commercially useful protein preparations from themostable bacteria which are selected for enzymatic activity, and characterized by apparent molecular weight, pH, and temperature stability. The isolated protein of the instant disclosure can be used as molecular weight markers for finding similar enzymes, as well as functionally as enzymes for carrying out biocatalysis. Commercial chemical synthesis of specific racemic products often require the use of such isolated enzyme preparations. 
     The results of characterization assays demonstrate that the esterase enzymes described have a range of optimal parameters. For instance, E100 and E101 have optimal operating temperatures above 70° C. as would be consistent with enzymes isolated from an extreme thermophile, and E001-E021 have optimal commercial temperatures in the range of 40-50° C. as would be consistent with enzymes isolated from the more moderate thermophilic organisms. Both groups, however, provide added stability and functionality as compared to other known esterases from thermophilic bacteria. E001-E021 provide an optimal temperature environment for chemists who wish to work in less extreme temperature ranges, and also function well at room temperature. The results also demonstrate that the enzymes described posses a variety of pH optima including some with no apparent preference under the conditions of the experiment, however the trend for most of the proteins is to have pH optima near or slightly below neutral. 
     The following examples are meant by way of illustration, and not limitation, as to the specific embodiments of the instant invention. One of ordinary skill in the art would understand that many equivalents to the instant inventions can be made with no more than routine experimentation. 
     EXAMPLE 1 
     Isolation and Propagation of Thermophilic Organisms 
     Strains 
     Thermus sp. T351 (ATCC 31674) is available from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). All isolated strains and cultures are grown on TT medium (36). This medium consists of (per liter): BBL Polypeptone (8 gm), Difco Yeast Extract (4 gm), and NaCl (2 gm). Small scale cultures for screening are grown at 65° C. at 250-300 rpm with 1 liter of medium in a 2 liter flask. Larger scale production of cells for enzyme purification are grown in 17 liter fermentors (LH Fermentation, Model 2000 series 1). The fermentors have a working volume of 15 liters and cultures were grown in TT broth, 250 rpm, 0.3 to 0.5 vvm (volumes air/volume media per minute) at 65° C. Temperature is maintained by circulating 65° C. water from a 28 liter 65° C. water reservoir through hollow baffles within the stirred jars.  E. coli  strains are grown as described in (37). 
     Enrichment Procedures for Newly Isolated Thermophiles. 
     Multiple stream sediments, composting organic materials, and soil samples are used to isolate new strains. These samples are collected from numerous geographic sites ranging from the Midwest to the Southeast. Samples (˜1 gm) are resuspended in 2 ml of TI broth and 50-100 μl of these samples were plated onto TT agar plates containing twice the usual amount of agar (3%). Agar is usually added to a final concentration of 1.5% for solid media This prevents highly motile microorganisms from overcrowding the plate at the expense of other microbes. Plates are incubated at 55° C. or 65° C. for one to two days and isolates then purified by numerous restreaks onto fresh plates for single colony isolation. The initial basis for differentiation is color, colony morphology, microscopic examination, temperature of growth, and lipase and esterase activities. Several hundred strains were initially isolated. 65 different microorganisms were chosen for further study. 
     EXAMPLE 2 
     Methods for Esterase Identification and Assay 
     Esterase Plate assay 
     Organisms are grown in liquid cultures on TT media at either 55° C. or 65° C. Cells are pelleted by centrifugation (3,000 RPM for 20 minutes) and the supernatants saved to be tested. Pellets are washed with 2 volumes of 10 mM Tris HCl pH 8.0 three times after which the cell pellets are resuspended in fresh Tris buffer and disrupted by sonication. Cell debris is removed by centrifugation and the crude extracts were tested for esterase activity on an esterase screening plate. Briefly, fifty microliters of cell extract is transferred to a well on a microtiter plate consisting of 0.1 mg/ml of either 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl acetate or butyrate (for esterase activities) suspended in 0.7% agarose and 0.1M Tris-HCl pH 8.0. Control wells consist of addition of either buffer, 20 U of Pig Liver Esterase (PLE), or 20 U of Porcine Pancreatic Lipase (PPL). Plates are incubated for sufficient time to allow full color development in control wells, usually about twenty minutes at 37° C. Dark wells represent positive activity. 
     Both cell extracts and culture supernatants are tested for esterase activity by this method. Only cell extracts showed significant esterase activity. 
     Esterase Liquid assay and determination of specific activity 
     Protein concentrations are determined by the Pierce BCA assay using defined concentrations of bovine serum albumin as the standard. Protein concentrations are obtained from the calibrated absorbance of the sample solutions at 562 nm and are expressed as milligrams of protein. Esterase activities are routinely measured by determining the rate of hydrolysis of p-nitrophenylproprionate (0.5 mM from a 10 mM stock dissolved in CH3CN) in 50 mM sodium phosphate buffer pH 7.0 equilibrated at 40° C. and monitored at 346 nm (isosbestic point for the acid/carboxylate couple ε=4800). The specific activity is defined as the amount of p-nitrophenol produced in micromoles per minute per milligram of total protein. 
     Identification of extremely stable esterases. 
     Native (non denaturing) 10% polyacrylamide gels are run on crude extracts. After electrophoresis, the gels are equilibrated in pH 7.6 Trizma buffer and then stained for activity in either 0.15% X-acetate. The gels are then incubated at 55° C. for up to 30 minutes. These gels can then be stained with an esterase activity stain containing either 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl acetate (X-acetate), 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl butyrate (X-butyrate) or 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl caprylate (X-caprylate) and produced indigo precipitates. Two major bands were apparent in the lanes with Thermus crude extracts. A single small band of activity is seen in the  E. coli  control lanes. Esterases can be identified from Thermus sp. T351 and from several of the new isolates. Table 1 summarizes the activities which are found from these organisms. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Summary of New Esterases and Strains Identified 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Growth Temp (° C.) 
                 Isolation 
                 mw 
                 Specific 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Isolate 1   
                 Esterase 
                 Source 
                 37 
                 55 
                 65 
                 Temp (° C.) 
                 (kD) 2   
                 Activity 3   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 S1 
                 E001 
                 soil 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 + 
                 65 
                 22 
                 0.011 
               
               
                 54 
                 E002 
                 compost 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 65 
                 28 
                 0.87 
               
               
                 50 
                 E003 
                 compost 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 65 
                 28 
                 2.2 
               
               
                 GP1 
                 E004 
                 soil 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 + 
                 65 
                 36 
                 0.3 
               
               
                 C-1 
                 E005 
                 compost 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 + 
                 65 
                 28 
                 2.3 
               
               
                 55 
                 E006 
                 compost 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 65 
                 36 
                 2.1 
               
               
                 46 
                 E007 
                 compost 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 65 
                 28 
                 0.3 
               
               
                 30 
                 E008 
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 55 
                 28 
                 2.1 
               
               
                 28 
                 E009 
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 55 
                 36 
                 2.0 
               
               
                 29 
                 E010 
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 − 
                 55 
                 46.5 
                 2.3 
               
               
                 31 
                 E011 
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 − 
                 55 
                 36 
                 3.6 
               
               
                 26b 
                 E012 
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 − 
                 55 
                 28 
                 5.2 
               
               
                 27 
                 E013 
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 55 
                 36 
                 2.7 
               
               
                 34 
                 E014 
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 +/− 
                 55 
                 36 
                 0.8 
               
               
                 62 
                 E015 
                 compost 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 55 
                 36 
                 3.4 
               
               
                 47 
                 E016 
                 compost 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 65 
                 28 
                 0.8 
               
               
                 49 
                 E017 
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 65 
                 36 
                 0.03 
               
               
                 C-3 
                 E018 
                 compost 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 + 
                 65 
                 36 
                 0.077 
               
               
                 4 
                 E019 
                 compost 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 55 
                 30 
                 0.4 
               
               
                 7 
                 E020 
                 compost 
                 − 
                 + 
                 + 
                 55 
                 28 
                 1.6 
               
               
                 32 
                 E021/17b 4   
                 soil 
                 − 
                 + 
                 +/− 
                 55 
                 36 
                 0.3 
               
               
                 Thermus sp. T351 
                 E100 
                 ATCC# 31674 
                 nd 
                 + 
                 + 
                 65 
                 45 
                 0.0032 
               
               
                 Thermus sp. T351 
                 E101 
                 ATCC# 31674 
                 nd 
                 + 
                 + 
                 65 
                 135 
                 0.032 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   1 Isolates GP1, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 62 appear to be thermophilic Actinomyces.  
               
               
                   2 Approximate molecular weight as determined by chromatography for E001-E021 or SDS-PAGE for E100 and E101.  
               
               
                   3 Specific activity is the amount of p-nitrophenol produced in micromoles per minute per milligram of total protein at 40° C. after purification to homogeneity (for E100 and E101) or semi-purification (for E001-E021) as described in the Examples.  
               
               
                   4 E021 is also referred to as E017b.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 3 
     Procedure for Purification of Esterase Activity to Homogeneity 
     Protein Isolation 
     A large batch cell culture is grown according to the methods described in Example 1 and the cell paste is collected by centrifugation and stored at −80° C. 100 g of cell paste is thawed in 200 ml of a stirred solution composed of 50 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.5 containing 200 mM KCl and 0.1 mM EDTA. Once dissolved, the suspension is allowed to warm to room temperature and then treated with lysozyme (0.1 mg/ml) for 2 hours. The solution is then sonicated to completely disrupt the cells. Settings used on a 375 watt Sonics &amp; Materials Vibra Cell sonicator with a standard ¼″ horn were 5 minutes of power setting 8 disruption with a 50% pulse rate. Alternative methods for cell disruption can include processing the cells through a device such as a french press, Gaullen homogenizer, microfluidizer or other homogenizer. Cell debris is removed by centrifugation and proteins can be precipitated by NH 4 SO 4  fractionation to 60% saturation. Precipitated protein is centrifuged and resuspended in minimal volume of 50 mM phosphate pH 6.5 containing 1 mM β-mercaptoethanol (BME). 
     DEAE Purification 
     The protein solution is dialyzed against the resuspension buffer 3 times using 10 Kd pore size dialysis tubing. The resulting protein solution is diluted two fold in the buffer and applied to a 100 ml bed volume DEAE column equilibrated in the same buffer. The column is washed with 200 ml equilibration buffer and then eluted with a linear gradient from 0 to 0.5 M NaCl. 
     Q Resin purification 
     Active fractions isolated from DEAE purification are pooled and dialyzed against three changes of equilibration buffer and dialysate was applied to a 50 ml bed volume of sepharose Q resin equilibrated with the buffer above. The column is washed with 100 ml of 50 mM phosphate pH 6.5 containing 0.1 M KCl and 1 mM BME and then eluted with 150 ml of a KCl gradient from 0.1 M to 0.6M added to the above buffer. 
     Ultrafiltration Concentration 
     Active fractions are pooled and concentrated using an Amicon Ultrafiltration system fitted with a 30 Kd cut off membrane. 
     Preparative SDS PAGE 
     Concentrated protein solutions are loaded to a preparative 10% SDS-PAGE gel using the standard SDS loading buffer without boiling the sample. After development, the gel is treated with 0.7% agarose containing 0.1M phosphate pH 7.5 and 0.1 mg/ml 5-bromo-4-chloro-indoylacetate. The resulting blue band was excised from the gel, placed in dialysis tubing and the protein is recovered by electroelution in 0.05M Tris buffer pH 8.5 for 1 hour. At this stage the protein is purified to homogeneity as observed by both native- and SDS-PAGE stained with either coomassie or silver stain. Protein can be stored at 4° C. for future use. 
     Gel filtration 
     A gel filtration column can also be used as a further or substituted purification step. 
     EXAMPLE 4 
     Method for Commercial Grade Preparation of Isolated Esterase 
     For many industrial applications, a completely purified preparation of enzyme is neither required nor desired due to production cost considerations. A rapid, inexpensive protocol to produce a protein of interest in a form which is isolated to contain protein with significant esterase activity is desired. One such semi-purification procedure is described here. 50 g of cell paste is thawed in 100 ml of 50 mM Tris HCl buffer at pH 7.5 containing 0.1M NaCl and 0.01 mM EDTA. Cells are disrupted by sonication and the cell debris is removed by centrifugation. The crude cell lysate is diluted by three fold with 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.5 and the material is loaded to a DEAE cellulose column (bed volume 60 ml) equilibrated with the dilution buffer. The column is washed with three column volumes of dilution buffer followed by a salt gradient of 0-0.5M NaCl over 4 column volumes. Active fractions eluted from the ion exchange resin in the salt gradient window of 0.25-0.35 M. Fractions were assayed for activity as described under determination of specific activity and those showing the highest activity were pooled and concentrated by ultrafiltration with 10 Kd molecular weight cut off membrane. Concentrated enzyme samples are stored at 4° C. for further use. In some instances, more than one ester hydrolysis activity may still be detected under long term exposure to substrate agarose overlays of proteins separated on native PAGE, indicating very small quantities of a second esterase activity which should not interfere with most industrial applications. A further purification (such as an Ammonium sulfate salt precipitation, gel filtration, or other methods as described in Example 3) can be applied if necessary. The process can be scaled up or down as desired. 
     EXAMPLE 5 
     Method for Determination of Temperature Profile 
     Optimal temperature profiles for an esterase protein is performed by measuring the activity of the esterase diluted into 0.1M sodium phosphate buffer pH 7.0 equilibrated at 30° C., 35° C., 45° C., 55° C. and 65° C. respectively for five minutes. The temperature profile is then determined by measuring the rate of hydrolysis of p-nitrophenylproprionate added to the equilibrated solution under reaction conditions described for determination of specific activity in Example 2 (modified by the various temperatures used in this experiment). Control reactions that substitute bovine serum albumin for esterase enzymes are used to allow correction for temperature dependent autohydrolysis of the substrate. The data is then plotted as relative activity versus the temperature of the reaction. 
     EXAMPLE 6 
     Method for Determination of Enzyme Stability 
     The long term catalytic stability the esterase enzyme is evaluated by testing the activity remaining after exposure to various temperatures. The enzyme stock solution is diluted into 0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer pH 7.0 and placed in a temperature bath equilibrated to 25° C., 40° C. or 60° C. respectively under sealed conditions to avoid concentration effects due to evaporation. Residual activity is then determined by removing aliquots at regular intervals and measuring the rate of hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl-proprionate as described above. Results are plotted as relative activity vs. time. The results indicate that all enzymes tested retain most of the initial activity for at least 48 hours when exposed to temperatures up to and including 40° C. Activity does decrease at 60° C. particularly for enzymes isolated from organisms with optimal growth temperatures near 55° C. FIG. 4 is an example of the typical data obtained. Data for enzymes are summarized in tables 1, 2 and 10. 
     EXAMPLE 7 
     Method for Determination of pH Profile 
     The pH profile of an esterase is determined as follows. The rate of p-nitrophenylproprionate hydrolysis is determined under reaction conditions similar to those described for determination of specific activity in Example 2 with buffers of wide useful pH windows that overlap with at least one data point. For the purposes of these experiments two buffers were selected that met the above criteria, Mes (useful range of 6-6.5) and Bis-tris propane (useful buffer range 6.5-9). All pH tests were corrected for spontaneous autohydrolysis by subtraction of experimental runs from controls substituting bovine serum albumen for esterase. This control data treatment becomes especially important for pH&#39;s greater than 7.5. 
     EXAMPLE 8 
     Solvent Effects on Esterase Activity 
     Industrial applications for biocatalysts often require that enzymes function under non-native and harsh conditions. Exposure to elevated temperatures and pH fluctuations are possible challenges to enzyme activity, however the lack aqueous solubility of many compounds that may serve as substrate targets for biocatalysts is a significant challenge to the industrial organic chemist. Organic cosolvents are commonly used in reactions and isolated enzymes must be able to survive under conditions of relatively high concentrations of cosolvent. Experiments are run in the presence of various organic solvents such as ethanol, acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, dioxane, toluene, hexane and detergents like SDS, triton X100 and Tween 20. Additional experiments are also performed to test the activity of isolated catalysts in nearly anhydrous solvent conditions in which the enzymes will be lyophilized from buffers and pH&#39;s of optimal activity. 
     EXAMPLE 9 
     Method for Protein Characterization by Migration on Native PAGE 
     The number of esterase enzymes in each semi-pure sample is determined from native gel PAGE using 4-15% acrylamide gradient (precast gels purchased from Bio-Rad laboratories) separating proteins based on their charge to size ratio. The gel shows trace contamination with other enzymes capable of indoylacetate hydrolysis that could not be detected easily with the HPLC because of column dilution effects. What is clear from the gel experiments is that most of the samples have a single major activity band or zone that have similar migration characteristics. 
     EXAMPLE 10 
     Determination of Relative Molecular Weight by Chromatography 
     The estimated native molecular weights for the protein of interest is determined by separation on a Pharmacia Superdex S200 FPLC column fitted to a Hitachi HPLC 6200 system. Proteins were separated by isocratic elution in 0.05 M sodium phosphate buffer at pH 7.0 containing 0.1 M NaCl. The solvent flow rate was maintained at 0.5 ml/min and protein was detected by UV at 280 nm. Esterase active fractions were detected initially by 5-bromo-3-chloro-3-indolyl-acetate plate assay with follow-up assay of most active fractions by p-nitrophenyl-proprionate hydrolysis (both methods are described in Example 2). Molecular weights are estimated by comparison to standard elution profiles (plotted as the log of molecular weight vs. time in minutes) generated by use of the following proteins: β-amylase 200 Kd, alcohol dehydrogenase 150 Kd, bovine serum albumin 66 Kd, carbonic anhydrase 29 Kd, cytochrome c 12.3 Kd. 
     EXAMPLE 11 
     Characterization of Substrate Specificities 
     Substrate preference of esterases for hydrolytic activity on various esters can be determined as follows. A grid of molecules is prepared on microtiter plates by dissolving each substrate (0.1 mM final concentration) in CH 3 CN and mixing with 0.1M phosphate buffer pH 7.5. Partially purified enzymes is then added to the wells and the reaction mixture is incubated for 30 minutes. Crude lysates can also be tested this way. Plates are checked after 10, 20 and 30 minutes to determine relative activities. For experiments with noncolored substrates, reactions are run in test tubes under the same conditions as described for the colored substrates except that the reactions are extracted three times with dichloromethane. The organic layers are combined, dried with MgSO 4  and concentrated to 0.1 ml in a nitrogen stream. The concentrates are then spotted to silica gel TLC plates and developed in a solvent mixture of 80:20:0.01 hexane:ethyl ether:acetic acid. TLC plates are visualized with UV and I 2 . 
     EXAMPLE 12 
     Rapid Screen Assay for Quick Substrate Specificity Characterization 
     A new method was developed to rapidly screen for esterase activity based on the mechanism of the enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis reaction wherein the pH of the system is reduced by the release of protons upon ester hydrolysis. The proton flux in the reaction can be monitored by use of indicator dyes that have pH-dependent color transitions in the desired pH range of enzyme activity. The best indicators tested are phenol red for enzymes that function optimally at slightly elevated pHs (starting point pH 8.5) or bromothymol blue (starting point pH 7.2) for enzymes that operate well at more neutral conditions. 
     The indicator reactions are monitored by one of two methods. Spectroscopic studies are performed by measuring the UV/Vis maxima of a 0.001% solution of either phenol red or bromothymol blue dissolved in different pH buffers at 5 mM concentration. Hydrolytic reactions are then performed by adding the substrate (0.1 mM final concentration) to a 5 mM buffer solution (sodium phosphate pH 7.2 for bromothymol blue indicator and sodium borate pH 8.5 for phenol red indicator) and equilibrating the temperature at 25° C. for five minutes followed by initiation of the reaction by addition of 0.1 U target enzyme. 
     An alternative method for monitoring the hydrolytic reactions is useful for broad screening applications. 5 mM buffer containing 0.001% indicator dye and substrates dissolved in CH 3 CN, DMF or DMSO to an organic solvent composition of no more than 10% is added to a stirred 24 well microtiter tray. The temperature is allowed to equilibrate for five minutes at 25° C. after which the reaction is initiated by addition of 0.1 U of the esterase. Reaction progress is monitored by solution color changes upon which, aliquots of NaOH are added to return the reaction color to the starting point. Reactions are determined to be complete when no further color change is detected after prolonged incubation. Product formation is verified by TLC analysis of reactions acidified with 0.1 M HCl, extracted with ethyl acetate, dried with Na 2 SO 4  and concentrated under a stream of N 2 . For testing substrates in which enzyme-based chiral resolution is being screened, products are separated and isolated by chiral phase HPLC and enantiomeric purity is determined by integration of peak areas for each isomer. 
     Rapid assay of a variety of hydrolytic activities, in this cases esterases, is determined in a microtiter plate experiment using several different enzymes and substrates. Accurate comparison of commercially available enzymes can be insured by using the same specific activity for each enzyme determined from the total protein and the initial rate of hydrolysis of the common substrate p-nitrophenylproprionate. The data are recorded as the time required to visualize a pH dependent color change for the given indicator dye. Control experiments using BSA as the protein source cause no change in indicator color and establish that pH changes in solution are the result of an enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis. Control tests of reaction solutions containing enzymes and indicators without substrates established that color changes in the solutions are not the result of buffer salts or the enzymes alone. 
     Studies performed to determine whether the microtiter plate format was amenable to small scale preparative chemistry are performed as follows. Using racemic phenethylacetate and pig liver esterase, reactions are run and titrated with aliquots of 0.1N NaOH to maintain original solution color until no further color changes occurred at which point the reactions are stopped. Products are isolated and tested by TLC and compared to total amount of base added to verify the extent of the reaction. Phenethyl alcohol is separated from starting acetyl ester by flash column chromatography followed by analysis by chiral phase HPLC. The enantiomeric excess of the hydrolysis products is determined from the peak integration and compared to an identical reaction run in the absence of indicator dye. The results from these experiments suggest that inclusion of indicator dye has no effect on the stereoselectivity of esterase catalyzed resolution of phenethylacetate. 
     In order to test the assay for usefulness in a broad-based enzyme screening method, seven organisms isolated from various sources in the environment were tested for their ability to produce enzymes that would catalyze the hydrolysis of a group of structurally diverse compounds. Table 2 shows the results of these studies. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Substrate Specificity. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Lysate Hydrolytic Rate (min) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Substrate 
                 N/E 
                 E001 
                 E003 
                 E004 
                 E005 
                 E006 
                 E016 
                 E017 
                 E018 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 — 
                  60 
                 240 
                  20 
                  &lt;5 
                  &lt;5 
                 — 
                 — 
                  15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 — 
                  60 
                  20 
                  &lt;5 
                  &lt;5 
                  &lt;5 
                  &lt;5 
                 120 
                  60 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 — 
                 — 
                 240 
                 — 
                 120 
                 240 
                 — 
                 300 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 — 
                 — 
                 300 
                 240 
                 240 
                 240 
                 — 
                 — 
                 240 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                     
                         
                         
                     
                   
                 
                 — 
                 240 
                 240 
                  20 
                  60 
                  60 
                 120 
                 900 
                  60 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Solvent Control 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Results are reported as the amount of time required to change indicator color. The data is indicative of variable substrate specificity between different environmental isolates. Of particular note is the suggestion of stereoselectivity as determined from the relative rates of hydrolysis for substrate enantiomers. Control reactions are similar to those described above in the substrate specificity studies with commercially available enzymes. 
     EXAMPLE 13 
     Further Characterization of Substrate Specificities 
     Depicted in FIG. 10 are examples of the substrates that can be tested with each enzyme activity. These molecules have been chosen specifically because of their importance as intermediates in the synthetic literature with the potential for industrial application. Experiments can be performed with crude lysates or proteins isolated from media broth in cases where the activities are known to rapidly assess the likely reaction chemistry including substrate preference and stereochemistry. All structure activity tests are compared to standard mesophile biocatalysts such as pig liver esterase. The reactions are monitored by TLC analysis to compare the products to standards purchased from commercial sources or prepared by chemical means (for example, base-catalyzed hydrolysis of esters). 
     Investigations of stereochemical preference by each esterase can be evaluated by one of two methods. In the first method, standard single stereoisomers of commercially available entantiomerically pure substrate esters are hydrolyzed by each enzyme and the relative rates of hydrolysis for each antipode are used as diagnostic qualitative determinants of potential chiral selectivity. In the second method, those molecules not commercially available as single stereoisomers are hydrolyzed as racemates using kinetic resolution methods (running the reaction generally less than 50% completion). The products of the reaction are isolated and analyzed for their enantiomeric excess (ee) by chiral phase HPLC (Diacel Chiralcel OD or OB) or  1 H NMR of the corresponding diasteriomers prepared by derivatizing products to Mosher derivatives (alcohol products) or menthyl derivatives (carboxylate products). Diastereomeric ratios determined from the NMR spectra are based on corresponding peak integrations and compared to either literature values or standards obtained from commercial sources using of chiral shift reagents when necessary. Optical rotations and absolute configurations of the products are then determined by polarimetric analysis and compared to values found in the literature or determined from standards obtained from commercial suppliers. 
     EXAMPLE 14 
     Characterization of Proteins E001-E021/17b 
     Strains from the identified sources as listed in Table 1 were isolated by growth in TT media at 65° C. as described in Example 1 (ie. S1 from soil, etc.). Specific esterase hydrolytic activity was identified by the methods described in Example 2 and the isolated esterase protein assigned the identifier as listed in Table 1 (ie. E001 etc.) To prepare enzyme, a 15 liter culture of isolate is grown and the cells are spun down and collected as described in Example 1. The cells are lysed and a isolated preparation of was purified according to the procedures outlined in Example 4. The protein was characterized using the methods described in Example 5 to determine the temperature profile, Example 6 to determine protein stability, and Example 7 to determine the pH profile, and the results are shown in FIG.  4 . The protein was characterized by migration on Native gradient PAGE as described in Example 9 and the data is shown in FIG.  2 . The specific activity was determined as described in Example 2 and the molecular weight was determined by chromatography as described in Example 10 and are presented in Table 1. Substrate specificity for several proteins has been demonstrated and are shown in Table 2. Thus the identified and characterized esterases have been demonstrated to be useful, and to posesses unique activity at commercially useful purity. Certain results are summarized in Table 10. 
     EXAMPLE 15 
     Characterization of E100 
     Purification of E100 
     E100 is purified from Thermus sp. T351 over 300 fold by a series of four steps described in Example 3: DEAE purification, Q Resin purification, Ultrafiltration concentration, and preparative SDS PAGE. The specific activity could not be measured in the crude lysate since there was a secondary esterase activity present (E101). The secondary activity could be completely removed from the target esterase during the first chromatographic step in which the secondary esterase passed through the DEAE column unbound. For purification of various technical grades of E100, DEAE purification alone is sufficient to yield E100 enzyme substantially purified away from any other contaminating activity. Q Resin purification and ultrafiltration allow for higher purity product to be produced as required by specific applications. A final SDS PAGE purification step allows the protein to be purified to homogeneity for determination of molecular characteristics. 
     Protein Characterization 
     The active band is collected by electroelution on a preparative SDS-PAGE gel and rerun on 10% SDS-PAGE under denaturing conditions. This shows a single band with a relative molecular mass of about ˜45 Kd. Unboiled samples run on the same SDS-PAGE gels show multiple bands in approximate increments of the proposed monomeric molecular mass. Additionally, the nonboiled sample can be stained for activity, however only bands corresponding to multimeric forms of the enzyme are found to retain activity beginning with dimeric species. The specific activity of the purified protein is approximately 3.2×10 −6  Mmin −1 mg −1  using 4-methyl-umbelliferyl-butyrate (MUB) as the substrate. 
     Measurement of E100 Enzyme Activity 
     Esterase activity is measured by monitoring the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenylproprionate (pNP), or in some cases MUB. Each substrate is dissolved in acetonitrile and added to the reaction mixture (100 μM final concentration) which contain 50 mM Tris HCl pH 8.5 adjusted for temperature dependent pH variation. Reactions are thermally equilibrated at 37° C. for 5 minutes prior to initiation of the reaction by addition of 10 μL of enzyme sample, while control reactions substituted equivalent amounts of BSA. The reaction is monitored spectrophotometrically at 405 nm ε=17 mM −1 cm −1  for pNP and 360 nm ε=7.9 mM −1 cm −1  for MUB. 
     The rates of enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis are corrected for the spontaneous hydrolysis of the substrate. Protein concentrations are determined by either the absorbance at 280 nm or by Lowery assay. Crude activity is determined by a calorimetric assay based on the hydrolysis of 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indoyl esters suspended in a 0.7% agar matrix on microtiter plates. A 0.1 mg/ml solution of the indolyl derivative is dissolved in a minimal volume of acetonitrile and added to a warm solution of 0.7% agar containing 0.1M phosphate buffer pH 7.5. 10 μL of this solution is distributed to microtiter plates which, when cooled, could be used with as much as 100 μL of enzyme sample and incubated at temperatures from ambient to &gt;65° C. 
     E100 was effectively inhibited when exposed to tosyl fluoride but was unaffected by the presence of either metal ions, chelating agents or reducing molecules Table 3. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Inhibition by reaction components on the hydrolysis of p- 
               
               
                 nitrophenylprorionate by E100 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Additive (concentration) 
                 Relative Rate a  (%) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 None 
                 100 
               
               
                   
                 PMSF (0.1 mM) 
                  0 
               
               
                   
                 BME (10 mM) 
                  99 
               
               
                   
                 DTT (1 mM) 
                 101 
               
               
                   
                 CaCl 2  (10 mM) 
                 108 
               
               
                   
                 MgCl 2  (10 mM) 
                  95 
               
               
                   
                 ZnCl 2  (10 mM) 
                  90 
               
               
                   
                 EDTA (1 mM) 
                  96 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Reaction conditions are those described in the general experimental above except for the addition of specified components. Relative rates are corrected for the spontaneous rate of hydrolysis of the uncatalyzed reaction.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Substrate specificity of E100 
     The substrate specificity was tested as outlined as according to Example 11, and the results from the structure activity experiments for E100 are shown in summary Table 4. E100 displays a broad substrate specificity catalyzing the hydrolysis of a number of nitrophenyl, coumaryl and alkyl esters. The enzyme displays hydrolytic activity towards both straight chain and aromatic moieties on the carboxylate side of substrates however, carboxylate R groups of long alkyl chains &gt;C8 or those containing naphthyl leaving groups are not substrates. The enzyme displays no significant activity towards either casein or milk as assayed by clearing zones on agar plates. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Substrate Activity of E100 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Substrate 
                 E100 
                 Control 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 I-acetate a   
                 ++ 
                 − 
               
               
                   
                 I-butyrate a   
                 ++ 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 I-caprylate a   
                 + 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 N-acetate a   
                 −− 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 U-acetate a   
                 ++ 
                 +/− 
               
               
                   
                 U-stearate a   
                 −− 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 pN-acetate a   
                 ++ 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 pN-proprionate a   
                 ++ 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 oN-proprionate a   
                 ++ 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 oN-caprylate a   
                 + 
                 − 
               
               
                   
                 oN-palmitate a   
                 +− 
                 − 
               
               
                   
                 oN-stearate a   
                 − 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 Me-PA b   
                 + 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 Et-PA b   
                 + 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 isoProp-PA b   
                 + 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Structure activity assay of partially purified esterase E100 from Thermus species. (++) highest activity as determined by  a color formation in less then 10 min or significant product formation on  b TLC. The remaining activity measurements follow the order: + &gt; +/− &gt; − &gt; −−. Structure abbreviations are as follows: I, chloro-bromo-indoyl, N, a-napthyl, U, methylumbelliferyl, pN, p-nitrophenyl, oN, o-nitrophenyl, PA, phenylacetate.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Determination of Kinetic Characteristics 
     Kinetic characteristics are determined by measuring the concentration dependent initial rates of enzyme catalyzed hydrolysis of nitrophenyl proprionate. Reactions are run at pH 8.5 in 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer equilibrated to 37° C. and initiated by addition of enzyme. Rates are determined from the absorbance changes due to formation of product nitrophenol at 405 nm. Rates are corrected for the spontaneous hydrolysis of substrate during the course of the reaction. Concentration vs. rate data are analyzed by both double reciprocal plots and by HanesWolff plots to determine Km, Vmax and Vmax/Km. The kinetic characteristics of E100 determined from plots of the initial rates of hydrolytic reactions are shown in FIG.  6 . 
     Determination of Temperature Profile and Optimal pH for E100 
     The temperature profile of the enzyme is determined as shown in FIG. 7 a.  Enzyme activity is observed to steadily increase to the limit of the assay, over 70° C., (where the background signal from autohydrolysis of the substrate became too high and is no longer correctable) as the temperature of the reaction is elevated and suggests that the low end for optimal activity for E100 is greater than 70° C. E100 displays a basic pH profile with a low end optimal activity observed to be approximately 9.0, the limit of substrate stability at 37° C. (FIG. 7 b ). 
     Determination of Enzyme Stability in the Presence of Organic Solvents 
     E100 is tested for tolerance to organic solvent composition using the polar aprotic cosolvent acetonitrile as a preliminary system. the enzyme retained 50% of its activity in a solvent mixture of 20 vol % organic cosolvent (FIG.  8 ). 
     N-Terminal Sequencing of E100 
     Purified proteins are run on 10% SDS-PAGE gels and then transferred to PVDF membranes by electroblotting. Membranes are washed with several changes of doubly distilled water to remove any remaining SDS or other contaminants and then stained with coomassie blue. Membranes were then destained with several changes of 50:40:10 MeOH:H 2 O:AcOH followed by one wash of 10% MeOH. Membranes are then air dried and then submitted for sequencing. The N-terminal sequence of E100 was determined at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign genetic engineering facility. 
     The N-terminus of E100 was determined by automated sequencing of the polypeptide purified by 10% SDS-PAGE and transferred to a PVDF support. The sequence obtained was: MKLLEWLK?EV, where the letters refer to the standard amino acid single letter code and the “?” refers to an indeterminate amino acid. Thus, E100 has been demonstrated to be a useful esterase with unique activity at commercially useful purity. 
     EXAMPLE 16 
     Characterization of E101 
     E101 is one of two esterase activities that are isolated from Thermus sp T351. E101 can be purified away from a second esterase, E100, in an early purification step. 
     Purification of E101 
     A Thermus sp. T351 supernatant prepared as described in Examples 1 and 2 is fractionated with NH 4 SO 4  and the precipitated proteins are collected between 20-60% saturation. Pellets are redissolved in 30 ml of buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0, 1 mM BME) and dialyzed against the same buffer using 30 Kd cutoff dialysis tubing. Dialysate is loaded to 100 ml bed volume of DEAE resin equilibrated with the buffer above and the column was washed with 150 ml of the equilibration buffer. Active protein is observed in the load and wash fractions, pooled, and concentrated with the use of an Amicon concentrator fitted with a YM30 membrane. Concentrated proteins are then loaded directly to a 25 ml bed volume of sepharose SP resin equilibrated with the above buffer. Active fractions appear in the load and wash fractions which are pooled and concentrated as above. Concentrate is then loaded to a Sephracryl HR200 gel filtration column (1×40 cm) and 0.5 ml fractions are collected at a flow rate of 2 ml/hr. Active fractions are collected and analyzed by SDS-PAGE. In order to perform N-terminal sequencing, fractions considered to be homogeneous are concentrated and submitted to a protein sequencing service center. The enzyme is stored at 4° C. for future use. 
     E101 can be purified over 35 fold by these methods and possesses characteristics dramatically different from E100, the other esterase which is isolated from this strain. Attempts to use ion exchange chromatography result in subtractive purification since in no instance was the protein retained. Resins investigated include DEAE, Q sepharose, CM cellulose, SP sepharose and hydroxyappatite under conditions that varied from pH 6.0 to 9.0, and buffers from phosphate to borate including Tris and Hepes. After two ion exchange steps the protein is purified to homogeneity by gel filtration chromatography however, the protein appears to have an interaction with the column as retention is considerably longer than the molecular weight would suggest. The molecular weight of the protein appears to be approximately 135 Kd with a monomer mass of ˜35 Kd as determined from native and denaturing SDS-PAGE respectively. 
     E101 Characteristics 
     The specific activity of the enzyme is ten fold greater than observed for E100 with 4-methyl-umbelliferyl butyrate (MUB) as the substrate. E101 is inhibited by PMSF but is insensitive to metal ions or metal ion chelators. The specific activity of the purified protein was found to be 3.2×10 −5  mol min −1 mg −1  and was determined from initial rates of hydrolysis using methyl umbelliferyl butyrate as a substrate. Table 5 outlines the inhibitory effect of various substances on E101 activity. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 The inhibitory effect of reaction components on the hydrolysis of 
               
               
                 p-nitrophenylprorionate by E101 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Additive (concentration) 
                 Relative Rate a   
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 None 
                 100% 
               
               
                   
                 PMSF (0.1 mM) 
                  0 
               
               
                   
                 BME (10 mM) 
                  96 
               
               
                   
                 DTT (1 mM) 
                  98 
               
               
                   
                 CaCl 2  (10 mM) 
                 102 
               
               
                   
                 MgCl 2  (10 mM) 
                  97 
               
               
                   
                 ZnCl 2  (10 mM) 
                 100 
               
               
                   
                 EDTA (1 mM) 
                  93 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Reaction conditions are those described in the general experimental above except for the addition of specified components. Relative rates are corrected for the spontaneous rate of hydrolysis of the uncatalyzed reaction.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Substrate specificity of E101 
     The substrate specificity of E101 was determined as described in Example 11. The results from the structure activity experiments for E101 are shown in Table 6. The hydrolytic activity of the enzyme is similar to that observed for E100 and has no observable protease activity toward milk or casein. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Substrate Activity of E101 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Substrate 
                 E101 
                 Control 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 I-acetate a   
                 ++ 
                 − 
               
               
                   
                 I-butyrate a   
                 ++ 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 I-caprylate a   
                 + 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 N-acetate a   
                 −− 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 U-acetate a   
                 ++ 
                 +/− 
               
               
                   
                 U-stearate a   
                 +/− 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 pN-acetate a   
                 + 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 pN-proprionate a   
                 + 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 oN-proprionate a   
                 ++ 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 oN-caprylate a   
                 +/− 
                 − 
               
               
                   
                 oN-palmitate a   
                 +/− 
                 − 
               
               
                   
                 oN-stearate a   
                 − 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 Me-PA b   
                 ++ 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 Et-PA b   
                 ++ 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                 isoProp-PA b   
                 + 
                 −− 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Structure activity assay of partially purified esterase E101 from Thermus species. (++) highest activity as determined by  a color formation in less then 10 min or significant product formation on  b TLC. The remaining activity measurements follow the order: + &gt; +/− &gt; − &gt; −−. Structure abbreviations are as follows: I, chloro-bromo-indoyl, N, a-napthyl, U, methylunmbelliferyl, pN, p-nitrophenyl, oN, o-nitrophenyl, PA, phenylacetate.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Thus, E101 has been demonstrated to be a useful esterase with unique activity at commercially useful purity. 
     EXAMPLE 17 
     Cloning of Esterase 
     General Cloning Strategy 
     The λ ZAP cloning system from Stratagene™ can be used for the library constructions and detection of esterase activity. Other cloning systems can also be used to yield similar results. The usual efficiency of cloning in λ vectors vary from 10 5  to 10 7  hybrid clones per mg of cloned DNA and is sufficient to produce a representative gene library from a convenient amount of size-selected chromosomal DNA fragments. We have found that detection of esterase activity in phage plaques, as opposed to bacterial colonies, is more efficient due to the easier access of substrate to the enzyme. Phages are generally less sensitive to the toxic action of cloned proteins and are also able to survive at the temperatures up to 70° C. The ability of the cloning system to tolerate elevated temperatures and potential toxicity of the cloned proteins is necessary for the detection of the activity of thermophilic proteins, such as the esterases described here. 
     Isolation of DNA for Construction of gene banks 
     Genomic DNA is prepared from a culture of the appropriate strain containing the esterase of interest as described in Example 1. Cells of different strains are grown to late log phase in 100 ml TT broth (8 g Polypeptone (BBL 11910), 4 g yeast extract, 2 g NaCl, per liter) at 55° C. or 65° C. overnight shaking at 250 RPM. Cells are recovered by centrifugation and the pellet is resuspended in 5 ml of lysis buffer (10 mM Tris-HCL, pH 7.0, 1 mM EDTA, and 10 mM NaCl). Lysozyme is added to a final concentration of 2 mg/ml. Cells are incubated at 37° C. for 15 minutes followed by the addition of SDS to 1%. The lysate is gently extracted three times with phenol/chloroform/iso-amyl alcohol (25/24/1) and the DNA spooled from a 95% ethanol overlay of the aqueous phase. 
     One of ordinary skill would find other methods for preparation of DNA which are well known in the art (37). For example, fresh colonies of a strain containing the esterase of interest are inoculated in 50 ml of TT media in 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask and incubated at 55° C. for 24 hours at 200 rpm in a New Brunswick Environmental Shaker. The cells are harvested by centrifugation at 3000 g for 15 min., resuspended in 5 ml of GTE buffer (50 mM Glucose, 25 mM Tris-HCl pH 8, 10 mM EDTA) and treated with 2 mg/ml of lysozyme at 37° C. for 10 min. Lysozyme-generated spheroplasts are lysed by the addition of 1% SDS and partially deproteinased by addition of 100 μg/ml of proteinase K at 24° C. for 10 min. Chromosomal DNA is further purified by three phenol/chloroform extractions, precipitated with 2.5 volumes of ethanol and resuspended in 1 ml of TE (10 mM Tris pH 8.0; 1 mM EDTA), after washing in 20 ml of 75% ethanol. The extracted fraction consists of DNA fragments larger than 50 kb, with a concentration of about 0.5 ng/μl, as detected by gel electrophoresis using a 0.7% agarose gel run at 10 V/cm for 4 hours. 
     Construction of Gene Libraries 
     Genomic DNA is partially digested with the restriction enzyme Sau3A and then ligated to predigested Lambda ZAP Express (Stratagene Cloning Systems). Products of ligation reactions are packed in vitro using λ packaging extracts which are purchased from Promega. This vector accommodates DNA up to 12 kb in length and allows identification of clones both by expression off the T3 and T7 promoters and by probe hybridization to plaques. The library is retained and screened for esterase activity. Other methods for generating genomic DNA libraries are also well known in the art. 
     Five samples of 10 μg of chromosomal DNA of each of the strains prepared as described above, are treated with different concentrations of Sau3A restriction endonuclease (New England BioLabs) according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions for 30 min at 37° C. in a volume of 50 μl each. The concentration of Sau3A is varied from 0.1 u to 0.002 u/μg of the digested DNA in separate tubes. The reactions are stopped by heat inactivation of the endonuclease at 70° C. for 10 minutes and analyzed by gel electrophoresis on a 0.7% agarose gel run at 10 V/cm for 4 hours (a typical digestion pattern is obtained, data not shown). Fractions with an average fragment size of 5 kb are chosen for cloning. For native strains containing E001, E002, E003, E006, E007, E008, E009, E010, E012, E016, E020 these are the second of the five samples of digested chromosomal DNA with the concentration of Sau3A of about 0.02 u/μg of the DNA. For the rest of the strains, the proper degree of partial digestion is achieved in the first test tube with 0.1 u of Sau3A/μg of the DNA. Fifty ng of chromosomal DNA fragments are ligated with equimolar amounts of dephosphorilatyed BamHI-arms of the lambda ZAP phage vector (Stratagene) in 5 μl with 1 unit of ligase (New England Biolabs). Ligation reactions are performed at 1 8° C. for 8 hours and stopped by heat inactivation at 70° C. for 10 min. One μl of the ligation reaction, containing approximately 10 ng of DNA insert, is used for in vitro packaging with 10 μl of lambda proheads (produced by Promega Corp). The packaging reaction is performed at 28° C. for 90 min, combined with 100 μl of an overnight culture of  E. coli  XL1 Blue and plated using 2 ml of 0.7% top agar (0.8% NaCl, 10 mM MgSO4) per plate onto five 90-mm Petri plates containing LB media Serial dilutions of the packaging mixture are produced in order to determine the cloning efficiency which is generally about 1.0×10 7  hybrid phages/μg of cloned DNA. Cloning efficiencies for each individual strain varied, the size of the library generated fell within a range of 0.5 to 2.5×10 5  from which two to twelve positive clones were analyzed (data not shown). Hybrid phages from one plate are harvested to collect the amplified library, which is stored in 3 ml of LB media with 25% glycerol. The four other primary plates are treated with indicator agar containing 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-acetate (X-Acetate) as described below, to find hybrid plaques carrying esterase genes. 
     Screening of gene banks for esterase activity 
     The products of the above packaging reactions are infected into  E. coli  XL1 blue MRF′ (Stratagene). Primary plaques of an unamplified gene library are screened for enzyme activity by overlaying the plates with top agar containing X-Acetate for 30 minutes at 65° C. The concentration of substrate in the indicator overlay is diluted from a 4% stock in ethanol or N,N-dimethyl formamide to a concentration generally between 0.1 and 1% (usually about 0.4% is used) in the final solution. Other suitable substrates may be substituted in this procedure including, but not limited to, 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-butyrate (X-butyrate), 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-proprionate (X-proprionate), 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-stearate (X-stearate), 4-methylumbelliferyl-acetate (MUA), 4-methylumbelliferyl-butyrate (MUB), 4-methylumbelliferyl-proprionate (MUP), or other 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl- or 4-methylumbelliferyl-esters which may be either synthesized or purchased from a commercial vendor such as Sigma Chemical. In order to inactivate background endogenous esterase activity from  E. coli,  the plates are preheated at 65° C. for 20 minutes. Hybrid phages surviving this procedure are picked and re-screened three times. The extracts are then analyzed for the presence of a protein band with the same mobility as the native protein as described below. The lambda ZAP cloning system permits an excision of smaller plasmid vector to simplify the insert characterization. While other methods may be employed for screening gene banks for esterase activity, i.e. isolation, purification, and N-terminal sequencing of protein; creation of degenerate nucleotide probes from N-terminal sequence; screening of gene bank with degenerate probes, the instant method is efficient and uniquely suited for the purpose of isolation of promising clones. 
     In particular, the four primary plates with phage colonies generated during the cloning described above, are incubated at 65° C. for 30 min. in order to inactivate some of the potential  E. coli  esterase activities. Approximately two ml of 0.7% top agar (0.8% NaCl, 10 mM MgSO 4 ) containing about 1 mg/ml of the colorimetric esterase substrate X-Acetate or other substrate (including but not limited to X-butyrate, X-proprionate, X-stearate, and 4-methyl-umbelliferyl based substrates) is overlaid onto each plate. Expression of cloned esterases can be detected by blue halos around phage colonies (or fluorescent halos in the case of the 4-methylumbelliferyl substates). A typical result for this process can yield a ratio of 1:3000 positive colonies to hybrid phages. 
     Between two and twelve primary positive phage plaques are generally picked up from each set of plates, resuspended in 50 μl of LB medium, and streaked onto a lawn of  E. coli  XL1 Blue using sterile paper strips. These purified phage plaques are then overlaid by indicator agar containing X-Acetate as before, and positive plaques were selected as in primary screening experiment. Three rounds of such purification by restreaking are generally sufficient to produce a pure hybrid phage clone expressing esterase activity. All these clone candidates demonstrate significant esterase activity in the X-Acetate plate assay. Several clone candidates from each strain are chosen for further analysis, each representing the progeny of single primary phage plaque. 
     Testing Protein Profiles Produced by Phage Clones 
     Production and analysis of protein from the phage clones is performed as follows, but alternative methods are possible: A single plaque from each clone is resuspended in 20 μl of an overnight culture of  E. coli  XL1 Blue (grown in LB medium with the presence of 10 mM of MgSO 4 ), incubated for 20 min at 24° C. in one well of a 96-well microtiter plate to allow adsorption, transferred into 15-ml test tube containing 2 ml of LB, and grown overnight at 37° C. in a New Brunswick Environmental Shaking incubator set at approximately 300 rpm. Cell debris can be removed by centrifugation at 12,000 g for 10 min. Phage lysates from the clones are then subjected to 4-15% gradient Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) for comparison to the native proteins purified from the original organisms. Precast gradient gels are purchased from BioRad Laboratories (catalog number 161-0902) and used according to the manufacturer&#39;s instructions for native gels. An esterase preparation from the original strain, purified by HPLC to a single protein band is used as a control on the same gel. Alternatively, a native protein preparation which has not been purified to homogeneity but is purified to a single esterase activity can be used as a control. Protein bands possessing an esterase activity can be detected by applying an X-Acetate overlay and incubating at room temperature for 5-20 min. The relative mobility of the clone candidates can be compared to the native esterase protein. 
     The data generated for 107 hybrid phage clone candidates from 20 strains are summarized in Table 7, which shows the results of the typical comparison of the esterase activities detected in lambda clones compared to the host strain. For each gene library screened, there is at least one clone candidate expressing an esterase protein with the mobility of the protein purified from the original strain. Several of the λ clone candidates express esterase activities which have mobilities that are different from the major component of the esterase specimens purified from the original strains. Similar sized bands possessing esterase activity are observed in the native organism as minor components (data not shown). These cloned ester hydrolyzing activities are given names depicted in Table 7. 
     Excision of the Plasmid Vector from the Phage 
     The lambda ZAP vector allows the phage clone to be conveniently converted into a plasmid vector to allow better physical characterization of the DNA insert and regulated expression of cloned genes. Induction of M13-specific replication by co-infection with the helper phage results in excision of a multi-copy plasmid carrying the cloned insert. 10 μl phage stocks of the lambda hybrids (with about 10 7  Colony Forming Units (CFU)) and 1 μl of Exassist M13 helper phage (about 10 10  CFU) are used to infect 20 μl of an overnight culture of the  E. coli  XL1 Blue grown in LB. After 20 min at 24° C., the cell suspension is transferred from one of the wells of a 96-well microtiter plate into a 15-ml culture tube, diluted with 2 ml of LB, grown overnight at 37° C. and 300 rpm, heated at 65° C. for 10 min, and cleared by centrifugation at 3000 g for 20 min. Excised plasmids packed in M13 particles are transduced into a lambda resistant strain, XLOLR, that does not permit the development of the M13 helper phage. Ten μl of excised phage lysate are mixed with 30 μl of the overnight culture of the  E. coli  XLOLR strain in one well of 96-well microtiter plate, incubated for 20 min at 37° C. to allow adsorption, diluted with 100 μl of LB, and incubated at 37° C. for 40 min to express the kanamycin (Km) resistance marker (neo) of the plasmid. Cells are plated onto two LB plates supplemented with 40 mg/ml Km. One of the plates also contains 50 μl of a 4% X-Acetate stock solution. 
     Preliminary experiments are performed by growing plates at 37° C. to demonstrate that a significant phenotypic segregation occurs with the transductant  E. coli  colonies expressing cloned thermophilic esterases. In an extreme case of the CE020 strain, very few colonies not expressing any esterase activity could be re-streaked from primary transductant colonies, which actively expressed esterase activity. Because of this segregation and apparent instability of plasmids containing the active clones, protocols for manipulation of most of the esterase clones needed to be modified as compared with the standard protocol of plasmid excision recommended by Stratagene. It was possible that the instability was due to the function of the cloned protein expressed in the cell, thus it was hypothesized that lowering the growth temperature might overcome the segregation problem, since the esterases were from thermophilic organisms and may not be as active at the lower temperatures. 
     Therefore, to overcome the problem of instability due to the activity of the esterase containing plasmids, cultivation of  E. coli  cells harboring thermophilic esterases is performed at 28° C. and 30° C., with the result that the effective phenotypic segregation is reduced. Thus, in the event that a cloned thermophilic esterase activity is lethal or partially lethal to the host cell, the growth temperature of the strain should be lowered to 30° C. or even room temperature. The recombinant strains harboring plasmids with active esterase proteins often exhibited a phenotypic segregation of the esterase activity on X-acetate plates. This segregation could be due to plasmid or insert loss if the esterase activity had toxic properties to the cell. To overcome this cells could be grown at lower temperatures (presumably reducing the activity of the cloned thermophilic esterases). Thus strains can be plated with X-Acetate at 28° C. and 37° C. Yellow colonies of faster growing segregants are visible at both temperatures, but contra-selection at 37° C. is much stronger. After determining that temperature makes a large difference in stability of the clone phenotype, further experiments are carried out by plating all plasmid based clones at 26° C., generally for 48 hours.  E. coli  cells are plated in a medium containing X-Acetate to detect expression of cloned esterase by the plasmid, and a degree of segregation in or between primary colonies. Thus, growth of the transformed cells at a temperature which reduces the activity of the cloned esterase is important to the effective isolation of productive plasmids. 
     In the specific case, eight bacterial colonies derived from each of the phage clones are picked from the plates without X-Acetate, transferred into 100 ml of LB supplemented with 40 mg/ml Km in a 96-well plate and grown overnight. Progeny of these colonies are analyzed by a spot-test using X-Acetate containing agar. Several plasmid clones derived from each phage are chosen for further study by picking ones producing brightest blue halos and least amount of the esterase −  segregants. 
     Selection for the Stable Plasmid Variants 
     Since it is determined that the plasmid-based vectors carrying esterase genes are often unstable, stable variants of the plasmids are isolated. One method for such isolation is as follows  E. coli  cells carrying excised plasmids are purified using LB plates supplemented with Km and a limited amount of X-Acetate to reduce any potential negative growth impacts from production of the somewhat lethal indole product of the calorimetric reaction. Colonies are selected by their phenotype (in general giving a modest growth rate and intensive blue color) and grown in 2 ml of LB with Km in 15 ml test tube for 48 hours to reach OD 600  of about 1.0 and harvested by centrifugation at 12,000 g for 1 min. Cell pellets are resuspended in 500 ml of 0.1 M Phosphate buffer pH 7.0 and sonicated using a Sonics &amp; Materials Vibra Cell 375 Watt sonicator at 4° C. Sonication is performed using a microtip, 40% max capacity, 50% time pulse for 45 sec. Lysates are centrifuged at 12,000 g for 5 min and tested for its relative esterase activity. Variants with the highest activity are selected for the next round of growth and analysis. Three rounds of plating followed by growth in liquid medium and activity assays are performed to verify the stability of the clones. 
     Deviations in specific esterase activity among variants from the same plasmid lineage can be reduced to a factor of three from over a factor of 100 by this procedure. Stabilization of the activity generally occurs at the level corresponding to the highest activity values detected in the first round of stabilization. This could indicate that  E. coli  host mutations are being selected which allow higher tolerance of the cloned protein, rather than simply suppressed activity of cloned toxic gene. 
     Physical Characterization of Plasmid Clones 
     Plasmid DNA is extracted from  E. coli  cells using a standard alkali lysis procedure, or other procedures known in the art (37). The DNA is digested with a series of restriction endonucleases such as EcoRI, BamHI, HindIII, PstI, EcoRV, and XbaI to establish digestion pattern of the clone and to determine a size of the cloned DNA fragment. The physical map patterns for the production clones were determined. The insert sizes for each clone are calculated from this data and is summarized in Table 8. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Cloned Esterase Candidates and Analysis 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Recombinant 
                   
                   
                   
                 Specific 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Activity 
                 Esterases 
                   
                 Derivative 
                 Active 
                 Activity in 
               
               
                   
                 Native 
                 in phage 
                 Identified in 
                 Primary Clone 
                 Plasmid 
                 Plasmid 
                 Stabilized clone 
               
               
                  # 
                 Strain 
                 lysate? 
                 Phage Lysate 
                 Name 
                 Name 
                 Derivative 
                 U/mg 
               
               
                   
               
               
                  1 
                 S1 
                 + 
                 E001 
                 lambdaTGE 1.1 
                 pTGE1.1 
                 + 
                 1536 
               
               
                  2 
                 S1 
                 + 
                 E001, E022 
                 lambdaTGE 1.2 
                 pTGE1.2 
                 + 
               
               
                  3 
                 S1 
                 + 
                 E001, E022 
                 lambdaTGE 1.3 
                 pTGE1.3 
                 + 
               
               
                  4 
                 S1 
                 + 
                 E001 
                 lambdaTGE 1.4 
                 pTGE1.4 
                 + 
               
               
                  5 
                 S1 
                 + 
                 E001 
                 lambdaTGE 1.5 
                 pTGE1.5 
                 + 
                 1489 
               
               
                  6 
                 S1 
                 nt 
                 nt 
                 lambdaTGE 1.6 
                 pTGE1.6 
                 + 
               
               
                  7 
                 S1 
                 nt 
                 nt 
                 lambdaTGE 1.7 
                 pTGE1.7 
                 + 
               
               
                  8 
                 S1 
                 + 
                 E022 
                 lambdaTGE 1.8 
                 pTGE1.8 
                 − 
               
               
                  9 
                 54 
                 + 
                 E002 
                 lambdaTGE 2.1 
                 pTGE2.1 
                 + 
                 8300 
               
               
                  10 
                 54 
                 + 
                 E023 
                 lambdaTGE 2.2 
                 pTGE2.2 
                 nt 
                  550 
               
               
                  11 
                 54 
                 + 
                 E023 
                 lambdaTGE 2.3 
                 pTGE2.3 
                 + 
               
               
                  12 
                 54 
                 + 
                 E002 
                 lambdaTGE 2.4 
                 pTGE2.4 
                 + 
                 2530 
               
               
                  13 
                 54 
                 + 
                 E002 
                 lambdaTGE 2.8 
                 pTGE2.8 
                 − 
               
               
                  14 
                 50 
                 + 
                 E003 
                 lambdaTGE 3.1 
                 pTGE3.1 
                 − 
               
               
                  15 
                 50 
                 + 
                 E003 
                 lambdaTGE 3.2 
                 pTGE3.2 
                 + 
                 2610 
               
               
                  16 
                 50 
                 + 
                 E003 
                 lambdaTGE 3.3 
                 pTGE3.3 
                 + 
               
               
                  17 
                 50 
                 + 
                 E003 
                 lambdaTGE 3.4 
                 pTGE3.4 
                 + 
               
               
                  18 
                 GP1 
                 + 
                 E004 
                 lambdaTGE 4.1 
                 pTGE4.1 
                 − 
               
               
                  19 
                 GP1 
                 + 
                 E024 
                 lambdaTGE 4.2 
                 pTGE4.2 
                 + 
               
               
                  20 
                 GP1 
                 + 
                 E004 
                 lambdaTGE 4.3 
                 pTGE4.3 
                 + 
                  320 
               
               
                  21 
                 GP1 
                 + 
                 E004 
                 lambdaTGE 4.4 
                 pTGE4.4 
                 − 
               
               
                  22 
                 GP1 
                 + 
                 E004 
                 lambdaTGE 4.5 
                 pTGE4.5 
                 nt 
               
               
                  23 
                 GP1 
                 + 
                 E004 
                 lambdaTGE 4.6 
                 pTGE4.6 
                 + 
                  490 
               
               
                  24 
                 C-1 
                 + 
                 E005 
                 lambdaTGE 5.1 
                 pTGE5.1 
                 − 
               
               
                  25 
                 C-1 
                 + 
                 E025 
                 lambdaTGE 5.2 
                 pTGE5.2 
                 + 
               
               
                  26 
                 C-1 
                 + 
                 E005 
                 lambdaTGE 5.3 
                 pTGE5.3 
                 + 
                  984 
               
               
                  27 
                 C-1 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 5.4 
                 pTGE5.4 
                 nt 
               
               
                  28 
                 C-1 
                 + 
                 E005 
                 lambdaTGE 5.5 
                 pTGE5.5 
                 nt 
               
               
                  29 
                 55 
                 + 
                 E006 
                 lambdaTGE 6.1 
                 pTGE6.1 
                 − 
               
               
                  30 
                 55 
                 +/− 
                 E026 
                 lambdaTGE 6.2 
                 pTGE6.2 
                 − 
               
               
                  31 
                 55 
                 + 
                 E006 
                 lambdaTGE 6.3 
                 pTGE6.3 
                 + 
                  230 
               
               
                  32 
                 55 
                 + 
                 E006 
                 lambdaTGE 6.4 
                 pTGE6.4 
                 − 
               
               
                  33 
                 55 
                 + 
                 E006 
                 lambdaTGE 6.5 
                 pTGE6.5 
                 − 
               
               
                  34 
                 55 
                 + 
                 E006 
                 lambdaTGE 6.6 
                 pTGE6.6 
                 − 
               
               
                  35 
                 46 
                 +− 
                 *** 
                 lambdaTGE 7.1 
                 pTGE7.1 
                 + 
                  210 
               
               
                  36 
                 46 
                 +− 
                 *** 
                 lambdaTGE 7.2 
                 pTGE7.2 
                 + 
               
               
                  37 
                 30 
                 + 
                 E008 
                 lambdaTGE 8.1 
                 pTGE8.1 
                 − 
               
               
                  38 
                 30 
                 + 
                 E008 
                 lambdaTGE 8.2 
                 pTGE8.2 
                 − 
               
               
                  39 
                 30 
                 + 
                 E008 
                 lambdaTGE 8.3 
                 pTGE8.3 
                 + 
               
               
                  40 
                 30 
                 + 
                 E008 
                 lambdaTGE 8.4 
                 pTGE8.4 
                 + 
               
               
                  41 
                 30 
                 + 
                 E008 
                 lambdaTGE 8.5 
                 pTGE8.5 
                 + 
                  330 
               
               
                  42 
                 28 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 9.1 
                 pTGE9.1 
                 + 
               
               
                  43 
                 28 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 9.2 
                 pTGE9.2 
                 − 
               
               
                  44 
                 28 
                 + 
                 E009 
                 lambdaTGE 9.3 
                 pTGE9.3 
                 + 
                  512 
               
               
                  45 
                 28 
                 + 
                 E009 
                 lambdaTGE 9.4 
                 pTGE9.4 
                 + 
                 &gt;270 
               
               
                  46 
                 28 
                 + 
                 E009 
                 lambdaTGE 9.5 
                 pTGE9.5 
                 − 
               
               
                  47 
                 28 
                 + 
                 E009 
                 lambdaTGE 9.6 
                 pTGE9.6 
                 + 
               
               
                  48 
                 28 
                 + 
                 E009 
                 lambdaTGE 9.7 
                 pTGE9.7 
                 + 
               
               
                  49 
                 29 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 10.1 
                 pTGE10.1 
                 − 
               
               
                  50 
                 29 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 10.2 
                 pTGE10.2 
                 − 
               
               
                  51 
                 29 
                 + 
                 E010 
                 lambdaTGE 10.3 
                 pTGE10.3 
                 + 
                  546 
               
               
                  52 
                 29 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 10.4 
                 pTGE10.4 
                 + 
                 &gt;600 
               
               
                  53 
                 29 
                 + 
                 E010 
                 lambdaTGE 10.5 
                 pTGE10.5 
                 + 
               
               
                  54 
                 29 
                 + 
                 E010 
                 lambdaTGE 10.6 
                 pTGE10.6 
                 − 
               
               
                  55 
                 29 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 10.7 
                 pTGE10.7 
                 − 
               
               
                  56 
                 29 
                 + 
                 E010 
                 lambdaTGE 10.8 
                 pTGE10.8 
                 + 
               
               
                  57 
                 31 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 11.1 
                 pTGE11.1 
                 + 
               
               
                  58 
                 31 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 11.2 
                 pTGE11.2 
                 − 
               
               
                  59 
                 31 
                 + 
                 E011 
                 lambdaTGE 11.4 
                 pTGE11.4 
                 + 
               
               
                  60 
                 31 
                 + 
                 E011 
                 lambdaTGE 11.9 
                 pTGE11.9 
                 + 
               
               
                  61 
                 31 
                 + 
                 E011 
                 lambdaTGE 11.10 
                 pTGE11.10 
                 + 
                 1052 
               
               
                  62 
                 31 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 11.7 
                 pTGE11.7 
                 + 
               
               
                  63 
                 26b 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 12.1 
                 pTGE12.1 
                 + 
               
               
                  64 
                 26b 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 12.2 
                 pTGE12.2 
                 + 
                 &gt;600 
               
               
                  65 
                 26b 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 12.3 
                 pTGE12.3 
                 + 
               
               
                  66 
                 26b 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 12.4 
                 pTGE12.4 
                 + 
               
               
                  67 
                 26b 
                 + 
                 E029 
                 lambdaTGE 12.5 
                 pTGE12.5 
                 − 
               
               
                  68 
                 26b 
                 + 
                 E029 
                 lambdaTGE 12.6 
                 pTGE12.6 
                 − 
               
               
                  69 
                 27 
                 + 
                 E013 
                 lambdaTGE 13.1 
                 pTGE13.1 
                 + 
               
               
                  70 
                 27 
                 + 
                 E013 
                 lambdaTGE 13.2 
                 pTGE13.2 
                 + 
                  428 
               
               
                  71 
                 27 
                 + 
                 E013 
                 lambdaTGE 13.3 
                 pTGE13.3 
                 + 
                  33 
               
               
                  72 
                 27 
                 + 
                 E013 
                 lambdaTGE 13.4 
                 pTGE13.4 
                 + 
               
               
                  73 
                 34 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 14.2 
                 pTGE14.2 
                 − 
               
               
                  74 
                 34 
                 + 
                 E014 
                 lambdaTGE 14.3 
                 pTGE14.3 
                 + 
                  460 
               
               
                  75 
                 34 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 14.4 
                 pTGE14.4 
                 − 
               
               
                  76 
                 34 
                 + 
                 E014 
                 lambdaTGE 14.5 
                 pTGE14.5 
                 + 
                 &gt;1200  
               
               
                  77 
                 34 
                 + 
                 E027 
                 lambdaTGE 14.6 
                 pTGE14.6 
                 + 
                 &gt;900 
               
               
                  78 
                 34 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 14.7 
                 pTGE14.7 
                 + 
               
               
                  79 
                 34 
                 + 
                 E014 
                 lambdaTGE 14.8 
                 pTGE14.8 
                 − 
               
               
                  80 
                 34 
                 + 
                 E014 
                 lambdaTGE 14.9 
                 pTGE14.9 
                 + 
               
               
                  81 
                 62 
                 + 
                 E015 
                 lambdaTGE 15.1 
                 pTGE15.1 
                 + 
               
               
                  82 
                 62 
                 + 
                 E015 
                 lambdaTGE 15.2 
                 pTGE15.2 
                 + 
               
               
                  83 
                 62 
                 + 
                 E015 
                 lambdaTGE 15.3 
                 pTGE15.3 
                 + 
               
               
                  84 
                 62 
                 + 
                 E015 
                 lambdaTGE 15.4 
                 pTGE15.4 
                 + 
               
               
                  85 
                 62 
                 + 
                 E015 
                 lambdaTGE 15.5 
                 pTGE15.5 
                 + 
               
               
                  86 
                 62 
                 + 
                 E015 
                 lambdaTGE 15.6 
                 pTGE15.6 
                 + 
               
               
                  87 
                 62 
                 + 
                 E015 
                 lambdaTGE 15.7 
                 pTGE15.7 
                 + 
               
               
                  89 
                 62 
                 + 
                 E015 
                 lambdaTGE 15.9 
                 pTGE15.9 
                 + 
                 4700 
               
               
                  90 
                 47 
                 + 
                 E016 
                 lambdaTGE 16.1 
                 pTGE16.1 
                 + 
                  600 
               
               
                  91 
                 47 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 16.2 
                 pTGE16.2 
                 + 
               
               
                  92 
                 47 
                 + 
                 E016 
                 lambdaTGE 16.3 
                 pTGE16.3 
                 + 
                 &gt;1200  
               
               
                  93 
                 47 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 16.4 
                 pTGE16.4 
                 + 
               
               
                  94 
                 47 
                 + 
                 E016 
                 lambdaTGE 16.5 
                 pTGE16.5 
                 + 
               
               
                  95 
                 47 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 16.6 
                 pTGE16.6 
                 + 
               
               
                  96 
                 47 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 16.7 
                 pTGE16.7 
                 + 
               
               
                  97 
                 C-3 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 18.1 
                 pTGE18.1 
                 + 
                 nt 
               
               
                  98 
                 C-3 
                 + 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 18.2 
                 pTGE18.2 
                 − 
               
               
                  99 
                 4 
                 + 
                 E019 
                 lambdaTGE 19.1 
                 pTGE19.1 
                 + 
                 &gt;120 
               
               
                 100 
                 4 
                 + 
                 E019 
                 lambdaTGE 19.2 
                 pTGE19.2 
                 + 
               
               
                 101 
                 4 
                 + 
                 E019 
                 lambdaTGE 19.3 
                 pTGE19.3 
                 + 
               
               
                 102 
                 4 
                 + 
                 E019 
                 lambdaTGE 19.4 
                 pTGE19.4 
                 + 
                 1960 
               
               
                 103 
                 4 
                 + 
                 E019 
                 lambdaTGE 19.5 
                 pTGE19.5 
                 − 
               
               
                 104 
                 4 
                 + 
                 E019 
                 lambdaTGE 19.6 
                 pTGE19.6 
                 + 
               
               
                 105 
                 7 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 20.1 
                 pTGE20.1 
                 + 
               
               
                 105 
                 7 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 20.2 
                 pTGE20.2 
                 + 
               
               
                 106 
                 7 
                 + 
                 E020 
                 lambdaTGE 20.3 
                 pTGE20.3 
                 + 
                 2470 
               
               
                 107 
                 7 
                 + 
                 E028 
                 lambdaTGE 20.4 
                 pTGE20.4 
                 + 
               
               
                 108 
                 7 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 20.5 
                 pTGE20.5 
                 + 
               
               
                 109 
                 7 
                 + 
                 E020 
                 lambdaTGE 20.6 
                 pTGE20.6 
                 + 
               
               
                 110- 
                 32 
                 − 
                   
                 lambdaTGE 21.1- 
                 pTGE21.1- 
                 + 
               
               
                 104 
                   
                   
                   
                 21.5 
                 21.5 
               
               
                 105 
                 32 
                 + 
                 E017b 
                 lambdaTGE 21.6 
                 pTGE21.6 
                 + 
               
               
                 106 
                 32 
                 + 
                 E017b 
                 lambdaTGE 21.8 
                 pTGE21.8 
                 + 
                  930 
               
               
                 107 
                 32 
                 + 
                 E017b 
                 lambdaTGE 21.9 
                 pTGE21.9 
                 + 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 ***No protein detected by activity stain.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Production Clone Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Specific Activity 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 Approx. 
                 in Typical 
               
               
                   
                 Selected 
                   
                 DNA Insert 
                 Recombinant 
               
               
                 Production 
                 Production 
                 Recombinant 
                 Size 1   
                 Crude Extract 2   
               
               
                 Enzyme 
                 plasmid 
                 Strain Name 
                 (kb) 
                 (U/mg) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 recE001 
                 pTGE1.1 
                 CE001 
                 3.5 
                 1,536   
               
               
                 recE001.5 
                 pTGE1.5 
                 CE001.5 
                 nt 
                 nt 
               
               
                 recE002 
                 pTGE2.1 
                 CE002 
                 2.5 
                 8,300   
               
               
                 recE003 
                 pTGE3.2 
                 CE003 
                 4.1 
                 2,610   
               
               
                 recE004 
                 pTGE4.6 
                 CE004 
                 3.4 
                 490 
               
               
                 recE005 
                 pTGE5.3 
                 CE005 
                 1.9 
                 984 
               
               
                 recE006 
                 pTGE6.3 
                 CE006 
                 6   
                 230 
               
               
                 recE007 
                 pTGE7.1 
                 CE007 
                 3.7 
                 210 
               
               
                 recE008 
                 pTGE8.5 
                 CE008 
                 3.2 
                 330 
               
               
                 recE009 
                 pTGE9.4 
                 CE009 
                 4.5 
                 270 
               
               
                 recE010 
                 pTGE10.3 
                 CE010 
                 2.5 
                 546 
               
               
                 recE011 
                 pTGE11.10 
                 CE011 
                 2.4 
                 1,052   
               
               
                 recE029 
                 pTGE12.2 
                 CE029 
                 4.2 
                 600 
               
               
                 recE013 
                 pTGE13.2 
                 CE013 
                 2.2 
                 428 
               
               
                 recE014 
                 pTGE14.3 
                 CE014 
                 2.5 
                 460 
               
               
                 recE015 
                 pTGE15.9 
                 CE015 
                 3.5 
                 4,700   
               
               
                 recE016 
                 pTGE16.1 
                 CE016 
                 2   
                 600 
               
               
                 recE016.3 
                 pTGE16.3 
                 CE016.3 
                 1.8 
                 1,200   
               
               
                 recE017b 
                 pTGE21.8 
                 CE017b 
                 3.8 
                 930 
               
               
                 recE019 
                 pTGE19.4 
                 CE019 
                 3.7 
                 1,960   
               
               
                 recE020 
                 pTGE20.3 
                 CE020 
                 2.7 
                 2,470   
               
               
                 recE022 
                 pTGE1.8 
                 CE022 
                 nt 
                 nt 
               
               
                 recE023 
                 pTGE2.2 
                 CE023 
                 3.7 
                 550 
               
               
                 recE024 
                 pTGE4.2 
                 CE024 
                 nt 
                 nt 
               
               
                 recE025 
                 pTGE5.2 
                 CE025 
                 nt 
                 nt 
               
               
                 recE027 
                 pTGE14.6 
                 CE027 
                 2.6 
                 900 
               
               
                 recE028 
                 pTGE20.4 
                 CE028 
                 2.5 
                 nt 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   1 Insert sizes are estimated from the agarose gel. The estimated insert size is based on a vector size of 4.5 kb and the accuracy which could be achieved analyzing each of the six digestion patterns.  
               
               
                   2 Specific activity is calculated as the amount of p-nitrophenol produced in micromoles per minute per milligram of total protein as described in Example 2. The numbers reported here are from a typical production batch and may vary.  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Generation of the tag sequences for PCR identification of esterase containing inserts 
     The DNA sequences of the ends of the insert fragment carrying esterase genes can be determined by sequencing the ends of the inserts using standard T7 and S6 primers to produce unique tags of the cloned DNA. Sequence analysis can be carried out to design PCR primers which can uniquely amplify the DNA inserts from both the clones and the host organisms. These tags can be potentially used to generate this DNA fragment from the chromosome of the studied organisms using PCR technique. 
     Screening of the Cosmid library with an oligonucleotide probe 
     For cloning of enzymes which cannot be cloned by activity, other methods are used. A degenerative probe is prepared to the N-terminal sequence of the protein and hybridized to plaques from the recombinant phage bank. Alternatively, degenerate PCR amplification probes can be made using the N-terminal sequence or sequences obtained from the n-termini of internal protein fragments which have been obtained after proteolytic digestion of the enzyme. Using these sequences, a probe can be made from an amplified region between the N-terminus and an internal fragment or between two internal fragment sequences to identify a clone carrying the DNA encoding for the enzyme of interest. 
     EXAMPLE 18 
     Overproduction and Overexpression of Esterases 
     Production of recombinant esterase 
     The production strains used are listed in Table 8. Cloned enzymes are produced from  E. coli.  strain XLOLR. Alternatively, any suitable  E. coli  host may be used, including but not limited to HB101, C600, TG1 and XL1-Blue. 
     Several media can be used to produce cloned esterases. LB (10 gm/l tryptone, 5 gm/l yeast extract and 10 gm/l NaCl) and Terrific Broth (12 gm/l tryptone, 24 gm/l yeast extract and 4 ml/l glycerol supplemented with 100 ml of a sterile solution of 0.17 M KH 2 PO 4 , 0.72 M K 2 HPO 4  after autoclaving) have been tested and the results from optimal growth conditions for the production strains listed in Table 9 below. Each media is supplemented with 10-50 μg/ml kanamycin. 
     Optimal production media depends on a number of factors, including media cost and specific activity of the produced proteins. TB media is a richer media and therefore more expensive. For instance, in the case of CE009, while more total units are produced in a single fermentation run, not enough is produced to justify the higher cost of the media. In addition, the specific activity is higher for the LB media preparation. 
     Fermentation production is run in 17 L Fermentors (15 L working volume/LH Fermentation) at 30° C., 600 RPM, and 0.5 vvm air flow. The seed train is established as follows. A loopful of a frozen production culture is used to inoculate 50 ml of production media in a 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask. The flask is incubated at 30° C. for two days (250 RPM) and then used to inoculate a 1 liter flask with 250 ml of production media. This flask is incubated 1 day at 30° C. and 250 RPM. The 1 liter flask is used to inoculate the fermentor. 
     Production of substantially purified preparations from a cell paste of strains producing the recombinant enzymes are carried out similar to the methods described in Example 4 and the specific protocols described in Examples 14-34 for the native proteins. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Preferred media for Strains CE001-CE010 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 LB 
                 TB 
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Specific 
                 Total 
                   
                 Specific 
                 Total 
                   
                 Current 
               
               
                   
                 Activity 
                 Cell mass 
                 Total 
                 Activity 
                 Cell mass 
                 Total 
                 Growth media 
               
               
                 Strain 
                 (U/mg) 
                 (g) 
                 Units 
                 (U/mg) 
                 (g) 
                 Units 
                 of choice* 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CE001 
                 213 
                 0.41 
                 4500 
                 138 
                 0.84 
                 6725 
                 TB 
               
               
                 CE002 
                  98 
                 0.52 
                 1625 
                 101 
                 0.93 
                 4575 
                 TB 
               
               
                 CE003 
                 272 
                 0.42 
                 4200 
                  22 
                 0.87 
                 1025 
                 LB 
               
               
                 CE004 
                 208 
                 0.47 
                 3650 
                  28 
                 0.90 
                 1350 
                 LB 
               
               
                 CE005 
                 123 
                 0.40 
                 3675 
                 125 
                 1.00 
                 7600 
                 TB 
               
               
                 CE006 
                  85 
                 0.42 
                 2125 
                  71 
                 0.62 
                 2175 
                 LB 
               
               
                 CE007 
                  9 
                 0.39 
                  225 
                  19 
                 0.75 
                  500 
                 TB 
               
               
                 CE008 
                  71 
                 0.51 
                 2775 
                  45 
                 0.80 
                 2350 
                 LB 
               
               
                 CE009 
                 109 
                 0.42 
                 2650 
                  74 
                 0.81 
                 3050 
                 LB 
               
               
                 CE010 
                 418 
                 0.42 
                 2200 
                 225 
                 0.95 
                 8375 
                 TB 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 *Given current media costs  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Optimization of esterase production 
     Further optimization of esterase production is performed by media studies in shake flasks followed by further optimization at the 1 liter to 20 liter scale. Depending on the enzyme, final fermentation conditions can involve either a fed-batch or continuous fermentation process. Since the esterase activity being analyzed is intracellular, the use of a clear or defined media such as TT media is necessary. Organisms of interest are grown and cell pellets are collected by centrifugation. Pellets are disrupted by sonication and enzymes can be purified using the standard techniques of ion exchange and gel permeation chromatography described in Examples 3 and 4. Growth conditions including media composition, pH, and temperature are optimized at the small scale (ie. shake flasks, and 1 liter fermentors) to give the highest cell density while retaining the highest amount of enzyme. 
     Isolation of High-production mutants 
     Several simple mutagenesis schemes are used to try and isolate high-producing mutants of the different activities of interest. These include mutagenesis with uv-light or chemical mutagens such as ethylmethane sulfanoate (EMS) or N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). The cells are treated with varying concentrations of the mutagen (or varying exposure times with uv light) according to methods described in Miller (38). Optimal concentrations of the different mutagens with different organisms vary. In general, killing concentrations allowing 80% survival for EMS, approximately 50% survival for MNNG, or 10-50% survival for uv light are desired. Mutagenized cultures are then grown up, allowing the mutagen to wash out and plated onto solid media. 
     Mutants are identified by applying an esterase plate screen to the cells. For example with an esterase screen, an agar overlay containing a colorimetric or fluorogenic substrate such as 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-acetate or 4-methyulumbelliferyl acetate will be applied. Colonies which show a significant increase in activity by hydrolysis of the substrate will be identified. 
     Candidate mutants are then analyzed by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and compared to the parental strain. Standard assay methods described in Example 2 or the rapid esterase/lipase screen described in Example 12 can then be applied to identify any differences in amounts of enzyme activity. If a production level increase is large an increased band on either a Native or SDS polyacrylamide gel after coomassie staining may be seen. Strains with multiple activities can also be differentiated in this way, verifying that the increase is in the enzyme of interest. It is then confirmed that the mutants have unaltered kinetic and substrate properties as the parental enzyme. The majority of mutations identified by this approach are expression mutations which can be isolated in either a promoter region, repressor molecule, or other controlling element. Most mutations in the enzyme structural genes will likely inactivate the enzyme, however, an enhanced activity may also be isolated. If it is apparent that the mutation increases the activity of the desired protein band but not the intensity of the band on a coomassie stained gel, the mutant is recharacterized to determine if it is a more efficient biocatalyst. 
     EXAMPLE 19 
     Esterase Screening Kit 
     A large subset of enzymes can be packaged into an easy to use screening kit to rapidly analyze a large number of enzymes at once. The kits are formulated to eliminate as many potential errors as possible and each enzyme is provided in a lyophilized form if possible near its optimal buffer and reaction conditions. 
     Many different formats for the kit are possible, from a series of glass vials, to varying size microtiter plates constructed of different plastic materials. The microtiter plate is favored because of its ease of handling and manipulating. Most microtiter plates are made of polystyrene however, which will not stand up to most organic solvents. For experiments which utilize aqueous solvent, the polystyrene is not a problem. Other more tolerant plastics such as polypropylene are available and are ideal for the kit. Large size 24-well microtiter plates which allow 3 ml of sample to be assayed (allowing enough sample for multiple TLC or HPLC analysis) have been developed. Other formats may also be useful for different applications. 
     Each kit is prepared by addition of a stir bar, buffer (0.1M Na phosphate pH 7.0) and 1 U of each enzyme to each well of a 24 well polypropylene tray (Tomtec). Enzymes are aliquotted into each well or vial in set amounts so that it can be assured that an equal amount of activity is provided for comparison. The entire kit is then lyophilized, sealed with heat seal foil (3M) and labeled. Separate experiments found that there was no significant loss in enzyme activity when proteins were lyophilized in the kit trays as suggested by earlier experiments comparing glass to plastic. In addition to enzymes, each kit contains four control wells that are composed of buffers at pH&#39;s from 6-9 since it was found that some of the substrates tested tend to be unstable in buffered solutions which can confuse positive results with autohydrolysis. The rest of the kit is composed of an instruction manual, a data sheet, a sample preparation vial a glass eye dropper and a plastic eye dropper. The kit is formulated in such a way that only solvent and substrate need be added to each well. The rapid-screen indicator dye method described in Example 12 can also be included in each well or vial. This makes a preliminary qualitative determination of enzyme effectiveness simple and fast. 
     EXAMPLE 20 
     Cloning and Characterization of Recombinant Proteins 
     The cloning and characterization of recombinant proteins from strain isolates which produced the native isolated protein (as listed in Table 1) was carried out as described in Example 37. Lambda expression vectors were isolated as described above (specific named isolates are shown in Table 7).  E. coli  clones harboring the excised hybrid phage-plasmids were derived as summarized in Table 7, and were finally selected for esterase activity by subsequent screening, which after 3 rounds of stabilizing procedure was calculated to approximate units of activity per mg of total cell protein obtained. Esterase activity stain gel used to screen positive phage library candidates for the recombinant proteins allowed the identification of alternative recombinant proteins as well. Production of the recombinant protein is carried out as described above, using TB for the media and purifying the enzyme as described for the native (nonrecombinant) protein in Example 4. 
     EXAMPLE 21 
     Sequencing of Recombinant Proteins 
     The isolation and cloning of the genes encoding for the enzymes of the instant invention results in DNA segments in which an open reading frame (ORF) may be found which corresponds to translated protein amino acid sequence. Sequencing of the DNA inserts which contain the corresponding nucleic acid sequence which encode for the protein enzymes can be conducted by the usual methods, either manually or using automated apparatus. 
     Once obtained, analysis of the nucleic acid sequence can reveal the presence of alternative start codons, a phenomenon recognized in the art, however the encoded protein enzyme will comprise at minimum a core protein ORF. FIG. 6A is an isolated nucleic acid sequence, and translated amino acid sequence which correspond to E001 (SEQ ID NO.:1 and SEQ ID NO.:2) enzyme ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6B is an isolated nucleic acid sequence, and translated amino acid sequence which correspond to E009 (SEQ ID NO.:3 and SEQ ID NO.:4) enzyme ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6C is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E011 (SEQ ID NO.:5 and SEQ ID NO.:6) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6D is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E101 (SEQ ID NO.:7 and SEQ ID NO.:8) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6E is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E019 (SEQ ID NO.:9 and SEQ ID NO.:10) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6F is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E005 (SEQ ID NO.:11 and SEQ ID NO.:12) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6G is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E004 (SEQ ID NO.:13 and SEQ ID NO.:14) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6H is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E006 (SEQ ID NO.:15 and SEQ ID NO.:16) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6I is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E008 (SEQ ID NO.:17 and SEQ ID NO.:18) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6J is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E010 (SEQ ID NO.:19 and SEQ ID NO.:20) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6K is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E013 (SEQ ID NO.:21 and SEQ ID NO.:22) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6L is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E015 (SEQ ID NO.:23 and SEQ ID NO.:24) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6M is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E016 (SEQ ID NO.:25 and SEQ ID NO.:26) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6N is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E017 (SEQ ID NO.:27 and SEQ ID NO.:28) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6O is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E020 (SEQ ID NO.:29 and SEQ ID NO.:30) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6P is the cloned isolated nucleic acid sequence which contains the E027 (SEQ ID NO.:31 and SEQ ID NO.:32) ORF, alternative start codons are underlined. FIG. 6Q (SEQ ID NO.:33) contains the nucleic acid sequence of the 5′ end, and FIG. 6R (SEQ ID NO.:34) contains the 3′ end of the insert which contains the E003. FIG. 6S (SEQ ID NO.:35) contains the nucleic acid sequence of the 5′ end, and FIG. 6T (SEQ ID NO.:36) contains the 3′ end of the insert which contains the E004 ORF. FIG. 6U (SEQ ID NO.:37) contains the nucleic acid sequence of the 3′ end of the insert which contains the E014 ORF. These nucleic acid sequences allow one of ordinary skill in the art, practicing routine methods to complete characterization of the full length nucleic acid sequence of the insert, the detection of clones via hybridization, and the creation of amplification primers for detecting, amplifying and generating full length homologous genes. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 ThermoCat ™ E001-E020 Spec comparison 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Specific 
                   
                 Temperature 
                 pH 
                 Half Life (hours) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Biocatalyst 
                 Activity 
                 MW 
                 Opt. 
                 Useful Range 
                 Opt. 
                 50% Range 
                 40° C. 
                 60° C. 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 E001 
                 0.5 u/mg 
                 22 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-55° C. 
                 7.5 
                 broad 
                 +++ 
                 34 
               
               
                 E002 
                 1.0 u/mg 
                 28 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 7.0 
                 broad 
                 +++ 
                 30 
               
               
                 E003 
                 0.5 u/mg 
                 28 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 7.0 
                 broad 
                 +++ 
                 60 
               
               
                 E004 
                 0.6 u/mg 
                 36 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 6.5 
                 &lt;6.0-8.0 
                 +++ 
                 10 
               
               
                 E005 
                 6.7 u/mg 
                 28 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 7.0 
                 broad 
                 +++ 
                 15 
               
               
                 E006 
                 3.6 u/mg 
                 36 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 6.5-7.0 
                 broad 
                 +++ 
                 30 
               
               
                 E007 
                 2.7 u/mg 
                 28 kDal 
                 35° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 7.0 
                 &lt;6.0-8.0 
                 &gt;480  
                 90 
               
               
                 E008 
                 1.5 u/mg 
                 28 kDal 
                 40° C. 
                 RT-55° C. 
                 6.5-7.0 
                 &lt;6.0-8.0 
                  50 
                 &lt;1 
               
               
                 E009 
                 1.3 u/mg 
                 36 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-50° C. 
                 6.5-7.0 
                 &lt;6.0-8.0 
                 +++ 
                 &lt;1 
               
               
                 E010 
                 4.9 u/mg 
                 46 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-55° C. 
                 6.5 
                 &lt;6.0-8.0 
                 +++ 
                 &lt;1 
               
               
                 E011 
                 6.2 u/mg 
                 36 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 6.5-7.0 
                 &lt;6.0-8.0 
                 +++ 
                  4 
               
               
                 E012 
                 10.7 u/mg  
                 28 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 &lt;=6.0 
                 &lt;6.0-7.5 
                 +++ 
                 240  
               
               
                 E013 
                 5.3 u/mg 
                 36 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 7.0 
                 &lt;6.0-8.0 
                 &gt;480  
                  6 
               
               
                 E014 
                 0.9 u/mg 
                 36 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-50° C. 
                 7.0 
                 &lt;6.0-8.0 
                 +++ 
                 &lt;1 
               
               
                 E015 
                 3.0 u/mg 
                 36 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 &gt;9.0  
                 7.5-&gt;9.0 
                 +++ 
                  6 
               
               
                 E016 
                 1.2 u/mg 
                 28 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 +++ 
                 240  
               
               
                 E017b 
                 0.4 u/mg 
                 36 kDal 
                 40° C. 
                 RT-50° C. 
                 &gt;9.0  
                 7.5-&gt;9.0 
                 +++ 
                  4 
               
               
                 E018 
                 0.2 u/mg 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 nd 
                 120 
                 30 
               
               
                 E019 
                 0.9 u/mg 
                 30 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 &gt;9.0  
                 broad 
                 nd 
                 25 
               
               
                 E020 
                 3.9 u/mg 
                 28 kDal 
                 45° C. 
                 RT-60° C. 
                 broad 
                 broad 
                 +++ 
                 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 *broad pH range refers to &gt;50% activity through all pH tested (6.0-8.5)  
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 22 
     Ester Chain Length Specificity Characterization 
     The enzymes of the instant invention can be further characterized by testing for enzymatic specificty for substrate esters of different chain length. Such assays can be conducted using the methods described above, selecting the appropriate substrates. FIG. 7 depicts the result of colormetric esterase activity assays of the various enzymes. The graphed data was obtained where the reaction conditions were estimated to be approximately 0.1 U/l ml reaction, with 500 ug/ml substrate, where 1 Unit (U) is calculated for each enzyme stock preparation in relation to esterase activity where 1 Unit is the amount of enzyme needed to hydrolize approximately 1 umol of p-nitrophenyl proprionate per minute. The data is reported as approximate maximum OD 410 nm  during incubation. 
     FIG. 7A graphs data using the substrate bis-p-nitrophenyl-carbonate. The highest activity was found with enzyme E019, which showed an OD 410 nm  of 0.30 after 4 hours incubation. FIG. 7B graphs data using the substrate p-nitrophenyl-acetate. The highest activity was found with enzyme E020, which showed an OD 410 nm  of 3.571 after 400 seconds incubation. FIG. 7C graphs data using the substrate bis-p-nitrophenyl-propionate. The highest activity was found with enzyme E003, which showed an OD 410 nm  of 1.4 after 600 seconds incubation. FIG. 7D graphs data using the substrate bis-p-nitrophenyl-butyrate. The highest activity was found with enzyme E020, which showed an OD 410 nm  of 1.19 after 160 seconds incubation. FIG. 7E graphs data using the substrate bis-p-nitrophenyl-caproate. The highest activity was found with enzyme E009, which showed an OD 410 nm  of 0.37 after 560 seconds incubation. FIG. 7F graphs data using the substrate bis-p-nitrophenyl-caprylate. The highest activity was found with enzyme E003, which showed an OD 410 nm  of 0.07 after 360 seconds incubation. FIG. 7G graphs data using the substrate bis-p-nitrophenyl-laurate. The highest activity was found with enzyme E016, which showed an OD 410 nm  of 0.11 after 480 seconds incubation. 
     EXAMPLE 23 
     pH Dependent Assay for Entantiomer Esterase Specificity 
     The enzymes of the invention can be further characterized by testing for enzymatic specificity for specific entantiomer substrate esters of different chiral structure. Such assays can be performed using the methods described above, selecting the appropriate substrate. The results of screening are depicted in FIG.  8 . FIG. 8A summarizes the results of colorometric esterase activity assays for entaniomer specificity. FIG. 8B depicts quantitative colorometric assay data results in terms of minutes required for detectable color change, indicating pH change. The numbers report time in minutes following addition of enzyme. NH indicates no hydrolysis was detected after 3 days, and o/n indicates no hydrolysis after overnight incubation (approximately 6-15 hours). Substrates 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9 were dissolved to a concentration of 40 mM in a 25 mM KPi buffer, pH=7.4, containing ˜0.005% of bromothymol blue. Substrates 3, 5 and 7 were dissolved to a concentration of 10 mM in a 5 mM KPi buffer, pH=7.4, containing ˜0.005% of bromothymol blue and up to 10% MeCN as cosolvent. The esterases tested were added in the amount of 1 U per well, as determined by hydrolysis of PNP-propionate. The control reaction was the substrate solution, with no added enzyme. 
     EXAMPLE 24 
     Characterization of Enzyme Activity Against Para-nitroanilide Compounds 
     The enzymes of the invention can be further characterized by testing for enzymatic specificity for alternative substrates which are similar to esters. Such assays can be performed using the methods described above, selecting the appropriate substrates. The enzymes of the invention were characterized against the anilides and esters listed below and the results depicted in FIG.  9 . The assays were performed according to the general formula:                    
     Test reactions were run in microtiter plates with each reaction in a total volume of about 100 ul. Each reaction consisted of about 75 ul of pH7.0 phosphate buffer, 5 ul of 5 mM substrate, and 20 ul of enzyme adjusted to 50 U/ml (where I U is approximatly the amount needed to hydrolize 1 uM of p-nitrophenyl-propionate in 1 minute). The final reaction mixture contained about 1 U enzyme and 0.25 mM substrate in each well. The reactions were incubated for about 2.5 hours at 37C. Control reactions, lacking enzyme, were run in adjacent wells. A control containing no substrate was also run on each plate. Following incubation, the plates were read at 405 nm in a BIORAD Model 3550 microplate reader. Values of the controls were subtracted from the experimental well values to determine net activity. 
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             1 
             3513 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E001 
             
           
            1
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cttggggcga atgctatttt aggcgtgtcg ctcgcggtcg ctcgcgctgc ggctgatgag    120
cttggcttgc cgttgtacca atacttgggc ggctttaacg ctaaaacgct gcctgtaccg    180
atgatgaaca ttttaaacgg cggcgcgcat gcggacaaca acgttgacat tcaagaattc    240
atgatcatgc cggtcggtgc ggaaagcttc cgtgaagcgc tgcgcatggg tgcagaaatt    300
ttccatagct taaaagctgt gttaaaagcg aaaggctaca acacggctgt cggtgacgaa    360
ggcggatttg ctccgaactt aaaatcgaac gaagaagcgc tgcaaacgat cattgaagcg    420
atcgaaaaag ccggctacaa accaggcgaa caagtgatgc tcgctatgga cgttgcttcg    480
tcggagctgt acaacaaaga agatggcaaa tatcatttgg aaggcgaagg cgtcgtcaaa    540
acatcagaag aaatggttgc ttggtatgaa gagcttgtgt cgaaatatcc gatcatctcg    600
atcgaagacg gacttgacga aaatgactgg gaaggccata aactgcttac tgagcgcctt    660
ggccacaaag tgcagctcgt cggtgacgac ttgtttgtaa cgaacacgaa aaaactggcc    720
gaaggcattg aaaaaggcgt cggcaactcg attttaatta aagtgaacca aatcggtaca    780
ctgacggaaa cgttcgatgc cattgagatg gccaaacgcg ccggctacac ggcggttgtg    840
tcgcaccgtt ccggtgaaac ggaagacagc acgattgccg atatcgctgt cgcaacaaac    900
gctggccaaa tcaaaacggg agcaccgtcg cgtacggacc gcgtcgcaaa atacaaccag    960
ctgctccgca ttgaagacga acttggccac acggctattt accaaggcat tcgttcgttt   1020
tacaatttga aaaaataacg ggaatcaaca acaaagggtg tctccaacgt tgcgagacac   1080
cctctttaat tacgggaaac agaaatgatt tcctatcgat agcaaaaaat ggacgtgggt   1140
aaaccattcg tttataatat ctttttgtaa tcgttagaat a ttg aaa aag ggg atg   1196
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                                                1               5
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Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr
                 10                  15                  20
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Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro
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Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp
         40                  45                  50
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Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val Val Met Gln Pro Ser
     55                  60                  65
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Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met Asn Glu Pro Met Ser
 70                  75                  80                  85
gag gat ggg ttg tat ctg aac att tgg tca ccg gcg gcg gat ggg aag     1484
Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys
                 90                  95                 100
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Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly
            105                 110                 115
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Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala Phe Ala Lys His Gly
        120                 125                 130
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Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met Ser Val Phe Gly Phe
    135                 140                 145
ttg tat ttg gga gat gcg ttt ggc gaa acg tat gcc cag gcg gga aat     1676
Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn
150                 155                 160                 165
ctt ggc ata ttg gat caa gtg gcg gcg ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gag aac     1724
Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn
                170                 175                 180
att gag gcg ttc ggc ggt gat ccg gac aac att acg att ttt ggc gaa     1772
Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu
            185                 190                 195
tca gcc gga gcg gca agc gtt ggc gtg ctg ttg tcg ctt ccg gaa gca     1820
Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala
        200                 205                 210
agc ggg ctg ttt cga cgc gct ata ttg caa agc gga tcg ggt tcg ctt     1868
Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu
    215                 220                 225
ctt ctt cgt tct ccg gag acg gcg atg gct ctg act gaa cgc att tta     1916
Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu
230                 235                 240                 245
gaa cgt gcc ggc atc cgt ccg ggt gac cgc gat cgg ctg ctg tcg att     1964
Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile
                250                 255                 260
cca gca gca gag cta ttg cag gcg gcg atg tcg ctc ggc cca gga atc     2012
Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile
            265                 270                 275
acg tac ggt ccg gtg gtt gac gga cat gtg ttg cga cgc cat ccg atc     2060
Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu Arg Arg His Pro Ile
        280                 285                 290
gaa gcg ctc cac gac ggg gca gca agt gat att cca atc cta att ggc     2108
Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly
    295                 300                 305
gtg acg aaa gac gaa tac aat ttg ttt tca ttg act gat ccg tca ttg     2156
Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu
310                 315                 320                 325
aca aga ctc gaa gaa aaa gaa ctg ctt gac cgg atg aac cgt gag gtc     2204
Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg Met Asn Arg Glu Val
                330                 335                 340
ggg cct att ccg gag gag gcg gta cgc tat tac gcg gaa aca gcg gat     2252
Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp
            345                 350                 355
cgg tcg gca ccc gcg tgg caa aca tgg ctg cgc atc atg acg tac ctt     2300
Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu
        360                 365                 370
gtt ttt gtc gac gga atg ttg cga acg gcg gat gcc caa gca gcg caa     2348
Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln
    375                 380                 385
ggg gcg aat gtg tac atg tat cgg ttt gat tat gaa acg ccg gcg ttc     2396
Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe
390                 395                 400                 405
ggt gga caa ctg aaa gcg tgc cat acg ctc gag ttg ccg ttt gtg ttt     2444
Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu Leu Pro Phe Val Phe
                410                 415                 420
cat aac ctc cat cag cct ggt gtc gag aat ttc gtc ggc aac cga cca     2492
His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe Val Gly Asn Arg Pro
            425                 430                 435
gag cgt gag gcg att gcc agc gaa atg cat ggt gcc tgg ctt tcg ttc     2540
Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe
        440                 445                 450
gcc cgc acc ggc aac ccg aac ggc gct cat tta cca gag aag tgg ccc     2588
Ala Arg Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro
    455                 460                 465
gta tac aca aaa gag cac aaa ccg gtg ttt gtc ttt tcg gct gcg agc     2636
Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser
470                 475                 480                 485
cat gtg gaa gac gat ccg ttc ggt cgc gag cgg gaa gcg tgg caa gga     2684
His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly
                490                 495                 500
cgc ctt tgacgaaaaa atccataagc aacatgtgtt ctttgtctga acacgatcaa      2740
Arg Leu
ggtacgcgca ttttcgcgga aaaagaccgt gggcaaacgt tcgcctttac ctctaaaagg   2800
aatgacgcaa catgtctgca cttcacagga aagaggacga aacggttggt tttcagaata   2860
ggaaaaggtg tcccgttttt tgggacacct tcttctatgt atcgctcaat catttgcttc   2920
tgtggcagga agcccgaatc gctcggcgag tgccggatca cgatcgatcg cctcaatcag   2980
tttccgcatg acgttcacat caaacgtaaa attcgaaccg attggcgagg tgacgaaaat   3040
tttcccttct ttcgcctcgc gtgctcgttt aaattgatag ccgtcaatcg caatgacgac   3100
tcgttcgtct ggccttgcca ttaggaatcc ctccatcgct gttttttctt tcattgtact   3160
tgattttgag gatgaacacc aacgttcatg acacgctctt aaggataacg gatgggagag   3220
cgttagaggg cggtgaattt catcaagaac gtagcacaaa acgacatttt ttcattatag   3280
acgtcttgat gtttggaatg atcggaaaag gcgattgtta ggcggggatc atgatccact   3340
agcggatgaa agtgaagagc aacgaaatag tctctttgtt tcacaacaaa tgaattggtg   3400
ccattcaggg cggagacagg tgagacagtt gctgcaaacg ataatgtatg gtatagtaaa   3460
aatattgcaa cgtaggtcgt tggaggtgtc aggcatgcat gccttgcttg tga          3513 
           
             2 
             503 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E001 
             
           
            2
Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro
         35                  40                  45
Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
                 85                  90                  95
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
            100                 105                 110
Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala
        115                 120                 125
Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met
    130                 135                 140
Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
                165                 170                 175
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile
            180                 185                 190
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
        195                 200                 205
Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp
                245                 250                 255
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser
            260                 265                 270
Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu
        275                 280                 285
Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg
                325                 330                 335
Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr
            340                 345                 350
Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg
        355                 360                 365
Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp
    370                 375                 380
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
385                 390                 395                 400
Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu
                405                 410                 415
Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe
            420                 425                 430
Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly
        435                 440                 445
Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu
    450                 455                 460
Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val
465                 470                 475                 480
Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg
                485                 490                 495
Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
            500 
           
             3 
             1896 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E009 
             
           
            3
tctaattcac gctggatctt tcctttgtgt tttaaaactt aaagcaccgg attgccggct     60
gtatggtccg gttggatatt gtcatcacat cgtggatatc agtggatccg gtgcgatgga    120
ttgcttcagg ggaactttta aacacttgag tttgacaacc actccttaat catttaagat    180
ttaaatgaaa attaaaataa atcaaaaaga ttg att caa atg aat acg ttg gtg     234
                                 Leu Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val
                                   1               5
gaa acc cgt ttt ggg aaa gtg caa ggc ggt aca gac gga gag gtt tgt      282
Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys
     10                  15                  20
ttt tgg aaa ggg att cct tat gcg aaa cct ccg gtg gga aaa cgc cgc      330
Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg
 25                  30                  35                  40
ttt caa aaa ccg gaa ccg ccg gag aaa tgg gat ggc gtt tgg gag gcc      378
Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala
                 45                  50                  55
acc cgg ttc cgg tcc atg gtg atg cag ccg tcc ggc acc acc ttc agc      426
Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser
             60                  65                  70
acc gtg ctc ggg gaa gcg gat ctt cct gtg agc gaa gac ggt ctt tat      474
Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr
         75                  80                  85
ctg aat atc tgg tcg ccg gca gcc gac gga aaa aag cgg ccg gtg ctc      522
Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu
     90                  95                 100
ttc tgg atc cat ggc ggc gcc tac cag ttt ggg tcc ggc gct tcc ccc      570
Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro
105                 110                 115                 120
tgg tat gac ggg acg gag ttt gcc aaa aac gga gat gtg gtg gtt gtc      618
Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val
                125                 130                 135
acg atc aac tac cgg ttg aac gcg ttt gga ttt ttg tac ttg gca gat      666
Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp
            140                 145                 150
tgg ttc ggc gac gaa ttt tca gcg tcg ggc aac ctg gga att ttg gac      714
Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp
        155                 160                 165
caa gtc gct gca ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gaa aac att tcg gca ttc ggc      762
Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly
    170                 175                 180
ggc gac ccg gag caa atc acc atc ttc ggg gag tcg gcc gga gcc gga      810
Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly
185                 190                 195                 200
agc gtc ggg gtt ctg ctt tcc ctc ccg gaa acc aaa ggg ctg ttt caa      858
Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln
                205                 210                 215
cgg gcg atc ttg caa agc gga tcg ggt gcc att ttg ctc cgt tcc tct      906
Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser
            220                 225                 230
cag aca gcc tcg ggc atc gcg gaa caa att ctt acg aaa gcc ggc att      954
Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile
        235                 240                 245
cga aaa gga gac cgc gac cgg ttg tta tcc atc ccg gcc ggt gaa ctc     1002
Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu
    250                 255                 260
ctt gaa gcc gca caa tcc gtg aat ccg gga atg gtt ttt ggt ccc gtt     1050
Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val
265                 270                 275                 280
gtg gac ggc acc gta ttg aaa acc cat ccg att gaa gcg ttg gaa acc     1098
Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr
                285                 290                 295
gga gcc gcc ggc gat atc ccg atc atc atc ggg gtg aca aag gat gag     1146
Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu
            300                 305                 310
tac aat tta ttt aca ctg act gac cct tcc tgg acg aca gcg gga aaa     1194
Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys
        315                 320                 325
gaa gaa ctg atg gac cgg atc gaa cag gaa atc ggg ccg gtt ccg gaa     1242
Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu
    330                 335                 340
aaa gtt ttt cca tat tac tta tct ttt ggg gat cca tcg caa ccg gta     1290
Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val
345                 350                 355                 360
tgg caa aag ctg ttg cgc gcc atg acc tac cac atc ttt acc cgg ggc     1338
Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly
                365                 370                 375
atg tta aaa acg gct gac gcc caa atc aag caa ggc ggg aag gtt tgg     1386
Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp
            380                 385                 390
gtt tac cgg ttt gat tac gaa acc ccg ctc ttt gac ggt cgg ttg aaa     1434
Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys
        395                 400                 405
gca tgt cac gca ctg gaa atc ccc ttt gtc ttt cac aac ctg cat caa     1482
Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln
    410                 415                 420
ccg ggg gtc gat gtg ttc acc ggc aca cat ccg aag cgg gag cta att     1530
Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile
425                 430                 435                 440
tcc cgg caa atg cat gaa gca tgg att gcc ttt gcc cgg aca ggg gat     1578
Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp
                445                 450                 455
ccg aac ggc gac cat ctc ccc gat gcg tgg ttg ccc ttt gca caa aaa     1626
Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys
            460                 465                 470
gac cgg ccg gcc atg gtc ttt gac acc gaa acc aga gcg gaa aag cat     1674
Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His
        475                 480                 485
ctg ttt gac cgc gag cag gaa ctg tgg gaa tca aag gct tgagtgattt      1723
Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
    490                 495                 500
gctcaagcct tttttgcatt tcacgtatgt attcggattt ggaattaaac aatggtgctt   1783
ttatcgaaat ggggagtgtt tgcttataat gaacgggttt acaaagcttg ttttggtacc   1843
ggattactga aatgatccgt gtttatcatt tggatgcttt ctattggaaa ccg          1896 
           
             4 
             501 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E009 
             
           
            4
Leu Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala
             20                  25                  30
Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met
     50                  55                  60
Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala
        115                 120                 125
Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala
    130                 135                 140
Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val
                165                 170                 175
Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile
            180                 185                 190
Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu
        195                 200                 205
Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu
                245                 250                 255
Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn
            260                 265                 270
Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr
        275                 280                 285
His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile
    290                 295                 300
Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp
305                 310                 315                 320
Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu
                325                 330                 335
Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser
            340                 345                 350
Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met
        355                 360                 365
Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln
    370                 375                 380
Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro
                405                 410                 415
Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly
            420                 425                 430
Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp
        435                 440                 445
Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp
    450                 455                 460
Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
            500 
           
             5 
             1952 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E011 
             
           
            5
gatctttcct ttgtgtttta aaacttaaag caccggattg ccggctgtat ggtccggttg     60
gatattgtca tcacatcgtg gatatcagtg gatccggtgc gatggattgc ttcaggggaa    120
cttttaaaca cttgagtttg acaaccactc cttaatcatt taagatttaa atgaaaatta    180
aaataaatca aaaaga gtg att caa atg aat acg ttg gtg gaa acc cgt ttt    232
                  Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe
                    1               5                  10
ggg aaa gtg caa ggc ggt aca gac gga gag gtt tgt ttt tgg aaa ggg      280
Gly Lys Val Gln Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly
         15                  20                  25
att cct tat gcg aaa cct ccg gtg gga aaa cgc cgc ttt caa aaa ccg      328
Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro
     30                  35                  40
gaa ccg ccg gag aaa tgg gat ggc gtt tgg gag gcc acc cgg ttc cgg      376
Glu Pro Pro Glu Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg
 45                  50                  55                  60
tcc atg gtg atg cag ccg tcc ggc acc acc ttc agc acc gtg ctc ggg      424
Ser Met Val Met Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly
                 65                  70                  75
gaa gcg gat ctt cct gtg agc gaa gac ggt ctt tat ctg aat atc tgg      472
Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp
             80                  85                  90
tcg ccg gca gcc gac gga aaa aag cgg ccg gtg ctc ttc tgg atc cat      520
Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His
         95                 100                 105
ggc ggc gcc tac cag ttt ggg tcc ggc gct tcc ccc tgg tat gac ggg      568
Gly Gly Ala Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly
    110                 115                 120
acg gag ttt gcc aaa aac gga gat gtg gtg gtt gtc acg atc aac tac      616
Thr Glu Phe Ala Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr
125                 130                 135                 140
cgg ttg aac gcg ttt gga ttt ttg tac ttg gca gat tgg ttc ggc gac      664
Arg Leu Asn Ala Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp
                145                 150                 155
gaa ttt tca gcg tcg ggc aac ctg gga att ttg gac caa gtc gct gca      712
Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala
            160                 165                 170
ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gaa aac att tcg gca ttc ggc ggc gac ccg gag      760
Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu
        175                 180                 185
caa atc acc atc ttc ggg gag tcg gcc gga gcc gga agc gtc ggg gtt      808
Gln Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val
    190                 195                 200
ctg ctt tcc ctc ccg gaa acc aaa ggg ctg ttt caa cgg gcg atc ttg      856
Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu
205                 210                 215                 220
caa agc gga tcg ggt gcc att ttg ctc cgt tcc tct cag aca gcc tcg      904
Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser
                225                 230                 235
ggc atc gcg gaa caa att ctt acg aaa gcc ggc att cga aaa gga gac      952
Gly Ile Ala Glu Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp
            240                 245                 250
cgc gac cgg ttg tta tcc atc ccg gcc ggt gaa ctc ctt gaa gcc gca     1000
Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala
        255                 260                 265
caa tcc gtg aat ccg gga atg gtt ttt ggt ccc gtt gtg gac ggc acc     1048
Gln Ser Val Asn Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr
    270                 275                 280
gta ttg aaa acc cat ccg att gaa gcg ttg gaa acc gga gcc gcc ggc     1096
Val Leu Lys Thr His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly
285                 290                 295                 300
gat atc ccg atc atc atc ggg gtg aca aag gat gag tac aat tta ttt     1144
Asp Ile Pro Ile Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe
                305                 310                 315
aca ctg act gac cct tcc tgg acg aca gcg gga aaa gaa gaa ctg atg     1192
Thr Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met
            320                 325                 330
gac cgg atc gaa cag gaa atc ggg ccg gtt ccg gaa aaa gtt ttt cca     1240
Asp Arg Ile Glu Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro
        335                 340                 345
tat tac tta tct ttt ggg gat cca tcg caa ccg gta tgg caa aag ctg     1288
Tyr Tyr Leu Ser Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu
    350                 355                 360
ttg cgc gcc atg acc tac cac atc ttt acc cgg ggc atg tta aaa acg     1336
Leu Arg Ala Met Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr
365                 370                 375                 380
gct gac gcc caa atc aag caa ggc ggg aag gtt tgg gtt tac cgg ttt     1384
Ala Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe
                385                 390                 395
gat tac gaa acc ccg ctc ttt gac ggt cgg ttg aaa gca tgt cac gca     1432
Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala
            400                 405                 410
ctg gaa atc ccc ttt gtc ttt cac aac ctg cat caa ccg ggg gtc gat     1480
Leu Glu Ile Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp
        415                 420                 425
gtg ttc acc ggc aca cat ccg aag cgg gag cta att tcc cgg caa atg     1528
Val Phe Thr Gly Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met
    430                 435                 440
cat gaa gca tgg att gcc ttt gcc cgg aca ggg gat ccg aac ggc gac     1576
His Glu Ala Trp Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp
445                 450                 455                 460
cat ctc ccc gat gcg tgg ttg ccc ttt gca caa aaa gac cgg ccg gcc     1624
His Leu Pro Asp Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala
                465                 470                 475
atg gtc ttt gac acc gaa acc aga gcg gaa aag cat ctg ttt gac cgc     1672
Met Val Phe Asp Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg
            480                 485                 490
gag cag gaa ctg tgg gaa tca aag gct tgagtgattt gctcaagcct           1719
Glu Gln Glu Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
        495                 500
tttttgcatt tcacgtatgt attcggattt ggaattaaac aatggtgctt ttatcgaaat   1779
ggggagtgtt tgcttataat gaacgggttt acaaagcttg ttttggtacc ggattactga   1839
aatgatcaga aggaaatatc atgacgtaat aatcagggga tcttgagaaa gaaatacatg   1899
gagtgttatg tcccttgaaa aacagagacg ccggtggcat caccatcaca ggg          1952 
           
             6 
             501 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E011 
             
           
            6
Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala
             20                  25                  30
Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met
     50                  55                  60
Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala
        115                 120                 125
Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala
    130                 135                 140
Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val
                165                 170                 175
Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile
            180                 185                 190
Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu
        195                 200                 205
Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu
                245                 250                 255
Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn
            260                 265                 270
Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr
        275                 280                 285
His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile
    290                 295                 300
Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp
305                 310                 315                 320
Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu
                325                 330                 335
Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser
            340                 345                 350
Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met
        355                 360                 365
Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln
    370                 375                 380
Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro
                405                 410                 415
Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly
            420                 425                 430
Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp
        435                 440                 445
Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp
    450                 455                 460
Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
            500 
           
             7 
             3147 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria  E101 
             
           
            7
gatccgcttc atccagcagg tcctggagca gcgggagcgg gaggacacct tccgcctcaa     60
gcgcatcaag ggcaagatcg aggcccggga agcggaggag ggggggcggc ccaaccccca    120
cctggagatc ggagcgggcc tctaaggccg ccccagcttg agccaccccc caggcttccc    180
ctggggggtt tacccttgac ccggtccaag gttttcgggt aggctcctcc tcggagggaa    240
aacc atg agg cgg ctt ttg ggg ctc ctt ttg ttc ctg gcc ttg gcc ttg     289
     Met Arg Arg Leu Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Phe Leu Ala Leu Ala Leu
       1               5                  10                  15
gcg caa ggc ctt ggc cct tac tgg cag gag gtt cag gcc cag ggt acg      337
Ala Gln Gly Leu Gly Pro Tyr Trp Gln Glu Val Gln Ala Gln Gly Thr
                 20                  25                  30
gtc tgc tcg gac ggc tcc ccc tgg cgg ttc tac gtg agc ccg ggg gac      385
Val Cys Ser Asp Gly Ser Pro Trp Arg Phe Tyr Val Ser Pro Gly Asp
             35                  40                  45
ccc aag aag gtc ctt ctg gac ttc cag ggg ggc ggg gcc tgc tgg gac      433
Pro Lys Lys Val Leu Leu Asp Phe Gln Gly Gly Gly Ala Cys Trp Asp
         50                  55                  60
gcc cag acc tgc ggt ccc cag agc cag acc tac cgg aag cgg gtg gac      481
Ala Gln Thr Cys Gly Pro Gln Ser Gln Thr Tyr Arg Lys Arg Val Asp
     65                  70                  75
gtg cag gaa ctc ctc ctg gcc cag ggg atc tac aac cgg gcg agc atc      529
Val Gln Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Ile Tyr Asn Arg Ala Ser Ile
 80                  85                  90                  95
gcc aac ccc ttc ttc ggc tgg acc cac gtc ttc atc ccc tac tgc acg      577
Ala Asn Pro Phe Phe Gly Trp Thr His Val Phe Ile Pro Tyr Cys Thr
                100                 105                 110
ggg gac ctg cac gtg ggc cgg gcc acg gtg gac tac ggc ggc ttt aag      625
Gly Asp Leu His Val Gly Arg Ala Thr Val Asp Tyr Gly Gly Phe Lys
            115                 120                 125
gtc cac cac cag ggg gcg cga aac gcc ctg gcc gcc ttg gag tac gtc      673
Val His His Gln Gly Ala Arg Asn Ala Leu Ala Ala Leu Glu Tyr Val
        130                 135                 140
ttc aag aac tac ccc aag gca gag cgg gtc ttc gtc acc ggg tgc agc      721
Phe Lys Asn Tyr Pro Lys Ala Glu Arg Val Phe Val Thr Gly Cys Ser
    145                 150                 155
gcc ggg ggg tac ggg gcg gtc ttc tgg gcg gac aag gtc ctt gcc acc      769
Ala Gly Gly Tyr Gly Ala Val Phe Trp Ala Asp Lys Val Leu Ala Thr
160                 165                 170                 175
tac aaa agc gcc cag atc gcc gtt tgc ggg gac gcc gcc ttg ggc gtg      817
Tyr Lys Ser Ala Gln Ile Ala Val Cys Gly Asp Ala Ala Leu Gly Val
                180                 185                 190
agc aca tcg gac ttc ccc ggg agc cgg gtt tgg aac gcc cgc ctg ccc      865
Ser Thr Ser Asp Phe Pro Gly Ser Arg Val Trp Asn Ala Arg Leu Pro
            195                 200                 205
gag ctt ccc ggc ctg ggc ccg aac ccc agc gtg gag gag atc tac cgg      913
Glu Leu Pro Gly Leu Gly Pro Asn Pro Ser Val Glu Glu Ile Tyr Arg
        210                 215                 220
gcc ctg gcc cgg gcc tac ccc ggc gcg gcc ttc gcc cag tac acc acc      961
Ala Leu Ala Arg Ala Tyr Pro Gly Ala Ala Phe Ala Gln Tyr Thr Thr
    225                 230                 235
cag ctg gac ggg acc cag atc tac ttc tac gcc ctc atg aag aag gag     1009
Gln Leu Asp Gly Thr Gln Ile Tyr Phe Tyr Ala Leu Met Lys Lys Glu
240                 245                 250                 255
gta ccc ccc tcc gag gcc acc gcc cgg gag tgg gcc gtc cgg gcc cag     1057
Val Pro Pro Ser Glu Ala Thr Ala Arg Glu Trp Ala Val Arg Ala Gln
                260                 265                 270
acc agc ctc cag agc ctg gcc cag gag tcc aac ttc acc tac tac ctg     1105
Thr Ser Leu Gln Ser Leu Ala Gln Glu Ser Asn Phe Thr Tyr Tyr Leu
            275                 280                 285
gcc ccg ggg agc caa cac tgc atc ctg ccc cgg ccc gag ctc tac acc     1153
Ala Pro Gly Ser Gln His Cys Ile Leu Pro Arg Pro Glu Leu Tyr Thr
        290                 295                 300
ctg aag gtg ggg gag gtg agc gtt ctg gac tgg ctc agg agc ctg gcg     1201
Leu Lys Val Gly Glu Val Ser Val Leu Asp Trp Leu Arg Ser Leu Ala
    305                 310                 315
gag aag ggg cag gcc ccc cgc gta ggt ccg tgaggtcggg gagggcctcg       1251
Glu Lys Gly Gln Ala Pro Arg Val Gly Pro
320                 325
aggaggaccc ggtacgcctc cttgggggag ggggcctgga ggagggcccg gaggaccccc   1311
tcccctttcg ccaccaggac gtccgccttc agggcgaaga ccccttggaa gtagagggcg   1371
tccgccaggc tggtgcggag ccggtcatag gcgctgaggc gggggttggg gggtcttagc   1431
cgggcgagga ggcgcgccca ggccaggtaa agggggtacc gctcagggta ggcccccttc   1491
agggcgaaga ggaagaggta gttggccagg aactcgtcca gccagcggcg gccggtcctg   1551
agccgccagg ccacctggac cgcgtgggcg tgctcgtgcc ccagggtgag gtccaagaac   1611
tcctccagcg ccccggggag accctcctcc gccacaggca ggaggacctg gcgcaggcgg   1671
tggaggaggc gctcggggta gaccagaggg acgaagaggt aaagccgggt ccggctcgtc   1731
ctctggaagg ggaggccgta gggcacccgg gtcctctccc gccagtccct ctccgagagg   1791
acgaagaggg tcacgggggg aagggggcgg tagcgggcca ggaggcggtg gagcccctcc   1851
aggtaggcct ggacctgggc ggtgcgggcc tttccccccg ggctgtagaa ggcggggagg   1911
tcggggtggg ggagggcgtt catatcacct cccggaaccc gatgcgctcc gcctgggcct   1971
ggagctcccg ccgcaggagg gggtgggcct cgaggcgggg gtccttctcc aggatctcct   2031
acaacgtgga cttctaaagc ccgccgggcc ctccccccgc cccccggggc ggggggttgg   2091
cctttttccg gcccaggcca gggagccttg cgcgttcggc gtttggcgtt cagccttcgg   2151
cgtttggccc ataatcggga ccaggcgaaa cgggtatcat ggaggtatgc gctggctggg   2211
ggtgctcctc ctgggcctgg ccctggccca ggggctggac ctggcccagt ccctcctgcg   2271
ccagggccag tacgagcagg ccctggcccg gctggagcgg gagccccccg gcccggaggt   2331
cctggccctg aagggccggg cctacctgct cctgggccgg ccggaggcgg cccgggaggc   2391
cctggagggg gcggcccgcc tgggccgggg ggcggaggtg gagcggctca aggggtggct   2451
ggccctggag gcgggaaagg ccgaggaggc ccggcgggcc ttccaggccg cggccatcta   2511
ctcgggcctt ccccaagacg ccctcctctg ggccctggcg gcttgggagg cgggccgctc   2571
ttccgaggag gccctggccc gggcggagcg ggcgggaggc ggggcggagg cggccctcct   2631
taaggggctc ttcctcctgg cccaggaccc ggcggaggcc ctggccgcct tccgccgggc   2691
gggggacggc cccttcaagg cccaggccct ctacctgcag ggcctggccc tcgaggccct   2751
gggccgggac ccggaggccc gggaggccta ccgccaggcc ctgaaggcct ccccggacta   2811
cctccccgcc cgccgggctt tagggctcta gtaccacccc atcctggcgt acgccaggat   2871
gggggccccg gtaaagcctt agccttccga cgaagcgggg aatgagggga agcctgaatg   2931
acggaaaaga ggatggaaaa atcggtcttc cgctaccaag gccccgagcc caagggggac   2991
cagcccaagg ccatccggga gctggtggag gccctggagg cgggggagcg gttcgtcacc   3051
cttttggggg ccaccggcac ggggaagacg gtcaccatgg ccaaggtgat cgaggccctg   3111
ggcaggccca ccctggtcct cgcccccaac aagatc                             3147 
           
             8 
             329 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria  E101 
             
           
            8
Met Arg Arg Leu Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Phe Leu Ala Leu Ala Leu Ala
  1               5                  10                  15
Gln Gly Leu Gly Pro Tyr Trp Gln Glu Val Gln Ala Gln Gly Thr Val
             20                  25                  30
Cys Ser Asp Gly Ser Pro Trp Arg Phe Tyr Val Ser Pro Gly Asp Pro
         35                  40                  45
Lys Lys Val Leu Leu Asp Phe Gln Gly Gly Gly Ala Cys Trp Asp Ala
     50                  55                  60
Gln Thr Cys Gly Pro Gln Ser Gln Thr Tyr Arg Lys Arg Val Asp Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
Gln Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Gln Gly Ile Tyr Asn Arg Ala Ser Ile Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Asn Pro Phe Phe Gly Trp Thr His Val Phe Ile Pro Tyr Cys Thr Gly
            100                 105                 110
Asp Leu His Val Gly Arg Ala Thr Val Asp Tyr Gly Gly Phe Lys Val
        115                 120                 125
His His Gln Gly Ala Arg Asn Ala Leu Ala Ala Leu Glu Tyr Val Phe
    130                 135                 140
Lys Asn Tyr Pro Lys Ala Glu Arg Val Phe Val Thr Gly Cys Ser Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Gly Gly Tyr Gly Ala Val Phe Trp Ala Asp Lys Val Leu Ala Thr Tyr
                165                 170                 175
Lys Ser Ala Gln Ile Ala Val Cys Gly Asp Ala Ala Leu Gly Val Ser
            180                 185                 190
Thr Ser Asp Phe Pro Gly Ser Arg Val Trp Asn Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu
        195                 200                 205
Leu Pro Gly Leu Gly Pro Asn Pro Ser Val Glu Glu Ile Tyr Arg Ala
    210                 215                 220
Leu Ala Arg Ala Tyr Pro Gly Ala Ala Phe Ala Gln Tyr Thr Thr Gln
225                 230                 235                 240
Leu Asp Gly Thr Gln Ile Tyr Phe Tyr Ala Leu Met Lys Lys Glu Val
                245                 250                 255
Pro Pro Ser Glu Ala Thr Ala Arg Glu Trp Ala Val Arg Ala Gln Thr
            260                 265                 270
Ser Leu Gln Ser Leu Ala Gln Glu Ser Asn Phe Thr Tyr Tyr Leu Ala
        275                 280                 285
Pro Gly Ser Gln His Cys Ile Leu Pro Arg Pro Glu Leu Tyr Thr Leu
    290                 295                 300
Lys Val Gly Glu Val Ser Val Leu Asp Trp Leu Arg Ser Leu Ala Glu
305                 310                 315                 320
Lys Gly Gln Ala Pro Arg Val Gly Pro
                325 
           
             9 
             2315 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E019 
             
           
            9
acgattgccg atatcgctgt cgcaacaaac gctggccaaa tcaaaacggg agcaccgtcg     60
cgtacggacc gcgtcgcaaa atacaaccag ttgctccgca ttgaagacga acttggccac    120
acggctattt accaaggcat tcgttcgttt tacaatttga aaaaataacg ggaatcaaca    180
acaaagggtg tctccaacgt tgcgagacac cctctttaat tacgggaaac agaaatgatt    240
tcctatcgat agcaaaaaat ggacgtgggt aaaccattcg tttataatat ctttttgtaa    300
tcgttagaat a ttg aaa aag ggg atg gga acc gtg atc gtg gaa aca aag     350
             Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys
               1               5                  10
tac ggt cgg ttg cgc ggg gga aca aat gaa ggg gtt ttc tat tgg aaa      398
Tyr Gly Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys
     15                  20                  25
ggg att ccg tac gcg aaa gcg ccg gtc ggt gaa cgc cgt ttt ttg ccg      446
Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro
 30                  35                  40                  45
ccg gaa ccg ccc gat gca tgg gac gga gtg cgt gag gcg aca tcg ttt      494
Pro Glu Pro Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe
                 50                  55                  60
gga ccg gtc gtc atg cag ccg tcc gat tcg atg ttc agc cag ctg ctc      542
Gly Pro Val Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu
             65                  70                  75
gga cgg atg aat gaa cca atg agc gag gat ggg ttg tat ctg aac att      590
Gly Arg Met Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile
         80                  85                  90
tgg tca ccg gcg gcg gat ggg aag aag cgc ccg gta ttg ttt tgg att      638
Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile
     95                 100                 105
cat ggc ggc gct ttt tta ttc ggc tcc ggt tca ttt cca tgg tat gat      686
His Gly Gly Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp
110                 115                 120                 125
gga acg gcg ttt gcc aaa cac ggc gat gtc gtt gtc gtg acg atc aac      734
Gly Thr Ala Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn
                130                 135                 140
tac cgg atg agc gtg ttt ggc ttt ttg tat ttg gga gat gcg ttt ggc      782
Tyr Arg Met Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly
            145                 150                 155
gaa acg tat gcc cag gcg gga aat ctt ggc ata ttg gat caa gtg gcg      830
Glu Thr Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala
        160                 165                 170
gcg ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gag aac att gag gcg ttc ggc ggt gat ccg      878
Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro
    175                 180                 185
gac aac att acg att ttt ggc gaa tca gcc gga gcg gca agc gtt ggc      926
Asp Asn Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly
190                 195                 200                 205
gtg ctg ttg tcg ctt ccg gaa gca agc ggg ctg ttt cga cgc gct ata      974
Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile
                210                 215                 220
ttg caa agc gga tcg ggt tcg ctt ctt ctt cgt tct ccg gag acg gcg     1022
Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala
            225                 230                 235
atg gct ctg act gaa cgc att tta gaa cgt gcc ggc atc cgt ccg ggt     1070
Met Ala Leu Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly
        240                 245                 250
gac cgc gat cgg ctg ctg tcg att cca gca gca gag cta ttg cag gcg     1118
Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala
    255                 260                 265
gcg atg tcg ctc ggc cca gga atc acg tac ggt ccg gtg gtt gac gga     1166
Ala Met Ser Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly
270                 275                 280                 285
cat gtg ttg cga cgc cat ccg atc gaa gcg ctc cac gac ggg gca gca     1214
His Val Leu Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala
                290                 295                 300
agt gat att cca atc cta att ggc gtg acg aaa gac gaa tac aat ttg     1262
Ser Asp Ile Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu
            305                 310                 315
ttt tca ttg act gat ccg tca ttg aca aga ctc gaa gaa aaa gaa ctg     1310
Phe Ser Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu
        320                 325                 330
ctt gac cgg atg aac cgt gag gtc ggg cct att ccg gag gag gcg gta     1358
Leu Asp Arg Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val
    335                 340                 345
cgc tat tac gcg gaa aca gcg gat cgg tcg gca ccc gcg tgg caa aca     1406
Arg Tyr Tyr Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr
350                 355                 360                 365
tgg ctg cgc atc atg acg tac ctt gtt ttt gtc gac gga atg ttg cga     1454
Trp Leu Arg Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg
                370                 375                 380
acg gcg gat gcc caa gca gcg caa ggg gcg aat gtg tac atg tat cgg     1502
Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg
            385                 390                 395
ttt gat tat gaa acg ccg gcg ttt ggt gga caa ctg aaa gcg tgc cat     1550
Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His
        400                 405                 410
acg ctc gag ttg ccg ttt gtg ttt cat aac ctc cat cag cct ggt gtc     1598
Thr Leu Glu Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val
    415                 420                 425
gag aat ttc gtc ggc aac cga cca gag cgt gag gcg att gcc agc gaa     1646
Glu Asn Phe Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu
430                 435                 440                 445
atg cat ggt gcc tgg ctt tcg ttc gcc cac acc ggc aac ccg aac ggc     1694
Met His Gly Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly
                450                 455                 460
gct cat tta cca gag aag tgg ccc gta tac aca aaa gag cac aaa ccg     1742
Ala His Leu Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro
            465                 470                 475
gtg ttt gtc ttt tcg gct gcg agc cat gtg gaa gac gat ccg ttc ggt     1790
Val Phe Val Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly
        480                 485                 490
cgc gag cgg gaa gcg tgg caa gga cgc ctt tgacgaaaaa atccataagc       1840
Arg Glu Arg Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
    495                 500
aacatgtgtt ctttgtctga acacgatcaa ggtacgcgca ttttcgcgga aaaagaccgt   1900
gggcaaacgt tcgcctttac ctctaaaagg aatgacgcaa catgtctgca cttcacagga   1960
aagaggacga aacggttggt tttcagaata ggaaaaggtg tcccgttttt tgggacacct   2020
tcttctatgt atcgctcaat catttgcttc tgtggcagga agcccgaatc gctcggcgag   2080
tgccggatcg gttgaaaaaa gtgatggatg agattcgcca agcaggcaac atcattttgt   2140
tcatcgatga gctccatacg ctaatcggcg ctggcggagc cgaaggagcg atccaaagaa   2200
ttcaaaaagc ttctcgagag tacttctaga gcggccgcgg gcccatcgat tttccacccg   2260
ggtggggtac caggtaagtg tacccaattc gccctatagt gagtcgtatt acaat        2315 
           
             10 
             503 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E019 
             
           
            10
Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro
         35                  40                  45
Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
                 85                  90                  95
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
            100                 105                 110
Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala
        115                 120                 125
Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met
    130                 135                 140
Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
                165                 170                 175
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile
            180                 185                 190
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
        195                 200                 205
Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp
                245                 250                 255
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser
            260                 265                 270
Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu
        275                 280                 285
Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg
                325                 330                 335
Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr
            340                 345                 350
Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg
        355                 360                 365
Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp
    370                 375                 380
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
385                 390                 395                 400
Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu
                405                 410                 415
Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe
            420                 425                 430
Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly
        435                 440                 445
Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu
    450                 455                 460
Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val
465                 470                 475                 480
Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg
                485                 490                 495
Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
            500 
           
             11 
             2643 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E005 
             
           
            11
ttgattccaa gctcgaaatt aaccctcact aaagggaaca aaagctggag ctcgcgcgcc     60
tgcaggtcga cactagtgga tcccctttca tttatgattt tgcagcggtc gagctgcttt    120
tatgttgttg aatgaactgt tcaatttgat catgccggtc ggtgcggaaa gcttccgtga    180
agcgctgcgc atgggtgcag aaattttcca tagcttaaaa gctgtgttaa aagcgaaagg    240
ctacaacacg gctgtcggtg acgaaggcgg atttgctccg aacttaaaat cgaacgaaga    300
agcgctgcaa acgatcattg aagcgatcga aaaagccggc tacaaaccag gcgaacaagt    360
gatgctcgct atggacgttg cttcgtcgga gctgtacaac aaagaagatg gcaaatatca    420
tttggaaggc gaaggcgtcg tcaaaacatc agaagaaatg gttgcttggt atgaagagct    480
tgtgtcgaaa tatccgatca tctcgatcga agacggactt gacgaaaatg actgggaagg    540
ccataaactg cttactgagc gccttggcca caaagtgcag ctcgtcggtg acgacttgtt    600
tgtaacgaac acgaaaaaac tggccgaagg cattgaaaaa ggcgtcggca actcgatttt    660
aattaaagtg aaccaaatcg gtacactgac ggaaacgttc gatgccattg agatggccaa    720
acgcgccggc tacacggcgg ttgtgtcgca ccgttccggt gaaacggaag acagcacgat    780
tgccgatatc gctgtcgcaa caaacgctgg ccaaatcaaa acgggagcac cgtcgcgtac    840
ggaccgcgtc gcaaaataca accagctgct ccgcattgaa gacgaacttg gccacacggc    900
tatttaccaa ggcattcgtt cgttttacaa tttgaaaaaa taacgggaat caacaacaaa    960
gggtgtctcc aacgttgcga gacaccctct ttaattacgg gaaacagaaa tgatttccta   1020
tcgatagcaa aaaatggacg tgggtaaacc attcgtttat aatatctttt tgtaatcgtt   1080
agaata ttg aaa aag ggg atg gga acc gtg atc gtg gaa aca aag tac      1128
       Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr
         1               5                  10
ggt cgg ttg cgc ggg gga aca aat gaa ggg gtt ttc tat tgg aaa ggg     1176
Gly Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly
 15                  20                  25                  30
att ccg tac gcg aaa gcg ccg gtc ggt gaa cgc cgt ttt ttg ccg ccg     1224
Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro
                 35                  40                  45
gaa ccg ccc gat gca tgg gac gga gtg cgt gag gcg aca tcg ttt gga     1272
Glu Pro Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly
             50                  55                  60
ccg gtc gtc atg cag ccg tcc gat tcg atg ttc agc cag ctg ctc gga     1320
Pro Val Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly
         65                  70                  75
cgg atg aat gaa cca atg agc gag gat ggg ttg tat ctg aac att tgg     1368
Arg Met Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp
     80                  85                  90
tca ccg gcg gcg gat ggg aag aag cgc ccg gta ttg ttt tgg att cat     1416
Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His
 95                 100                 105                 110
ggc ggc gct ttt tta ttc ggc tcc ggt tca ttt cca tgg tat gat gga     1464
Gly Gly Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly
                115                 120                 125
acg gcg ttt gcc aaa cac ggc gat gtc gtt gtc gtg acg atc aac tac     1512
Thr Ala Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr
            130                 135                 140
cgg atg agc gtg ttt ggc ttt ttg tat ttg gga gat gcg ttt ggc gaa     1560
Arg Met Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu
        145                 150                 155
acg tat gcc cag gcg gga aat ctt ggc ata ttg gat caa gtg gcg gcg     1608
Thr Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala
    160                 165                 170
ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gag aac att gag gcg ttc ggc ggt gat ccg gac     1656
Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp
175                 180                 185                 190
aac att acg att ttt ggc gaa tca gcc gga gcg gca agc gtt ggc gtg     1704
Asn Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val
                195                 200                 205
ctg ttg tcg ctt ccg gaa gca agc ggg ctg ttt cga cgc gct ata ttg     1752
Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu
            210                 215                 220
caa agc gga tcg ggt tcg ctt ctt ctt cgt tct ccg gag acg gcg atg     1800
Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met
        225                 230                 235
gct ctg act gaa cgc att tta gaa cgt gcc ggc atc cgt ccg ggt gac     1848
Ala Leu Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp
    240                 245                 250
cgc gat cgg ctg ctg tcg att cca gca gca gag cta ttg cag gcg gcg     1896
Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala
255                 260                 265                 270
atg tcg ctc ggc cca gga atc acg tac ggt ccg gtg gtt gac gga cat     1944
Met Ser Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His
                275                 280                 285
gtg ttg cga cgc cat ccg atc gaa gcg ctc cac gac ggg gca gca agt     1992
Val Leu Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser
            290                 295                 300
gat att cca atc cta att ggc gtg acg aaa gac gaa tac aat ttg ttt     2040
Asp Ile Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe
        305                 310                 315
tca ttg act gat ccg tca ttg aca aga ctc gaa gaa aaa gaa ctg ctt     2088
Ser Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu
    320                 325                 330
gac cgg atg aac cgt gag gtc ggg cct att ccg gag gag gcg gta cgc     2136
Asp Arg Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg
335                 340                 345                 350
tat tac gcg gaa aca gcg gat cgg tcg gca ccc gcg tgg caa aca tgg     2184
Tyr Tyr Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp
                355                 360                 365
ctg cgc atc atg acg tac ctt gtt ttt gtc gac gga atg ttg cga acg     2232
Leu Arg Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr
            370                 375                 380
gcg gat gcc caa gca gcg caa ggg gcg aat gtg tac atg tat cgg ttt     2280
Ala Asp Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe
        385                 390                 395
gat tat gaa acg ccg gcg ttc ggt gga caa ctg aaa gcg tgc cat acg     2328
Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr
    400                 405                 410
ctc gag ttg ccg ttt gtg ttt cat aac ctc cat cag cct ggt gtc gag     2376
Leu Glu Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu
415                 420                 425                 430
aat ttc gtc ggc aac cga cca gag cgt gag gcg att gcc agc gaa atg     2424
Asn Phe Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met
                435                 440                 445
cat ggt gcc tgg ctt tcg ttc gcc cac acc ggc aac ccg aac ggc gct     2472
His Gly Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala
            450                 455                 460
cat tta cca gag aag tgg ccc gta tac aca aaa gag cac aaa ccg gtg     2520
His Leu Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val
        465                 470                 475
ttt gtc ttt tcg gct gcg agc cat gtg gaa gac gat ccg ttc ggt cgc     2568
Phe Val Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg
    480                 485                 490
gag cgg gaa gcg tgg caa gga cgc ctt tgacgaaaaa atccataagc           2615
Glu Arg Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
495                 500
aacatgtgtt ctttgtctga acacgatc                                      2643 
           
             12 
             503 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E005 
             
           
            12
Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro
         35                  40                  45
Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
                 85                  90                  95
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
            100                 105                 110
Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala
        115                 120                 125
Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met
    130                 135                 140
Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
                165                 170                 175
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile
            180                 185                 190
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
        195                 200                 205
Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp
                245                 250                 255
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser
            260                 265                 270
Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu
        275                 280                 285
Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg
                325                 330                 335
Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr
            340                 345                 350
Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg
        355                 360                 365
Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp
    370                 375                 380
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
385                 390                 395                 400
Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu
                405                 410                 415
Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe
            420                 425                 430
Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly
        435                 440                 445
Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu
    450                 455                 460
Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val
465                 470                 475                 480
Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg
                485                 490                 495
Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
            500 
           
             13 
             1699 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria  E004 
             
           
            13
attgcttcag gggaactttt aaacacttga gtttgacaac cactccttaa tcatttaaga     60
tttaaatgaa aattaaaata aatcaaaaag a gtg att caa atg aat acg ttg       112
                                   Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu
                                     1               5
gtg gaa acc cgt ttt ggg aaa gta caa ggc ggt aca gac gga gag gtt      160
Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val
         10                  15                  20
tgt ttt tgg aaa ggg att cct tat gcg aaa cct ccg gtg gga aaa cgc      208
Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg
     25                  30                  35
cgc ttt caa aaa ccg gaa ccg ccg gag aaa tgg gat ggc gtt tgg gag      256
Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu
 40                  45                  50                  55
gcc acc cgg ttc cgg tcc atg gtg atg cag ccg tcc ggc acc acc ttc      304
Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe
                 60                  65                  70
agc acc gtg ctc ggg gaa gcg gat ctt cct gtg agc gaa gac ggt ctt      352
Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu
             75                  80                  85
tat ctg aat atc tgg tcg ccg gca gcc gac gga aaa aag cgg ccg gtg      400
Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val
         90                  95                 100
ctc ttc tgg atc cat ggc ggc gcc tac cag ttt gga tcc ggc gct tcc      448
Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser
    105                 110                 115
ccc tgg tat gac ggg acg gag ttt gcc aaa aac gga gat gtg gtg gtt      496
Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val
120                 125                 130                 135
gtc acg atc aac tac cgg ttg aac gcg ttt gga ttt ttg tac ttg gca      544
Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala
                140                 145                 150
gat tgg ttc ggc gac gaa ttt tca gcg tcg ggc aac ctg gga ata ttg      592
Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu
            155                 160                 165
gac caa gtc gct gca ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gaa aac att tcc gca ttc      640
Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe
        170                 175                 180
ggc ggc gac ccg gag caa atc acc atc ttc ggg gag tcg gcc gga gcc      688
Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala
    185                 190                 195
gga agc gtc ggg gtt ctg ctt tcc ctc ccg gaa acc aaa ggg ctg ttt      736
Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe
200                 205                 210                 215
caa cgg gcg atc ttg caa agc gga tcg ggt gcc att ttg ctc cgt tcc      784
Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser
                220                 225                 230
tct cag aca gcc tcg ggc atc gcg gaa caa att ctt acg aaa gcc ggc      832
Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly
            235                 240                 245
att cga aaa gga gac cgc gac cgg ttg tta tcc atc ccg gcc ggt gaa      880
Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu
        250                 255                 260
ctc ctt gaa gcc gca caa tcc gtg aat ccg gga atg gtt ttt ggt ccc      928
Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro
    265                 270                 275
gtt gtg gac ggc acc gta ttg aaa acc cat ccg att gaa gcg ttg gaa      976
Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu
280                 285                 290                 295
aac gga gcc gcc ggc gat atc ccg atc atc atc ggg gtg aca aag gat     1024
Asn Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp
                300                 305                 310
gag tac aat tta ttt aca ctg act gac cct tcc tgg acg aca gcg gga     1072
Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly
            315                 320                 325
aaa gaa gaa ctg atg gac cgg atc gaa cag gaa atc ggg tcg gtt ccg     1120
Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu Gln Glu Ile Gly Ser Val Pro
        330                 335                 340
gaa aaa gtt ttt cca tat tac tta tct tcc ggg gat cca tcg caa ccg     1168
Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser Ser Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro
    345                 350                 355
gta tgg caa aag ctg ttg cgc gcc atg acc tac cac atc ttt acc cgg     1216
Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg
360                 365                 370                 375
ggc atg tta aaa acg gct gac gcc caa atc aag caa ggc ggg aag gtt     1264
Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val
                380                 385                 390
tgg gtt tac cgg ttt gat tac gaa acc ccg ctc ttt gac ggt cgg ttg     1312
Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu
            395                 400                 405
aaa gca tgt cac gca ctg gaa atc ccc ttt gtc ttt cac aac ctg cat     1360
Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His
        410                 415                 420
caa ccg ggg gtc gat gtg ttc acc ggc aca cat ccg aag cgg gag cta     1408
Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu
    425                 430                 435
att tcc cgg caa atg cat gaa gca tgg att gcc ttt gcc cgg aca ggg     1456
Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly
440                 445                 450                 455
gat ccg aac ggc gac cat ctc ccc gat gcg tgg ttg ccc ttt gca caa     1504
Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln
                460                 465                 470
aaa gac cgg ccg gcc atg gtc ttt gac acc gaa acc aga gcg gaa aag     1552
Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys
            475                 480                 485
cat ctg ttt gac cgc gag cag gaa ctg tgg gaa tca aag gct             1594
His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
        490                 495                 500
tgagtgattt gctcaagcct tttttgcatt aacgtatgta ttcggatttg gaattaaaca   1654
atgggctttt atcgaatggg gagtgttgct tataatgaac gggtt                   1699 
           
             14 
             501 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria  E004 
             
           
            14
Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala
             20                  25                  30
Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met
     50                  55                  60
Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala
        115                 120                 125
Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala
    130                 135                 140
Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val
                165                 170                 175
Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile
            180                 185                 190
Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu
        195                 200                 205
Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu
                245                 250                 255
Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn
            260                 265                 270
Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr
        275                 280                 285
His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Asn Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile
    290                 295                 300
Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp
305                 310                 315                 320
Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu
                325                 330                 335
Gln Glu Ile Gly Ser Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser
            340                 345                 350
Ser Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met
        355                 360                 365
Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln
    370                 375                 380
Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro
                405                 410                 415
Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly
            420                 425                 430
Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp
        435                 440                 445
Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp
    450                 455                 460
Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
            500 
           
             15 
             2345 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E006 
             
           
            15
cttcaactaa catgttggct tgcgggcgtt catgctcaga aacaaggttg ggacaagcac     60
ttccaggcta acacagtcag aaatcgaaac gtactctcaa cagttcgctt aggcatggaa    120
gttttgcggc attctggcta cacaataaca agggaagact tactcgtggc tgcaacccta    180
ctagctcaaa attta atg agg gga tct ctc aga aca aag tac ggt cgg ttg     231
                 Met Arg Gly Ser Leu Arg Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg Leu
                   1               5                  10
cgc ggg gga aca aat gaa ggg gtt ttc tat tgg aaa ggg att ccg tac      279
Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr
         15                  20                  25
gcg aaa gcg ccg gtc ggt gaa cgc cgt ttt ttg ccg ccg gaa ccg ccc      327
Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro Pro
     30                  35                  40
gat gca tgg gac gga gtg cgt gag gcg aca tcg ttt gga ccg gtc gtc      375
Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val Val
 45                  50                  55                  60
atg cag ccg tcc gat tcg atg ttc agc cag ctg ctc gga cgg atg aat      423
Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met Asn
                 65                  70                  75
gaa cca atg agc gag gat ggg ttg tat ctg aac att tgg tca ccg gcg      471
Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala
             80                  85                  90
gcg gat ggg aag aag cgc ccg gta ttg ttt tgg att cat ggc ggc gct      519
Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala
         95                 100                 105
ttt tta ttc ggc tcc ggt tca ttt cca tgg tat gat gga acg gcg ttt      567
Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala Phe
    110                 115                 120
gcc aaa cac ggc gat gtc gtt gtc gtg acg atc aac tac cgg atg agc      615
Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met Ser
125                 130                 135                 140
gtg ttt ggc ttt ttg tat ttg gga gat gcg ttt ggc gaa acg tat gcc      663
Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr Ala
                145                 150                 155
cag gcg gga aat ctt ggc ata ttg gat caa gtg gcg gcg ctg cgc tgg      711
Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp
            160                 165                 170
gtg aaa gag aac att gag gcg ttc ggc ggt gat ccg gac aac att acg      759
Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile Thr
        175                 180                 185
att ttt ggc gaa tca gcc gga gcg gca agc gtt ggc gtg ctg ttg tcg      807
Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser
    190                 195                 200
ctt ccg gaa gca agc ggg ctg ttt cga cgc gct ata ttg caa agc gga      855
Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly
205                 210                 215                 220
tcg ggt tcg ctt ctt ctt cgt tct ccg gag acg gcg atg gct ctg act      903
Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu Thr
                225                 230                 235
gaa cgc att tta gaa cgt gcc ggc atc cgt ccg ggt gac cgc gat cgg      951
Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg
            240                 245                 250
ctg ctg tcg att cca gca gca gag cta ttg cag gcg gcg atg tcg ctc      999
Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser Leu
        255                 260                 265
ggc cca gga atc acg tac ggt ccg gtg gtt gac gga cat gtg ttg cga     1047
Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu Arg
    270                 275                 280
cgc cat ccg atc gaa gcg ctc cac gac ggg gca gca agt gat att cca     1095
Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile Pro
285                 290                 295                 300
atc cta att ggc gtg acg aaa gac gaa tac aat ttg ttt tca ttg act     1143
Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu Thr
                305                 310                 315
gat ccg tca ttg aca aga ctc gaa gaa aaa gaa ctg ctt gac cgg atg     1191
Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg Met
            320                 325                 330
aac cgt gag gtc ggg cct att ccg gag gag gcg gta cgc tat tac gcg     1239
Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr Ala
        335                 340                 345
gaa aca gcg gat cgg tcg gca ccc gcg tgg caa aca tgg ctg cgc atc     1287
Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg Ile
    350                 355                 360
atg acg tac ctt gtt ttt gtc gac gga atg ttg cga acg gcg gat gcc     1335
Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp Ala
365                 370                 375                 380
caa gca gcg caa ggg gcg aat gtg tac atg tat cgg ttt gat tat gaa     1383
Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu
                385                 390                 395
acg ccg gcg ttt ggt gga caa ctg aaa gcg tgc cat acg ctc gag ttg     1431
Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu Leu
            400                 405                 410
ccg ttt gtg ttt cat aac ctc cat cag cct ggt gtc gag aat ttc gtc     1479
Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe Val
        415                 420                 425
ggc aac cga cca gag cgt gag gcg att gcc agc gaa atg cat ggt gcc     1527
Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly Ala
    430                 435                 440
tgg ctt tcg ttc gcc cac acc ggc aac ccg aac ggc gct cat tta cca     1575
Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu Pro
445                 450                 455                 460
gag aag tgg ccc gta tac aca aaa gag cac aaa ccg gtg ttt gtc ttt     1623
Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val Phe
                465                 470                 475
tcg gct gcg agc cat gtg gaa gac gat ccg ttc ggt cgc gag cgg gaa     1671
Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg Glu
            480                 485                 490
gcg tgg caa gga cgc ctt tgacgaaaaa atccataagc aacatgtgtt            1719
Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
        495
ctttgtctga acacgatcaa ggtacgcgca ttttcgcgga aaaagaccgt gggcaaacgt   1779
tcgcctttac ctctaaaagg aatgacgcaa catgtctgca cttcacagga aagaggacga   1839
aacggttggt tttcagaata ggaaaaggtg tcccgttttt tgggacacct tcttctatgt   1899
atcgctcaat catttgcttc tgtggcagga agcccgaatc gctcggcgag tgccggatca   1959
cgatcgatcg cctcaatcag tttccgcatg acgttcacat caaacgtaaa attcgaaccg   2019
attggcgagg tgacgaaaat tttcccttct ttcgcctcgc gtgctcgttt aaattgatag   2079
ccgtcaatcg caatgacgac tcgttcgtct ggccttgcca ttaggaatcc ctccatcgct   2139
gttttttctt tcattgtact tgattttgag gatgaacacc aacgttcatg acacgctctt   2199
aaggataacg gatgggagag cgttagaggg cggtgaattt catcaagaac gtggcacaaa   2259
acgacatttt ttcattatag acgtcttgat gtttggaatg atcggaaaag gcgattgtta   2319
ggcggggatc atgatccact agcgga                                        2345 
           
             16 
             498 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E006 
             
           
            16
Met Arg Gly Ser Leu Arg Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr
  1               5                  10                  15
Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro
             20                  25                  30
Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp
         35                  40                  45
Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val Val Met Gln Pro Ser
     50                  55                  60
Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met Asn Glu Pro Met Ser
 65                  70                  75                  80
Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys
                 85                  90                  95
Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly
            100                 105                 110
Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala Phe Ala Lys His Gly
        115                 120                 125
Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met Ser Val Phe Gly Phe
    130                 135                 140
Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn
145                 150                 155                 160
Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn
                165                 170                 175
Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu
            180                 185                 190
Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala
        195                 200                 205
Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu
    210                 215                 220
Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile
                245                 250                 255
Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile
            260                 265                 270
Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu Arg Arg His Pro Ile
        275                 280                 285
Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly
    290                 295                 300
Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg Met Asn Arg Glu Val
                325                 330                 335
Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp
            340                 345                 350
Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu
        355                 360                 365
Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln
    370                 375                 380
Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe
385                 390                 395                 400
Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu Leu Pro Phe Val Phe
                405                 410                 415
His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe Val Gly Asn Arg Pro
            420                 425                 430
Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe
        435                 440                 445
Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro
    450                 455                 460
Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser
465                 470                 475                 480
His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly
                485                 490                 495
Arg Leu 
           
             17 
             1925 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E008 
             
           
            17
cccaacgacc cccgcccatt gacgtcaata atgacgtatg ttcccatagt aacgccaata     60
gggactttcc attgacgtca atgggtggag tatttacggt aaactgccca cttggcagta    120
catcaa gtg tat cat atg cca agt acg ccc cct att gac gtc aat gac       168
       Val Tyr His Met Pro Ser Thr Pro Pro Ile Asp Val Asn Asp
         1               5                  10
ggt aaa tgg ccc gcc tgg cat tat gcc cag tac atg acc tta tgg gac      216
Gly Lys Trp Pro Ala Trp His Tyr Ala Gln Tyr Met Thr Leu Trp Asp
 15                  20                  25                  30
ttt cct act tgg cag tac atc tac gta tta gtc atc gct att acc atg      264
Phe Pro Thr Trp Gln Tyr Ile Tyr Val Leu Val Ile Ala Ile Thr Met
                 35                  40                  45
gtg aag cag ccg tcc ggc acc acc ttc agc acc gtg ctc ggg gaa gcg      312
Val Lys Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala
             50                  55                  60
gat ctt cct gtg agc gaa gac ggt ctt tat ctg aat atc tgg tcg ccg      360
Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
         65                  70                  75
gca gcc gac gga aaa aag cgg ccg gtg ctc ttc tgg atc cat ggc ggc      408
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
     80                  85                  90
gcc tac cag ttt ggg tcc ggc gct tcc ccc tgg tat gac ggg acg gag      456
Ala Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu
 95                 100                 105                 110
ttt gcc aaa aac gga gat gtg gtg gtt gtc acg atc aac tac cgg ttg      504
Phe Ala Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu
                115                 120                 125
aac gcg ttt gga ttt ttg tac ttg gca gat tgg ttc ggc gac gaa ttt      552
Asn Ala Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe
            130                 135                 140
tca gcg tcg ggc aac ctg gga att ttg gac caa gtc gct gca ctg cgc      600
Ser Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
        145                 150                 155
tgg gtg aaa gaa aac att tcg gca ttc ggc ggc gac ccg gag caa atc      648
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile
    160                 165                 170
acc atc ttc ggg gag tcg gcc gga gcc gga agc gtc ggg gtt ctg ctt      696
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
175                 180                 185                 190
tcc ctc ccg gaa acc aaa ggg ctg ttt caa cgg gcg atc ttg caa agc      744
Ser Leu Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
                195                 200                 205
gga tcg ggt gcc att ttg ctc cgt tcc tct cag aca gcc tcg ggc atc      792
Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile
            210                 215                 220
gcg gaa caa att ctt acg aaa gcc ggc att cga aaa gga gac cgc gac      840
Ala Glu Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp
        225                 230                 235
cgg ttg tta tcc atc ccg gcc ggt gaa ctc ctt gaa gcc gca caa tcc      888
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser
    240                 245                 250
gtg aat ccg gga atg gtt ttt ggt ccc gtt gtg gac ggc acc gta ttg      936
Val Asn Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu
255                 260                 265                 270
aaa acc cat ccg att gaa gcg ttg gaa acc gga gcc gcc ggc gat atc      984
Lys Thr His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile
                275                 280                 285
ccg atc atc atc ggg gtg aca aag gat gag tac aat tta ttt aca ctg     1032
Pro Ile Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu
            290                 295                 300
act gac cct tcc tgg acg aca gcg gga aaa gaa gaa ctg atg gac cgg     1080
Thr Asp Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg
        305                 310                 315
atc gaa cag gaa atc ggg ccg gtt ccg gaa aaa gtt ttt cca tat tac     1128
Ile Glu Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr
    320                 325                 330
tta tct ttt ggg gat cca tcg caa ccg gta tgg caa aag ctg ttg cgc     1176
Leu Ser Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg
335                 340                 345                 350
gcc atg acc tac cac atc ttt acc cgg ggc atg tta aaa acg gct gac     1224
Ala Met Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp
                355                 360                 365
gcc caa atc aag caa ggc ggg aag gtt tgg gtt tac cgg ttt gat tac     1272
Ala Gln Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
            370                 375                 380
gaa acc ccg ctc ttt gac ggt cgg ttg aaa gca tgt cac gca ctg gaa     1320
Glu Thr Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu
        385                 390                 395
atc ccc ttt gtc ttt cac aac ctg cat caa ccg ggg gtc gat gtg ttc     1368
Ile Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe
    400                 405                 410
acc ggc aca cat ccg aag cgg gag cta att tcc cgg caa atg cat gaa     1416
Thr Gly Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu
415                 420                 425                 430
gca tgg att gcc ttt gcc cgg aca ggg gat ccg aac ggc gac cat ctc     1464
Ala Trp Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu
                435                 440                 445
ccc gat gcg tgg ttg ccc ttt gca caa aaa gac cgg ccg gcc atg gtc     1512
Pro Asp Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val
            450                 455                 460
ttt gac acc gaa acc aga gcg gaa aag cat ctg ttt gac cgc gag cag     1560
Phe Asp Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln
        465                 470                 475
gaa ctg tgg gaa tca aag gct tgagtgattt gctcaagcct tttttgcatt        1611
Glu Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
    480                 485
tcacgtatgt attcggattt ggaattaaac aatggtgctt ttatcgaaat ggggagtgtt   1671
tgcttataat gaacgggttt acaaagcttg ttttggtacc ggattactga aatgatcaga   1731
aggaaatatc atgacgtaat aatcagggga tcttgagaaa gaaatacatg gagtgttatg   1791
tcccttgaaa aacagagacg ccggtggcat caccatcaca gggtctttct tttcaaatca   1851
tggtttgtag ttttataatg caaactaatt aatcatacat atggagtgtg ggttccattg   1911
atgccccttt aagg                                                     1925 
           
             18 
             485 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E008 
             
           
            18
Val Tyr His Met Pro Ser Thr Pro Pro Ile Asp Val Asn Asp Gly Lys
  1               5                  10                  15
Trp Pro Ala Trp His Tyr Ala Gln Tyr Met Thr Leu Trp Asp Phe Pro
             20                  25                  30
Thr Trp Gln Tyr Ile Tyr Val Leu Val Ile Ala Ile Thr Met Val Lys
         35                  40                  45
Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu
     50                  55                  60
Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr
                 85                  90                  95
Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala
            100                 105                 110
Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala
        115                 120                 125
Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala
    130                 135                 140
Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val
145                 150                 155                 160
Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile
                165                 170                 175
Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu
            180                 185                 190
Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser
        195                 200                 205
Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu
    210                 215                 220
Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn
                245                 250                 255
Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr
            260                 265                 270
His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile
        275                 280                 285
Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu
305                 310                 315                 320
Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser
                325                 330                 335
Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met
            340                 345                 350
Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln
        355                 360                 365
Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr
    370                 375                 380
Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro
385                 390                 395                 400
Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly
                405                 410                 415
Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp
            420                 425                 430
Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp
        435                 440                 445
Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp
    450                 455                 460
Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu
465                 470                 475                 480
Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
                485 
           
             19 
             1957 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E010 
             
           
            19
cttcagggga acttttaaac acttgagttt gacaaccact ccttaatcat ttaagattta     60
aatgaaaatt aaaataaatc aaaaaga gtg att caa atg aat acg ttg gtg gaa    114
                              Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu
                                1               5
acc cgt ttt ggg aaa gtg caa ggc ggt aca gac gga gag gtt tgt ttt      162
Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe
 10                  15                  20                  25
tgg aaa ggg att cct tat gcg aaa cct ccg gtg gga aaa cgc cgc ttt      210
Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe
                 30                  35                  40
caa aaa ccg gaa ccg ccg gag aaa tgg gat ggc gtt tgg gag gcc acc      258
Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr
             45                  50                  55
cgg ttc cgg tcc atg gtg atg cag ccg tcc ggc acc acc ttc agc acc      306
Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr
         60                  65                  70
gtg ctc ggg gaa gcg gat ctt cct gtg agc gaa gac ggt ctt tat ctg      354
Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu
     75                  80                  85
aat atc tgg tcg ccg gca gcc gac gga aaa aag cgg ccg gtg ctc ttc      402
Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe
 90                  95                 100                 105
tgg atc cat ggc ggc gcc tac cag ttt ggg tcc ggc gct tcc ccc tgg      450
Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp
                110                 115                 120
tat gac ggg acg gag ttt gcc aaa aac gga gat gtg gtg gtt gtc acg      498
Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr
            125                 130                 135
atc aac tac cgg ttg aac gcg ttt gga ttt ttg tac ttg gca gat tgg      546
Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp
        140                 145                 150
ttc ggc gac gaa ttt tca gcg tcg ggc aac ctg gga att ttg gac caa      594
Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln
    155                 160                 165
gtc gct gca ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gaa aac att tcg gca ttc ggc ggc      642
Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly
170                 175                 180                 185
gac ccg gag caa atc acc atc ttc ggg gag tcg gcc gga gcc gga agc      690
Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser
                190                 195                 200
gtc ggg gtt ctg ctt tcc ctc ccg gaa acc aaa ggg ctg ttt caa cgg      738
Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg
            205                 210                 215
gcg atc ttg caa agc gga tcg ggt gcc att ttg ctc cgt tcc tct cag      786
Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln
        220                 225                 230
aca gcc tcg ggc atc gcg gaa caa att ctt acg aaa gcc ggc att cga      834
Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg
    235                 240                 245
aaa gga gac cgc gac cgg ttg tta tcc atc ccg gcc ggt gaa ctc ctt      882
Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu
250                 255                 260                 265
gaa gcc gca caa tcc gtg aat ccg gga atg gtt ttt ggt ccc gtt gtg      930
Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val
                270                 275                 280
gac ggc acc gta ttg aaa acc cat ccg att gaa gcg ttg gaa acc gga      978
Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly
            285                 290                 295
gcc gcc ggc gat atc ccg atc atc atc ggg gtg aca aag gat gag tac     1026
Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr
        300                 305                 310
aat tta ttt aca ctg act gac cct tcc tgg acg aca gcg gga aaa gaa     1074
Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu
    315                 320                 325
gaa ctg atg gac cgg atc gaa cag gaa atc ggg ccg gtt ccg gaa aaa     1122
Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys
330                 335                 340                 345
gtt ttt cca tat tac tta tct ttt ggg gat cca tcg caa ccg gta tgg     1170
Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp
                350                 355                 360
caa aag ctg ttg cgc gcc atg acc tac cac atc ttt acc cgg ggc atg     1218
Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met
            365                 370                 375
tta aaa acg gct gac gcc caa atc aag caa ggc ggg aag gtt tgg gtt     1266
Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val
        380                 385                 390
tac cgg ttt gat tac gaa acc ccg ctc ttt gac ggt cgg ttg aaa gca     1314
Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala
    395                 400                 405
tgt cac gca ctg gaa atc ccc ttt gtc ttt cac aac ctg cat caa ccg     1362
Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro
410                 415                 420                 425
ggg gtc gat gtg ttc acc ggc aca cat tcg aag cgg gag cta att tcc     1410
Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly Thr His Ser Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser
                430                 435                 440
cgg caa atg cat gaa gca tgg att gcc ttt gcc cgg aca ggg gat ccg     1458
Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro
            445                 450                 455
aac ggc gac cat ctc ccc gat gcg tgg ttg ccc ttt gca caa aaa gac     1506
Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp
        460                 465                 470
cgg ccg gcc atg gtc ttt gac acc gaa acc aga gcg gaa aag cat ctg     1554
Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu
    475                 480                 485
ttt gac cgc gag cag gaa ctg tgg gaa tca aag gct tgagtgattt          1600
Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
490                 495                 500
gctcaagcct tttttgcatt tcacgtatgt attcggattt ggaattaaac aatggtgctt   1660
ttatcgaaat ggggagtgtt tgcttataat gaacgggttt acaaagcttg ttttggtacc   1720
ggattactga aatgatcaga aggaaatatc atgacgtaat aatcagggga tcttgagaaa   1780
gaaatacatg gagtgttatg tcccttgaaa aacagagacg ccggtggcat caccatcaca   1840
gggtctttct tttcaaatca tggtttgtag tttataatgc aaactagttt aatcatacat   1900
attggaagtg tggttccatt tgatgccctt ttaaggaaat ggcaaaaact tgaatta      1957 
           
             20 
             501 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E010 
             
           
            20
Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala
             20                  25                  30
Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met
     50                  55                  60
Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala
        115                 120                 125
Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala
    130                 135                 140
Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val
                165                 170                 175
Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile
            180                 185                 190
Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu
        195                 200                 205
Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu
                245                 250                 255
Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn
            260                 265                 270
Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr
        275                 280                 285
His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile
    290                 295                 300
Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp
305                 310                 315                 320
Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu
                325                 330                 335
Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser
            340                 345                 350
Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met
        355                 360                 365
Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln
    370                 375                 380
Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro
                405                 410                 415
Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly
            420                 425                 430
Thr His Ser Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp
        435                 440                 445
Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp
    450                 455                 460
Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
            500 
           
             21 
             1753 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E013 
             
           
            21
atcacatcgt ggatatcagt ggatccggtg cgatggattg cttcagggga acttttaaac     60
acttgagttt gacaaccact ccttaatcat ttaagattta aatgaaaatt aaaataaatc    120
aaaaaga gtg att caa atg aat acg ttg gtg gaa acc cgt ttt ggg aaa      169
        Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys
          1               5                  10
gtg caa ggc ggt aca gac gga gag gtt tgt ttt tgg aaa ggg att cct      217
Val Gln Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
 15                  20                  25                  30
tat gcg aaa cct ccg gtg gga aaa cgc cgc ttt caa aaa ccg gaa ccg      265
Tyr Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro
                 35                  40                  45
ccg gag aaa tgg gat ggc gtt tgg gag gcc acc cgg ttc cgg tcc atg      313
Pro Glu Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met
             50                  55                  60
gtg atg cag ccg tcc ggc acc acc ttc agc acc gtg ctc ggg gaa gcg      361
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala
         65                  70                  75
gat ctt cct gtg agc gaa gac ggt ctt tat ctg aat atc tgg tcg ccg      409
Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
     80                  85                  90
gca gcc gac gga aaa aag cgg ccg gtg ctc ttc tgg atc cat ggc ggc      457
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
 95                 100                 105                 110
gcc tac cag ttt ggg tcc ggc gct tcc ccc tgg tat gac ggg acg gag      505
Ala Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu
                115                 120                 125
ttt gcc aaa aac gga gat gtg gtg gtt gtc acg atc aac tac cgg ttg      553
Phe Ala Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu
            130                 135                 140
aac gcg ttt gga ttt ttg tac ttg gca gat tgg ttc ggc gac gaa ttt      601
Asn Ala Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe
        145                 150                 155
tca gcg tcg ggc aac ctg gga att ttg gac caa gtc gct gca ctg cgc      649
Ser Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
    160                 165                 170
tgg gtg aaa gaa aac att tcg gca ttc ggc ggc gac ccg gag caa atc      697
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile
175                 180                 185                 190
acc atc ttc ggg gag tcg gcc gga gcc gga agc gtc ggg gtt ctg ctt      745
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
                195                 200                 205
tcc ctc ccg gaa acc aaa ggg ctg ttt caa cgg gcg atc ttg caa agc      793
Ser Leu Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
            210                 215                 220
gga tcg ggt gcc att ttg ctc cgt tcc tct cag aca gcc tcg ggc atc      841
Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile
        225                 230                 235
gcg gaa caa att ctt acg aaa gcc ggc att cga aaa gga gac cgc gac      889
Ala Glu Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp
    240                 245                 250
cgg ttg tta tcc atc ccg gcc ggt gaa ctc ctt gaa gcc gca caa tcc      937
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser
255                 260                 265                 270
gtg aat ccg gga atg gtt ttt ggt ccc gtt gtg gac ggc acc gta ttg      985
Val Asn Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu
                275                 280                 285
aaa acc cat ccg att gaa gcg ttg gaa acc gga gcc gcc ggc gat atc     1033
Lys Thr His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile
            290                 295                 300
ccg atc atc atc ggg gtg aca aag gat gag tac aat tta ttt aca ctg     1081
Pro Ile Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu
        305                 310                 315
act gac cct tcc tgg acg aca gcg gga aaa gaa gaa ctg atg gac cgg     1129
Thr Asp Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg
    320                 325                 330
atc gaa cag gaa atc ggg ccg gtt ccg gaa aaa gtt ttt cca tat tac     1177
Ile Glu Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr
335                 340                 345                 350
tta tct ttt ggg gat cca tcg caa ccg gta tgg caa aag ctg ttg cgc     1225
Leu Ser Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg
                355                 360                 365
gcc atg acc tac cac atc ttt acc cgg ggc atg tta aaa acg gct gac     1273
Ala Met Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp
            370                 375                 380
gcc caa atc aag caa ggc ggg aag gtt tgg gtt tac cgg ttt gat tac     1321
Ala Gln Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
        385                 390                 395
gaa acc ccg ctc ttt gac ggt cgg ttg aaa gca tgt cac gca ctg gaa     1369
Glu Thr Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu
    400                 405                 410
atc ccc ttt gtc ttt cac aac ctg cat caa ccg ggg gtc gat gtg ttc     1417
Ile Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe
415                 420                 425                 430
acc ggc aca cat ccg aag cgg gag cta att tcc cgg caa atg cat gaa     1465
Thr Gly Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu
                435                 440                 445
gca tgg att gcc ttt gcc cgg aca ggg gat ccg aac ggc gac cat ctc     1513
Ala Trp Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu
            450                 455                 460
ccc gat gcg tgg ttg ccc ttt gca caa aaa gac cgg ccg gcc atg gtc     1561
Pro Asp Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val
        465                 470                 475
ttt gac acc gaa acc aga gcg gaa aag cat ctg ttt gac cgc gag cag     1609
Phe Asp Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln
    480                 485                 490
gaa ctg tgg gaa tca aag gct tgagtgattt gctcaagcct tttttgcatt        1660
Glu Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
495                 500
tcacgtatgt attcggattt ggaattaaac aatggtgctt ttatcgaaat ggggagtgtt   1720
tgcttataat gaacgggttt acaaagcttg ttt                                1753 
           
             22 
             501 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E013 
             
           
            22
Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala
             20                  25                  30
Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met
     50                  55                  60
Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala
        115                 120                 125
Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala
    130                 135                 140
Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val
                165                 170                 175
Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile
            180                 185                 190
Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu
        195                 200                 205
Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu
                245                 250                 255
Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn
            260                 265                 270
Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr
        275                 280                 285
His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile
    290                 295                 300
Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp
305                 310                 315                 320
Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu
                325                 330                 335
Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser
            340                 345                 350
Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met
        355                 360                 365
Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln
    370                 375                 380
Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro
                405                 410                 415
Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly
            420                 425                 430
Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp
        435                 440                 445
Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp
    450                 455                 460
Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
            500 
           
             23 
             1776 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E015 
             
           
            23
atcacatcgt ggatatcagt ggatccggtg cgatggattg cttcagggga acttttaaac     60
acttgagttt gacaaccact ccttaatcat ttaagattta aatgaaaatt aaaataaatc    120
aaaaaga gtg att caa atg aat acg ttg gtg gaa acc cgt ttt ggg aaa      169
        Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys
          1               5                  10
gtg caa ggc ggt aca gac gga gag gtt tgt ttt tgg aaa ggg att cct      217
Val Gln Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
 15                  20                  25                  30
tat gcg aaa cct ccg gtg gga aaa cgc cgc ttt caa aaa ccg gaa ccg      265
Tyr Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro
                 35                  40                  45
ccg gag aaa tgg gat ggc gtt tgg gag gcc acc cgg ttc cgg tcc atg      313
Pro Glu Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met
             50                  55                  60
gtg atg cag ccg tcc ggc acc acc ttc agc acc gtg ctc ggg gaa gcg      361
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala
         65                  70                  75
gat ctt cct gtg agc gaa gac ggt ctt tat ctg aat atc tgg tcg ccg      409
Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
     80                  85                  90
gca gcc gac gga aaa aag cgg ccg gtg ctc ttc tgg atc cat ggc ggc      457
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
 95                 100                 105                 110
gcc tac cag ttt ggg tcc ggc gct tcc ccc tgg tat gac ggg acg gag      505
Ala Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu
                115                 120                 125
ttt gcc aaa aac gga gat gtg gtg gtt gtc acg atc aac tac cgg ttg      553
Phe Ala Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu
            130                 135                 140
aac gcg ttt gga ttt ttg tac ttg gca gat tgg ttc ggc gac gaa ttt      601
Asn Ala Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe
        145                 150                 155
tca gcg tcg ggc aac ctg gga att ttg gac caa gtc gct gca ctg cgc      649
Ser Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
    160                 165                 170
tgg gtg aaa gaa aac att tcg gca ttc ggc ggc gac ccg gag caa atc      697
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile
175                 180                 185                 190
acc atc ttc ggg gag tcg gcc gga gcc gga agc gtc ggg gtt ctg ctt      745
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
                195                 200                 205
tcc ctc ccg gaa acc aaa ggg ctg ttt caa cgg gcg atc ttg caa agc      793
Ser Leu Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
            210                 215                 220
gga tcg ggt gcc att ttg ctc cgt tcc tct cag aca gcc tcg ggc atc      841
Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile
        225                 230                 235
gcg gaa caa att ctt acg aaa gcc ggc att cga aaa gga gac cgc gac      889
Ala Glu Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp
    240                 245                 250
cgg ttg tta tcc atc ccg gcc ggt gaa ctc ctt gaa gcc gca caa tcc      937
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser
255                 260                 265                 270
gtg aat ccg gga atg gtt ttt ggt ccc gtt gtg gac ggc acc gta ttg      985
Val Asn Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu
                275                 280                 285
aaa acc cat ccg att gaa gcg ttg gaa acc gga gcc gcc ggc gat atc     1033
Lys Thr His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile
            290                 295                 300
ccg atc atc atc ggg gtg aca aag gat gag tac aat tta ttt aca ctg     1081
Pro Ile Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu
        305                 310                 315
act gac cct tcc tgg acg aca gcg gga aaa gaa gaa ctg atg gac cgg     1129
Thr Asp Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg
    320                 325                 330
atc gaa cag gaa atc ggg ccg gtt ccg gaa aaa gtt ttt cca tat tac     1177
Ile Glu Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr
335                 340                 345                 350
tta tct ttt ggg gat cca tcg caa ccg gta tgg caa aag ctg ttg cgc     1225
Leu Ser Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg
                355                 360                 365
gcc atg acc tac cac atc ttt acc cgg ggc atg tta aaa acg gct gac     1273
Ala Met Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp
            370                 375                 380
gcc caa atc aag caa ggc ggg aag gtt tgg gtt tac cgg ttt gat tac     1321
Ala Gln Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
        385                 390                 395
gaa acc ccg ctc ttt gac ggt cgg ttg aaa gca tgt cac gca ctg gaa     1369
Glu Thr Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu
    400                 405                 410
atc ccc ttt gtc ttt cac aac ctg cat caa ccg ggg gtc gat gtg ttc     1417
Ile Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe
415                 420                 425                 430
acc ggc aca cat ccg aag cgg gag cta att tcc cgg caa atg cat gaa     1465
Thr Gly Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu
                435                 440                 445
gca tgg att gcc ttt gcc cgg aca ggg gat ccg aac ggc gac cat ctc     1513
Ala Trp Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu
            450                 455                 460
ccc gat gcg tgg ttg ccc ttt gca caa aaa gac cgg ccg gcc atg gtc     1561
Pro Asp Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val
        465                 470                 475
ttt gac acc gaa acc aga gcg gaa aag cat ctg ttt gac cgc gag cag     1609
Phe Asp Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln
    480                 485                 490
gaa ctg tgg gaa tca aag gct tgagtgattt gctcaagcct tttttgcatt        1660
Glu Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
495                 500
tcacgtatgt attcggattt ggaattaaac aatggtgctt ttatcgaaat ggggagtgtt   1720
tgcttataat gaacgggttt acaaagcttg ttttggtacc ggattactga aaatga       1776 
           
             24 
             501 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E015 
             
           
            24
Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala
             20                  25                  30
Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met
     50                  55                  60
Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala
        115                 120                 125
Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala
    130                 135                 140
Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val
                165                 170                 175
Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile
            180                 185                 190
Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu
        195                 200                 205
Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu
                245                 250                 255
Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn
            260                 265                 270
Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr
        275                 280                 285
His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile
    290                 295                 300
Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp
305                 310                 315                 320
Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu
                325                 330                 335
Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser
            340                 345                 350
Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met
        355                 360                 365
Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln
    370                 375                 380
Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro
                405                 410                 415
Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly
            420                 425                 430
Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp
        435                 440                 445
Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp
    450                 455                 460
Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
            500 
           
             25 
             1777 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E016 
             
           
            25
gtctccaacg ttgcgagaca cccctcttta attacgggaa ccagaaatga tttcctatcg     60
atagcaaaaa atggacgtgg gtaaaccatt cgttaataat atcttttgta atcgttagaa    120
ta ttg aaa aag ggg atg gga ccc gtg atc gtg gaa aca aag tac ggt       167
   Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Pro Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly
     1               5                  10                  15
cgg ttg cgc ggg gga aca aat gaa ggg gtt ttc tat tgg aaa ggg att      215
Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile
                 20                  25                  30
ccg tac gcg aaa gcg ccg gtc ggt gaa cgc cgt ttt ttg ccg ccg gaa      263
Pro Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu
             35                  40                  45
ccg ccc gat gca tgg gac gga gtg cgt gag gcg aca tcg ttt gga ccg      311
Pro Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro
         50                  55                  60
gtc gtc atg cag ccg tcc gat tcg atg ttc agc cag ctg ctc gga cgg      359
Val Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg
     65                  70                  75
atg aat gaa cca atg agc gag gat ggg ttg tat ctg aac att tgg tca      407
Met Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser
 80                  85                  90                  95
ccg gcg gcg gat ggg aag aag cgc ccg gta ttg ttt tgg att cat ggc      455
Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly
                100                 105                 110
ggc gct ttt tta ttc ggc tcc ggt tca ttt cca tgg tat gat gga acg      503
Gly Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr
            115                 120                 125
gcg ttt gcc aaa cac ggc gat gtc gtt gtc gtg acg atc aac tac cgg      551
Ala Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg
        130                 135                 140
atg agc gtg ttt ggc ttt ttg tat ttg gga gat gcg ttt ggc gaa acg      599
Met Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr
    145                 150                 155
tat gcc cag gcg gga aat ctt ggc ata ttg gat caa gtg gcg gcg ctg      647
Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu
160                 165                 170                 175
cgc tgg gtg aaa gag aac att gag gcg ttc ggc ggt gat ccg gac aac      695
Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn
                180                 185                 190
att acg att ttt ggc gaa tca gcc gga gcg gca agc gtt ggc gtg ctg      743
Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu
            195                 200                 205
ttg tcg ctt ccg gaa gca agc ggg ctg ttt cga cgc gct ata ttg caa      791
Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln
        210                 215                 220
agc gga gcg ggt tcg ctt ctt ctt cgt tct ccg gag acg gcg atg gct      839
Ser Gly Ala Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala
    225                 230                 235
ctg act gaa cgc att tta gaa cgt gcc ggc atc cgt ccg ggt gac cgc      887
Leu Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg
240                 245                 250                 255
gat cgg ctg ctg tcg att cca gca gca gag cta ttg cag gcg gcg atg      935
Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met
                260                 265                 270
tcg ctc ggc cca gga atc acg tac ggt ccg gtg gtt gac gga cat gtg      983
Ser Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val
            275                 280                 285
ttg cga cgc cat ccg atc gaa gcg ctc cac gac ggg gca gca agt gat     1031
Leu Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp
        290                 295                 300
att cca atc cta att ggc gtg acg aaa gac gaa tac aat ttg ttt tca     1079
Ile Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser
    305                 310                 315
ttg act gat ccg tca ttg aca aga ctc gaa gaa aaa gaa ctg ctt gac     1127
Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp
320                 325                 330                 335
cgg atg aac cgt gag gtc ggg cct att ccg gag aag ccg gta cgc tat     1175
Arg Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Lys Pro Val Arg Tyr
                340                 345                 350
tac gcg gaa aca gcg gat cgg tcg gca ccc gcg tgg caa aca tgg ctg     1223
Tyr Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu
            355                 360                 365
cgc atc atg acg tac ctt gtt ttt gtc gac gga atg ttg cga acg gcg     1271
Arg Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala
        370                 375                 380
gat gcc caa gca gcg caa ggg gcg aat gtg tac atg tat cgg ttt gat     1319
Asp Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp
    385                 390                 395
tat gaa acg ccg gcg ttc ggt gga caa ctg aaa gcg tgc cat acg ctc     1367
Tyr Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu
400                 405                 410                 415
gag ttg ccg ttt gtg ttt cat aac ctc cat cag cct ggt gtc gag aat     1415
Glu Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn
                420                 425                 430
ttc gtc ggc aac cga cca gag cgt gag gcg att gcc agc gaa atg cat     1463
Phe Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His
            435                 440                 445
ggt gcc tgg ctt tcg ttc gcc cac acc ggc aac ccg aac ggc gct cat     1511
Gly Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His
        450                 455                 460
tta cca gag aag tgg ccc gta tac aca aaa gag cac aaa ccg gtg ttt     1559
Leu Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe
    465                 470                 475
gtc ttt tcg gct gcg agc cat gtg gaa gac gat ccg ttc ggt cgc gag     1607
Val Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu
480                 485                 490                 495
cgg gaa gcg tgg caa gga cgc ctt tgacgaaaaa atccataagc aacatgtgtt    1661
Arg Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
                500
ctttgtctga acacgatcca aagaattcaa aaagcttctc gagagtactt ctagagcggc   1721
cgcgggccca tcgattttcc acccgggtgg ggtaccaggt aagtgtaccc aattcg       1777 
           
             26 
             503 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E016 
             
           
            26
Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Pro Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro
         35                  40                  45
Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
                 85                  90                  95
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
            100                 105                 110
Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala
        115                 120                 125
Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met
    130                 135                 140
Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
                165                 170                 175
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile
            180                 185                 190
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
        195                 200                 205
Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ala Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp
                245                 250                 255
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser
            260                 265                 270
Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu
        275                 280                 285
Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg
                325                 330                 335
Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Lys Pro Val Arg Tyr Tyr
            340                 345                 350
Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg
        355                 360                 365
Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp
    370                 375                 380
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
385                 390                 395                 400
Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu
                405                 410                 415
Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe
            420                 425                 430
Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly
        435                 440                 445
Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu
    450                 455                 460
Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val
465                 470                 475                 480
Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg
                485                 490                 495
Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
            500 
           
             27 
             2405 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E017 
             
           
            27
ccgtcgcgta cggaccgcgt cgcaaaatac aaccagttgc tccgcattga agacgaactt     60
ggccacacgg ctatttacca aggcattcgt tcgttttaca atttgaaaaa ataacgggaa    120
tcaacaacaa agggtgtctc caacgttgcg agacaccctc tttaattacg ggaaacagaa    180
atgatttcct atcgatagca aaaaatggac gtgggtaaac cattcgttta taatatcttt    240
ttgtaatcgt tagaata ttg aaa aag ggg atg gga acc gtg atc gtg gaa       290
                   Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu
                     1               5                  10
aca aag tac ggt cgg ttg cgc ggg gga aca aat gaa ggg gtt ttc tat      338
Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr
             15                  20                  25
tgg aaa ggg att ccg tac gcg aaa gcg ccg gtc ggt gaa cgc cgt ttt      386
Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe
         30                  35                  40
ttg ccg ccg gaa ccg ccc gat gca tgg gac gga gtg cgt gag gcg aca      434
Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr
     45                  50                  55
tcg ttt gga ccg gtc gtc atg cag ccg tcc gat tcg atg ttc agc cag      482
Ser Phe Gly Pro Val Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln
 60                  65                  70                  75
ctg ctc gga cgg atg aat gaa cca atg agc gag gat ggg ttg tat ctg      530
Leu Leu Gly Arg Met Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu
                 80                  85                  90
aac att tgg tca ccg gcg gcg gat ggg aag aag cgc ccg gta ttg ttt      578
Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe
             95                 100                 105
tgg att cat ggc ggc gct ttt tta ttc ggc tcc ggt tca ttt cca tgg      626
Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp
        110                 115                 120
tat gat gga acg gcg ttt gcc aaa cac ggc gat gtc gtt gtc gtg acg      674
Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr
    125                 130                 135
atc aac tac cgg atg agc gtg ttt ggc ttt ttg tat ttg gga gat gcg      722
Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala
140                 145                 150                 155
ttt ggc gaa acg tat gcc cag gcg gga aat ctt ggc ata ttg gat caa      770
Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln
                160                 165                 170
gtg gcg gcg ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gag aac att gag gcg ttc ggc ggt      818
Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly
            175                 180                 185
gat ccg gac aac att acg att ttt ggc gaa tca gcc gga gcg gca agc      866
Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser
        190                 195                 200
gtt ggc gtg ctg ttg tcg ctt ccg gaa gca agc ggg ctg ttt cga cgc      914
Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg
    205                 210                 215
gct ata ttg caa agc gga tcg ggt tcg ctt ctt ctt cgt tct ccg gag      962
Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu
220                 225                 230                 235
acg gcg atg gct ctg act gaa cgc att tta gaa cgt gcc ggc atc cgt     1010
Thr Ala Met Ala Leu Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg
                240                 245                 250
ccg ggt gac cgc gat cgg ctg ctg tcg att cca gca cca gag cta ttg     1058
Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu
            255                 260                 265
cag gcg gcg atg tcg ctc ggc cca gga atc acg tac ggt ccg gtg gtt     1106
Gln Ala Ala Met Ser Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val
        270                 275                 280
gac gga cat gtg ttg cga cgc cat ccg atc gaa gcg ctc cac gac ggg     1154
Asp Gly His Val Leu Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly
    285                 290                 295
gca gca agt gat att cca atc cta att ggc gtg acg aaa gac gaa tac     1202
Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr
300                 305                 310                 315
aat ttg ttt tca ttg act gat ccg tca ttg aca aga ctc gaa gaa aaa     1250
Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys
                320                 325                 330
gaa ctg ctt gac cgg atg aac cgt gag gtc ggg cct att ccg gag gag     1298
Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu
            335                 340                 345
gcg gta cgc tat tac gcg gaa aca gcg gat cgg tcg gca ccc gcg tgg     1346
Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp
        350                 355                 360
caa aca tgg ctg cgc atc atg acg tac ctt gtt ttt gtc gac gga atg     1394
Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met
    365                 370                 375
ttg cga acg gcg gat gcc caa gca gcg caa ggg gcg aat gtg tac atg     1442
Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met
380                 385                 390                 395
tat cgg ttt gat tat gaa acg ccg gcg ttc ggt gga caa ctg aaa gcg     1490
Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala
                400                 405                 410
tgc cat acg ctc gag ttg ccg ttt gtg ttt cat aac ctc cat cag cct     1538
Cys His Thr Leu Glu Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro
            415                 420                 425
ggt gtc gag aat ttc gtc ggc aac cga cca gag cgt gag gcg att gcc     1586
Gly Val Glu Asn Phe Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala
        430                 435                 440
agc gaa atg cat ggt gcc tgg ctt tcg ttc gcc cac acc ggc aac ccg     1634
Ser Glu Met His Gly Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro
    445                 450                 455
aac ggc gct cat tta cca gag aag tgg ccc gta tac aca aaa gag cac     1682
Asn Gly Ala His Leu Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His
460                 465                 470                 475
aaa ccg gtg ttt gtc ttt tcg gct gcg agc cat gtg gaa gac gat ccg     1730
Lys Pro Val Phe Val Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro
                480                 485                 490
ttc ggt cgc gag cgg gaa gcg tgg caa gga cgc ctt tgacgaaaaa          1776
Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
            495                 500
atccataagc aacatgtgtt ctttgtctga acacgatcaa ggtacgcgca ttttcgcgga   1836
aaaagaccgt gggcaaacgt tcgcctttac ctctaaaagg aatgacgcaa catgtctgca   1896
cttcacagga aagaggacga aacggttggt tttcagaata ggaaaaggtg tcccgttttt   1956
tgggacacct tcttctatgt atcgctcaat catttgcttc tgtggcagga agcccgaatc   2016
gctcggcgag tgccggatca cgatcgatcg cctcaatcag tttccgcatg acgttcacat   2076
caaacgtaaa attcgaaccg attggcgagg tgacgaaaat ttcccttctt tcgcctcgcg   2136
tgctcgttta aattgatagc cgtcaatcgc aatgacgact cgttcgtctg gccttgccat   2196
taggaatccc tccatcgctg ttttttcttt cattgtactt gattttgagg atgaacacca   2256
acgttcatga cacgctctta aggataacgg atgggagagc gttagagggc ggtgaatttc   2316
atcaagaacg tggcacaaaa cgacattttt tcattataga cgtcttgatg tttggaatga   2376
tcggaaaagg cgattgttag gcggggatc                                     2405 
           
             28 
             503 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E017 
             
           
            28
Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro
         35                  40                  45
Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
                 85                  90                  95
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
            100                 105                 110
Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala
        115                 120                 125
Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met
    130                 135                 140
Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
                165                 170                 175
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile
            180                 185                 190
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
        195                 200                 205
Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp
                245                 250                 255
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Pro Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser
            260                 265                 270
Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu
        275                 280                 285
Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg
                325                 330                 335
Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr
            340                 345                 350
Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg
        355                 360                 365
Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp
    370                 375                 380
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
385                 390                 395                 400
Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu
                405                 410                 415
Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe
            420                 425                 430
Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly
        435                 440                 445
Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu
    450                 455                 460
Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val
465                 470                 475                 480
Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg
                485                 490                 495
Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
            500 
           
             29 
             1924 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E020 
             
           
            29
aaaaacggga gcaccgtcgc gtacggaccg cgtcgcaaaa tacaaccagc tgctccgcat     60
tgaagacgaa cttggccaca cggctattta ccaaggcatt cgttcgtttt acaatttgaa    120
aaaataacgg gaatcaacaa caaagggtgt ctccaacgtt gcgagacacc ctctttaatt    180
acgggaaaca gaaatgattt cctatcgata gcaaaaaatg gacgtgggta aaccattcgt    240
ttataatatc tttttgtaat cgttagaata ttg aaa aag ggg atg gga acc gtg     294
                                 Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val
                                   1               5
atc gtg gaa aca aag tac ggt cgg ttg cgc ggg gga aca aat gaa ggg      342
Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly
     10                  15                  20
gtt ttc tat tgg aaa ggg att ccg tac gcg aaa gcg ccg gtc ggt gaa      390
Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu
 25                  30                  35                  40
cgc cgt ttt ttg ccg ccg gaa ccg ccc gat gca tgg gac gga gtg cgt      438
Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg
                 45                  50                  55
gag gcg aca tcg ttt gga ccg gtc gtc atg cag ccg tcc gat tcg atg      486
Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met
             60                  65                  70
ttc agc cag ctg ctc gga cgg atg aat gaa cca atg agc gag gat ggg      534
Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly
         75                  80                  85
ttg tat ctg aac att tgg tca ccg gcg gcg gat ggg aag aag cgc ccg      582
Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro
     90                  95                 100
gta ttg ttt tgg att cat ggc ggc gct ttt tta ttc ggc tcc ggt tca      630
Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser
105                 110                 115                 120
ttt cca tgg tat gat gga acg gcg ttt gcc aaa cac ggc gat gtc gtt      678
Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val
                125                 130                 135
gtc gtg acg atc aac tac cgg atg agc gtg ttt ggc ttt ttg tat ttg      726
Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu
            140                 145                 150
gga gat gcg ttt ggc gaa acg tat gcc cag gcg gga aat ctt ggc ata      774
Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile
        155                 160                 165
ttg gat caa gtg gcg gcg ctg cgc tgg gtg aaa gag aac att gag gcg      822
Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala
    170                 175                 180
ttc ggc ggt gat ccg gac aac att acg att ttt ggc gaa tca gcc gga      870
Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly
185                 190                 195                 200
gcg gca agc gtt ggc gtg ctg ttg tcg ctt ccg gaa gca agc ggg ctg      918
Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu
                205                 210                 215
ttt cga cgc gct ata ttg caa agc gga tcg ggt tcg ctt ctt ctt cgt      966
Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg
            220                 225                 230
tct ccg gag acg gcg atg gct ctg act gaa cgc att tta gaa cgt gcc     1014
Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala
        235                 240                 245
ggc atc cgt ccg ggt gac cgc gat cgg ctg ctg tcg att cca gca gca     1062
Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala
    250                 255                 260
gag cta ttg cag gcg gcg atg tcg ctc ggc cca gga atc acg tac ggt     1110
Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly
265                 270                 275                 280
ccg gtg gtt gac gga cat gtg ttg cga cgc cat ccg atc gaa gcg ctc     1158
Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu
                285                 290                 295
cac gac ggg gca gca agt gat att cca atc cta att ggc gtg acg aaa     1206
His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys
            300                 305                 310
gac gaa tac aat ttg ttt tca ttg act gat ccg tca ttg aca aga ctc     1254
Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu
        315                 320                 325
gaa gaa aaa gaa ctg ctt gac cgg atg aac cgt gag gtc ggg cct att     1302
Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile
    330                 335                 340
ccg gag gag gcg gta cgc tat tac gcg gaa aca gcg gat cgg tcg gca     1350
Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala
345                 350                 355                 360
ccc gcg tgg caa aca tgg ctg cgc atc atg acg tac ctt gtt ttt gtc     1398
Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val
                365                 370                 375
gac gga atg ttg cga acg gcg gat gcc caa gca gcg caa ggg gcg aat     1446
Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn
            380                 385                 390
gtg tac atg tat cgg ttt gat tat gaa acg ccg gcg ttt ggt gga caa     1494
Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln
        395                 400                 405
ctg aaa gcg tgc cat acg ctc gag ttg ccg ttt gtg ttt cat aac ctc     1542
Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu
    410                 415                 420
cat cag cct ggt gtc gag aat ttc gtc ggc aac cga cca gag cgt gag     1590
His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu
425                 430                 435                 440
gcg att gcc agc gaa atg cat ggt gcc tgg ctt tcg ttc gcc cac acc     1638
Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr
                445                 450                 455
ggc aac ccg aac ggc gct cat tta cca gag aag tgg ccc gta tac aca     1686
Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr
            460                 465                 470
aaa gag cac aaa ccg gtg ttt gtc ttt tcg gct gcg agc cat gtg gaa     1734
Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu
        475                 480                 485
gac gat ccg ttc ggt cgc gag cgg gaa gcg tgg caa gga cgc ctt         1779
Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
    490                 495                 500
tgacgaaaaa atccataagc aacatgtgtt ctttgtctga acacgatcca aagaattcaa   1839
aaagcttctc gagagtactt ctagagcggc cgcgggccca tcgattttcc acccgggtgg   1899
ggtaccaggt aagtgtaccc aattc                                         1924 
           
             30 
             503 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E020 
             
           
            30
Leu Lys Lys Gly Met Gly Thr Val Ile Val Glu Thr Lys Tyr Gly Arg
  1               5                  10                  15
Leu Arg Gly Gly Thr Asn Glu Gly Val Phe Tyr Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
             20                  25                  30
Tyr Ala Lys Ala Pro Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Pro
         35                  40                  45
Pro Asp Ala Trp Asp Gly Val Arg Glu Ala Thr Ser Phe Gly Pro Val
     50                  55                  60
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Asp Ser Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Leu Gly Arg Met
 65                  70                  75                  80
Asn Glu Pro Met Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
                 85                  90                  95
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
            100                 105                 110
Ala Phe Leu Phe Gly Ser Gly Ser Phe Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Ala
        115                 120                 125
Phe Ala Lys His Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Met
    130                 135                 140
Ser Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Glu Thr Tyr
145                 150                 155                 160
Ala Gln Ala Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
                165                 170                 175
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Asp Asn Ile
            180                 185                 190
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
        195                 200                 205
Ser Leu Pro Glu Ala Ser Gly Leu Phe Arg Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Ser Pro Glu Thr Ala Met Ala Leu
225                 230                 235                 240
Thr Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Arg Ala Gly Ile Arg Pro Gly Asp Arg Asp
                245                 250                 255
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln Ala Ala Met Ser
            260                 265                 270
Leu Gly Pro Gly Ile Thr Tyr Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly His Val Leu
        275                 280                 285
Arg Arg His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu His Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Asp Ile
    290                 295                 300
Pro Ile Leu Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Ser Leu
305                 310                 315                 320
Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Thr Arg Leu Glu Glu Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg
                325                 330                 335
Met Asn Arg Glu Val Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Tyr Tyr
            340                 345                 350
Ala Glu Thr Ala Asp Arg Ser Ala Pro Ala Trp Gln Thr Trp Leu Arg
        355                 360                 365
Ile Met Thr Tyr Leu Val Phe Val Asp Gly Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Asp
    370                 375                 380
Ala Gln Ala Ala Gln Gly Ala Asn Val Tyr Met Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
385                 390                 395                 400
Glu Thr Pro Ala Phe Gly Gly Gln Leu Lys Ala Cys His Thr Leu Glu
                405                 410                 415
Leu Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Glu Asn Phe
            420                 425                 430
Val Gly Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Glu Met His Gly
        435                 440                 445
Ala Trp Leu Ser Phe Ala His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Gly Ala His Leu
    450                 455                 460
Pro Glu Lys Trp Pro Val Tyr Thr Lys Glu His Lys Pro Val Phe Val
465                 470                 475                 480
Phe Ser Ala Ala Ser His Val Glu Asp Asp Pro Phe Gly Arg Glu Arg
                485                 490                 495
Glu Ala Trp Gln Gly Arg Leu
            500 
           
             31 
             1756 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E027 
             
           
            31
acatcacatc gtggatatca gtggatccgg tgcgatggat tgcttcaggg gaacttttaa     60
acacttgagt ttgacaacca ctccttaatc atttaagatt taaatgaaaa ttaaaataaa    120
tcaaaaaga gtg att caa atg aat acg ttg gtg gaa acc cgt ttt ggg aaa    171
          Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys
            1               5                  10
gtg caa ggc ggt aca gac gga gag gtt tgt ttt tgg aaa ggg att cct      219
Val Gln Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro
 15                  20                  25                  30
tat gcg aaa cct ccg gtg gga aaa cgc cgc ttt caa aaa ccg gaa ccg      267
Tyr Ala Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro
                 35                  40                  45
ccg gag aaa tgg gat ggc gtt tgg gag gcc acc cgg ttc cgg tcc atg      315
Pro Glu Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met
             50                  55                  60
gtg atg cag ccg tcc ggc acc acc ttc agc acc gtg ctc ggg gaa gcg      363
Val Met Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala
         65                  70                  75
gat ctt cct gtg agc gaa gac ggt ctt tat ctg aat atc tgg tcg ccg      411
Asp Leu Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro
     80                  85                  90
gca gcc gac gga aaa aag cgg ccg gtg ctc ttc tgg atc cat ggc ggc      459
Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly
 95                 100                 105                 110
gcc tac cag ttt ggg tcc ggc gct tcc ccc tgg tat gac ggg acg gag      507
Ala Tyr Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu
                115                 120                 125
ttt gcc aaa aac gga gat gtg gtg gtt gtc acg atc aac tac cgg ttg      555
Phe Ala Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu
            130                 135                 140
aac gcg ttt gga ttt ttg tac ttg gca gat tgg ttc ggc gac gaa ttt      603
Asn Ala Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe
        145                 150                 155
tca gcg tcg ggc aac ctg gga att ttg gac caa gtc gct gca ctg cgc      651
Ser Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg
    160                 165                 170
tgg gtg aaa gaa aac att tcg gca ttc ggc ggc gac ccg gag caa atc      699
Trp Val Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile
175                 180                 185                 190
acc atc ttc ggg gag tcg gcc gga gcc gga agc gtc ggg gtt ctg ctt      747
Thr Ile Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu
                195                 200                 205
tcc ctc ccg gaa acc aaa ggg ctg ttt caa cgg gcg atc ttg caa agc      795
Ser Leu Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser
            210                 215                 220
gga tcg ggt gcc att ttg ctc cgt tcc tct cag aca gcc tcg ggc atc      843
Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile
        225                 230                 235
gcg gaa caa att ctt acg aaa gcc ggc att cga aaa gga gac cgc gac      891
Ala Glu Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp
    240                 245                 250
cgg ttg tta tcc atc ccg gcc ggt gaa ctc ctt gaa gcc gca caa tcc      939
Arg Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser
255                 260                 265                 270
gtg aat ccg gga atg gtt ttt ggt ccc gtt gtg gac ggc acc gta ttg      987
Val Asn Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu
                275                 280                 285
aaa acc cat ccg att gaa gcg ttg gaa acc gga gcc gcc ggc gat atc     1035
Lys Thr His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile
            290                 295                 300
ccg atc atc atc ggg gtg aca aag gat gag tac aat tta ttt aca ctg     1083
Pro Ile Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu
        305                 310                 315
act gac cct tcc tgg acg aca gcg gga aaa gaa gaa ctg atg gac cgg     1131
Thr Asp Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg
    320                 325                 330
atc gaa cag gaa atc ggg ccg gtt ccg gaa aaa gtt ttt cca tat tac     1179
Ile Glu Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr
335                 340                 345                 350
tta tct ttt ggg gat cca tcg caa ccg gta tgg caa aag ctg ttg cgc     1227
Leu Ser Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg
                355                 360                 365
gcc atg acc tac cac atc ttt acc cgg ggc atg tta aaa acg gct gac     1275
Ala Met Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp
            370                 375                 380
gcc caa atc aag caa ggc ggg aag gtt tgg gtt tac cgg ttt gat tac     1323
Ala Gln Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr
        385                 390                 395
gaa acc ccg ctc ttt gac ggt cgg ttg aaa gca tgt cac gca ctg gaa     1371
Glu Thr Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu
    400                 405                 410
atc ccc ttt gtc ttt cac aac ctg cat caa ccg ggg gtc gat gtg ttc     1419
Ile Pro Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe
415                 420                 425                 430
acc ggc aca cat ccg aag cgg gag cta att tcc cgg caa atg cat gaa     1467
Thr Gly Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu
                435                 440                 445
gca tgg att gcc ttt gcc cgg aca ggg gat ccg aac ggc gac cat ctc     1515
Ala Trp Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu
            450                 455                 460
ccc gat gcg tgg ttg ccc ttt gca caa aaa gac cgg ccg gcc atg gtc     1563
Pro Asp Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val
        465                 470                 475
ttt gac acc gaa acc aga gcg gaa aag cat ctg ttt gac cgc gag cag     1611
Phe Asp Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln
    480                 485                 490
gaa ctg tgg gaa tca aag gct tgagtgattt gctcaagcct tttttgcatt        1662
Glu Leu Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
495                 500
tcacgtatgt attcggattt ggaattaaac aatggtgctt ttatcgaaat ggggagtgtt   1722
tgcttataat gaacgggttt acaaagcttg tttt                               1756 
           
             32 
             501 
             PRT 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencecloned
      esterase gene from bacteria E027 
             
           
            32
Val Ile Gln Met Asn Thr Leu Val Glu Thr Arg Phe Gly Lys Val Gln
  1               5                  10                  15
Gly Gly Thr Asp Gly Glu Val Cys Phe Trp Lys Gly Ile Pro Tyr Ala
             20                  25                  30
Lys Pro Pro Val Gly Lys Arg Arg Phe Gln Lys Pro Glu Pro Pro Glu
         35                  40                  45
Lys Trp Asp Gly Val Trp Glu Ala Thr Arg Phe Arg Ser Met Val Met
     50                  55                  60
Gln Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Glu Ala Asp Leu
 65                  70                  75                  80
Pro Val Ser Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Ile Trp Ser Pro Ala Ala
                 85                  90                  95
Asp Gly Lys Lys Arg Pro Val Leu Phe Trp Ile His Gly Gly Ala Tyr
            100                 105                 110
Gln Phe Gly Ser Gly Ala Ser Pro Trp Tyr Asp Gly Thr Glu Phe Ala
        115                 120                 125
Lys Asn Gly Asp Val Val Val Val Thr Ile Asn Tyr Arg Leu Asn Ala
    130                 135                 140
Phe Gly Phe Leu Tyr Leu Ala Asp Trp Phe Gly Asp Glu Phe Ser Ala
145                 150                 155                 160
Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Leu Asp Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Arg Trp Val
                165                 170                 175
Lys Glu Asn Ile Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Pro Glu Gln Ile Thr Ile
            180                 185                 190
Phe Gly Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Ser Val Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Leu
        195                 200                 205
Pro Glu Thr Lys Gly Leu Phe Gln Arg Ala Ile Leu Gln Ser Gly Ser
    210                 215                 220
Gly Ala Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser Gln Thr Ala Ser Gly Ile Ala Glu
225                 230                 235                 240
Gln Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Gly Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Arg Asp Arg Leu
                245                 250                 255
Leu Ser Ile Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu Leu Glu Ala Ala Gln Ser Val Asn
            260                 265                 270
Pro Gly Met Val Phe Gly Pro Val Val Asp Gly Thr Val Leu Lys Thr
        275                 280                 285
His Pro Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Asp Ile Pro Ile
    290                 295                 300
Ile Ile Gly Val Thr Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asn Leu Phe Thr Leu Thr Asp
305                 310                 315                 320
Pro Ser Trp Thr Thr Ala Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Met Asp Arg Ile Glu
                325                 330                 335
Gln Glu Ile Gly Pro Val Pro Glu Lys Val Phe Pro Tyr Tyr Leu Ser
            340                 345                 350
Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Gln Lys Leu Leu Arg Ala Met
        355                 360                 365
Thr Tyr His Ile Phe Thr Arg Gly Met Leu Lys Thr Ala Asp Ala Gln
    370                 375                 380
Ile Lys Gln Gly Gly Lys Val Trp Val Tyr Arg Phe Asp Tyr Glu Thr
385                 390                 395                 400
Pro Leu Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Lys Ala Cys His Ala Leu Glu Ile Pro
                405                 410                 415
Phe Val Phe His Asn Leu His Gln Pro Gly Val Asp Val Phe Thr Gly
            420                 425                 430
Thr His Pro Lys Arg Glu Leu Ile Ser Arg Gln Met His Glu Ala Trp
        435                 440                 445
Ile Ala Phe Ala Arg Thr Gly Asp Pro Asn Gly Asp His Leu Pro Asp
    450                 455                 460
Ala Trp Leu Pro Phe Ala Gln Lys Asp Arg Pro Ala Met Val Phe Asp
465                 470                 475                 480
Thr Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu Lys His Leu Phe Asp Arg Glu Gln Glu Leu
                485                 490                 495
Trp Glu Ser Lys Ala
            500 
           
             33 
             168 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencepartial
      clone of esterase gene from bacteria E007 5′end 
             
           
            33
ctagtgattc cctcctttcg tgcccattag tactttcggt tgcgcggtga acaaatgaag     60
gggttttcta ttggaaaggg attccgtacg cgaaagctcc ggtcggtgaa cgccgatttt    120
tgccgccgga accgcccgat gcatgggacg atgcgtgagg ccgacatc                 168 
           
             34 
             140 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencepartial
      cloned sequence of esterase gene from bacteria E007 3′end 
             
           
            34
gggcaagctt ctacatgcat cgccccgagc atgaaacgtc ggcgtccggt ggaaaactga     60
acgggtgcca tacacgaggg tttctcgttt cggattcata accttaatga accccttgtc    120
gagaatttcc gcgtaaactg                                                140 
           
             35 
             234 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencepartial
      cloned esterase gene from bacteria E002 5′end 
             
           
            35
aaattttaaa ccgaagccac cgcaaagcca aaagaaaggg aaaaaatttt tcaaggtcaa     60
cctttagcca aatcgccggt tccaaaacgc cgtttttacg gttttaatgt gaaacgtcaa    120
tcggaaagac tgaattaagg cgatccgaat cggtgataac gggcgtcact tagcccgacg    180
attacggggc tttccctgcc acagaagcaa atgatttgag cgaatacata gaag          234 
           
             36 
             2122 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencepartial
      cloned esterase gene from bacteria E002 3′end 
             
           
            36
gaacggcgtt tgccaaacac ggcgatgtcg ttgtcgtgac gatcaactac cggatgagcg     60
tgtttggctt tttgtatttg ggagatgcgt gcggtgatcc ggacaacatt acgatttttg    120
gcgaatcaag ccggagcggc aagcgttggc gtgctgttgt cgctttcgga gcggtgatcc    180
ggacaacatt acgatttttg gcgaatcaag ccggagcggc aagcgttggc gtgctgttgt    240
cgctttcgga gcggtgatcc ggacaacatt acgatttttg gcgaatcaag ccggagcggc    300
aagcgttggc gtgctgttgt cgctttcgga gaacgcattt ttataaaccg tgcccggtaa    360
tttcgttccg gttggacccg caatccggct gcttgttctt tccaagcaac taacgcattt    420
ttataaaccg tgcccggtaa tttcgttccg gttggacccg caatccggcg tcttgttctt    480
tccaagcaac taacgcattt ttataaaccg ttcccggtaa tttcgttccg gttggacccg    540
caatccggct gcttgttctt tccaagcaac tcaatccggc tgcttgttct ttccaagcaa    600
ctgacctttt gcaagcggct aatgttcctc tcgggcccca ggaaatcacg tacgttcccg    660
tggttcccca ggcgggaaat cttggcatat tggatcaagt ggcggcgctg cgctgggtga    720
aagagaacat tgaggcgttc ggcggtgatc cggacaacat tacgattttt ggcgaatcag    780
ccggagcggc aagcgttggc gtgctgttgt cgcttccgga agcaagcggg ctgtttcgac    840
gcgctatatt gcaagcggat cgggttcgct tcttcttcgt tctccggaga cggcgatggc    900
tctgactgaa cgcattttag aacgtgccgg catccgtccg ggtgaccgcg atcggctgct    960
gtcgattcca gcagcagagc tattgcagcg gcgatgtcgc tcggcccagg aatcacgtac   1020
ggtccggtgg ttacggacat gtgttgcgac gccatccgat cgaagcgctc cacgacgggg   1080
cagcaagtga tattccaatc ctaattggcg tgacgaaaga cgaatacaat ttgttttcat   1140
tgactgatcc cgtcattgac aagactcgaa gaaaaagaac tgcttgaccg gatgaaccgt   1200
gaggtcgggc ctattccgga ggaaggcggt accgctatta cgcggaaacc agcggatcgg   1260
gtcgggcacc ccgcgtggca aacatggctg cgcatcatga cgtaccttgt ttttgtcgac   1320
ggaatgttgc gaacggcgga tgcccaagca gcgcaagggg cgaatgtgta catgtatcgg   1380
tttgattatg aaacgccggc gttcggtgga caactgaaag cgtgccatac gctcgagttg   1440
ccgtttgtgt ttcataacct ccatcagcct ggtgtcgaga atttcgtcgg caaccgacca   1500
gagcgtgagg cgattgccag cgaaatgcat ggtgcctggc tttcgttcgc ccacaccggc   1560
aacccgaacg gcgctcattt accagagaag tggcccgtat acacaaaaga gcacaaaccg   1620
gtgtttgtct tttcggctgc gagccatgtg gaagacgatc cgttcggtgc gagcgggaag   1680
gtggcaagga cgcctttgac gaaaaaatcc ataagcaaca tgtgttcttt gtctgaacac   1740
gatcaaggta ccgcgcattt tcgcggaaaa agaccgtggg caaacgttcg cctttacctc   1800
taaaaggaat gacgcaacat gtctgcactt cacaggaaag aggacgaaac ggttggtttt   1860
taagaatagg aaaaggtgtc ccgttttttt gggacacctt cttctatgta ttcgctcaaa   1920
tcatttgctt ctgtggcagg gaaagccccg taatcgtcgg gctaagtgcc cgttatcacc   1980
gattcggatc gccttaattc agttttccga ttgacgtttc acattaaaac cgtaaaaaat   2040
tttggaaccc gatttggcta aaggttgacc gaaaaatttt ttccctttct tttggctttg   2100
cggtggcttc ggtttaaaat tt                                            2122 
           
             37 
             386 
             DNA 
             Artificial Sequence 
             
               Description of Artificial Sequencepartial
      cloned esterase gene from bacteria E014 3′end 
             
           
            37
cctgcacaaa tccgatgtga aatgttttgg gatattcggc ttgccttcct tttcattaaa     60
gccagtaaca tcccttgatt taacagagta aacgagtcgc cgcgggtagt cacggttttc    120
agatcgaaat atttcttcaa cagcgaatcg ctcttcagtg gcttgaacgt cagtaaccgt    180
cagattcaga tggttgagat tcatcgaatc tcctctcatg atttttttgt aaaaatgatc    240
gctgttttag tgatccttaa cgatggcttt catgtacaaa tttacaatcg cttcaaggtc    300
ttttgggtat caggttgttg gggtggacgg tgtcgacaaa tgagtccggc aagcaggata    360
taaagtaagc cgaatgggtc cgacaa                                         386