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Giri P, Pagar AD, Patil MD, Yun H. Chemical modification of enzymes to improve biocatalytic performance. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 53:107868. [PMID: 34774927 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Improvement in intrinsic enzymatic features is in many instances a prerequisite for the scalable applicability of many industrially important biocatalysts. To this end, various strategies of chemical modification of enzymes are maturing and now considered as a distinct way to improve biocatalytic properties. Traditional chemical modification methods utilize reactivities of amine, carboxylic, thiol and other side chains originating from canonical amino acids. On the other hand, noncanonical amino acid- mediated 'click' (bioorthogoal) chemistry and dehydroalanine (Dha)-mediated modifications have emerged as an alternate and promising ways to modify enzymes for functional enhancement. This review discusses the applications of various chemical modification tools that have been directed towards the improvement of functional properties and/or stability of diverse array of biocatalysts.
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- Pritam Giri
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanomaterials and Application Technology, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Sector-81, PO Manauli, S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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Nwagu TN, Aoyagi H, Okolo B, Moneke A, Yoshida S. Citraconylation and maleylation on the catalytic and thermodynamic properties of raw starch saccharifying amylase from Aspergillus carbonarius. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04351. [PMID: 32671262 PMCID: PMC7339066 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Amylase capable of raw starch digestion presents a cheap and easier means of reducing sugar generation from various starch sources. Unfortunately, its potential for use in numerous industrial processes is hindered by poor stability. In this work, chemical modification by acylation using citraconic anhydride (CA) and maleic anhydride (MA) was used to stabilize the raw starch saccharifying amylase from A. carbonarius. The effect of the anhydrides on the pH and thermal stability of the free amylase was investigated. Enzyme kinetics and thermodynamic studies of the free and modified amylase were also carried out. Blue shifts in fluorescent spectra were observed after modification with both anhydrides. Citraconylation led to increased affinity of the enzyme for raw potato starch, unlike maleylation. The activation energy (kJ mol−1) for enzyme inactivation was increased by 94.8% after modification with CA while only 17.9% increase was noted after modification with MA. Acylation led to an increase in Gibb's free energy and enthalpy while a reduction in entropy was observed. At 80 °C the half-life (h) was 5.92, 11.18 and 14.74 for free, MA and CA enzyme samples, respectively. These findings have potential value in all industries interested in starch conversion to sugars.
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- Tochukwu Nwamaka Nwagu
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Liu XR, Zhang MM, Gross ML. Mass Spectrometry-Based Protein Footprinting for Higher-Order Structure Analysis: Fundamentals and Applications. Chem Rev 2020; 120:4355-4454. [PMID: 32319757 PMCID: PMC7531764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Proteins adopt different higher-order structures (HOS) to enable their unique biological functions. Understanding the complexities of protein higher-order structures and dynamics requires integrated approaches, where mass spectrometry (MS) is now positioned to play a key role. One of those approaches is protein footprinting. Although the initial demonstration of footprinting was for the HOS determination of protein/nucleic acid binding, the concept was later adapted to MS-based protein HOS analysis, through which different covalent labeling approaches "mark" the solvent accessible surface area (SASA) of proteins to reflect protein HOS. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX), where deuterium in D2O replaces hydrogen of the backbone amides, is the most common example of footprinting. Its advantage is that the footprint reflects SASA and hydrogen bonding, whereas one drawback is the labeling is reversible. Another example of footprinting is slow irreversible labeling of functional groups on amino acid side chains by targeted reagents with high specificity, probing structural changes at selected sites. A third footprinting approach is by reactions with fast, irreversible labeling species that are highly reactive and footprint broadly several amino acid residue side chains on the time scale of submilliseconds. All of these covalent labeling approaches combine to constitute a problem-solving toolbox that enables mass spectrometry as a valuable tool for HOS elucidation. As there has been a growing need for MS-based protein footprinting in both academia and industry owing to its high throughput capability, prompt availability, and high spatial resolution, we present a summary of the history, descriptions, principles, mechanisms, and applications of these covalent labeling approaches. Moreover, their applications are highlighted according to the biological questions they can answer. This review is intended as a tutorial for MS-based protein HOS elucidation and as a reference for investigators seeking a MS-based tool to address structural questions in protein science.
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63130
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Kandil OM, El-Hakim AE, Gad AAM, Abu El-Ezz NMT, Mahmoud MS, Hendawy SHM, Salama DB. Camel hydatidosis diagnostic kit: optimization of turnip and horseradish peroxidase conjugates using glutaraldehyde method. J Parasit Dis 2019; 44:230-238. [PMID: 32174729 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-019-01186-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Echinococcosis/hydatidosis is one of the most important parasitic zoonotic diseases in the world. Cystic echinococcosis increases public health and socio-economic concern due to considerable morbidity rates that give rise to elevated economic losses both in the public health part and in the farm animal field. The enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is consider the more accurate tool for diagnosis of hydatidosis in camels. In the present study, affinity purified Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus) antigens (APA) were purified from crude hydatide E. granulosus germinal layer proteins for detection of E. granulosus antibodies in infected camels, using affinity matrix (camel IgGs coupled to CNBr-activated Sepharose). The electrophoretic profile of the APA showed that it was separated into two bands; one major band of 130 kDa and one minor band at 55 kDa. These antigens were used successfully as specific coating antigenic proteins in detection of echinococcosis in camel. In a trial to prepare an anti-camel IgGs peroxidase conjugate; peroxidase enzyme was purified from turnip roots (TPOD) using ammonium sulfate precipitation and affinity chromatography on phenyl Sepharose CL-4B. The purified TPOD showed a major band at 35 kDa. Rabbit anti-camel IgG antibodies (AC IgGs) were prepared then purified using affinity chromatography on Protein G-Sepharose. The TPOD, and commercial HRP for comparison, enzymes were conjugated to AC IgGs using 1%, 5% and 10% glutaraldehyde. The results revealed that the HRP was much better than TPOD in conjugation with AC-IgG antibodies and the 10% glutaraldehyde concentration was the most efficient concentration with ELISA titer 1:50.
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- Omnia M Kandil
- 1Parasitology and Animal Diseases Department, Veterinary Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622 Egypt
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- 2Molecular Biology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622 Egypt
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- 2Molecular Biology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622 Egypt
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- 1Parasitology and Animal Diseases Department, Veterinary Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622 Egypt
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- 1Parasitology and Animal Diseases Department, Veterinary Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622 Egypt
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- 1Parasitology and Animal Diseases Department, Veterinary Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622 Egypt
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- 1Parasitology and Animal Diseases Department, Veterinary Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 El Buhouth St., Dokki, Cairo, 12622 Egypt
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Hou H, Shi M, Chen ZH, Ahmad F, Liu Y, Yan EK, Luo C, Li J, Zhu CL, Deng XD, Yin DC. A high-performance protein crystallization plate pre-embedded with crosslinked protein microcrystals as seeds. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00807h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The high performance and stability of the microcrystals suggested that the novel plate can be practically applied in routine protein crystallization.
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Nwagu TN, Okolo B, Aoyagi H, Yoshida S. Chemical modification with phthalic anhydride and chitosan: Viable options for the stabilization of raw starch digesting amylase from Aspergillus carbonarius. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 99:641-647. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang Z, Zhang X, Liu B, Liu J. Molecular Imprinting on Inorganic Nanozymes for Hundred-fold Enzyme Specificity. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:5412-5419. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b00601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 404] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Zijie Zhang
- Department of Chemistry,
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry,
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry,
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry,
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Navapour L, Mogharrab N, Amininasab M. How modification of accessible lysines to phenylalanine modulates the structural and functional properties of horseradish peroxidase: a simulation study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109062. [PMID: 25313804 PMCID: PMC4196758 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) is one of the most studied peroxidases and a great number of chemical modifications and genetic manipulations have been carried out on its surface accessible residues to improve its stability and catalytic efficiency necessary for biotechnological applications. Most of the stabilized derivatives of HRP reported to date have involved chemical or genetic modifications of three surface-exposed lysines (K174, K232 and K241). In this computational study, we altered these lysines to phenylalanine residues to model those chemical modifications or genetic manipulations in which these positively charged lysines are converted to aromatic hydrophobic residues. Simulation results implied that upon these substitutions, the protein structure becomes less flexible. Stability gains are likely to be achieved due to the increased number of stable hydrogen bonds, improved heme-protein interactions and more integrated proximal Ca2+ binding pocket. We also found a new persistent hydrogen bond between the protein moiety (F174) and the heme prosthetic group as well as two stitching hydrogen bonds between the connecting loops GH and F′F″ in mutated HRP. However, detailed analysis of functionally related structural properties and dynamical features suggests reduced reactivity of the enzyme toward its substrates. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that substitutions narrow the bottle neck entry of peroxide substrate access channel and reduce the surface accessibility of the distal histidine (H42) and heme prosthetic group to the peroxide and aromatic substrates, respectively. Results also demonstrated that the area and volume of the aromatic-substrate binding pocket are significantly decreased upon modifications. Moreover, the hydrophobic patch functioning as a binding site or trap for reducing aromatic substrates is shrunk in mutated enzyme. Together, the results of this simulation study could provide possible structural clues to explain those experimental observations in which the protein stability achieved concurrent with a decrease in enzyme activity, upon manipulation of charge/hydrophobicity balance at the protein surface.
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- Leila Navapour
- Biophysics and Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biophysics and Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Rodrigues RC, Barbosa O, Ortiz C, Berenguer-Murcia Á, Torres R, Fernandez-Lafuente R. Amination of enzymes to improve biocatalyst performance: coupling genetic modification and physicochemical tools. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra04625k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Improvement of the features of an enzyme is in many instances a pre-requisite for the industrial implementation of these exceedingly interesting biocatalysts.
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- Rafael C. Rodrigues
- Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology Lab
- Institute of Food Science and Technology
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Escuela de Química
- Grupo de investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiología (GIBIM)
- Edificio Camilo Torres 210
- Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Escuela de Bacteriología y Laboratorio Clínico
- Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Universidad de Alicante
- Ap. 99-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Escuela de Química
- Grupo de investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiología (GIBIM)
- Edificio Camilo Torres 210
- Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Wu H, Zhang C, Liang Y, Shi J, Wang X, Jiang Z. Catechol modification and covalent immobilization of catalase on titania submicrospheres. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lalko J, Dearman R, Gerberick G, Troutman J, Api A, Kimber I. Reactivity of chemical respiratory allergens in the Peroxidase Peptide Reactivity Assay. Toxicol In Vitro 2013; 27:651-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chemical modifications of laccase from white-rot basidiomycete Cerrena unicolor. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2012; 168:1989-2003. [PMID: 23093366 PMCID: PMC3514700 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9912-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Laccases belong to the group of phenol oxidizes and constitute one of the most promising classes of enzymes for future use in various fields. For industrial and biotechnological purposes, laccases were among the first enzymes providing larger-scale applications such as removal of polyphenols or conversion of toxic compounds. The wood-degrading basidiomycete Cerrena unicolor C-139, reported in this study, is one of the high-laccase producers. In order to facilitate novel and more efficient biocatalytic process applications, there is a need for laccases with improved biochemical properties, such as thermostability or stability in broad ranges of pH. In this work, modifications of laccase isoforms by hydrophobization, hydrophilization, and polymerization were performed. The hydrophobized and hydrophilized enzyme showed enhanced surface activity and higher ranges of pH and temperatures in comparison to its native form. However, performed modifications did not appear to noticeably alter enzyme’s native structure possibly due to the formation of coating by particles of saccharides around the molecule. Additionally, surface charge of modified laccase shifted towards the negative charge for the hydrophobized laccase forms. In all tested modifications, the size exclusion method led to average 80 % inhibition removal for hydrophilized samples after an hour of incubation with fluoride ions. Samples that were hydrophilized with lactose and cellobiose showed an additional 90 % reversibility of inhibition by fluoride ions after an hour of concluding the reaction and 40 % after 24 h. The hydrophobized laccase showed higher level of the reversibility after 1 h (above 80 %) and 24 h (above 70 %) incubation with fluoride ions. The addition of ascorbate to laccase solution before a fluoride spike resulted in more efficient reversibility of fluoride inhibitory effect in comparison to the treatments with reagents used in the reversed sequence.
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Hassani L. Chemical modification of Horseradish peroxidase with carboxylic anhydrides: Effect of negative charge and hydrophilicity of the modifiers on thermal stability. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2012.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zakharova GS, Uporov IV, Tishkov VI. Horseradish peroxidase: modulation of properties by chemical modification of protein and heme. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2012; 76:1391-401. [PMID: 22339595 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297911130037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is one of the most studied enzymes of the plant peroxidase superfamily. HRP is also widely used in different bioanalytical applications and diagnostic kits. The methods of genetic engineering and protein design are now widely used to study the catalytic mechanism and to improve properties of the enzyme. Here we review the results of another approach to HRP modification-through the chemical modification of amino acids or prosthetic group of the enzyme. Computer models of HRPs with modified hemes are in good agreement with the experimental data.
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- G S Zakharova
- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Hassani L. The effect of chemical modification with pyromellitic anhydride on structure, function, and thermal stability of horseradish peroxidase. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2012; 167:489-97. [PMID: 22562551 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9671-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The stability of enzymes remains a critical issue in biotechnology. Compared with the strategies for obtaining stable enzymes, chemical modification is a simple and effective technique. In the present study, chemical modification of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was carried out with pyromellitic anhydride. HRP has achieved a prominent position in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnological industries. In this study, the effect of chemical modification on thermal stability, structure, and function of the enzyme was studied by fluorescence, circular dichroism, and absorbance measurements. The results indicated a decrease in compactness of the structure and a considerable enhancement in thermal stability of HRP below 60 °C. It seems the charge replacement and introduction of the bulky group bring about the observed structural and the functional changes.
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- Leila Hassani
- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan 45195-1159, Iran.
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Quintanilla-Guerrero F, Duarte-Vázquez MA, Tinoco R, Gómez-Suárez M, García-Almendárez BE, Vazquez-Duhalt R, Regalado C. Chemical modification of turnip peroxidase with methoxypolyethylene glycol enhances activity and stability for phenol removal using the immobilized enzyme. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:8058-8065. [PMID: 18698787 DOI: 10.1021/jf801400h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Peroxidase from turnip roots (TP) was isolated followed by modification with methoxypolyethylene glycol (MPEG). The catalytic activity of the modified TP (MTP) on ABTS increased 2.5 times after 80 min of reaction. MTP showed a KM similar value to that of TP, but a significantly greater kcat for ABTS oxidation, in aqueous buffer. Chemical modification produced an enhanced stability in organic solvents and increased thermal stability of about 4 times that of TP, in aqueous buffer at 70 degrees C. Circular dichroism showed that MPEG modification decreased TP alpha-helical structure from 26 to 16% and increased beta-turns from 26 to 34%, resulting in an enhanced conformational stability. The temperature at the midpoint of thermal denaturation (melting temperature) increased from 57 to 63 degrees C after modification. MTP was immobilized in alginate beads (IMTP) and tested for oxidative polymerization of concentrated phenolic synthetic solutions, achieving 17 effective contact cycles removing >65% phenols. IMTP may be useful for the development of an enzymatic process for wastewater effluent treatment.
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- F Quintanilla-Guerrero
- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos PROPAC, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, C.U. Cerro de las Campanas s/n, Querétaro, Qro. 76010, Mexico
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Ryan BJ, O'Connell MJ, Ó'Fágáin C. Consensus mutagenesis reveals that non-helical regions influence thermal stability of horseradish peroxidase. Biochimie 2008; 90:1389-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Effects of mutations in the helix G region of horseradish peroxidase. Biochimie 2008; 90:1414-21. [PMID: 18554516 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2008] [Accepted: 05/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) has long attracted intense research interest and is used in many biotechnological fields, including diagnostics, biosensors and biocatalysis. Enhancement of HRP catalytic activity and/or stability would further increase its usefulness. Based on prior art, we substituted solvent-exposed lysine and glutamic acid residues near the proximal helix G (Lys 232, 241; Glu 238, 239) and between helices F and F' (Lys 174). Three single mutants (K232N, K232F, K241N) demonstrated increased stabilities against heat (up to 2-fold) and solvents (up to 4-fold). Stability gains are likely due to improved hydrogen bonding and space-fill characteristics introduced by the relevant substitution. Two double mutants showed stability gains but most double mutations were non-additive and non-synergistic. Substitutions of Lys 174 or Glu 238 were destabilising. Unexpectedly, notable alterations in steady-state Vm/E values occurred with reducing substrate ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)), despite the distance of the mutated positions from the active site.
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Feng JY, Liu JZ, Ji LN. Thermostability, solvent tolerance, catalytic activity and conformation of cofactor modified horseradish peroxidase. Biochimie 2008; 90:1337-46. [PMID: 18439429 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2007] [Accepted: 03/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Artificial prosthetic groups, HeminD1 and HeminD2, were designed and synthesized, which contain one benzene ring and one carboxylic group or two carboxylic groups at the terminal of each propionate side chain of hemin, respectively. HeminD1 and HeminD2 were reconstituted with apo-HRP successfully to produce the two novel HRPs, rHRP1 and rHRP2, respectively. The thermal and solvent tolerances of native and reconstituted HRPs were compared. The cofactor modification increased the thermostability both in aqueous buffer and some organic solvents, and also enhanced the tolerance of some organic solvents. To determine the conformation stability, the unfolding of native and reconstituted HRPs by heat was investigated. Tm was increased from 70.0 degrees C of nHRP to 75.4 degrees C of rHRP1 and 76.5 degrees C of rHRP2 after cofactor modification. Kinetic studies indicated that the cofactor modification increased the substrate affinity and catalytic efficiency both in aqueous buffer and some organic solvents. The catalytic efficiency for phenol oxidation was increased by approximately 55% for rHRP1 in aqueous buffer, and it was also increased by approximately 70% for rHRP1 in 10% ACN. Spectroscopic studies proved that the cofactor modification changed the microenvironment of both heme and tryptophan, increased alpha-helix content, and increased the tertiary structure around the aromatic residue in HRP. The improvements of catalytic properties are related to these changes of the conformation. The introduction of the hydrophobic domain as well as the retention of the moderate carboxylic group in active site is an efficient method to improve the thermodynamic and catalytic efficiency of HRP.
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- Jiu-Ying Feng
- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education and Biotechnology Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Yan M, Ge J, Liu Z, Ouyang P. Encapsulation of single enzyme in nanogel with enhanced biocatalytic activity and stability. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 128:11008-9. [PMID: 16925402 DOI: 10.1021/ja064126t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Single protein encapsulated into nanogels with uniformed size and controllable shell thickness were prepared by surface acryloylation of a protein molecule followed by aqueous in situ polymerization. Compared to its free counterpart, the encapsulated protein exhibits similar biocatalytic behavior and significantly improved stability at high temperature and in the presence of organic solvent.
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- Ming Yan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Liu JZ, Wang M. Improvement of activity and stability of chloroperoxidase by chemical modification. BMC Biotechnol 2007; 7:23. [PMID: 17511866 PMCID: PMC1891289 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-7-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2006] [Accepted: 05/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Enzymes show relative instability in solvents or at elevated temperature and lower activity in organic solvent than in water. These limit the industrial applications of enzymes. Results In order to improve the activity and stability of chloroperoxidase, chloroperoxidase was modified by citraconic anhydride, maleic anhydride or phthalic anhydride. The catalytic activities, thermostabilities and organic solvent tolerances of native and modified enzymes were compared. In aqueous buffer, modified chloroperoxidases showed similar Km values and greater catalytic efficiencies kcat/Km for both sulfoxidation and oxidation of phenol compared to native chloroperoxidase. Of these modified chloroperoxidases, citraconic anhydride-modified chloroperoxidase showed the greatest catalytic efficiency in aqueous buffer. These modifications of chloroperoxidase increased their catalytic efficiencies for sulfoxidation by 12%~26% and catalytic efficiencies for phenol oxidation by 7%~53% in aqueous buffer. However, in organic solvent (DMF), modified chloroperoxidases had lower Km values and higher catalytic efficiencies kcat/Km than native chloroperoxidase. These modifications also improved their thermostabilities by 1~2-fold and solvent tolerances of DMF. CD studies show that these modifications did not change the secondary structure of chloroperoxidase. Fluorescence spectra proved that these modifications changed the environment of tryptophan. Conclusion Chemical modification of epsilon-amino groups of lysine residues of chloroperoxidase using citraconic anhydride, maleic anhydride or phthalic anhydride is a simple and powerful method to enhance catalytic properties of enzyme. The improvements of the activity and stability of chloroperoxidase are related to side chain reorientations of aromatics upon both modifications.
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- Jian-Zhong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education and Biotechnology Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education and Biotechnology Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Mogharrab N, Ghourchian H, Amininasab M. Structural stabilization and functional improvement of horseradish peroxidase upon modification of accessible lysines: experiments and simulation. Biophys J 2006; 92:1192-203. [PMID: 17114227 PMCID: PMC1783884 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.092858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is an important heme enzyme with enormous medical diagnostic, biosensing, and biotechnological applications. Thus, any improvement in the applicability and stability of the enzyme is potentially interesting. We previously reported that covalent attachment of an electron relay (anthraquinone 2-carboxylic acid) to the surface-exposed Lys residues successfully improves electron transfer properties of HRP. Here we investigated structural and functional consequences of this modification, which alters three accessible charged lysines (Lys-174, Lys-232, and Lys-241) to the hydrophobic anthraquinolysine residues. Thermal denaturation and thermoinactivation studies demonstrated that this kind of modification enhances the conformational and operational stability of HRP. The melting temperature increased 3 degrees C and the catalytic efficiency enhanced by 80%. Fluorescence and circular dichroism investigations suggest that the modified HRP benefits from enhanced aromatic packing and more buried hydrophobic patches as compared to the native one. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that modification improves the accessibility of His-42 and the heme prosthetic group to the peroxide and aromatic substrates, respectively. Additionally, the hydrophobic patch, which functions as a binding site or trap for reducing aromatic substrates, is more extended in the modified enzyme. In summary, this modification produces a new derivative of HRP with enhanced electron transfer properties, catalytic efficiency, and stability for biotechnological applications.
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- Navid Mogharrab
- Laboratory of Microanalysis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Hungerford G, Rei A, Ferreira MIC. Studies on the interaction of Nile red with horseradish peroxidase in solution. FEBS J 2006; 272:6161-9. [PMID: 16302979 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05019.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The interaction of an extrinsic probe (Nile red) with an enzyme (horseradish peroxidase) in solution was investigated using fluorescence techniques. Nile red fluorescence is very environmentally sensitive and the presence of domains of differing polarity within the enzyme was ascertained by the decomposition of the Nile red emission spectrum. Further evidence for the position of the probe inside the enzyme was obtained from a molecular modeling study. A decrease in the emission intensity of the dye during incubation with horseradish peroxidase was explained by the occurrence of resonance energy transfer between the Nile red and the heme group in the enzyme. This was supported by a calculation of the critical transfer distance and a comparison of the fluorescence intensity of the dye in both the holo- and apo-enzyme. These data were then applied to the study of the effect of temperature on the structure of the enzyme, where changes in conformation were elucidated.
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Abuknesha RA, Luk CY, Griffith HHM, Maragkou A, Iakovaki D. Efficient labelling of antibodies with horseradish peroxidase using cyanuric chloride. J Immunol Methods 2005; 306:211-7. [PMID: 16223506 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2005.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2005] [Revised: 08/17/2005] [Accepted: 09/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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An efficient and mild method for labelling of immunoglobulin G (IgG) with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) using cyanuric chloride (2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine, CC) as a bridging molecule is described. The enzyme was treated first with cyanuric chloride to introduce dichloro triazine and after removal of excess reagent, the activated enzyme was mixed with the IgG preparation and incubated to effect linkages with amine groups in the antibody protein. Various amounts of coupling reagent were tested to optimise the conjugation method using commercially available enzyme and affinity-purified sheep IgG antibody preparations to three different test haptens. The conjugates were assessed by solid phase Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISA) and commonly used peroxidase substrate preparations. The binding activity of the conjugates rose with increasing coupling reagent added during the enzyme activation step. Use of the conjugates prepared by the new method gave comparable sensitivity in direct competitive ELISAs for the three test haptens to assays carried out using indirect ELISA with commercial anti-sheep-HRP conjugates. No deterioration of enzyme activity or hapten-binding activity in the conjugates was observed after storage in 50% glycerol at -70 degrees C for up to 18 months. This study presents a relatively simple and efficient conjugating method for labelling antibodies with HRP and provides an additional and probably a better alternative to the periodate, glutaraldehyde and succinimide-maleimide procedures.
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- Ramadan A Abuknesha
- Analytical Research Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, School of Health and Life Sciences, King's College London, University of London, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK.
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Song HY, Yao JH, Liu JZ, Zhou SJ, Xiong YH, Ji LN. Effects of phthalic anhydride modification on horseradish peroxidase stability and structure. Enzyme Microb Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2004.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gonera A, Mischnick P, Ukeda H. The application of O-aminopropyl amylose for the stabilization of horseradish peroxidase via addition and cross-linking. Enzyme Microb Technol 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2003.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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