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Capetti CCDM, Ontañon O, Navas LE, Campos E, Simister R, Dowle A, Liberato MV, Pellegrini VDOA, Gómez LD, Polikarpov I. Sugarcane bagasse derived xylooligosaccharides produced by an arabinofuranosidase/xylobiohydrolase from Bifidobacterium longum in synergism with xylanases. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 339:122248. [PMID: 38823916 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Arabinoxylan is a major hemicellulose in the sugarcane plant cell wall with arabinose decorations that impose steric restrictions on the activity of xylanases against this substrate. Enzymatic removal of the decorations by arabinofuranosidases can allow a more efficient arabinoxylan degradation by xylanases. Here we produced and characterized a recombinant Bifidobacterium longum arabinofuranosidase from glycoside hydrolase family 43 (BlAbf43) and applied it, together with GH10 and GH11 xylanases, to produce xylooligosaccharides (XOS) from wheat arabinoxylan and alkali pretreated sugarcane bagasse. The enzyme synergistically enhanced XOS production by GH10 and GH11 xylanases, being particularly efficient in combination with the latter family of enzymes, with a degree of synergism of 1.7. We also demonstrated that the enzyme is capable of not only removing arabinose decorations from the arabinoxylan and from the non-reducing end of the oligomeric substrates, but also hydrolyzing the xylan backbone yielding mostly xylobiose and xylose in particular cases. Structural studies of BlAbf43 shed light on the molecular basis of the substrate recognition and allowed hypothesizing on the structural reasons of its multifunctionality.
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- Caio Cesar de Mello Capetti
- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São-carlense 400, 13566-590 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Los Reseros y N. Repetto, Hurlingham B1686, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Los Reseros y N. Repetto, Hurlingham B1686, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Los Reseros y N. Repetto, Hurlingham B1686, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, CNAP, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Technology Facility, Proteomics Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São-carlense 400, 13566-590 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, CNAP, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom.
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São-carlense 400, 13566-590 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Fathallah W, Puchart V. The Bifidobacterium adolescentis BAD_1527 gene encodes GH43_22 α-L-arabinofuranosidase of AXH-m type. AMB Express 2024; 14:83. [PMID: 39033088 PMCID: PMC11264647 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01738-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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Bifidobacterium adolescentis gene BAD_1527 has previously been suggested to code for a β-xylosidase (Kobayashi et al., Mar Drugs 18:174, 2020). Our detailed investigation of the substrate specificity of the GH43_22 protein using a wide spectrum of natural and artificial substrates showed that the enzyme hydrolyzed neither linear xylooligosaccharides nor glucuronoxylan. Xylose was released only from the artificial 4-nitrophenyl β-D-xylopyranoside (1.58 mU/mg). The corresponding α-L-arabinofuranoside was by three orders of magnitude better substrate (2.17 U/mg). Arabinose was the only monosaccharide liberated from arabinoxylan and α-1,3- or α-1,2-singly arabinosylated xylooligosaccharides. Moreover, the enzyme efficiently debranched sugar beet arabinan and singly arabinosylated α-1,5-L-arabinooligosaccharides, although short linear α-1,5-L-arabinooligosaccharides were also slowly degraded. On the other hand, debranched arabinan, arabinogalactan as well as 2,3-doubly arabinosylated main chain residues of arabinan and arabinoxylan did not serve as substrates. Thus, the enzyme encoded by the BAD_1527 gene is a typical α-L-arabinofuranosidase of AXH-m specificity.
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- Walid Fathallah
- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 38, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 625 11, Egypt
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 38, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Salas-Veizaga DM, Rocabado-Villegas LR, Linares-Pastén JA, Gudmundsdottir EE, Hreggvidsson GO, Álvarez-Aliaga MT, Adlercreutz P, Nordberg Karlsson E. A novel glycoside hydrolase 43-like enzyme from Clostridium boliviensis is an endo-xylanase and a candidate for xylooligosaccharide production from different xylan substrates. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0222323. [PMID: 38497645 PMCID: PMC11022575 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02223-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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An uncharacterized gene encoding a glycoside hydrolase family 43-like enzyme from Clostridium boliviensis strain E-1 was identified from genomic sequence data, and the encoded enzyme, CbE1Xyn43-l, was produced in Escherichia coli. CbE1Xyn43-l (52.9 kDa) is a two-domain endo-β-xylanase consisting of a C-terminal CBM6 and a GH43-like catalytic domain. The positions of the catalytic dyad conserved in GH43, the catalytic base (Asp74), and proton donor (Glu240) were identified in alignments including GH43-enzymes of known 3D-structure from different subfamilies. CbE1Xyn43-l is active at pH 7.0-9.0, with optimum temperature at 65°C, and a more than 7 days' half-life in irreversible deactivation studies at this temperature. The enzyme hydrolyzed birchwood xylan, quinoa stalks glucuronoarabinoxylan, and wheat arabinoxylan with xylotriose and xylotetraose as major hydrolysis products. CbE1Xyn43-l also released xylobiose from pNPX2 with low turnover (kcat of 0.044 s-1) but was inactive on pNPX, showing that a degree of polymerization of three (DP3) was the smallest hydrolyzable substrate. Divalent ions affected the specific activity on xylan substrates, which dependent on the ion could be increased or decreased. In conclusion, CbE1Xyn43-l from C. boliviensis strain E-1 is the first characterized member of a large group of homologous hypothetical proteins annotated as GH43-like and is a thermostable endo-xylanase, producing xylooligosaccharides of high DP (xylotriose and xylotetraose) producer. IMPORTANCE The genome of Clostridium boliviensis strain E-1 encodes a number of hypothetical enzymes, annotated as glycoside hydrolase-like but not classified in the Carbohydrate Active Enzyme Database (CAZy). A novel thermostable GH43-like enzyme is here characterized as an endo-β-xylanase of interest in the production of prebiotic xylooligosaccharides (XOs) from different xylan sources. CbE1Xyn43-l is a two-domain enzyme composed of a catalytic GH43-l domain and a CBM6 domain, producing xylotriose as main XO product. The enzyme has homologs in many related Clostridium strains which may indicate a similar function and be a previously unknown type of endo-xylanase in this evolutionary lineage of microorganisms.
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- Daniel Martin Salas-Veizaga
- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Instituto de Investigaciones Fármaco Bioquímicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Zhang J, He Z, He Y, Xie J, Yang G, Niu Z, Shen T, Li F. Fecal fermentation behavior and immunomodulatory activity of arabinoxylan from wheat bran. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 256:128283. [PMID: 38007031 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Arabinoxylan (AX) is the predominant non-starch polysaccharide in wheat bran, known for its significant immunomodulatory activity. However, existing literature lacks comprehensive studies on AX fermentation by gut microbiota and its subsequent immunomodulatory mechanisms. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of AX on the composition of gut microbiota and the characteristics of its immunomodulatory activity. For this purpose, an in vitro fermentation system and a cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mouse model were established to explore both the in vitro and in vivo effects of AX on gut microbiota and immune modulation. The results demonstrated that AX was metabolized by gut microbes and in turn to promoting the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which concurrently led to a significant decrease in pH. Furthermore, AX treatment significantly changed the microbial composition, elevated the relative abundance of Actinobacteria while reducing that of Bacteroidetes. In the immunosuppressed mice, AX administration improved the thymus and spleen indices, mitigated spleen injury, and bolstered overall immunity. Moreover, AX altered the gut microbiota structure, increasing the abundance of Bacteroidetes and decreasing that of Firmicutes. These findings suggest that wheat bran-derived AX can modulate intestinal microbial composition, improve gut microecology, and enhance host immunity by targeting gut microbiota.
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- Ji Zhang
- Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China; School of Life Sciences, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
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Yang Z, Huang T, Guo A, Chen W, Bai W, Wei L, Tian L. Insights into the fermentation patterns of wheat bran cell wall polysaccharides using an in-vitro batch fermentation model. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 317:121100. [PMID: 37364962 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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We aimed to study the structural characteristics and fermentation properties of wheat bran cell wall polysaccharides (CWPs). Sequential extractions of CWPs from wheat bran produced the water-extractable (WE) and alkali-extractable (AE) fractions. The extracted fractions were structurally characterized based on their molecular weight (Mw) and monosaccharide composition. Our findings revealed that the Mw and the ratio of arabinose to xylose (A/X) of AE were higher than those of WE and that the two fractions were mainly composed of arabinoxylans (AXs). The substrates were then subjected to in vitro fermentation by human fecal microbiota. As fermentation progressed, the total carbohydrates of WE were significantly more utilized than that of AE (p < 0.05). The AXs in WE were utilized at a higher rate than those in AE. The relative abundance of Prevotella_9, which can efficiently utilize AXs, was significantly increased in AE. The presence of AXs in AE shifted the balance away from protein fermentation and caused a delay in protein fermentation. Our study demonstrated that wheat bran CWPs can modulate the gut microbiota in a structure-dependent manner. However, future studies should further characterize the fine structure of wheat CWPs to clarify their detailed relationship with gut microbiota and metabolites.
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- Zixin Yang
- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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Yao T, Deemer DG, Chen MH, Reuhs BL, Hamaker BR, Lindemann SR. Differences in fine arabinoxylan structures govern microbial selection and competition among human gut microbiota. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 316:121039. [PMID: 37321733 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Dietary fibers are known to modulate microbiome composition, but it is unclear to what extent minor fiber structural differences impact community assembly, microbial division of labor, and organismal metabolic responses. To test the hypothesis that fine linkage variations afford different ecological niches for distinct communities and metabolism, we employed a 7-day in vitro sequential batch fecal fermentation with four fecal inocula and measured responses using an integrated multi-omics approach. Two sorghum arabinoxylans (SAXs) were fermented, with one (RSAX) having slightly more complex branch linkages than the other (WSAX). Although there were minor glycoysl linkage differences, consortia on RSAX retained much higher species diversity (42 members) than on WSAX (18-23 members) with distinct species-level genomes and metabolic outcomes (e.g., higher short chain fatty acid production from RSAX and more lactic acid produced from WSAX). The major SAX-selected members were from genera of Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium and family Lachnospiraceae. Carbohydrate active enzyme (CAZyme) genes in metagenomes revealed broad AX-related hydrolytic potentials among key members; however, CAZyme genes enriched in different consortia displayed various catabolic domain fusions with diverse accessory motifs that differ among the two SAX types. These results suggest that fine polysaccharide structure exerts deterministic selection effect for distinct fermenting consortia.
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- Tianming Yao
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Institute of Food Science and Technology of National Taiwan University. No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Advances and challenges in interaction between heteroglycans and Bifidobacterium: Utilization strategies, intestinal health and future perspectives. Trends Food Sci Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2023.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Orihara K, Yahagi K, Saito Y, Watanabe Y, Sasai T, Hara T, Tsukuda N, Oki K, Fujimoto J, Matsuki T. Characterization of Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense that utilizes both milk- and plant-derived oligosaccharides. Gut Microbes 2023; 15:2207455. [PMID: 37188713 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2207455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Bifidobacteria are prominent members of the human gut microbiota throughout life. The ability to utilize milk- and plant-derived carbohydrates is important for bifidobacterial colonization of the infant and adult gut. The Bifidobacterium catenulatum subspecies kashiwanohense (B. kashiwanohense) was originally isolated from infant feces. However, only a few strains have been described, and the characteristics of this subspecies have been poorly investigated. Here, we characterized genotypes and phenotypes of 23 B. kashiwanohense-associated strains, including 12 newly sequenced isolates. Genome-based analysis clarified the phylogenetic relationship between these strains, revealing that only 13 strains are genuine B. kashiwanohense. We defined specific marker sequences and investigated the worldwide prevalence of B. kashiwanohense based on metagenome data. This revealed that not only infants but also adults and weaning children harbor this subspecies in the gut. Most B. kashiwanohense strains utilize long-chain xylans and possess genes for extracellular xylanase (GH10), arabinofuranosidase and xylosidase (GH43), and ABC transporters that contribute to the utilization of xylan-derived oligosaccharides. We also confirmed that B. kashiwanohense strains utilize short- and long-chain human milk oligosaccharides and possess genes for fucosidase (GH95 and GH29) and specific ABC transporter substrate-binding proteins that contribute to the utilization of a wide range of human milk oligosaccharides. Collectively, we found that B. kashiwanohense strains utilize both plant- and milk-derived carbohydrates and identified key genetic factors that allow them to assimilate various carbohydrates.
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- Kento Orihara
- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Basic Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Wang H, Huang X, Tan H, Chen X, Chen C, Nie S. Interaction between dietary fiber and bifidobacteria in promoting intestinal health. Food Chem 2022; 393:133407. [PMID: 35696956 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Bifidobacteria are considered as probiotics due to their role in promoting intestinal health, including regulating intestinal flora, controlling glycolipid metabolism, anti-colitis effects. Dietary fiber is considered as prebiotic favoring gut health. It also can be used as carbon source to support the growth and colonization of probiotics like bifidobacteria. However, because of genetic diversity, different bifidobacterial species differ in their ability to utilize dietary fiber. Meanwhile, dietary fiber with different structural properties has different effects on the bifidobacteria proliferation. The interaction between dietary fiber and bifidobacteria will consequently lead to a synergistic or antagonistic function in promoting intestinal health, therefore affecting the application of combined use of dietary fiber and bifidobacteria. In this case, we summarize the biological function of bifidobacteria, and their interaction with different dietary fiber in promoting gut health, and finally provide several strategies about their combined use.
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- Hui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, China-Canada Joint Lab of Food Science and Technology (Nanchang), Nanchang University, 235 Nanjing East Road, Nanchang 330047, China
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Maruyama S, Matsuoka T, Hosomi K, Park J, Nishimura M, Murakami H, Konishi K, Miyachi M, Kawashima H, Mizuguchi K, Kobayashi T, Ooka T, Yamagata Z, Kunisawa J. Classification of the Occurrence of Dyslipidemia Based on Gut Bacteria Related to Barley Intake. Front Nutr 2022; 9:812469. [PMID: 35399681 PMCID: PMC8988889 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.812469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Barley is a grain rich in β-glucan, a soluble dietary fiber, and its consumption can help maintain good health and reduce the risk of metabolic disorders, such as dyslipidemia. However, the effect of barley intake on the risk of dyslipidemia has been found to vary among individuals. Differences in gut bacteria among individuals may be a determining factor since dietary fiber is metabolized by gut bacteria and then converted into short-chain fatty acids with physiological functions that reduce the risk of dyslipidemia. This study examined whether gut bacteria explained individual differences in the effects of barley intake on dyslipidemia using data from a cross-sectional study. In this study, participants with high barley intake and no dyslipidemia were labeled as “responders” to the reduced risk of dyslipidemia based on their barley intake and their gut bacteria. The results of the 16S rRNA gene sequencing showed that the fecal samples of responders (n = 22) were richer in Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium, Ruminococcus 1, Subdoligranulum, Ruminococcaceae UCG-013, and Lachnospira than those of non-responders (n = 43), who had high barley intake but symptoms of dyslipidemia. These results indicate the presence of certain gut bacteria that define barley responders. Therefore, we attempted to generate a gut bacteria-based responder classification model through machine learning using random forest. The area under the curve value of the classification model in estimating the effect of barley on the occurrence of dyslipidemia in the host was 0.792 and the Matthews correlation coefficient was 0.56. Our findings connect gut bacteria to individual differences in the effects of barley on lipid metabolism, which could assist in developing personalized dietary strategies.
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- Satoko Maruyama
- Research and Development Department, Hakubaku Co., Ltd., Yamanashi, Japan
- Laboratory of Vaccine Materials, Center for Vaccine and Adjuvant Research and Laboratory of Gut Environmental System, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Research and Development Department, Hakubaku Co., Ltd., Yamanashi, Japan
- Laboratory of Vaccine Materials, Center for Vaccine and Adjuvant Research and Laboratory of Gut Environmental System, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
- *Correspondence: Tsubasa Matsuoka
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- Laboratory of Vaccine Materials, Center for Vaccine and Adjuvant Research and Laboratory of Gut Environmental System, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Artificial Intelligence Center for Health and Biomedical Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Research and Development Department, Hakubaku Co., Ltd., Yamanashi, Japan
- Laboratory of Vaccine Materials, Center for Vaccine and Adjuvant Research and Laboratory of Gut Environmental System, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Physical Activity Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physical Activity Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physical Activity Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
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- Artificial Intelligence Center for Health and Biomedical Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
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- Artificial Intelligence Center for Health and Biomedical Research, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
- Laboratory of Computational Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Research and Development Department, Hakubaku Co., Ltd., Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Vaccine Materials, Center for Vaccine and Adjuvant Research and Laboratory of Gut Environmental System, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
- Graduate Schools of Medicine, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate Schools of Science, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- International Research and Development Center for Mucosal Vaccines, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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Lee MJ, Kang Y, Son BS, Kim MJ, Park TH, Park D, Kim TJ. Hydrolysis of Arabinoxylo-oligosaccharides by α-L-Arabinofuranosidases and β-D-Xylosidase from Bifidobacterium dentium. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 32:187-194. [PMID: 34949752 PMCID: PMC9628843 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2112.12021] [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: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Two α-L-arabinofuranosidases (BfdABF1 and BfdABF3) and a β-D-xylosidase (BfdXYL2) genes were cloned from Bifidobacterium dentium ATCC 27679, and functionally expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3). BfdABF1 showed the highest activity in 50 mM sodium acetate buffer at pH 5.0 and 25°C. This exo-enzyme could hydrolyze p-nitrophenyl arabinofuranoside, arabino-oligosaccharides (AOS), arabinoxylo-oligosaccharides (AXOS) such as 32-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-xylobiose (A3X), and 23-α-Larabinofuranosyl-xylotriose (A2XX), whereas hardly hydrolyzed polymeric substrates such as debranched arabinan and arabinoxylans. BfdABF1 is a typical exo-ABF with the higher specific activity on the oligomeric substrates than the polymers. It prefers to α-(1,2)-L-arabinofuranosidic linkages compared to α-(1,3)-linkages. Especially, BfdABF1 could slowly hydrolyze 23,33-di-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-xylotriose (A2+3XX). Meanwhile, BfdABF3 showed the highest activity in sodium acetate at pH 6.0 and 50°C, and it has the exclusively high activities on AXOS such as A3X and A2XX. BfdABF3 mainly catalyzes the removal of L-arabinose side chains from various AXOS. BfdXYL2 exhibited the highest activity in sodium citrate at pH 5.0 and 55°C, and it specifically hydrolyzed p-nitrophenyl xylopyranoside and xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS). Also, BfdXYL2 could slowly hydrolyze AOS and AXOS such as A3X. Based on the detailed hydrolytic modes of action of three exo-hydrolases (BfdABF1, BfdABF3, and BfdXYL2) from Bf. dentium, their probable roles in the hemiceulloseutilization system of Bf. dentium are proposed in the present study. These intracellular exo-hydrolases can synergistically produce L-arabinose and D-xylose from various AOS, XOS, and AXOS.
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- Min-Jae Lee
- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea,Corresponding author Phone: +82-43-261-3354 Fax: +82-43-271-4412 E-mail:
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Kujawska M, Raulo A, Millar M, Warren F, Baltrūnaitė L, Knowles SCL, Hall LJ. Bifidobacterium castoris strains isolated from wild mice show evidence of frequent host switching and diverse carbohydrate metabolism potential. ISME COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 2:20. [PMID: 37938745 PMCID: PMC9723756 DOI: 10.1038/s43705-022-00102-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Members of the gut microbiota genus Bifidobacterium are widely distributed human and animal symbionts believed to exert beneficial effects on their hosts. However, in-depth genomic analyses of animal-associated species and strains are somewhat lacking, particularly in wild animal populations. Here, to examine patterns of host specificity and carbohydrate metabolism capacity, we sequenced whole genomes of Bifidobacterium isolated from wild-caught small mammals from two European countries (UK and Lithuania). Members of Bifidobacterium castoris, Bifidobacterium animalis and Bifodobacterium pseudolongum were detected in wild mice (Apodemus sylvaticus, Apodemus agrarius and Apodemus flavicollis), but not voles or shrews. B. castoris constituted the most commonly recovered Bifidobacterium (78% of all isolates), with the majority of strains only detected in a single population, although populations frequently harboured multiple co-circulating strains. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the mouse-associated B. castoris clades were not specific to a particular location or host species, and their distribution across the host phylogeny was consistent with regular host shifts rather than host-microbe codiversification. Functional analysis, including in vitro growth assays, suggested that mouse-derived B. castoris strains encoded an extensive arsenal of carbohydrate-active enzymes, including putative novel glycosyl hydrolases such as chitosanases, along with genes encoding putative exopolysaccharides, some of which may have been acquired via horizontal gene transfer. Overall, these results provide a rare genome-level analysis of host specificity and genomic capacity among important gut symbionts of wild animals, and reveal that Bifidobacterium has a labile relationship with its host over evolutionary time scales.
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- Magdalena Kujawska
- Gut Microbes & Health, Quadram Institute Biosciences, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
- Intestinal Microbiome, ZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK
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- Food Innovation and Health, Quadram Institute Biosciences, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Food Innovation and Health, Quadram Institute Biosciences, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK
- Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Herfordshire, UK
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- Gut Microbes & Health, Quadram Institute Biosciences, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.
- Intestinal Microbiome, ZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.
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A Novel Multifunctional Arabinofuranosidase/Endoxylanase/β-Xylosidase GH43 Enzyme from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus B-6 and Its Synergistic Action To Produce Arabinose and Xylose from Cereal Arabinoxylan. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0173021. [PMID: 34613758 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01730-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PcAxy43B is a modular protein comprising a catalytic domain of glycoside hydrolase family 43 (GH43), a family 6 carbohydrate-binding module (CBM6), and a family 36 carbohydrate-binding module (CBM36) and found to be a novel multifunctional xylanolytic enzyme from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus B-6. This enzyme exhibited α-l-arabinofuranosidase, endoxylanase, and β-d-xylosidase activities. The α-l-arabinofuranosidase activity of PcAxy43B revealed a new property of GH43, via the release of both long-chain cereal arabinoxylan and short-chain arabinoxylooligosaccharide (AXOS), as well as release from both the C(O)2 and C(O)3 positions of AXOS, which is different from what has been seen for other arabinofuranosidases. PcAxy43B liberated a series of xylooligosaccharides (XOSs) from birchwood xylan and xylohexaose, indicating that PcAxy43B exhibited endoxylanase activity. PcAxy43B produced xylose from xylobiose and reacted with p-nitrophenyl-β-d-xylopyranoside as a result of β-xylosidase activity. PcAxy43B effectively released arabinose together with XOSs and xylose from the highly arabinosyl-substituted rye arabinoxylan. Moreover, PcAxy43B showed significant synergistic action with the trifunctional endoxylanase/β-xylosidase/α-l-arabinofuranosidase PcAxy43A and the endoxylanase Xyn10C from strain B-6, in which almost all products produced from rye arabinoxylan by these combined enzymes were arabinose and xylose. In addition, the presence of CBM36 was found to be necessary for the endoxylanase property of PcAxy43B. PcAxy43B is capable of hydrolyzing untreated cereal biomass, corn hull, and rice straw into XOSs and xylose. Hence, PcAxy43B, a significant accessory multifunctional xylanolytic enzyme, is a potential candidate for application in the saccharification of cereal biomass. IMPORTANCE Enzymatic saccharification of cereal biomass is a strategy for the production of fermented sugars from low-price raw materials. In the present study, PcAxy43B from P. curdlanolyticus B-6 was found to be a novel multifunctional α-l-arabinofuranosidase/endoxylanase/β-d-xylosidase enzyme of glycoside hydrolase family 43. It is effective in releasing arabinose, xylose, and XOSs from the highly arabinosyl-substituted rye arabinoxylan, which is usually resistant to hydrolysis by xylanolytic enzymes. Moreover, almost all products produced from rye arabinoxylan by the combination of PcAxy43B with the trifunctional xylanolytic enzyme PcAxy43A and the endoxylanase Xyn10C from strain B-6 were arabinose and xylose, which can be used to produce several value-added products. In addition, PcAxy43B is capable of hydrolyzing untreated cereal biomass into XOSs and xylose. Thus, PcAxy43B is an important multifunctional xylanolytic enzyme with high potential in biotechnology.
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Khangwal I, Skariyachan S, Uttarkar A, Muddebihalkar AG, Niranjan V, Shukla P. Understanding the Xylooligosaccharides Utilization Mechanism of Lactobacillus brevis and Bifidobacterium adolescentis: Proteins Involved and Their Conformational Stabilities for Effectual Binding. Mol Biotechnol 2021; 64:75-89. [PMID: 34542815 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-021-00392-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Xylooligosaccharides having various degrees of polymerization such as xylobiose, xylotriose, and xylotetraose positively affect human health by interacting with gut proteins. The present study aimed to identify proteins present in gut microflora, such as xylosidase, xylulokinase, etc., with the help of retrieved whole-genome annotations and find out the mechanistic interactions of those with the above substrates. The 3D structures of proteins, namely Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase B (XynB) from Lactobacillus brevis and beta-D-xylosidase (Xyl3) from Bifidobacterium adolescentis, were computationally predicted and validated with the help of various bioinformatics tools. Molecular docking studies identified the effectual binding of these proteins to the xylooligosaccharides, and the stabilities of the best-docked complexes were analyzed by molecular dynamic simulation. The present study demonstrated that XynB and Xyl3 showed better effectual binding toward Xylobiose with the binding energies of - 5.96 kcal/mol and - 4.2 kcal/mol, respectively. The interactions were stabilized by several hydrogen bonding having desolvation energy (- 6.59 and - 7.91). The conformational stabilities of the docked complexes were observed in the four selected complexes of XynB-xylotriose, XynB-xylotetraose, Xyl3-xylobiose, and Xyn3-xylotriose by MD simulations. This study showed that the interactions of these four complexes are stable, which means they have complex metabolic activities among each other. Extending these studies of understanding, the interaction between specific probiotics enzymes and their ligands can explore the detailed design of synbiotics in the future.
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- Ishu Khangwal
- Enzyme Technology and Protein Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India
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- Department of Microbiology, St. Pius X College, Rajapuram, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Enzyme Technology and Protein Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India.
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
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Kelly SM, Munoz-Munoz J, van Sinderen D. Plant Glycan Metabolism by Bifidobacteria. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:609418. [PMID: 33613480 PMCID: PMC7889515 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.609418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Members of the genus Bifidobacterium, of which the majority have been isolated as gut commensals, are Gram-positive, non-motile, saccharolytic, non-sporulating, anaerobic bacteria. Many bifidobacterial strains are considered probiotic and therefore are thought to bestow health benefits upon their host. Bifidobacteria are highly abundant among the gut microbiota of healthy, full term, breast-fed infants, yet the relative average abundance of bifidobacteria tends to decrease as the human host ages. Because of the inverse correlation between bifidobacterial abundance/prevalence and health, there has been an increasing interest in maintaining, increasing or restoring bifidobacterial populations in the infant, adult and elderly gut. In order to colonize and persist in the gastrointestinal environment, bifidobacteria must be able to metabolise complex dietary and/or host-derived carbohydrates, and be resistant to various environmental challenges of the gut. This is not only important for the autochthonous bifidobacterial species colonising the gut, but also for allochthonous bifidobacteria provided as probiotic supplements in functional foods. For example, Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum is a taxon associated with the metabolism of plant-derived poly/oligosaccharides in the adult diet, being capable of metabolising hemicellulose and various pectin-associated glycans. Many of these plant glycans are believed to stimulate the metabolism and growth of specific bifidobacterial species and are for this reason classified as prebiotics. In this review, bifidobacterial carbohydrate metabolism, with a focus on plant poly-/oligosaccharide degradation and uptake, as well as its associated regulation, will be discussed.
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- Sandra M Kelly
- School of Microbiology and APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Microbial Enzymology Group, Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Microbiology and APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Multiple Transporters and Glycoside Hydrolases Are Involved in Arabinoxylan-Derived Oligosaccharide Utilization in Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.01782-20. [PMID: 33036985 PMCID: PMC7688211 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01782-20] [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: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Bifidobacteria commonly reside in the human intestine and possess abundant genes involved in carbohydrate utilization. Arabinoxylan hydrolysates (AXH) are hydrolyzed products of arabinoxylan, one of the most abundant dietary fibers, and they include xylooligosaccharides and those decorated with arabinofuranosyl residues. The molecular mechanism by which B. pseudocatenulatum, a common bifidobacterial species found in adult feces, utilizes structurally and compositionally variable AXH has yet to be extensively investigated. In this study, we identified three gene clusters (encoding five GH43 enzymes and three solute-binding proteins of ABC transporters) that were upregulated in B. pseudocatenulatum YIT 4072T during AXH utilization. By investigating their substrate specificities, we revealed how these proteins are involved in the uptake and degradation of AXH. These molecular insights may provide a better understanding of how resident bifidobacteria colonize the colon. Arabinoxylan hydrolysates (AXH) are the hydrolyzed products of the major components of the dietary fiber arabinoxylan. AXH include diverse oligosaccharides varying in xylose polymerization and side residue modifications with arabinose at the O-2 and/or O-3 position of the xylose unit. Previous studies have reported that AXH exhibit prebiotic properties on gut bifidobacteria; moreover, several adult-associated bifidobacterial species (e.g., Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum) are known to utilize AXH. In this study, we tried to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of AXH utilization by Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum, which is a common bifidobacterial species found in adult feces. We performed transcriptomic analysis of B. pseudocatenulatum YIT 4072T, which identified three upregulated gene clusters during AXH utilization. The gene clusters encoded three sets of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters and five enzymes belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 43 (GH43). By characterizing the recombinant proteins, we found that three solute-binding proteins of ABC transporters showed either broad or narrow specificity, two arabinofuranosidases hydrolyzed either single- or double-decorated arabinoxylooligosaccharides, and three xylosidases exhibited functionally identical activity. These data collectively suggest that the transporters and glycoside hydrolases, encoded in the three gene clusters, work together to utilize AXH of different sizes and with different side residue modifications. Thus, our study sheds light on the overall picture of how these proteins collaborate for the utilization of AXH in B. pseudocatenulatum and may explain the predominance of this symbiont species in the adult human gut. IMPORTANCE Bifidobacteria commonly reside in the human intestine and possess abundant genes involved in carbohydrate utilization. Arabinoxylan hydrolysates (AXH) are hydrolyzed products of arabinoxylan, one of the most abundant dietary fibers, and they include xylooligosaccharides and those decorated with arabinofuranosyl residues. The molecular mechanism by which B. pseudocatenulatum, a common bifidobacterial species found in adult feces, utilizes structurally and compositionally variable AXH has yet to be extensively investigated. In this study, we identified three gene clusters (encoding five GH43 enzymes and three solute-binding proteins of ABC transporters) that were upregulated in B. pseudocatenulatum YIT 4072T during AXH utilization. By investigating their substrate specificities, we revealed how these proteins are involved in the uptake and degradation of AXH. These molecular insights may provide a better understanding of how resident bifidobacteria colonize the colon.
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Li X, Guo R, Wu X, Liu X, Ai L, Sheng Y, Song Z, Wu Y. Dynamic digestion of tamarind seed polysaccharide: Indigestibility in gastrointestinal simulations and gut microbiota changes in vitro. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 239:116194. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Soluble arabinoxylans extracted from soft and hard wheat show a differential prebiotic effect in vitro and in vivo. J Cereal Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2020.102956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Poria V, Saini JK, Singh S, Nain L, Kuhad RC. Arabinofuranosidases: Characteristics, microbial production, and potential in waste valorization and industrial applications. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 304:123019. [PMID: 32089440 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Alpha-L-arabinofuranoside arabinofuranohydrolase (ARA), more commonly known as alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase (E.C. number 3.2.1.55), is a hydrolytic enzyme, catalyzing the cleavage of alpha-L-arabinose by acting on the non-reducing ends of alpha-L-arabinofuranosides, alpha-L-arabinans containing (1,3)- and/or (1,5)-linked arabinoxylans and arabinogalactans. ARA functions as debranching enzyme removing arabinose substituents from arabinoxylan and arabinoxylooligomers, thereby, boosting the hydrolysis of arabinoxylan fraction of hemicellulose and improving bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass. Previously, comprehensive information on this enzyme has not been reviewed thoroughly. Therefore, the main aim of this review is to highlight the important properties of this interesting enzyme, microorganisms used for its production, and enhanced production using genetic engineering approach. An account on synergism with other biomass hydrolyzing enzymes and various industrial applications of this enzyme has also been provided along with an outlook on further research and development.
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- Vikram Poria
- Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana PIN-123031, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana PIN-123031, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana PIN-123031, India; Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi PIN-110012, India.
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- Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi PIN-110012, India
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- Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana PIN-123031, India; Lignocellulose Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi PIN-110021, India
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Kobayashi M, Kumagai Y, Yamamoto Y, Yasui H, Kishimura H. Identification of a Key Enzyme for the Hydrolysis of β-(1→3)-Xylosyl Linkage in Red Alga Dulse Xylooligosaccharide from Bifidobacterium Adolescentis. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E174. [PMID: 32245121 PMCID: PMC7142710 DOI: 10.3390/md18030174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Red alga dulse possesses a unique xylan, which is composed of a linear β-(1→3)/β-(1→4)-xylosyl linkage. We previously prepared characteristic xylooligosaccharide (DX3, (β-(1→3)-xylosyl-xylobiose)) from dulse. In this study, we evaluated the prebiotic effect of DX3 on enteric bacterium. Although DX3 was utilized by Bacteroides sp. and Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bacteroides Ksp. grew slowly as compared with β-(1→4)-xylotriose (X3) but B. adolescentis grew similar to X3. Therefore, we aimed to find the key DX3 hydrolysis enzymes in B. adolescentis. From bioinformatics analysis, two enzymes from the glycoside hydrolase family 43 (BAD0423: subfamily 12 and BAD0428: subfamily 11) were selected and expressed in Escherichia coli. BAD0423 hydrolyzed β-(1→3)-xylosyl linkage in DX3 with the specific activity of 2988 mU/mg producing xylose (X1) and xylobiose (X2), and showed low activity on X2 and X3. BAD0428 showed high activity on X2 and X3 producing X1, and the activity of BAD0428 on DX3 was 1298 mU/mg producing X1. Cooperative hydrolysis of DX3 was found in the combination of BAD0423 and BAD0428 producing X1 as the main product. From enzymatic character, hydrolysis of X3 was completed by one enzyme BAD0428, whereas hydrolysis of DX3 needed more than two enzymes.
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- Manami Kobayashi
- Chair of Marine Chemical Resource Development, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan (Y.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Marine Chemical Resource Development, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan;
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- Chair of Marine Chemical Resource Development, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan (Y.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Humans and the Ocean, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Marine Chemical Resource Development, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan;
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Highly thermostable GH51 α-arabinofuranosidase from Hungateiclostridium clariflavum DSM 19732. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:3783-3793. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09753-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Csaba Fehér
- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Biorefinery Research Group, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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Maurício da Fonseca MJ, Jurak E, Kataja K, Master ER, Berrin JG, Stals I, Desmet T, Van Landschoot A, Briers Y. Analysis of the substrate specificity of α-L-arabinofuranosidases by DNA sequencer-aided fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:10091-10102. [PMID: 30267127 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9389-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Carbohydrate-active enzyme discovery is often not accompanied by experimental validation, demonstrating the need for techniques to analyze substrate specificities of carbohydrate-active enzymes in an efficient manner. DNA sequencer-aided fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (DSA-FACE) is utmost appropriate for the analysis of glycoside hydrolases that have complex substrate specificities. DSA-FACE is demonstrated here to be a highly convenient method for the precise identification of the specificity of different α-L-arabinofuranosidases for (arabino)xylo-oligosaccharides ((A)XOS). The method was validated with two α-L-arabinofuranosidases (EC 3.2.1.55) with well-known specificity, specifically a GH62 α-L-arabinofuranosidase from Aspergillus nidulans (AnAbf62A-m2,3) and a GH43 α-L-arabinofuranosidase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis (BaAXH-d3). Subsequently, application of DSA-FACE revealed the AXOS specificity of two α-L-arabinofuranosidases with previously unknown AXOS specificities. PaAbf62A, a GH62 α-L-arabinofuranosidase from Podospora anserina strain S mat+, was shown to target the O-2 and the O-3 arabinofuranosyl monomers as side chain from mono-substituted β-D-xylosyl residues, whereas a GH43 α-L-arabinofuranosidase from a metagenomic sample (AGphAbf43) only removes an arabinofuranosyl monomer from the smallest AXOS tested. DSA-FACE excels ionic chromatography in terms of detection limit for (A)XOS (picomolar sensitivity), hands-on and analysis time, and the analysis of the degree of polymerization and binding site of the arabinofuranosyl substituent.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- INRA, Aix Marseille Université, UMR1163 BBF, Marseille, France
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- Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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dos Santos CR, de Giuseppe PO, de Souza FHM, Zanphorlin LM, Domingues MN, Pirolla RAS, Honorato RV, Tonoli CCC, de Morais MAB, de Matos Martins VP, Fonseca LM, Büchli F, de Oliveira PSL, Gozzo FC, Murakami MT. The mechanism by which a distinguishing arabinofuranosidase can cope with internal di-substitutions in arabinoxylans. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:223. [PMID: 30127853 PMCID: PMC6087011 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1212-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arabinoxylan is an abundant polysaccharide in industrially relevant biomasses such as sugarcane, corn stover and grasses. However, the arabinofuranosyl di-substitutions that decorate the xylan backbone are recalcitrant to most known arabinofuranosidases (Abfs). RESULTS In this work, we identified a novel GH51 Abf (XacAbf51) that forms trimers in solution and can cope efficiently with both mono- and di-substitutions at terminal or internal xylopyranosyl units of arabinoxylan. Using mass spectrometry, the kinetic parameters of the hydrolysis of 33-α-l-arabinofuranosyl-xylotetraose and 23,33-di-α-l-arabinofuranosyl-xylotetraose by XacAbf51 were determined, demonstrating the capacity of this enzyme to cleave arabinofuranosyl linkages of internal mono- and di-substituted xylopyranosyl units. Complementation studies of fungal enzyme cocktails with XacAbf51 revealed an increase of up to 20% in the release of reducing sugars from pretreated sugarcane bagasse, showing the biotechnological potential of a generalist GH51 in biomass saccharification. To elucidate the structural basis for the recognition of internal di-substitutions, the crystal structure of XacAbf51 was determined unveiling the existence of a pocket strategically arranged near to the - 1 subsite that can accommodate a second arabinofuranosyl decoration, a feature not described for any other GH51 Abf structurally characterized so far. CONCLUSIONS In summary, this study reports the first kinetic characterization of internal di-substitution release by a GH51 Abf, provides the structural basis for this activity and reveals a promising candidate for industrial processes involving plant cell wall depolymerization.
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- Camila Ramos dos Santos
- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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- Dalton Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-861 Brazil
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- Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970 Brazil
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Vos AM, Jurak E, de Gijsel P, Ohm RA, Henrissat B, Lugones LG, Kabel MA, Wösten HAB. Production of α-1,3-L-arabinofuranosidase active on substituted xylan does not improve compost degradation by Agaricus bisporus. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201090. [PMID: 30040824 PMCID: PMC6057652 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Agaricus bisporus consumes carbohydrates contained in wheat straw based compost used for commercial mushroom production. Double substituted arabinoxylan is part of the ~40% of the compost polysaccharides that are not degraded by A. bisporus during its growth and development. Genes encoding α-1,3-l-arabinofuranosidase (AXHd3) enzymes that act on xylosyl residues doubly substituted with arabinosyl residues are absent in this mushroom forming fungus. Here, the AXHd3 encoding hgh43 gene of Humicola insolens was expressed in A. bisporus with the aim to improve its substrate utilization and mushroom yield. Transformants secreted active AXHd3 in compost as shown by the degradation of double substituted arabinoxylan oligomers in an in vitro assay. However, carbohydrate composition and degree of arabinosyl substitution of arabinoxylans were not affected in compost possibly due to inaccessibility of the doubly substituted xylosyl residues.
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- Aurin M. Vos
- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Sasaki Y, Togo N, Kitahara K, Fujita K. Characterization of a GH36 β-L-Arabinopyranosidase in Bifidobacterium adolescentis. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2018; 65:23-30. [PMID: 34354509 PMCID: PMC8056906 DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.jag-2018_001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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β-L-Arabinopyranosidases are classified into the glycoside hydrolase family 27 (GH27) and GH97, but not into GH36. In this study, we first characterized the GH36 β-L-arabinopyranosidase BAD_1528 from Bifidobacterium adolescentis JCM1275. The recombinant BAD_1528 expressed in Escherichia coli had a hydrolytic activity toward p-nitrophenyl (pNP)-β-L-arabinopyranoside (Arap) and a weak activity toward pNP-α-D-galactopyranoside (Gal). The enzyme liberated L-arabinose efficiently not from any oligosaccharides or polysaccharides containing Arap-β1,3-linkages, but from the disaccharide Arap-β1,3-L-arabinose. However, we were unable to confirm the in vitro fermentability of Arap-β1,3-Ara in B. adolescentis strains. The enzyme also had a transglycosylation activity toward 1-alkanols and saccharides as acceptors.
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- Yuki Sasaki
- 1 Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
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- 1 Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
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- 1 Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
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- 1 Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University
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Arzamasov AA, van Sinderen D, Rodionov DA. Comparative Genomics Reveals the Regulatory Complexity of Bifidobacterial Arabinose and Arabino-Oligosaccharide Utilization. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:776. [PMID: 29740413 PMCID: PMC5928203 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Members of the genus Bifidobacterium are common inhabitants of the human gastrointestinal tract. Previously it was shown that arabino-oligosaccharides (AOS) might act as prebiotics and stimulate the bifidobacterial growth in the gut. However, despite the rapid accumulation of genomic data, the precise mechanisms by which these sugars are utilized and associated transcription control still remain unclear. In the current study, we used a comparative genomic approach to reconstruct arabinose and AOS utilization pathways in over 40 bacterial species belonging to the Bifidobacteriaceae family. The results indicate that the gene repertoire involved in the catabolism of these sugars is highly diverse, and even phylogenetically close species may differ in their utilization capabilities. Using bioinformatics analysis we identified potential DNA-binding motifs and reconstructed putative regulons for the arabinose and AOS utilization genes in the Bifidobacteriaceae genomes. Six LacI-family transcriptional factors (named AbfR, AauR, AauU1, AauU2, BauR1 and BauR2) and a TetR-family regulator (XsaR) presumably act as local repressors for AOS utilization genes encoding various α- or β-L-arabinofuranosidases and predicted AOS transporters. The ROK-family regulator AraU and the LacI-family regulator AraQ control adjacent operons encoding putative arabinose transporters and catabolic enzymes, respectively. However, the AraQ regulator is universally present in all Bifidobacterium species including those lacking the arabinose catabolic genes araBDA, suggesting its control of other genes. Comparative genomic analyses of prospective AraQ-binding sites allowed the reconstruction of AraQ regulons and a proposed binary repression/activation mechanism. The conserved core of reconstructed AraQ regulons in bifidobacteria includes araBDA, as well as genes from the central glycolytic and fermentation pathways (pyk, eno, gap, tkt, tal, galM, ldh). The current study expands the range of genes involved in bifidobacterial arabinose/AOS utilization and demonstrates considerable variations in associated metabolic pathways and regulons. Detailed comparative and phylogenetic analyses allowed us to hypothesize how the identified reconstructed regulons evolved in bifidobacteria. Our findings may help to improve carbohydrate catabolic phenotype prediction and metabolic modeling, while it may also facilitate rational development of novel prebiotics.
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- Aleksandr A Arzamasov
- A.A. Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- APC Microbiome Institute and School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- A.A. Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Feng G, Flanagan BM, Mikkelsen D, Williams BA, Yu W, Gilbert RG, Gidley MJ. Mechanisms of utilisation of arabinoxylans by a porcine faecal inoculum: competition and co-operation. Sci Rep 2018. [PMID: 29540852 PMCID: PMC5852058 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22818-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Recent studies show that a single or small number of intestinal microbes can completely degrade complex carbohydrates. This suggests a drive towards competitive utilisation of dietary complex carbohydrates resulting in limited microbial diversity, at odds with the health benefits associated with a diverse microbiome. This study investigates the enzymatic metabolism of wheat and rye arabinoxylans (AX) using in vitro fermentation, with a porcine faecal inoculum. Through studying the activity of AX-degrading enzymes and the structural changes of residual AX during fermentation, we show that the AX-degrading enzymes are mainly cell-associated, which enables the microbes to utilise the AX competitively. However, potential for cross-feeding is also demonstrated to occur by two distinct mechanisms: (1) release of AX after partial degradation by cell-associated enzymes, and (2) release of enzymes during biomass turnover, indicative of co-operative AX degradation. This study provides a model for the combined competitive-co-operative utilisation of complex dietary carbohydrates by gut microorganisms.
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- Guangli Feng
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.,Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, 225009, China
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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Mathew S, Aronsson A, Karlsson EN, Adlercreutz P. Xylo- and arabinoxylooligosaccharides from wheat bran by endoxylanases, utilisation by probiotic bacteria, and structural studies of the enzymes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:3105-3120. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8823-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Sajib M, Falck P, Sardari RRR, Mathew S, Grey C, Karlsson EN, Adlercreutz P. Valorization of Brewer's spent grain to prebiotic oligosaccharide: Production, xylanase catalyzed hydrolysis, in-vitro evaluation with probiotic strains and in a batch human fecal fermentation model. J Biotechnol 2018; 268:61-70. [PMID: 29337072 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Brewer's spent grain (BSG) accounts for around 85% of the solid by-products from beer production. BSG was first extracted to obtain water-soluble arabinoxylan (AX). Using subsequent alkali extraction (0.5 M KOH) it was possible to dissolve additional AX. In total, about 57% of the AX in BSG was extracted with the purity of 45-55%. After comparison of nine xylanases, Pentopan mono BG, a GH11 enzyme, was selected for hydrolysis of the extracts to oligosaccharides with minimal formation of monosaccharides. Growth of Bifidobacterium adolescentis (ATCC 15703) was promoted by the enzymatic hydrolysis to arabinoxylooligosaccharides, while Lactobacillus brevis (DSMZ 1264) utilized only unsubstituted xylooligosaccharides. Furthermore, utilization of the hydrolysates by human gut microbiota was also assessed in a batch human fecal fermentation model. Results revealed that the rates of fermentation of the BSG hydrolysates by human gut microbiota were similar to that of commercial prebiotic fructooligosaccharides, while inulin was fermented at a slower rate. In summary, a sustainable process to valorize BSG to functional food ingredients has been proposed.
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- Mursalin Sajib
- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden, Sweden
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden, Sweden
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden, Sweden
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden, Sweden
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden, Sweden
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden, Sweden
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden, Sweden.
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Functional analysis of arabinofuranosidases and a xylanase of Corynebacterium alkanolyticum for arabinoxylan utilization in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:5019-5032. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8280-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Novel Trifunctional Xylanolytic Enzyme Axy43A from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus Strain B-6 Exhibiting Endo-Xylanase, β-d-Xylosidase, and Arabinoxylan Arabinofuranohydrolase Activities. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:6942-6951. [PMID: 27663030 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02256-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The axy43A gene encoding the intracellular trifunctional xylanolytic enzyme from Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus B-6 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli Recombinant PcAxy43A consisting of a glycoside hydrolase family 43 and a family 6 carbohydrate-binding module exhibited endo-xylanase, β-xylosidase, and arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase activities. PcAxy43A hydrolyzed xylohexaose and birch wood xylan to release a series of xylooligosaccharides, indicating that PcAxy43A contained endo-xylanase activity. PcAxy43A exhibited β-xylosidase activity toward a chromogenic substrate, p-nitrophenyl-β-d-xylopyranoside, and xylobiose, while it preferred to hydrolyze long-chain xylooligosaccharides rather than xylobiose. In addition, surprisingly, PcAxy43A showed arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase activity; that is, it released arabinose from both singly and doubly arabinosylated xylose, α-l-Araf-(1→2)-d-Xylp or α-l-Araf-(1→3)-d-Xylp and α-l-Araf-(1→2)-[α-l-Araf-(1→3)]-β-d-Xylp Moreover, the combination of PcAxy43A and P. curdlanolyticus B-6 endo-xylanase Xyn10C greatly improved the efficiency of xylose and arabinose production from the highly substituted rye arabinoxylan, suggesting that these two enzymes function synergistically to depolymerize arabinoxylan. Therefore, PcAxy43A has the potential for the saccharification of arabinoxylan into simple sugars for many applications. IMPORTANCE In this study, the glycoside hydrolase 43 (GH43) intracellular multifunctional endo-xylanase, β-xylosidase, and arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase (AXH) from P. curdlanolyticus B-6 were characterized. Interestingly, PcAxy43A AXH showed a new property that acted on both the C(O)-2 and C(O)-3 positions of xylose residues doubly substituted with arabinosyl, which usually obstruct the action of xylanolytic enzymes. Furthermore, the studies here show interesting properties for the processing of xylans from cereal grains, particularly rye arabinoxylan, and show a novel relationship between PcAxy43A and endo-xylanase Xyn10C from strain B-6, providing novel metabolic potential for processing arabinoxylans into xylose and arabinose.
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Towards enzymatic breakdown of complex plant xylan structures: State of the art. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:1260-1274. [PMID: 27620948 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Significant progress over the past few years has been achieved in the enzymology of microbial degradation and saccharification of plant xylan, after cellulose being the most abundant natural renewable polysaccharide. Several new types of xylan depolymerizing and debranching enzymes have been described in microorganisms. Despite the increasing variety of known glycoside hydrolases and carbohydrate esterases, some xylan structures still appear quite recalcitrant. This review focuses on the mode of action of different types of depolymerizing endoxylanases and their cooperation with β-xylosidase and accessory enzymes in breakdown of complex highly branched xylan structures. Emphasis is placed on the enzymatic hydrolysis of alkali-extracted deesterified polysaccharide as well as acetylated xylan isolated from plant cell walls under non-alkaline conditions. It is also shown how the combination of selected endoxylanases and debranching enzymes can determine the nature of prebiotic xylooligosaccharides or lead to complete hydrolysis of the polysaccharide. The article also highlights the possibility for discovery of novel xylanolytic enzymes, construction of multifunctional chimeric enzymes and xylanosomes in parallel with increasing knowledge on the fine structure of the polysaccharide.
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Rivière A, Selak M, Lantin D, Leroy F, De Vuyst L. Bifidobacteria and Butyrate-Producing Colon Bacteria: Importance and Strategies for Their Stimulation in the Human Gut. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:979. [PMID: 27446020 PMCID: PMC4923077 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 950] [Impact Index Per Article: 118.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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With the increasing amount of evidence linking certain disorders of the human body to a disturbed gut microbiota, there is a growing interest for compounds that positively influence its composition and activity through diet. Besides the consumption of probiotics to stimulate favorable bacterial communities in the human gastrointestinal tract, prebiotics such as inulin-type fructans (ITF) and arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides (AXOS) can be consumed to increase the number of bifidobacteria in the colon. Several functions have been attributed to bifidobacteria, encompassing degradation of non-digestible carbohydrates, protection against pathogens, production of vitamin B, antioxidants, and conjugated linoleic acids, and stimulation of the immune system. During life, the numbers of bifidobacteria decrease from up to 90% of the total colon microbiota in vaginally delivered breast-fed infants to <5% in the colon of adults and they decrease even more in that of elderly as well as in patients with certain disorders such as antibiotic-associated diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, obesity, allergies, and regressive autism. It has been suggested that the bifidogenic effects of ITF and AXOS are the result of strain-specific yet complementary carbohydrate degradation mechanisms within cooperating bifidobacterial consortia. Except for a bifidogenic effect, ITF and AXOS also have shown to cause a butyrogenic effect in the human colon, i.e., an enhancement of colon butyrate production. Butyrate is an essential metabolite in the human colon, as it is the preferred energy source for the colon epithelial cells, contributes to the maintenance of the gut barrier functions, and has immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. It has been shown that the butyrogenic effects of ITF and AXOS are the result of cross-feeding interactions between bifidobacteria and butyrate-producing colon bacteria, such as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (clostridial cluster IV) and Anaerostipes, Eubacterium, and Roseburia species (clostridial cluster XIVa). These kinds of interactions possibly favor the co-existence of bifidobacterial strains with other bifidobacteria and with butyrate-producing colon bacteria in the human colon.
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- Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels, Belgium
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O'Callaghan A, van Sinderen D. Bifidobacteria and Their Role as Members of the Human Gut Microbiota. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:925. [PMID: 27379055 PMCID: PMC4908950 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 506] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Members of the genus Bifidobacterium are among the first microbes to colonize the human gastrointestinal tract and are believed to exert positive health benefits on their host. Due to their purported health-promoting properties, bifidobacteria have been incorporated into many functional foods as active ingredients. Bifidobacteria naturally occur in a range of ecological niches that are either directly or indirectly connected to the animal gastrointestinal tract, such as the human oral cavity, the insect gut and sewage. To be able to survive in these particular ecological niches, bifidobacteria must possess specific adaptations to be competitive. Determination of genome sequences has revealed genetic attributes that may explain bifidobacterial ecological fitness, such as metabolic abilities, evasion of the host adaptive immune system and colonization of the host through specific appendages. However, genetic modification is crucial toward fully elucidating the mechanisms by which bifidobacteria exert their adaptive abilities and beneficial properties. In this review we provide an up to date summary of the general features of bifidobacteria, whilst paying particular attention to the metabolic abilities of this species. We also describe methods that have allowed successful genetic manipulation of bifidobacteria.
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- Amy O'Callaghan
- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre and School of Microbiology, University College Cork Cork, Ireland
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- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre and School of Microbiology, University College Cork Cork, Ireland
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Falck P, Linares-Pastén JA, Adlercreutz P, Karlsson EN. Characterization of a family 43 β-xylosidase from the xylooligosaccharide utilizing putative probiotic Weissella sp. strain 92. Glycobiology 2015; 26:193-202. [PMID: 26494804 PMCID: PMC4691288 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwv092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In this work, we present the first XOS degrading glycoside hydrolase from Weissella, WXyn43, a two-domain enzyme from GH43. The gene was amplified from genomic DNA of the XOS utilizing Weissella strain 92, classified under the species-pair Weissella cibaria/W.confusa, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The enzyme is lacking a putative signal peptide and is, from a homology model, shown to be composed of an N-terminal 5-fold β-propeller catalytic domain and a C-terminal β-sandwich domain of unknown function. WXyn43 hydrolyzed short (1-4)-β-D-xylooligosaccharides, with similar kcat/KM for xylobiose (X2) and xylotriose (X3) and clearly lower efficiency in xylotetraose (X4) conversion. WXyn43 displays the highest reported kcat for conversion of X3 (900 s(-1) at 37 °C) and X4 (770 s(-1)), and kcat for hydrolysis of X2 (907 s(-1)) is comparable with or greater than the highest previously reported. The purified enzyme adopted a homotetrameric state in solution, while a truncated form with isolated N-terminal catalytic domain adopted a mixture of oligomeric states and lacked detectable activity. The homology model shows that residues from both domains are involved in monomer-monomer hydrogen bonds, while the bonds creating dimer-dimer interactions only involved residues from the N-terminal domain. Docking of X2 and X3 in the active site shows interactions corresponding to subsites -1 and +1, while presence of a third subsite is unclear, but interactions between a loop and the reducing-end xylose of X3 may be present.
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- Peter Falck
- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Valls A, Diaz P, Pastor FIJ, Valenzuela SV. A newly discovered arabinoxylan-specific arabinofuranohydrolase. Synergistic action with xylanases from different glycosyl hydrolase families. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 100:1743-1751. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-7061-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Shinozaki A, Hosokawa S, Nakazawa M, Ueda M, Sakamoto T. Identification and characterization of three Penicillium chrysogenum α-l-arabinofuranosidases (PcABF43B, PcABF51C, and AFQ1) with different specificities toward arabino-oligosaccharides. Enzyme Microb Technol 2015; 73-74:65-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2015.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Goh YJ, Klaenhammer TR. Genetic Mechanisms of Prebiotic Oligosaccharide Metabolism in Probiotic Microbes. Annu Rev Food Sci Technol 2015; 6:137-56. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-022814-015706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yong Jun Goh
- Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695; ,
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- Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695; ,
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Borsenberger V, Dornez E, Desrousseaux ML, Massou S, Tenkanen M, Courtin CM, Dumon C, O'Donohue MJ, Fauré R. A 1H NMR study of the specificity of α-l-arabinofuranosidases on natural and unnatural substrates. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:3106-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Snelders J, Olaerts H, Dornez E, Van de Wiele T, Aura AM, Vanhaecke L, Delcour JA, Courtin CM. Structural features and feruloylation modulate the fermentability and evolution of antioxidant properties of arabinoxylanoligosaccharides during in vitro fermentation by human gut derived microbiota. J Funct Foods 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2014.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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β-xylosidases and α-L-arabinofuranosidases: accessory enzymes for arabinoxylan degradation. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 32:316-32. [PMID: 24239877 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Arabinoxylan (AX) is among the most abundant hemicelluloses on earth and one of the major components of feedstocks that are currently investigated as a source for advanced biofuels. As global research into these sustainable biofuels is increasing, scientific knowledge about the enzymatic breakdown of AX advanced significantly over the last decade. This review focuses on the exo-acting AX hydrolases, such as α-arabinofuranosidases and β-xylosidases. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the diverse substrate specificities and corresponding structural features found in the different glycoside hydrolase families. A careful review of the available literature reveals a marked difference in activity between synthetically labeled and naturally occurring substrates, often leading to erroneous enzymatic annotations. Therefore, special attention is given to enzymes with experimental evidence on the hydrolysis of natural polymers.
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The ability of bifidobacteria to degrade arabinoxylan oligosaccharide constituents and derived oligosaccharides is strain dependent. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 80:204-17. [PMID: 24141124 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02853-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Arabinoxylan oligosaccharides (AXOS) are prebiotic carbohydrates with promising health-promoting properties that stimulate the activity of specific colon bacteria, in particular bifidobacteria. However, the mechanisms by which bifidobacterial strains break down these compounds in the colon is still unknown. This study investigates AXOS consumption of a large number of bifidobacterial strains (36), belonging to 11 different species, systematically. To determine their degradation mechanisms, all strains were grown on a mixture of arabinose and xylose, xylo-oligosaccharides, and complex AXOS molecules as the sole added energy sources. Based on principal component and cluster analyses of their different arabinose substituent and/or xylose backbone consumption patterns, five clusters that were species independent could be distinguished among the bifidobacterial strains tested. In parallel, the strains were screened for the presence of genes encoding several putative AXOS-degrading enzymes, but no clear-cut correlation could be made with the different degradation mechanisms. The intra- and interspecies differences in the consumption patterns of AXOS indicate that bifidobacterial strains could avoid competition among each other or even could cooperate jointly to degrade these complex prebiotics. The knowledge gained on the AXOS degradation mechanisms in bifidobacteria can be of importance in the rational design of prebiotics with tailor-made composition and thus increased specificity in the colon.
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Cecchini DA, Laville E, Laguerre S, Robe P, Leclerc M, Doré J, Henrissat B, Remaud-Siméon M, Monsan P, Potocki-Véronèse G. Functional metagenomics reveals novel pathways of prebiotic breakdown by human gut bacteria. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72766. [PMID: 24066026 PMCID: PMC3774763 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The human intestine hosts a complex bacterial community that plays a major role in nutrition and in maintaining human health. A functional metagenomic approach was used to explore the prebiotic breakdown potential of human gut bacteria, including non-cultivated ones. Two metagenomic libraries, constructed from ileum mucosa and fecal microbiota, were screened for hydrolytic activities on the prebiotic carbohydrates inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides, galacto-oligosaccharides and lactulose. The DNA inserts of 17 clones, selected from the 167 hits that were identified, were pyrosequenced in-depth, yielding in total 407, 420 bp of metagenomic DNA. From these sequences, we discovered novel prebiotic degradation pathways containing carbohydrate transporters and hydrolysing enzymes, for which we provided the first experimental proof of function. Twenty of these proteins are encoded by genes that are also present in the gut metagenome of at least 100 subjects, whatever are their ages or their geographical origin. The sequence taxonomic assignment indicated that still unknown bacteria, for which neither culture conditions nor genome sequence are available, possess the enzymatic machinery to hydrolyse the prebiotic carbohydrates tested. The results expand the vision on how prebiotics are metabolized along the intestine, and open new perspectives for the design of functional foods.
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- Davide A. Cecchini
- Université de Toulouse, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut National Polytechnique, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Toulouse, France
- UMR5504, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut National Polytechnique, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Toulouse, France
- UMR5504, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut National Polytechnique, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Toulouse, France
- UMR5504, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Micalis, UMR1319, Jouy en Josas Cedex, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Micalis, UMR1319, Jouy en Josas Cedex, France
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- Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, UMR6098, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universités Aix-Marseille I & II, Marseille, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut National Polytechnique, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Toulouse, France
- UMR5504, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut National Polytechnique, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Toulouse, France
- UMR5504, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut National Polytechnique, Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Toulouse, France
- UMR5504, UMR792 Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse, France
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Arabinoxylan oligosaccharide hydrolysis by family 43 and 51 glycosidases from Lactobacillus brevis DSM 20054. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:6747-54. [PMID: 23995921 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02130-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Due to their potential prebiotic properties, arabinoxylan-derived oligosaccharides [(A)XOS] are of great interest as functional food and feed ingredients. While the (A)XOS metabolism of Bifidobacteriaceae has been extensively studied, information regarding lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is still limited in this context. The aim of the present study was to fill this important gap by characterizing candidate (A)XOS hydrolyzing glycoside hydrolases (GHs) identified in the genome of Lactobacillus brevis DSM 20054. Two putative GH family 43 xylosidases (XynB1 and XynB2) and a GH family 43 arabinofuranosidase (Abf3) were heterologously expressed and characterized. While the function of XynB1 remains unclear, XynB2 could efficiently hydrolyze xylooligosaccharides. Abf3 displayed high specific activity for arabinobiose but could not release arabinose from an (A)XOS preparation. However, two previously reported GH 51 arabinofuranosidases from Lb. brevis were able to specifically remove α-1,3-linked arabinofuranosyl residues from arabino-xylooligosaccharides (AXHm3 specificity). These results imply that Lb. brevis is at least genetically equipped with functional enzymes in order to hydrolyze the depolymerization products of (arabino)xylans and arabinans. The distribution of related genes in Lactobacillales genomes indicates that GH 43 and, especially, GH 51 glycosidase genes are rare among LAB and mainly occur in obligately heterofermentative Lactobacillus spp., Pediococcus spp., members of the Leuconostoc/Weissella branch, and Enterococcus spp. Apart from the prebiotic viewpoint, this information also adds new perspectives on the carbohydrate (i.e., pentose-oligomer) metabolism of LAB species involved in the fermentation of hemicellulose-containing substrates.
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Falck P, Precha-Atsawanan S, Grey C, Immerzeel P, Stålbrand H, Adlercreutz P, Karlsson EN. Xylooligosaccharides from hardwood and cereal xylans produced by a thermostable xylanase as carbon sources for Lactobacillus brevis and Bifidobacterium adolescentis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:7333-7340. [PMID: 23822770 DOI: 10.1021/jf401249g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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To compare xylans from forestry with agricultural origins, hardwood xylan (birch) and cereal arabinoxylan (rye) were hydrolyzed using two variants of the xylanase RmXyn10A, full-length enzyme and catalytic module only, from Rhodothermus marinus . Cultivations of four selected bacterial species, using the xylooligosaccharide (XOS) containing hydrolysates as carbon source, showed selective growth of Lactobacillus brevis DSMZ 1264 and Bifidobacterium adolescentis ATCC 15703. Both strains were confirmed to utilize the XOS fraction (DP 2-5), whereas putative arabinoxylooligosaccharides from the rye arabinoxylan hydrolysate were utilized by only B. adolescentis. Escherichia coli did not grow, despite its capability to grow on the monosaccharides arabinose and xylose. It was also shown that Pediococcus parvulus strain 2.6 utilized neither xylose nor XOS for growth. In summary, RmXyn10A or its catalytic module proved suitable for high-temperature hydrolysis of hardwood xylan and cereal arabinoxylan, producing XOS that could qualify as prebiotics for use in functional food products.
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- Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Borsenberger V, Dornez E, Desrousseaux ML, Courtin CM, O’Donohue MJ, Fauré R. A substrate for the detection of broad specificity α-l-arabinofuranosidases with indirect release of a chromogenic group. Tetrahedron Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.03.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Andersen JM, Barrangou R, Abou Hachem M, Lahtinen SJ, Goh YJ, Svensson B, Klaenhammer TR. Transcriptional analysis of oligosaccharide utilization by Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:312. [PMID: 23663691 PMCID: PMC3684542 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Probiotic bifidobacteria in combination with prebiotic carbohydrates have documented positive effects on human health regarding gastrointestinal disorders and improved immunity, however the selective routes of uptake remain unknown for most candidate prebiotics. The differential transcriptomes of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04, induced by 11 potential prebiotic oligosaccharides were analyzed to identify the genetic loci involved in the uptake and catabolism of α- and β-linked hexoses, and β-xylosides. Results The overall transcriptome was modulated dependent on the type of glycoside (galactosides, glucosides or xylosides) utilized. Carbohydrate transporters of the major facilitator superfamily (induced by gentiobiose and β-galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS)) and ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters (upregulated by cellobiose, GOS, isomaltose, maltotriose, melibiose, panose, raffinose, stachyose, xylobiose and β-xylo-oligosaccharides) were differentially upregulated, together with glycoside hydrolases from families 1, 2, 13, 36, 42, 43 and 77. Sequence analysis of the identified solute-binding proteins that determine the specificity of ABC transporters revealed similarities in the breadth and selectivity of prebiotic utilization by bifidobacteria. Conclusion This study identified the differential gene expression for utilization of potential prebiotics highlighting the extensive capabilities of Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04 to utilize oligosaccharides. Results provide insights into the ability of this probiotic microbe to utilize indigestible carbohydrates in the human gastrointestinal tract.
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- Joakim M Andersen
- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads Building 224, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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Distinct actions by Paenibacillus sp. strain E18 α-L-arabinofuranosidases and xylanase in xylan degradation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:1990-5. [PMID: 23335774 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03276-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We cloned a Paenibacillus sp. strain E18 5.3-kb xylanolytic gene cluster that contains three open reading frames encoding two family 43 α-L-arabinofuranosidases (Abf43A and Abf43B) and one family 10 xylanase (XynBE18). The deduced amino acid sequences of Abf43A and Abf43B were at most 68% and 63% identical to those of two putative family 43 proteins from Clostridium sp. strain DL-VIII (EHI98634.1 and EHI98635.1), respectively, but were only 11% identical to each other. Recombinant Abf43A and Abf43B had similar activities at 45°C and pH 6.0 but varied in thermostabilities and substrate specificities. Abf43B was active against only 4-nitrophenyl α-L-arabinofuranoside, whereas Abf43A acted on 4-nitrophenyl α-L-arabinofuranoside, wheat arabinoxylan, 4-nitrophenyl α-D-xylopyranoside, and sugar beet arabinan. The sequential and combined effects on xylan degradation by XynBE18, Abf43A, and Abf43B were characterized. For beechwood, birchwood, and oat spelt xylans as the substrates, synergistic effects were found when XynBE18 and Abf43A or Abf43B were incubated together and when the substrates were first incubated with Abf43A or Abf43B and then with XynBE18. Further high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis showed that the amounts of xylobiose and xylose increased sharply in the aforementioned reactions. For water-soluble wheat arabinoxylan as the substrate, Abf43A not only released arabinose but also had a synergistic effect with XynBE18. Synergy may arise as the result of removal of arabinose residues from xylans by α-L-arabinofuranosidases, which eliminates steric hindrance caused by the arabinose side chains and which allows xylanases to then degrade the xylan backbone, producing short xylooligosaccharides.
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