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Shen JD, Cai X, Liu ZQ, Zheng YG. Nitrilase: a promising biocatalyst in industrial applications for green chemistry. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2020; 41:72-93. [PMID: 33045860 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2020.1827367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Nitrilases are widely distributed in nature and are able to hydrolyze nitriles into their corresponding carboxylic acids and ammonia. In industry, nitrilases have been used as green biocatalysts for the production of high value-added products. To date, biocatalysts are considered to be important alternatives to chemical catalysts due to increasing environmental problems and resource scarcity. This review provides an overview of recent advances of nitrilases in aspects of distribution, enzyme screening, molecular structure and catalytic mechanism, protein engineering, and their potential applications in industry.
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- Ji-Dong Shen
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Yu H, Jiao S, Wang M, Liang Y, Tang L. Biodegradation of Nitriles by Rhodococcus. BIOLOGY OF RHODOCOCCUS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11461-9_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zhang ZJ, Cai RF, Xu JH. Characterization of a new nitrilase from Hoeflea phototrophica DFL-43 for a two-step one-pot synthesis of (S)-β-amino acids. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:6047-6056. [PMID: 29744634 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9057-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A nitrilase from Hoeflea phototrophica DFL-43 (HpN) demonstrating excellent catalytic activity towards benzoylacetonitrile was identified from a nitrilase tool-box, which was developed previously in our laboratory for (R)-o-chloromandelic acid synthesis from o-chloromandelonitrile. The HpN was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), purified to homogeneity by nickel column affinity chromatography, and its biochemical properties were studied. The HpN was very stable at 30-40 °C, and highly active over a wide range of pH values (pH 6.0-10.0). In addition, the HpN could tolerate against several hydrophilic organic solvents. Steady-state kinetics indicated that HpN was highly active towards benzoylacetonitrile, giving a KM of 4.2 mM and a kcat of 170 s-1, the latter of which is ca. fivefold higher than the highest record reported so far. A cascade reaction for the synthesis of optically pure (S)-β-phenylalanine from benzoylacetonitrile was developed by coupling HpN with an ω-transaminase from Polaromonas sp. JS666 in toluene-water biphasic reaction system using β-alanine as an amino donor. Various (S)-β-amino acids could be produced from benzoylacetonitrile derivatives with moderate to high conversions (73-99%) and excellent enantioselectivity (> 99% ee). These results are significantly advantageous over previous studies, indicating a great potential of this cascade reaction for the practical synthesis of (S)-β-phenylalanine in the future.
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- Zhi-Jun Zhang
- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Synthetic Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering and Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, People's Republic of China.
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High-throughput screening methods for nitrilases. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:3421-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7381-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Blumenstein K, Macaya-Sanz D, Martín JA, Albrectsen BR, Witzell J. Phenotype MicroArrays as a complementary tool to next generation sequencing for characterization of tree endophytes. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1033. [PMID: 26441951 PMCID: PMC4585013 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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There is an increasing need to calibrate microbial community profiles obtained through next generation sequencing (NGS) with relevant taxonomic identities of the microbes, and to further associate these identities with phenotypic attributes. Phenotype MicroArray (PM) techniques provide a semi-high throughput assay for characterization and monitoring the microbial cellular phenotypes. Here, we present detailed descriptions of two different PM protocols used in our recent studies on fungal endophytes of forest trees, and highlight the benefits and limitations of this technique. We found that the PM approach enables effective screening of substrate utilization by endophytes. However, the technical limitations are multifaceted and the interpretation of the PM data challenging. For the best result, we recommend that the growth conditions for the fungi are carefully standardized. In addition, rigorous replication and control strategies should be employed whether using pre-configured, commercial microwell-plates or in-house designed PM plates for targeted substrate analyses. With these precautions, the PM technique is a valuable tool to characterize the metabolic capabilities of individual endophyte isolates, or successional endophyte communities identified by NGS, allowing a functional interpretation of the taxonomic data. Thus, PM approaches can provide valuable complementary information for NGS studies of fungal endophytes in forest trees.
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- Kathrin Blumenstein
- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, AlnarpSweden
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- Department of Natural Systems and Resources, School of Forest Engineers, Technical University of MadridMadrid, Spain
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- Department of Natural Systems and Resources, School of Forest Engineers, Technical University of MadridMadrid, Spain
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå UniversityUmeå, Sweden
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of CopenhagenCopenhagen, Denmark
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- Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, AlnarpSweden
- School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science and Forestry, University of Eastern Finland, JoensuuFinland
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Xue YP, Shi CC, Xu Z, Jiao B, Liu ZQ, Huang JF, Zheng YG, Shen YC. Design of Nitrilases with Superior Activity and Enantioselectivity towards Sterically Hindered Nitrile by Protein Engineering. Adv Synth Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201500039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cloning, purification and evaluation of the enzymatic properties of a novel arylacetonitrilase from Luminiphilus syltensis NOR5-1B: a potential biocatalyst for the synthesis of mandelic acid and its derivatives. Biotechnol Lett 2015; 37:1655-61. [PMID: 25854992 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-015-1830-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine nitrilase-mediated hydrolysis of nitriles to produce optically pure α-hydroxycarboxylic acids. RESULTS A novel nitrilase, GPnor51, from Luminiphilus syltensis NOR5-1B was discovered by genomic data mining. It could hydrolyze racemic o-chloromandelonitrile to (R)-o-chloromandelic acid with high enantioselectivity (ee 98.2 %). GPnor51 was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), purified, and its catalytic properties studied. GPnor51 had a broad substrate acceptance toward various nitriles with structure diversity. It was an arylacetonitrilase that uses arylacetonitriles as optimal substrates. The V max and K m of GPnor51 towards o-chloromandelonitrile were 1.9 μmol min(-1) mg(-1) protein and 0.38 mM, respectively. GPnor51 also demonstrated high enantioselectivity toward mandelonitrile and other substituted mandelonitrile. CONCLUSION This enzyme has a great potential for commercial production of optically pure (R)-mandelic acid and its derivatives.
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Ramteke PW, Maurice NG, Joseph B, Wadher BJ. Nitrile-converting enzymes: an eco-friendly tool for industrial biocatalysis. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2014; 60:459-81. [PMID: 23826937 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nitriles are organic compounds bearing a − C ≡ N group; they are frequently known to occur naturally in both fauna and flora and are also synthesized chemically. They have wide applicability in the fields of medicine, industry, and environmental monitoring. However, the majority of nitrile compounds are considered to be lethal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic in nature and are known to cause potential health problems such as nausea, bronchial irritation, respiratory distress, convulsions, coma, and skeletal deformities in humans. Nitrile-converting enzymes, which are extracted from microorganisms, are commonly termed nitrilases and have drawn the attention of researchers all over the world to combat the toxicity of nitrile compounds. The present review focuses on the utility of nitrile-converting enzymes, sources, classification, structure, properties, and applications, as well as the future perspective on nitrilases.
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- Pramod W Ramteke
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Higginbotom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, India
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Yao P, Li J, Yuan J, Han C, Liu X, Feng J, Wu Q, Zhu D. Enzymatic Synthesis of a Key Intermediate for Rosuvastatin by Nitrilase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Ethyl (R)-4-Cyano-3-hydroxybutyate at High Substrate Concentration. ChemCatChem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201402877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Greetham D. Phenotype microarray technology and its application in industrial biotechnology. Biotechnol Lett 2014; 36:1153-60. [PMID: 24563312 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-014-1481-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Phenotype microarray (PM) technology provides an insight into the metabolic profiling of microbial cells within 96-well plate system. The PM assay allows for cells to be assessed for utilisation of nutrients or sensitivity to toxic compounds. The assay utilises a redox sensitive tetrazolium dye which becomes irreversibly reduced upon detection of cellular metabolic output, detection is synchronous with a colour change from colourless to purple. Output from PM technology can be measured visually or quantified by reader the absorbance in each well. PM technology has highlighted differences in growth requirements, nutrient utilisation, sensitivity to toxins, and genetic diversity in bacteria, fungi and mammalian cells.
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- Darren Greetham
- Bioenergy & Brewing Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Leics, LE12 6RD, UK,
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Zhang ZJ, Pan J, Ma BD, Xu JH. Efficient Biocatalytic Synthesis of Chiral Chemicals. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 155:55-106. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2014_291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Joyeau R, Planchon M, Abessolo J, Aissa K, Bance C, Buisson D. Combinatorial approach to the selection of active microorganisms in biotransformation: Application to sinomenine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Gong JS, Lu ZM, Li H, Shi JS, Zhou ZM, Xu ZH. Nitrilases in nitrile biocatalysis: recent progress and forthcoming research. Microb Cell Fact 2012; 11:142. [PMID: 23106943 PMCID: PMC3537687 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Over the past decades, nitrilases have drawn considerable attention because of their application in nitrile degradation as prominent biocatalysts. Nitrilases are derived from bacteria, filamentous fungi, yeasts, and plants. In-depth investigations on their natural sources function mechanisms, enzyme structure, screening pathways, and biocatalytic properties have been conducted. Moreover, the immobilization, purification, gene cloning and modifications of nitrilase have been dwelt upon. Some nitrilases are used commercially as biofactories for carboxylic acids production, waste treatment, and surface modification. This critical review summarizes the current status of nitrilase research, and discusses a number of challenges and significant attempts in its further development. Nitrilase is a significant and promising biocatalyst for catalytic applications.
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- Jin-Song Gong
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, People's Republic of China
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Biosynthesis of nicotinic acid from 3-cyanopyridine by a newly isolated Fusarium proliferatum ZJB-09150. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 29:431-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1195-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Efficient production of (R)-o-chloromandelic acid by deracemization of o-chloromandelonitrile with a new nitrilase mined from Labrenzia aggregata. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 95:91-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3993-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2011] [Revised: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bioconversion of ethyl (R)-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyate into (R)-ethyl-3-hydroxyglutarate via an indirect pathway by Rhodococcus boritolerans. Biotechnol Lett 2012; 34:901-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-0846-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Jin LQ, Li YF, Liu ZQ, Zheng YG, Shen YC. Characterization of a newly isolated strain Rhodococcus erythropolis ZJB-09149 transforming 2-chloro-3-cyanopyridine to 2-chloronicotinic acid. N Biotechnol 2011; 28:610-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2011.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2010] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lin ZJ, Zheng RC, Lei LH, Zheng YG, Shen YC. Ferrous and ferric ions-based high-throughput screening strategy for nitrile hydratase and amidase. J Microbiol Methods 2011; 85:214-20. [PMID: 21420446 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rapid and direct screening of nitrile-converting enzymes is of great importance in the development of industrial biocatalytic process for pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. In this paper, a combination of ferrous and ferric ions was used to establish a novel colorimetric screening method for nitrile hydratase and amidase with α-amino nitriles and α-amino amides as substrates, respectively. Ferrous and ferric ions reacted sequentially with the cyanide dissociated spontaneously from α-amino nitrile solution, forming a characteristic deep blue precipitate. They were also sensitive to weak basicity due to the presence of amino amide, resulting in a yellow precipitate. When amino amide was further hydrolyzed to amino acid, it gave a light yellow solution. Mechanisms of color changes were further proposed. Using this method, two isolates with nitrile hydratase activity towards 2-amino-2,3-dimethyl butyronitrile, one strain capable of hydrating 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethyl phosphiny) butyronitrile and another microbe exhibiting amidase activity against 2-amino-4-methylsulfanyl butyrlamide were obtained from soil samples and culture collections of our laboratory. Versatility of this method enabled it the first direct and inexpensive high-throughput screening system for both nitrile hydratase and amidase.
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- Zhi-Jian Lin
- Institute of Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, PR China
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