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Zhu J, Liu M, Kang J, Wang S, Zha Z, Zhan Y, Wang Z, Li J, Cai D, Chen S. Engineering Bacillus licheniformis as industrial chassis for efficient bioproduction from starch. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 406:131061. [PMID: 38960005 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Starch is an attractive feedstock in biorefinery processes, while the low natural conversion rate of most microorganisms limits its applications. Herein, starch metabolic pathway was systematically investigated using Bacillus licheniformis DW2 as the host organism. Initially, the effects of overexpressing amylolytic enzymes on starch hydrolysis were evaluated. Subsequently, the transmembrane transport system and intracellular degradation module were modified to accelerate the uptake of hydrolysates and their further conversion to glucose-6-phosphate. The DW2-derived strains exhibited robust growth in starch medium, and productivity of bacitracin and subtilisin were improved by 38.5% and 32.6%, with an 32.3% and 22.9% increase of starch conversion rate, respectively. Lastly, the employment of engineering strategies enabled another B. licheniformis WX-02 to produce poly-γ-glutamic acid from starch with a 2.1-fold increase of starch conversion rate. This study not only provided excellent B. licheniformis chassis for sustainable bioproduction from starch, but shed light on researches of substrate utilization.
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- Jiang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, Hubei, PR China
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- Lifecome Biochemistry Co. Ltd, Nanping, 353400, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China.
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Li X, Jin Z, Bai Y, Svensson B. Progress in cyclodextrins as important molecules regulating catalytic processes of glycoside hydrolases. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 72:108326. [PMID: 38382582 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108326] [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: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Cyclodextrins (CDs) are important starch derivatives and commonly comprise α-, β-, and γ-CDs. Their hydrophilic surface and hydrophobic inner cavity enable regulation of enzyme catalysis through direct or indirect interactions. Clarifying interactions between CDs and enzyme is of great value for enzyme screening, mechanism exploration, regulation of catalysis, and applications. We summarize the interactions between CDs and glycoside hydrolases (GHs) according to two aspects: 1) CD as products, substrates, inhibitors and activators of enzymes, directly affecting the reaction process; 2) CDs indirectly affecting the enzymatic reaction by solubilizing substrates, relieving substrate/product inhibition, increasing recombinant enzyme production and storage stability, isolating and purifying enzymes, and serving as ligands in crystal structure to identify functional amino acid residues. Additionally, CD enzyme mimetics are developed and used as catalysts in traditional artificial enzymes as well as nanozymes, making the application of CDs no longer limited to GHs. This review concerns the regulation of GHs catalysis by CDs, and gives insights into research on interactions between enzymes and ligands.
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- Xiaoxiao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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Li Z, Kong H, Li Z, Gu Z, Yang Q, Ban X, Hong Y, Cheng L, Li C. Pullulanase pretreatment of highly concentrated maltodextrin solution improves maltose yield during β-amylase-catalyzed saccharification. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130701. [PMID: 38458283 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130701] [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: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Increasing the substrate concentration can effectively reduce energy consumption and result in more economic benefits in the industrial production of maltose, but this process remarkably increases the viscosity, which has a negative effect on saccharification. To improve saccharification efficiency, pullulanase is usually employed. In the conventional process of maltose production, pullulanase is added at the same time with β-amylase or later, but this process seems inefficient when the substrate concentration is high. Herein, a novel method was introduced to enhance the maltose yield under high substrate concentration. The results indicated that the pullulanase pretreatment of highly concentrated maltodextrin solution for 2 h greatly affects the final conversion rate of β-amylase-catalyzed saccharification. The maltose yield reached 80.95 %, which is 11.8 % above the control value. Further examination confirmed that pullulanase pretreatment decreased the number of branch points of maltodextrin and resulted in a high content of oligosaccharides. These linear chains were suitable for β-amylase-catalyzed saccharification to produce maltose. This research offers a new effective and green strategy for starch sugar production.
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- Zexi Li
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Zhang C, Jia J, Gao M, Liu Y, Dou B, Zhang N. Effect of different heat-moisture treatment times on the structure, physicochemical properties and in vitro digestibility of japonica starch. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 259:129173. [PMID: 38181923 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.129173] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Modified starch was prepared from japonica starch (JS) by heat-moisture treatments (HMT). Under the same moisture content and HMT temperature, the effects of various HMT times on the structural, properties of JS and its in vitro digestibility properties were investigated. The results showed that adhesion occurred between the particles of japonica starch after the HMT, and there were depressions on the surface. The size of the JS particles increased, the short-range ordering and relative crystallinity of the HMT-modified starch increased and gradually decreased, reaching a peak of 36.51 % at 6 h, as the HMT time was extended. The pasting indexes of HMT-modified starch decreased and then increased with the increase of the HMT time; compared with JS, the thermal stability of HMT-modified starch increased while the pasting enthalpy decreased. All the HMT-modified starches were weakly gelatinous systems and pseudoplastic fluids. Following HMT, the amount of resistant starch (RS) and slowly digested starch (SDS) grew initially before declining. The amount of RS in HMT-modified starch peaked at 24.28 % when the HMT time was 6 h. The results of this research can serve as a theoretical foundation for the creation of modified japonica starch and its use in the food industry.
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- Chujia Zhang
- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150028, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150028, China; College of Life Science and Technology, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang 157011, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150028, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150028, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150028, China.
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- College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150028, China.
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Tian Y, Kong H, Ban X, Li C, Gu Z, Li Z. Distribution of Aromatic Amino Acid Residues in Substrate-Binding Regions Modulates Substrate Specificity of Microbial Debranching Enzymes. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023. [PMID: 37463425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Debranching enzymes (DBEs) directly hydrolyze α-1,6-glucosidic linkages in glycogen, starch, and related polysaccharides, making them important in the starch processing industry. However, the ambiguous substrate specificity usually restricts synergistic catalysis with other amylases for improving starch utilization. Herein, a glycogen-debranching enzyme from Saccharolobus solfataricus (SsGDE) and two isoamylases from Pseudomonas amyloderamosa (PaISO) and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CrISO) were used to investigate the molecular mechanism of substrate specificity. Along with the structure-based computational analysis, the aromatic residues in the substrate-binding region of DBEs played an important role in binding substrates. The aromatic residues in SsGDE appeared clustered, contributing to a small substrate-binding region. In contrast, the aromatic residues in isoamylase were distributed dispersedly, forming a large active site. The distinct characteristics of substrate-binding regions in SsGDE and isoamylase might explain their substrate preferences for maltodextrin and amylopectin, respectively. By modulating the substrate-binding region of SsGDE, variants Y323F and V375F were obtained with significantly enhanced activities, and the activities of Y323F and V375F increased by 30 and 60% for amylopectin, and 20 and 23% for DE4 maltodextrin, respectively. This study revealed the molecular mechanisms underlying the substrate specificity for SsGDE and isoamylases, providing a route for engineering enzymes to achieve higher catalytic performance.
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- Yixiong Tian
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Yixing Institute of Food and Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Yixing 214200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
- Yixing Institute of Food and Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Yixing 214200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
- Yixing Institute of Food and Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Yixing 214200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
- Yixing Institute of Food and Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Yixing 214200, China
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Zhu J, Wang S, Wang C, Wang Z, Luo G, Li J, Zhan Y, Cai D, Chen S. Microbial synthesis of bacitracin: Recent progress, challenges, and prospects. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2023; 8:314-322. [PMID: 37122958 PMCID: PMC10130698 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2023.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Microorganisms are important sources of various natural products that have been commercialized for human medicine and animal healthcare. Bacitracin is an important antibacterial natural product predominantly produced by Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis, and it is characterized by a broad antimicrobial spectrum, strong activity and low resistance, thus bacitracin is extensively applied in animal feed and veterinary medicine industries. In recent years, various strategies have been proposed to improve bacitracin production. Herein, we systematically describe the regulation of bacitracin biosynthesis in genus Bacillus and its associated mechanism, to provide a theoretical basis for bacitracin overproduction. The metabolic engineering strategies applied for bacitracin production are explored, including improving substrate utilization, using an enlarged precursor amino acid pool, increasing ATP supply and NADPH generation, and engineering transcription regulators. We also present several approaches of fermentation process optimization to facilitate the industrial large-scale production of bacitracin. Finally, the challenges and prospects associated with microbial bacitracin synthesis are discussed to facilitate the establishment of high-yield and low-cost biological factories.
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- Jiang Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430068, Hubei, PR China
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- Lifecome Biochemistry Co. Ltd, Nanping, 353400, PR China
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- Lifecome Biochemistry Co. Ltd, Nanping, 353400, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
- Corresponding author.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, PR China
- Corresponding author. 368 Youyi Avenue, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430062, Hubei, PR China.
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Wang C, Zhang X, Tian X, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Santhanam RK. Physical and enzymatic modifications of starch from blue highland barley and their characterizations, digestibility, and lipolysis inhibitory activities. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.114722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Liu C, Song Y, Hu T, Wang S, Yi K, Wang J, Yan Q, Wei L, Zhang Z, Li H, Luo Y, Wu L, Zhang D, Meng E. Adenylate Kinase Fused to Spidroin as a Catalyst for Decreasing Leakage out of 3D-Bioprinted Hydrogels and for ATP Regeneration. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:1662-1674. [PMID: 36913719 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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Numerous metabolic reactions and pathways use adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) as an energy source and as a phosphorous or pyrophosphorous donor. Based on three-dimensional (3D)-printing, enzyme immobilization can be used to improve ATP regeneration and operability and reduce cost. However, due to the relatively large mesh size of 3D-bioprinted hydrogels soaked in a reaction solution, the lower-molecular-weight enzymes cannot avoid leaking out of the hydrogels readily. Here, a chimeric adenylate-kinase-spidroin (ADK-RC) is created, with ADK serving as the N-terminal domain. The chimera is capable of self-assembling to form micellar nanoparticles at a higher molecular scale. Although fused to spidroin (RC), ADK-RC remains relatively consistent and exhibits high activity, thermostability, pH stability, and organic solvent tolerance. Considering different surface-to-volume ratios, three shapes of enzyme hydrogels are designed, 3D bioprinted, and measured. In addition, a continuous enzymatic reaction demonstrates that ADK-RC hydrogels have higher specific activity and substrate affinity but a lower reaction rate and catalytic power compared to free enzymes in solution. With ATP regeneration, the ADK and ADK-RC hydrogels significantly increase the production of d-glucose-6-phosphate and obtain an efficient usage frequency. In conclusion, enzymes fused to spidroin might be an efficient strategy for maintaining activity and reducing leakage in 3D-bioprinted hydrogels under mild conditions.
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- Changjun Liu
- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Changsha Sanjiang Smart Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha 410026, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement and Multiple Utilization of Economic Crops in Hunan Province, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Ecological Remediation and Safe Utilization of Heavy Metal-Polluted Soils, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, P. R. China
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The Interplay of Dietary Fibers and Intestinal Microbiota Affects Type 2 Diabetes by Generating Short-Chain Fatty Acids. Foods 2023; 12:foods12051023. [PMID: 36900540 PMCID: PMC10001013 DOI: 10.3390/foods12051023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Foods contain dietary fibers which can be classified into soluble and insoluble forms. The nutritional composition of fast foods is considered unhealthy because it negatively affects the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Dietary fiber is resistant to digestive enzymes in the gut, which modulates the anaerobic intestinal microbiota (AIM) and fabricates SCFAs. Acetate, butyrate, and propionate are dominant in the gut and are generated via Wood-Ljungdahl and acrylate pathways. In pancreatic dysfunction, the release of insulin/glucagon is impaired, leading to hyperglycemia. SCFAs enhance insulin sensitivity or secretion, beta-cell function, leptin release, mitochondrial function, and intestinal gluconeogenesis in human organs, which positively affects type 2 diabetes (T2D). Research models have shown that SCFAs either enhance the release of peptide YY (PYY) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) from L-cells (entero-endocrine), or promotes the release of leptin hormone in adipose tissues through G-protein receptors GPR-41 and GPR-43. Dietary fiber is a component that influences the production of SCFAs by AIM, which may have beneficial effects on T2D. This review focuses on the effectiveness of dietary fiber in producing SCFAs in the colon by the AIM as well as the health-promoting effects on T2D.
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Improved Stability and Hydrolysates of Hyperthermophilic GH57 Type II Pullulanase from the Deep-Sea Archaeon Thermococcus siculi HJ21 by Truncation. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13030453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41) belongs to the amylase family and is often used alone or in combination with other amylases in the industrial production of starch-based products. This enzyme is often required in industrial production because of its better stability. We here truncated the pullulanase gene from the deep-sea hydrothermal anaerobic archaeon Thermococcus siculi HJ21 and obtained Pul-HJΔ782, which is a member of the α-amylase family GH57. The results revealed that the optimum temperature for Pul-HJΔ782 was 100 °C, and its thermostability at 100 °C improved after truncation. Less than 15% of its enzyme activity was lost after 1 h of incubation at 100 °C, and 57% activity remained after 5 h of treatment. Truncation significantly improved the overall pH tolerance range of Pul-HJΔ782, and its stability in the pH range 4–8 was over 80% relative activity from an average of 60%. The sequence and structural model of Pul-HJΔ782 was analyzed, and its instability index was reduced significantly. Furthermore, the hydrolysates of the truncated and wild-type pullulanase were analyzed, and the enzymatic digestion efficiency of the truncated Pul-HJΔ782 was higher.
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Li Z, Kong H, Li Z, Gu Z, Ban X, Hong Y, Cheng L, Li C. Designing liquefaction and saccharification processes of highly concentrated starch slurry: Challenges and recent advances. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2023; 22:1597-1612. [PMID: 36789798 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13122] [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: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Starch-based sugars are an important group of starch derivatives used in food, medicine, chemistry, and other fields. The production of starch sugars involves starch liquefaction and saccharification processes. The production cost of starch sugars can be reduced by increasing the initial concentration of starch slurry. However, the usage of the highly concentrated starch slurry is characterized by challenges such as low reaction efficiency and poor product performance during the liquefaction and saccharification processes. In this study, we endeavored to provide a reference guide for improving high-concentration starch sugar production. Thus, we reviewed the effects of substrate concentration on the starch sugar production process and summarized several potential strategies. These regulation strategies, such as physical field pretreatment, complex enzyme-assisted, and temperature control, can significantly increase the starch concentration and mitigate the challenges of using highly concentrated starch slurry. We believe that highly concentrated starch sugar production will achieve a qualitative leap in the future. This review provides theoretical guidance and highlights the importance of high concentration in starch-based sugar production. Further studies are needed to explore the fine structure and enzyme attack mode during the liquefaction and saccharification processes to regulate the production of more targeted products.
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- Zexi Li
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synergetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi, China.,School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Tao X, Su L, Chen S, Wang L, Wu J. Producing 2-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid by modified cyclodextrin glucosyltransferase and isoamylase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:1233-1241. [PMID: 36688952 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12367-w] [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: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In this study, site saturation mutagenesis was performed on the - 3 (R44, D86, S90, and D192) and - 6 subsite (Y163, G175, G176, and N189) of Bacillus stearothermophilus NO2 cyclodextrin glucosyltransferase to enhance its specificity for the donor substrate maltodextrin for 2-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid (AA-2G) preparation. The AA-2G yields produced by the mutants S90D, G176H, and S90D/G176H were 181, 171, and 185 g/L, respectively. Our previous study found that the mutant K228R/M230L also increased the AA-2G yield. Therefore, the mutants S90D, G176H, S90D/G176H, and K228R/M230L were further used to generate combinatorial mutants. Among these mutants, the highest AA-2G yield (217 g/L) was produced by S90D/K228R/M230L with 500 g/L maltodextrin as the glucosyl donor, which was 56 g/L higher than that produced by wild-type CGTase. In addition, AA-2G was prepared by adding isoamylase to hydrolyze α-1,6 glucosidic linkages in maltodextrin that could not be utilized by CGTase to improve the utilization rate of maltodextrin. The addition of isoamylase reduced the concentration of maltodextrin from 500 to 350 g/L, while the AA-2G yield remained high (208 g/L). The preparation of AA-2G by complexing isoamylase with mutant S90D/K228R/M230L reduced the maltodextrin concentration by 150 g/L, while the AA-2G yield increased by 47 g/L than preparation with wild-type CGTase alone, which laid a foundation for the large-scale preparation of AA-2G. KEY POINTS: • Mutants exhibited improved maltodextrin specificity. • Mutant S90D/K228R/M230L produced high yield of AA-2G with maltodextrin as substrate. • AA-2G was first synthesized by a combination of isoamylase and CGTase.
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- Xiumei Tao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.,International Joint Laboratory On Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.,School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.,International Joint Laboratory On Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.,School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.,International Joint Laboratory On Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,International Joint Laboratory On Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,International Joint Laboratory On Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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Wang C, Tian X, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Zeng X. Physicochemical Characterizations, Digestibility, and Lipolysis Inhibitory Effects of Highland Barley Resistant Starches Prepared by Physical and Enzymatic Methods. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031065. [PMID: 36770733 PMCID: PMC9920265 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the differences in the physicochemical and structural characteristics, digestibility, and lipolysis inhibitory potential in vitro of highland barley resistant starches (HBRSs) prepared by autoclaving (HBSA), microwave-assisted autoclaving (HBSM), isoamylase (HBSI) and pullulanase (HBSP) debranching modifications. Results revealed that the resistant starch content of native starch was significantly elevated after modifications. HBSA and HBSM showed distinctly higher swelling power and water-binding capacities along with lower amylose amounts and solubilities than those of HBSI and HBSP (p < 0.05). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction exhibited that HBSP displayed the highest degree of the ordered crystalline region and crystallinity with a mixture of CB- and V-type polymorphs. Meanwhile, HBSA and HBSM were characterized by their high degree of the amorphous region with a mixture of B- and V-type polymorphs. Physical and enzymatic modifications resulted in different functionalities of HBRSs, among which HBSP showed the lowest digestibility and HBSM exhibited the highest inhibitory activity on lipolysis due to their structure and structure-based morphology and particle size. This study provided significant insights into the development of native starch from highland barley as an alternative functional food.
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- Cong Wang
- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Correspondence: (C.W.); (X.Z.); Tel.: +86-25-8439-6791 (X.Z.)
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Correspondence: (C.W.); (X.Z.); Tel.: +86-25-8439-6791 (X.Z.)
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The application of conventional or magnetic materials to support immobilization of amylolytic enzymes for batch and continuous operation of starch hydrolysis processes. REV CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/revce-2022-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In the production of ethanol, starches are converted into reducing sugars by liquefaction and saccharification processes, which mainly use soluble amylases. These processes are considered wasteful operations as operations to recover the enzymes are not practical economically so immobilizations of amylases to perform both processes appear to be a promising way to obtain more stable and reusable enzymes, to lower costs of enzymatic conversions, and to reduce enzymes degradation/contamination. Although many reviews on enzyme immobilizations are found, they only discuss immobilizations of α-amylase immobilizations on nanoparticles, but other amylases and support types are not well informed or poorly stated. As the knowledge of the developed supports for most amylase immobilizations being used in starch hydrolysis is important, a review describing about their preparations, characteristics, and applications is herewith presented. Based on the results, two major groups were discovered in the last 20 years, which include conventional and magnetic-based supports. Furthermore, several strategies for preparation and immobilization processes, which are more advanced than the previous generation, were also revealed. Although most of the starch hydrolysis processes were conducted in batches, opportunities to develop continuous reactors are offered. However, the continuous operations are difficult to be employed by magnetic-based amylases.
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Tian Y, Ban X, Li C, Gu Z, Li Z. Modulation of Flexible Loops in Catalytic Cavities Reveals the Thermal Activation Mechanism of a Glycogen-Debranching Enzyme. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:13358-13366. [PMID: 36217266 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Some thermophilic enzymes not only exhibit high thermostability at high temperatures but also have an activation effect by thermal incubation. However, the correlations between temperature-induced structural modulation and thermal activation are still unclear. In this study, we selected a thermophilic glycogen-debranching enzyme from Saccharolobus solfataricus STB09 (SsGDE), which was a promising starch-debranching enzyme with a thermal activation property at temperatures ranging from 50 to 70 °C, to explore the thermal activation mechanism. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed for SsGDE at 30, 50, or 70 °C to reveal the temperature dependence of structure modulation and catalytic function. The results revealed that four loops (loop1 313-337, loop2 399-418, loop3 481-513, and loop4 540-574) in SsGDE were reshaped, which made the catalytic cavity more open. The internal residues, including the catalytic triad Asp3631, Glu399, and Asp471, could be exposed, due to the structural modulation, to exert catalytic functions. We proposed that the thermal activation effect of SsGDE was closely associated with the temperature-induced modulation of the catalytic cavity, which paved the way for further engineering enzymes to achieve higher catalytic performance and stability.
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- Yixiong Tian
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Wang D, Zhao M, Wang Y, Mu H, Sun C, Chen H, Sun Q. Research Progress on Debranched Starch: Preparation, Characterization, and Application. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2022.2126854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Deda Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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In-Depth Characterization of Debranching Type I Pullulanase from Priestia koreensis HL12 as Potential Biocatalyst for Starch Saccharification and Modification. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12091014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pullulanase is an effective starch debranching enzyme widely used in starch saccharification and modification. In this work, the biochemical characteristics and potential application of a new type I pullulanase from Priestia koreensis HL12 (HL12Pul) were evaluated and reported for the first time. Through in-depth evolutionary analysis, HL12Pul was classified as type I pullulanase belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 13, subfamily 14 (GH13_14). HL12Pul comprises multi-domains architecture, including two carbohydrate-binding domains, CBM68 and CBM48, at the N-terminus, the TIM barrel structure of glycoside hydrolase family 13 (GH13) and C-domain. Based on sequence analysis and experimental cleavage profile, HL12Pul specifically hydrolyzes only α-1,6 glycosidic linkage-rich substrates. The enzyme optimally works at 40 °C, pH 6.0, with the maximum specific activity of 181.14 ± 3.55 U/mg protein and catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) of 49.39 mL/mg·s toward pullulan. In addition, HL12Pul worked in synergy with raw starch-degrading α-amylase, promoting raw cassava starch hydrolysis and increasing the sugar yield by 2.9-fold in comparison to the α-amylase alone in a short reaction time. Furthermore, HL12Pul effectively produces type III-resistant starch (RSIII) from cassava starch with a production yield of 70%. These indicate that HL12Pul has the potential as a biocatalyst for starch saccharification and modification.
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Zeng J, He C, Guo J, Yuan L. Improvement of the Catalytic Activity of Thermoacidophilic Pullulan Hydrolase Type III by Error-Prone PCR Technology. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683822030152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Characterization of a novel type of glycogen-degrading amylopullulanase from Lactobacillus crispatus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:4053-4064. [PMID: 35612627 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-11975-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Glycogen is one of the major carbohydrates utilized by the human vaginal microbiota, which is commonly dominated by Lactobacillus, especially L. crispatus. An in silico analysis predicted that a type I pullulanase was involved in glycogen degradation in L. crispatus. The biochemical and genetic properties of the pullulanase still need to be determined. Here, we de novo identified the glycogen (Glg)-utilization enzyme (named GlgU) from L. crispatus through a biochemical assay. GlgU was optimally active at acidic pH, approximately 4.0 ~ 4.5, and was able to hydrolyze glycogen into low-molecular-weight malto-oligosaccharides. Actually, GlgU was a type II pullulanase (amylopullulanase) with just one catalytic domain that possessed substrate specificity toward both α-1,4 and α-1,6-glucosidic bonds. Phylogenetically, GlgU was obviously divergent from the known amylases and pullulanases (including amylopullulanases) in lactobacilli. In addition, we confirmed the catalytic activity of glgU in a nonglycogen-utilizing lactobacilli strain, demonstrating the essential role of glgU in glycogen metabolism. Overall, this study characterized a novel type of amylopullulanases, contributing to the knowledge of the glycogen utilization mechanism of the dominant species of human vaginal microbiota. KEY POINTS: • GlgU was a type II pullulanase, not a type I pullulanase predicted before. • GlgU was able to completely hydrolyze glycogen into malto-oligosaccharides. • GlgU played a key role in the metabolism of extracellular glycogen.
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Substrate Selectivity of a Novel Amylo-α-1,6-glucosidase from Thermococcus gammatolerans STB12. Foods 2022; 11:foods11101442. [PMID: 35627012 PMCID: PMC9142091 DOI: 10.3390/foods11101442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Amylo-α-1,6-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.33, AMY) exhibits hydrolytic activity towards α-1,6-glycosidic bonds of branched substrates. The debranching products of maltodextrin, waxy corn starch and cassava starch treated with AMY, pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41, PUL) and isoamylase (EC 3.2.1.68, ISO), were investigated and their differences in substrate selectivity and debranching efficiency were compared. AMY had a preference for the branched structure with medium-length chains, and the optimal debranching length was DP 13-24. Its optimum debranching length was shorter than ISO (DP 25-36). In addition, the debranching rate of maltodextrin treated by AMY for 6 h was 80%, which was 20% higher than that of ISO. AMY could decompose most of the polymerized amylopectin in maltodextrin into short amylose and oligosaccharides, while it could only decompose the polymerized amylopectin in starch into branched glucan chains and long amylose. Furthermore, the successive use of AMY and β-amylase increased the hydrolysis rate of maltodextrin from 68% to 86%. Therefore, AMY with high substrate selectivity and a high catalytic capacity could be used synergistically with other enzyme preparations to improve substrate utilization and reduce reaction time. Importantly, the development of a novel AMY provides an effective choice to meet different production requirements.
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Shao Y, Liao Z, Gao B, He B. Emerging 3D Printing Strategies for Enzyme Immobilization: Materials, Methods, and Applications. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:11530-11543. [PMID: 35449952 PMCID: PMC9016833 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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As the strategies of enzyme immobilization possess attractive advantages that contribute to realizing recovery or reuse of enzymes and improving their stability, they have become one of the most desirable techniques in industrial catalysis, biosensing, and biomedicine. Among them, 3D printing is the emerging and most potential enzyme immobilization strategy. The main advantages of 3D printing strategies for enzyme immobilization are that they can directly produce complex channel structures at low cost, and the printed scaffolds with immobilized enzymes can be completely modified just by changing the original design graphics. In this review, a comprehensive set of developments in the fields of 3D printing techniques, materials, and strategies for enzyme immobilization and the potential applications in industry and biomedicine are summarized. In addition, we put forward some challenges and possible solutions for the development of this field and some possible development directions in the future.
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Starch and pullulan degrading enzymes are essential industrial biocatalysts. Pullulan-degrading enzymes are grouped into pullulanases (types I and type II) and pullulan hydrolase (types I, II and III). Generally, these enzymes hydrolyse the α-1,6 glucosidic bonds (and α-1,4 for certain enzyme groups) of substrates and form reducing sugars such as glucose, maltose, maltotriose, panose or isopanose. This review covers two main aspects: (i) bibliometric analysis of publications and patents related to pullulan-degrading enzymes and (ii) biological aspects of free and immobilised pullulan-degrading enzymes and protein engineering. The collective data suggest that most publications involved researchers within the same institution or country in the past and current practice. Multi-national interaction shall be improved, especially in tapping the enzymes from unculturable prokaryotes. While the understanding of pullulanases may reach a certain extend of saturation, the discovery of pullulan hydrolases is still limited. In this report, we suggest readers consider using the next-generation sequencing technique to fill the gaps of finding more new sequences encoding pullulan-degrading enzymes to expand the knowledge body of this topic.
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Zhen J, Zheng H, Zhao X, Fu X, Yang S, Xu J, Song H, Ma Y. Regulate the hydrophobic motif to enhance the non-classical secretory expression of Pullulanase PulA in Bacillus subtilis. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 193:238-246. [PMID: 34710472 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bacillus subtilis has been widely used as a prokaryotic host for the secretory expression of heterologous proteins. In this study, a pullulanase (PulA) from Anoxybacillus sp. LM18-11 was firstly identified to be expressed in Bacillus subtilis 1A751 through non-classical secretion pathway. Results showed that both the N- and C-terminal regions of PulA were essential for its soluble expression. To explore its specific structural basis of secretion in B. subtilis, we revealed a hydrophobic motif A501-H507 which is vital for the secretion of the whole protein of PulA. Through a series of site-specific mutagenesis, the triple-sites mutants R503E/I506E/H507E and R503E/I506Y/H507E showed the highest extracellular activity (160.07 U/mL) and total activity (243.37 U/mL) which was 1.71 times and 1.55 times higher than those of PulA. The highest secretion rate of mutant I506E/H507E was more than 50% which was 34.72% higher comparing with that of PulA. The glutamic acid substitution on these three key surface sites which decreased the surface hydrophobicity of that region was confirmed to be beneficial to improve the secretory expression of PulA. This novel discovery for the secretory expression of PulA in B. subtilis would make a new perspective on regulating a kind of non-classical secretion in B. subtilis.
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- Jie Zhen
- Industrial Enzymes National Engineering Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Industrial Enzymes National Engineering Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Industrial Enzymes National Engineering Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Industrial Enzymes National Engineering Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Industrial Enzymes National Engineering Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Industrial Enzymes National Engineering Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Industrial Enzymes National Engineering Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Industrial Enzymes National Engineering Laboratory, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory for Industrial Biological Systems and Bioprocessing Engineering, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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Dong Z, Yang S, Dong X, Yang Y, Yan X, Su J, Tang C, Yao L, Kan Y. Characteristics, Protein Engineering, Heterologous Production, and Industrial Applications of Microbial Isoamylases. STARCH-STARKE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/star.202100192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Zixing Dong
- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio‐reactor College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
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- College of Physical Education Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio‐reactor College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio‐reactor College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio‐reactor College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio‐reactor College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio‐reactor College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
- China‐UK‐NYNU‐RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology Henan Key Laboratory of Insect Biology in Funiu Mountain Nanyang Normal University Nanyang Henan 473061 China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio‐reactor College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Ecological Security for Water Region of Mid‐line of South‐to‐North Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insect Bio‐reactor College of Life Science and Agricultural Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
- China‐UK‐NYNU‐RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology Henan Key Laboratory of Insect Biology in Funiu Mountain Nanyang Normal University Nanyang Henan 473061 China
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