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Martini S, Sola L, Cattivelli A, Cristofolini M, Pizzamiglio V, Tagliazucchi D, Solieri L. Cultivable microbial diversity, peptide profiles, and bio-functional properties in Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1342180. [PMID: 38567075 PMCID: PMC10985727 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1342180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Introduction Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) communities shape the sensorial and functional properties of artisanal hard-cooked and long-ripened cheeses made with raw bovine milk like Parmigiano Reggiano (PR) cheese. While patterns of microbial evolution have been well studied in PR cheese, there is a lack of information about how this microbial diversity affects the metabolic and functional properties of PR cheese. Methods To fill this information gap, we characterized the cultivable fraction of natural whey starter (NWS) and PR cheeses at different ripening times, both at the species and strain level, and investigated the possible correlation between microbial composition and the evolution of peptide profiles over cheese ripening. Results and discussion The results showed that NWS was a complex community of several biotypes belonging to a few species, namely, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus helveticus, and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis. A new species-specific PCR assay was successful in discriminating the cheese-associated species Lacticaseibacillus casei, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, and Lacticaseibacillus zeae. Based on the resolved patterns of species and biotype distribution, Lcb. paracasei and Lcb. zeae were most frequently isolated after 24 and 30 months of ripening, while the number of biotypes was inversely related to the ripening time. Peptidomics analysis revealed more than 520 peptides in cheese samples. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive survey of peptides in PR cheese. Most of them were from β-caseins, which represent the best substrate for LAB cell-envelope proteases. The abundance of peptides from β-casein 38-88 region continuously increased during ripening. Remarkably, this region contains precursors for the anti-hypertensive lactotripeptides VPP and IPP, as well as for β-casomorphins. We found that the ripening time strongly affects bioactive peptide profiles and that the occurrence of Lcb. zeae species is positively linked to the incidence of eight anti-hypertensive peptides. This result highlighted how the presence of specific LAB species is likely a pivotal factor in determining PR functional properties.
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- Serena Martini
- Nutritional Biochemistry, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Microbial Biotechnologies and Fermentation Technologies, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Nutritional Biochemistry, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeast Biotechnology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Nutritional Biochemistry, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeast Biotechnology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Helal A, Cattivelli A, Conte A, Tagliazucchi D. Effect of Ripening and In Vitro Digestion on Bioactive Peptides Profile in Ras Cheese and Their Biological Activities. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:948. [PMID: 37508379 PMCID: PMC10376354 DOI: 10.3390/biology12070948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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The effect of ripening and in vitro digestion on the biological activities, peptide profiles and release of bioactive peptides in Ras cheese has been investigated. Ras cheese ripening largely influenced the extent of protein hydrolysis. The advancement in ripening resulted in an increase in total peptides (from 0.97 to 2.46 mmol leucine/g in samples at 30 and 180 days of ripening, respectively) and bioactive peptides concentration, especially angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory, dipeptidyl-peptidase-IV-(DPP-IV)-inhibitory and antioxidant peptides. In vitro gastro-intestinal digestion further promoted protein hydrolysis and the release of bioactive peptides. Digested Ras cheese at 90 and 180 days of ripening displayed the highest bioactive peptides intensity. The variations in bioactive peptides amount during ripening and in vitro digestion were correlated with the changes in ACE-inhibitory, DPP-IV-inhibitory and antioxidant activities. The highest amounts of VPP and IPP were detected in digested Ras cheese at 90 days of ripening (17.44 and 36.50 mg/kg of cheese, respectively), whereas the highest concentrations of APFPE were found in undigested and digested 180-day ripened Ras cheese (82.09 and 52.01 mg/kg of cheese, respectively). The present investigation underlined potential differences in the biological effect after the ingestion of Ras cheese at different ripening times.
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- Ahmed Helal
- Department of Food and Dairy Sciences and Technology, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola, 2-Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola, 2-Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola, 2-Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Amendola, 2-Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Xia X, Arju G, Taivosalo A, Lints T, Kriščiunaite T, Vilu R, Corrigan BM, Gai N, Fenelon MA, Tobin JT, Kilcawley K, Kelly AL, McSweeney PL, Sheehan JJ. Effect of β-casein reduction and high heat treatment of micellar casein concentrate on proteolysis, texture and the volatile profile of resultant Emmental cheese during ripening. Int Dairy J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Solieri L, Sola L, Vaccalluzzo A, Randazzo CL, Martini S, Tagliazucchi D. Characterization of Cell-Envelope Proteinases from Two Lacticaseibacillus casei Strains Isolated from Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11010139. [PMID: 35053137 PMCID: PMC8773131 DOI: 10.3390/biology11010139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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In the present work, two cell-envelope proteinases (CEPs) from Lacticaseibacillus casei strains PRA205 and 2006 were characterized at both the biochemical and genetic levels. The genomes of both L. casei strains included two putative CEPs genes prtP2 and prtR1, but only prtR1 was transcribed. The extracted PrtR1 proteinases were serine proteinases with optimal activity at 40 °C and pH 7.5, and were activated by Ca2+ ions. Interestingly, PrtR1 from L. casei PRA205 exhibited high residual activity at pH 4 and at 5 °C, suggesting its possible exploitation for fermented food production. The caseinolytic activity against αS1- and β-casein indicated that both PrtR1s belonged to the PI/PIII type. These PrtR1s cleaved β-casein peptide bonds preferentially when amino acid M or N was present at the P1 subsite and amino acids A and D were at the P1' subsite. Several bioactive peptides were found to be released from PrtR1 after αs1- and β-casein hydrolysis.
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- Lisa Solieri
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Amendola, 2—Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (L.S.); (L.S.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Amendola, 2—Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (L.S.); (L.S.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.V.); (C.L.R.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.V.); (C.L.R.)
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin off University of Catania, via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Amendola, 2—Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (L.S.); (L.S.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Amendola, 2—Pad. Besta, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (L.S.); (L.S.); (S.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0522-522060
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Ji D, Ma J, Xu M, Agyei D. Cell-envelope proteinases from lactic acid bacteria: Biochemical features and biotechnological applications. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2020; 20:369-400. [PMID: 33443792 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Proteins displayed on the cell surface of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) perform diverse and important biochemical roles. Among these, the cell-envelope proteinases (CEPs) are one of the most widely studied and most exploited for biotechnological applications. CEPs are important players in the proteolytic system of LAB, because they are required by LAB to degrade proteins in the growth media into peptides and/or amino acids required for the nitrogen nutrition of LAB. The most important area of application of CEPs is therefore in protein hydrolysis, especially in dairy products. Also, the physical location of CEPs (i.e., being cell-envelope anchored) allows for relatively easy downstream processing (e.g., extraction) of CEPs. This review describes the biochemical features and organization of CEPs and how this fits them for the purpose of protein hydrolysis. It begins with a focus on the genetic organization and expression of CEPs. The catalytic behavior and cleavage specificities of CEPs from various LAB are also discussed. Following this, the extraction and purification of most CEPs reported to date is described. The industrial applications of CEPs in food technology, health promotion, as well as in the growing area of water purification are discussed. Techniques for improving the production and catalytic efficiency of CEPs are also given an important place in this review.
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- Dawei Ji
- Department of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Solieri L, De Vero L, Tagliazucchi D. Peptidomic study of casein proteolysis in bovine milk by Lactobacillus casei PRA205 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus PRA331. Int Dairy J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Taivosalo A, Kriščiunaite T, Seiman A, Part N, Stulova I, Vilu R. Comprehensive analysis of proteolysis during 8 months of ripening of high-cooked Old Saare cheese. J Dairy Sci 2017; 101:944-967. [PMID: 29174156 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-12944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We applied capillary electrophoresis, liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass-spectrometry (MS/MS), and ultra-performance liquid chromatography to determine the composition of water-insoluble and water-soluble proteinaceous fractions of the cheese and to study in detail the degradation of caseins during 8 mo of ripening of Estonian high-temperature cooked hard cheese Old Saare. The application of high-resolution and high-accuracy MS/MS enabled identification of more than 3,000 small peptides, representing a fairly full casein peptidome containing peptides of 4 to 25 AA in length: 1,049 from β-casein (CN), 944 from αS1-CN, 813 from αS2-CN, and 234 from κ-CN. The majority of β-CN- and αS1-CN-derived peptides originated from the N-terminal parts of the molecule, f6-93 and f1-124, respectively; peptides from αS2-CN arose predominantly from the C-terminal end f100-162. At the beginning of ripening, we found a relatively high amount of peptides originating from the glycomacropeptide part of κ-CN, whereas peptides from para-κ-CN prevailed during the later stages of ripening of the cheese. The cleavage patterns of β-CN, αS2-CN, as well as αS1-CN, showed that primary proteolysis was started mainly by plasmin, although a low proteolytic activity of chymosin was also evident. Based on the analysis of cleavage sites, we observed a significant participation of proteolytic enzymes, including amino- and carboxypeptidases, of both mesophilic and thermophilic starter bacteria in further hydrolysis of oligopeptides during the ripening. Several new phosphopeptides were detected in the result of MS/MS data analysis. The profiles of the estimated concentrations of phosphopeptides revealed that those originating from β-CN and αS1-CN accumulated during cheese maturation. In contrast, we did not notice any generation of phosphopeptides from the highly phosphorylated part of αS2-CN, f25-80, presumably due to the inaccessibility of this region to the action of plasmin and chymosin. The analysis of cleavage sites and the combination of principal component and clustering analyses provided a characterization of the complex dynamics of formation and degradation of peptides during cheese maturation. We made an attempt to obtain a comprehensive picture of proteolysis during Old Saare cheese ripening on the basis of the detailed peptidomic data, including also the less abundant peptides determined by MS/MS, and complemented by the data on intact caseins and free AA and reported the results in the paper.
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- A Taivosalo
- Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies, Akadeemia tee 15A, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia.
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- Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies, Akadeemia tee 15A, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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- Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies, Akadeemia tee 15A, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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- Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies, Akadeemia tee 15A, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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- Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies, Akadeemia tee 15A, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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- Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies, Akadeemia tee 15A, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia; Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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Strain-to-strain differences within lactic and propionic acid bacteria species strongly impact the properties of cheese–A review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13594-015-0267-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Reid JR, Coolbear T. Altered specificity of lactococcal proteinase p(i) (lactocepin I) in humectant systems reflecting the water activity and salt content of cheddar cheese. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 64:588-93. [PMID: 16349501 PMCID: PMC106087 DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.2.588-593.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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By using various humectant systems, the specificity of hydrolysis of alpha(s1)-, beta-, and kappa-caseins by the cell envelope-associated proteinase (lactocepin; EC 3.4.21.96) with type P(1) specificity (i.e., lactocepin I) from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis BN1 was investigated at water activities (a(w)) and salt concentrations reflecting those in cheddar type cheese. In the presence of polyethylene glycol 20000 (PEG 20000)-NaCl (a(w) = 0.95), hydrolysis of beta-casein resulted in production of the peptides comprising residues 1 to 6 and 47 to 52, which are characteristic of type P(III) enzyme activity (lactocepin III) in buffer. The fragment comprising residues 1 through 166, inclusive (fragment 1-166), which is typical of lactocepin I activity in buffer systems, was not produced. Similarly, peptide 152-160 from kappa-casein, which is usually produced in aqueous buffers exclusively by lactocepin III, was a major product of lactocepin I. Most of the specificity differences obtained in the presence of PEG 20000-NaCl were also obtained in the presence of PEG 20000 alone (a(w) = 0.99). In addition, alpha(s1)-casein, which normally is resistant to lactocepin I activity, was rapidly hydrolyzed in the presence of PEG 20000 alone. Hydrolysis of casein in the presence of PEG 300-NaCl or glycerol-NaCl (both having an a(w) of 0.95) was generally as expected for lactocepin I activity except that beta-casein peptide 47-52 and kappa-casein fragment 1-160 were produced; both of these are normally formed by lactocepin III in buffer. The differences in lactocepin specificity obtained in the humectant systems can be attributed to a combination of a(w) and humectant hydrophobicity, both of which are parameters that are potentially relevant to the cheese-ripening environment.
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- J R Reid
- New Zealand Dairy Research Institute, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Flambard B, Juillard V. The autoproteolysis of Lactococcus lactis lactocepin III affects its specificity towards beta-casein. Appl Environ Microbiol 2000; 66:5134-40. [PMID: 11097880 PMCID: PMC92434 DOI: 10.1128/aem.66.12.5134-5140.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The effect of autoproteolysis of Lactococcus lactis lactocepin III on its specificity towards beta-casein was investigated. beta-Casein degradation was performed by using either an autolysin-defective derivative of L. lactis MG1363 carrying the proteinase genes of L. lactis SK11, which was unable to transport oligopeptides, or autoproteolyzed enzyme purified from L. lactis SK11. Comparison of the peptide pools by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis revealed significant differences. To analyze these differences in more detail, the peptides released by the cell-anchored proteinase were identified by on-line coupling of liquid chromatography to mass spectrometry. More than 100 oligopeptides were released from beta-casein by the cell-anchored proteinase. Analysis of the cleavage sites indicated that the specificity of peptide bond cleavage by the cell-anchored proteinase differed significantly from that of the autoproteolyzed enzyme.
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- B Flambard
- Unité de Recherches Laitières et Génétique Appliquée, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Considine T, Healy Á, Kelly A, McSweeney P. Proteolytic specificity of elastase on bovine αs1-casein. Food Chem 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0308-8146(99)00217-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Specificity of lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris SK11 proteinase, lactocepin III, in low-water-activity, high-salt-concentration humectant systems and its stability compared with that of lactocepin I. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:2947-53. [PMID: 10388688 PMCID: PMC91441 DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.7.2947-2953.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marked changes in the specificity of hydrolysis of alphas1-, beta-, and kappa-caseins by lactocepin III from Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris SK11 were found in humectant systems giving the equivalent water activity (aw) and salt concentration of cheddar cheese. Correlations were noted between certain peptides produced by the activity of lactocepin III in the humectant systems and peptides found in cheddar cheese. The stability of lactocepin III was compared with that of lactocepin I from L. lactis subsp. cremoris HP in the humectant systems at different pHs. Significant differences between the stability of each of the lactocepin types were evident. The relationship between stability and humectant type, aw, pH, and NaCl concentration was complex. Nevertheless, in those systems where aw, pH, and NaCl concentration were equivalent to those in cheddar cheese, lactocepin I was generally more stable than lactocepin III. It was concluded that differences in the specificity and/or stability of various lactocepin types are likely to persist in cheese itself and therefore potentially contribute to differences in the peptide composition of ripened cheese.
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Kunji ER, Mierau I, Hagting A, Poolman B, Konings WN. The proteolytic systems of lactic acid bacteria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1996; 70:187-221. [PMID: 8879407 DOI: 10.1007/bf00395933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 462] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Proteolysis in dairy lactic acid bacteria has been studied in great detail by genetic, biochemical and ultrastructural methods. From these studies the picture emerges that the proteolytic systems of lactococci and lactobacilli are remarkably similar in their components and mode of action. The proteolytic system consists of an extracellularly located serine-proteinase, transport systems specific for di-tripeptides and oligopeptides (> 3 residues), and a multitude of intracellular peptidases. This review describes the properties and regulation of individual components as well as studies that have led to identification of their cellular localization. Targeted mutational techniques developed in recent years have made it possible to investigate the role of individual and combinations of enzymes in vivo. Based on these results as well as in vitro studies of the enzymes and transporters, a model for the proteolytic pathway is proposed. The main features are: (i) proteinases have a broad specificity and are capable of releasing a large number of different oligopeptides, of which a large fraction falls in the range of 4 to 8 amino acid residues; (ii) oligopeptide transport is the main route for nitrogen entry into the cell; (iii) all peptidases are located intracellularly and concerted action of peptidases is required for complete degradation of accumulated peptides.
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- E R Kunji
- Department of Microbiology, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands
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Siezen RJ. Modelling and engineering of enzyme/substrate interactions in subtilisin-like enzymes of unknown 3-dimensional structure. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1996; 379:63-73. [PMID: 8796311 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0319-0_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Homology modelling was used to predict enzyme-substrate interactions in three entirely different subtilisin-like enzymes of unknown three-dimensional structure. i.e. (a) cell-envelope proteinase of Lactococcus lactis, (b) putative leader peptidase for pre-nisin from L. lactis, and (c) human furin. Models were based on known three-dimensional structures of subtilisins and thermitase in complex with inhibitors. Detailed analysis of interactions of the P1-P4 residues of model substrates with the S1-S4 binding sites in each enzyme suggest that electrostatic interactions at all four binding sites can contribute to binding and hence to specificity. In particular, one or more negative charges in the S1 or S4 pockets can lead to a high selectivity for Arg residues in the substrate. Many of the predicted interactions have been confirmed by engineering of either enzyme, substrate or both.
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- R J Siezen
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, NIZO, Ede, The Netherlands
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Fox PF, O'Connor TP, McSweeney PL, Guinee TP, O'Brien NM. Cheese: physical, biochemical, and nutritional aspects. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 1996; 39:163-328. [PMID: 8794552 DOI: 10.1016/s1043-4526(08)60075-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- P F Fox
- Department of Food Chemistry, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Juillard V, Laan H, Kunji ER, Jeronimus-Stratingh CM, Bruins AP, Konings WN. The extracellular PI-type proteinase of Lactococcus lactis hydrolyzes beta-casein into more than one hundred different oligopeptides. J Bacteriol 1995; 177:3472-8. [PMID: 7768856 PMCID: PMC177051 DOI: 10.1128/jb.177.12.3472-3478.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The peptides released from beta-casein by the action of PI-type proteinase (PrtP) from Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris Wg2 have been identified by on-line coupling of liquid chromatography to mass spectrometry. After 24 h of incubation of beta-casein with purified PrtP, a stable mixture of peptides was obtained. The trifluoroacetic acid-soluble peptides of this beta-casein hydrolysate were fractionated by high-performance liquid chromatography and introduced into the liquid chromatography-ion spray mass spectrometry interface. Multiply charged ions were generated from trifluoroacetic acid-soluble peptides under low nozzle voltage conditions, yielding the MH+ mass of each eluted peptide. All peptides corresponding to each of the MH+ calculated masses were determined. In those cases in which different peptides were possible, further identification was achieved by collision-induced dissociation under higher nozzle voltage conditions. Hydrolysis of beta-casein by PrtP was observed to proceed much further than reported previously. More than 40% of the peptide bonds are cleaved by PrtP, resulting in the formation of more than 100 different oligopeptides. With the exception of Phe, significant release of amino acids or di- and tripeptides could not be observed. Interestingly, one-fifth of the identified oligopeptides are small enough to be taken up by the oligopeptide transport system. Uptake of these peptides could supply L. lactis with all amino acids, including the essential ones, indicating that growth of L. lactis might be possible on peptides released from beta-casein by proteinase only.
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- V Juillard
- Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands
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Mars I, Monnet V. An aminopeptidase P from Lactococcus lactis with original specificity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1995; 1243:209-15. [PMID: 7873564 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(94)00028-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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An aminopeptidase P (E.C. 3.4.11.9) that cleaves the Arg-1-Pro-2 bond of bradykinin has been isolated for the first time from Lactococcus lactis. The peptidase was purified to homogeneity in a 3-step procedure and characterized. It is a monomeric metalloenzyme with a 43 kDa molecular mass, activated by Mn2+ and inhibited by DTT. It differs from the majority of aminopeptidases P already described by displaying a specificity for X-Pro-Pro N-terminal and probably an extended binding site that could accommodate amino acid residues beyond the P'2 position of the substrate.
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- I Mars
- Station de Recherches Laitières, I.N.R.A., Jouy en Josas, France
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Fox PF, Singh TK, McSweeney PL. Biogenesis of flavour compounds in cheese. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1995; 367:59-98. [PMID: 7572380 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1913-3_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- P F Fox
- Department of Food Chemistry, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Visser S, Slangen CJ, Robben AJ, van Dongen WD, Heerma W, Haverkamp J. Action of a cell-envelope proteinase (CEPIII-type) from Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris AM1 on bovine kappa-casein. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1994; 41:644-51. [PMID: 7765163 DOI: 10.1007/bf00167279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The specificity of the cell-envelope proteinase (CEPIII-type) from Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris AM1 in its action on bovine kappa-casein was studied. A 4-h digest (pH 6.2, 15 degrees C) of kappa-casein was made with the purified proteinase. The pH-4.6 soluble fraction, representing more than 95% of the whole hydrolysate, was ultrafiltered to obtain a high-molecular-mass (HMM) and a low-molecular-mass (LMM) fraction, which were separately further purified by electrophoretic and chromatographic techniques. Isolated HMM and LMM products were identified by amino acid analysis, end-group determination and mass spectrometry. On-line HPLC/mass spectrometry was also used for the separation of an LMM peptide mixture and the identification of its components. The HMM products formed were the fragments 1-160, 1-151, 1-95 and 1-79 of kappa-casein, whereas the main LMM products found were the 161-169 and 152-160 fragments. The enzyme specificity was concluded to be primarily directed towards the C-terminal region of the substrate molecule by cleavage of the 160-161 and 151-152 peptide bonds. Two minor LMM products were identified as the fragments 96-104 and 103-106, indicating additional cleavage at positions 102-103, 104-105 and 106-107 of the sequence. Also several peptide bonds within the 161-169 sequence were found to be subject to secondary cleavage by the proteinase. From electrophoretic and identification data it is concluded that the lactococcal CEPI, CEPIII and several mixed-type proteinases all act on the peptide bonds at positions 79-80 and 95-96.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- S Visser
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Netherlands Institute for Dairy Research (NIZO), BA Ede
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Reid JR, Coolbear T, Pillidge CJ, Pritchard GG. Specificity of hydrolysis of bovine kappa-casein by cell envelope-associated proteinases from Lactococcus lactis strains. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:801-6. [PMID: 8161175 PMCID: PMC201395 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.3.801-806.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The cell envelope-associated proteinases from Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris H2 (a PI-type proteinase-producing strain) and SK11 (a PIII-type proteinase-producing strain) both actively hydrolyze the kappa-casein component of bovine milk but with significant differences in the specificity of peptide bond hydrolysis. The peptide bonds Ala-23-Lys-24, Leu-32-Ser-33, Ala-71-Gln-72, Leu-79-Ser-80, Met-95-Ala-96, and Met-106-Ala-107 were cleaved by both proteinase types, although the relative rates of hydrolysis at some of these sites were quite different for the two proteinases. Small histidine-rich peptides were formed as early products of the action of the cell envelope-associated proteinases on kappa-casein, implicating this casein as a possible significant source of histidine, which is essential for starter growth. The major difference between the two proteinase types in their action on kappa-casein was in their ability to cleave bonds near the C-terminal end of the molecule. The bond Asn-160-Thr-161 and, to a lesser extent, the bond Glu-151-Val-152 were very rapidly cleaved by the PIII-type proteinase, whereas hydrolysis of these bonds by the PI-type proteinase was barely detectable (even after 24 h of digestion). Differential hydrolysis of kappa-casein at these sites by the two different proteinase types resulted in the formation of distinctive, high-M(r) products detectable by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J R Reid
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Exterkate FA, Alting AC, Bruinenberg PG. Diversity of cell envelope proteinase specificity among strains of Lactococcus lactis and its relationship to charge characteristics of the substrate-binding region. Appl Environ Microbiol 1993; 59:3640-7. [PMID: 8285671 PMCID: PMC182510 DOI: 10.1128/aem.59.11.3640-3647.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The biochemical and genetical diversity of the subtilisin-like cell envelope proteinase (CEP) among Lactococcus lactis strains was investigated. The specificities of the proteinases of 16 strains toward the important cheese peptide alpha s1-casein fragment 1 to 23 and toward two differently charged chromophoric peptides have been determined. On the basis of the results, these strains could be classified into seven groups. The contribution to the specificity of specific residues in the large C-terminal segment, which differentiates this proteinase from most other members of the subtilisin family, was established with hybrid proteinases, even in the case of the small substrates. These remote residues and the subtilisin-like substrate-binding region are therefore assumed to be spatially close to each other and together constitute most of the binding region of CEP. DNA sequence analysis of fragments of the gene (prtP) encoding segments of the proteinase which contain the relevant residues of the substrate-binding region shows that among the strains studied, this binding region is the most negatively charged in the CEP group represented by strain HP and the positively charged in the CEP group represented by strains AM1 and SK11. Consequently, these two proteinase groups show the most divergent specificities. Each of the proteinases of the other groups shows a different intermediate specificity which in part is the reflection of an intermediate charge in the binding region. However, the results suggest that amino acid residues outside the segments known to be part of the CEP-binding region also contribute to specificity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- F A Exterkate
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Netherlands Institute for Dairy Research (NIZO), Ede
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Pritchard GG, Coolbear T. The physiology and biochemistry of the proteolytic system in lactic acid bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Rev 1993; 12:179-206. [PMID: 8398214 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.1993.tb00018.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The inability of lactic acid bacteria to synthesize many of the amino acids required for protein synthesis necessitates the active functioning of a proteolytic system in those environments where protein constitutes the main nitrogen source. Biochemical and genetic analysis of the pathway by which exogenous proteins supply essential amino acids for growth has been one of the most actively investigated aspects of the metabolism of lactic acid bacteria especially in those species which are of importance in the dairy industry, such as the lactococci. Much information has now been accumulated on individual components of the proteolytic pathway in lactococci, namely, the cell envelope proteinase(s), a range of peptidases and the amino acid and peptide transport systems of the cell membrane. Possible models of the proteolytic system in lactococci can be proposed but there are still many unresolved questions concerning the operation of the pathway in vivo. This review will examine current knowledge and outstanding problems regarding the proteolytic system in lactococci and also the extent to which the lactococcal system provides a model for understanding proteolysis in other groups of lactic acid bacteria.
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- G G Pritchard
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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