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Yuan B, Yang D, Qu G, Turner NJ, Sun Z. Biocatalytic reductive aminations with NAD(P)H-dependent enzymes: enzyme discovery, engineering and synthetic applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:227-262. [PMID: 38059509 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00391d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Chiral amines are pivotal building blocks for the pharmaceutical industry. Asymmetric reductive amination is one of the most efficient and atom economic methodologies for the synthesis of optically active amines. Among the various strategies available, NAD(P)H-dependent amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) and imine reductases (IREDs) are robust enzymes that are available from various sources and capable of utilizing a broad range of substrates with high activities and stereoselectivities. AmDHs and IREDs operate via similar mechanisms, both involving a carbinolamine intermediate followed by hydride transfer from the co-factor. In addition, both groups catalyze the formation of primary and secondary amines utilizing both organic and inorganic amine donors. In this review, we discuss advances in developing AmDHs and IREDs as biocatalysts and focus on evolutionary history, substrate scope and applications of the enzymes to provide an outlook on emerging industrial biotechnologies of chiral amine production.
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- Bo Yuan
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308, China
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Wu T, Wang Y, Zhang N, Yin D, Xu Y, Nie Y, Mu X. Reshaping Substrate-Binding Pocket of Leucine Dehydrogenase for Bidirectionally Accessing Structurally Diverse Substrates. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Tao Wu
- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi214122, China
- Suqian Jiangnan University Institute of Industrial Technology, Suqian223800, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi214122, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi214122, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi214122, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi214122, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi214122, China
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- Laboratory of Brewing Microbiology and Applied Enzymology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi214122, China
- Suqian Jiangnan University Institute of Industrial Technology, Suqian223800, China
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Characterization of a New Marine Leucine Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas balearica and Its Application for L-tert-Leucine Production. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12090971] [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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Leucine dehydrogenase (LeuDH) has emerged as the most promising biocatalyst for L-tert-leucine (L-Tle) production via asymmetric reduction in trimethylpyruvate (TMP). In this study, a new LeuDH named PbLeuDH from marine Pseudomonas balearica was heterologously over-expressed in Escherichia coli, followed by purification and characterization. PbLeuDH possessed a broad substrate scope, displaying activities toward numerous L-amino acids and α-keto acids. Notably, compared with those reported LeuDHs, PbLeuDH exhibited excellent catalytic efficiency for TMP with a Km value of 4.92 mM and a kcat/Km value of 24.49 s−1 mM−1. Subsequently, L-Tle efficient production was implemented from TMP by whole-cell biocatalysis using recombinant E. coli as a catalyst, which co-expressed PbLeuDH and glucose dehydrogenase (GDH). Ultimately, using a fed-batch feeding strategy, 273 mM (35.8 g L−1) L-Tle was achieved with a 96.1% yield and 2.39 g L−1 h−1 productivity. In summary, our research provides a competitive biocatalyst for L-Tle green biosynthesis and lays a solid foundation for the realization of large-scale L-Tle industrial production.
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Kim S, Koh S, Kang W, Yang JK. The Crystal Structure of L-Leucine Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Cells 2022; 45:495-501. [PMID: 35698914 PMCID: PMC9260137 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2022.0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Leucine dehydrogenase (LDH, EC 1.4.1.9) catalyzes the reversible deamination of branched-chain L-amino acids to their corresponding keto acids using NAD+ as a cofactor. LDH generally adopts an octameric structure with D4 symmetry, generating a molecular mass of approximately 400 kDa. Here, the crystal structure of the LDH from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa-LDH) was determined at 2.5 Å resolution. Interestingly, the crystal structure shows that the enzyme exists as a dimer with C2 symmetry in a crystal lattice. The dimeric structure was also observed in solution using multiangle light scattering coupled with size-exclusion chromatography. The enzyme assay revealed that the specific activity was maximal at 60°C and pH 8.5. The kinetic parameters for three different amino acid and the cofactor (NAD+) were determined. The crystal structure represents that the subunit has more compact structure than homologs' structure. In addition, the crystal structure along with sequence alignments indicates a set of non-conserved arginine residues which are important in stability. Subsequent mutation analysis for those residues revealed that the enzyme activity reduced to one third of the wild type. These results provide structural and biochemical insights for its future studies on its application for industrial purposes.
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- Seheon Kim
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea
- Department of Physics and Integrative Institute of Basic Science, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Soongsil University, Seoul 06978, Korea
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Chen R, Liao YT, Gao TT, Zhang YM, Lu LH, Wang CH. Novel Salt-Tolerant Leucine Dehydrogenase from Marine Pseudoalteromonas rubra DSM 6842. Mol Biotechnol 2022; 64:1270-1278. [PMID: 35578070 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-022-00505-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study reported the cloning, expression, and characterization of a new salt-tolerant leucine dehydrogenase (PrLeuDH) from Pseudoalteromonas rubra DSM 6842. A codon-optimized 1038 bp gene encoding PrLeuDH was successfully expressed on pET-22b( +) in E. coli BL21(DE3). The purified recombinant PrLeuDH showed a single band of about 38.7 kDa on SDS-PAGE. It exhibited the maximum activity at 40 °C and pH 10.5, while kept high activities in the range of 25-45 °C and pH 9.5-12. The Km value and turnover number kcat for leucine of PrLeuDH were 2.23 ± 0.12 mM and 35.39 ± 0.05 s-1, respectively, resulting in a catalytic efficiency kcat/Km of 15.87 s-1/mM. Importantly, PrLeuDH remained 92.1 ± 2.67% active in the presence of 4.0 M NaCl. The study provides the first in-depth understanding of LeuDH from marine Pseudoalteromonas rubra, meanwhile the unique properties of high activity at low temperature and high salt tolerance make it a promising biocatalyst for the synthesis of non-protein amino acids and α-ketoacids under special conditions in pharmaceutical industry.
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- Rui Chen
- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue East Road, Nanning, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue East Road, Nanning, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue East Road, Nanning, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue East Road, Nanning, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue East Road, Nanning, 530004, People's Republic of China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue East Road, Nanning, 530004, People's Republic of China.
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Tong F, Qin Z, Wang H, Jiang Y, Li J, Ming H, Qu G, Xiao Y, Sun Z. Biosynthesis of Chiral Amino Alcohols via an Engineered Amine Dehydrogenase in E. coli. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 9:778584. [PMID: 35071200 PMCID: PMC8766677 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.778584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chiral amino alcohols are prevalent synthons in pharmaceuticals and synthetic bioactive compounds. The efficient synthesis of chiral amino alcohols using ammonia as the sole amino donor under mild conditions is highly desired and challenging in organic chemistry and biotechnology. Our previous work explored a panel of engineered amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) derived from amino acid dehydrogenase (AADH), enabling the one-step synthesis of chiral amino alcohols via the asymmetric reductive amination of α-hydroxy ketones. Although the AmDH-directed asymmetric reduction is in a high stereoselective manner, the activity is yet fully excavated. Herein, an engineered AmDH derived from a leucine dehydrogenase from Sporosarcina psychrophila (SpAmDH) was recruited as the starting enzyme, and the combinatorial active-site saturation test/iterative saturation mutagenesis (CAST/ISM) strategy was applied to improve the activity. After three rounds of mutagenesis in an iterative fashion, the best variant wh84 was obtained and proved to be effective in the asymmetric reductive amination of 1-hydroxy-2-butanone with 4-fold improvements in kcat/Km and total turnover number (TTN) values compared to those of the starting enzyme, while maintaining high enantioselectivity (ee >99%) and thermostability (T5015 >53°C). In preparative-scale reaction, the conversion of 100 and 200 mM 1-hydroxy-2-butanone catalyzed by wh84 was up to 91–99%. Insights into the source of an enhanced activity were gained by the computational analysis. Our work expands the catalytic repertoire and toolbox of AmDHs.
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- Feifei Tong
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, China.,Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.,Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.,Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.,National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China.,National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, China
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Zhao L, Chen Z, Lin S, Wu T, Yu S, Huo YX. In Vitro Biosynthesis of Isobutyraldehyde Through the Establishment of a One-Step Self-Assembly-Based Immobilization Strategy. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:14609-14619. [PMID: 34818887 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c05387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The in vitro biosynthesis of high-value compounds has become popular and attractive. The convenient and simple strategy of enzyme immobilization has been significant for continuous and efficient in vitro biosynthesis. On the basis of that, this work established a one-step self-assembly-based immobilization strategy to efficiently biosynthesize isobutyraldehyde in vitro. Isobutyraldehyde is a crucial precursor for the synthesis of foods and spices. The established CipA scaffold-based strategy can express and immobilize enzymes at the same time, and purification requires only one centrifugation step. Structural simulations indicated that this scaffold-dependent self-assembly did not influence the structure or catalytic mechanisms of the isobutyraldehyde production-related enzymes leucine dehydrogenase (LeuDH) and ketoisovalerate decarboxylase (Kivd). Immobilized LeuDH and Kivd displayed a higher conversion capacity and thermal stability than the free enzymes. Batch conversion experiments demonstrated that the recovered immobilized LeuDH and Kivd have similar conversion capacities to the enzymes used in the first round of reaction. The continuous production of isobutyraldehyde was achieved by filling the immobilized enzymes into the column of a constructed device. This study not only expands the application range of self-assembly systems but also provides guidance for the in vitro production of value-added compounds.
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- Luyao Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microanalytical Methods and Instrumentation, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, 100081 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, 100081 Beijing, China
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Kumar A, Mukhia S, Kumar R. Industrial applications of cold-adapted enzymes: challenges, innovations and future perspective. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:426. [PMID: 34567931 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02929-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Extreme cold environments are potential reservoirs of microorganisms producing unique and novel enzymes in response to environmental stress conditions. Such cold-adapted enzymes prove to be valuable tools in industrial biotechnology to meet the increasing demand for efficient biocatalysts. The inherent properties like high catalytic activity at low temperature, high specific activity and low activation energy make the cold-adapted enzymes well suited for application in various industries. The interest in this group of enzymes is expanding as they are the preferred alternatives to harsh chemical synthesis owing to their biodegradable and non-toxic nature. Irrespective of the multitude of applications, the use of cold-adapted enzymes at the industrial level is still limited. The current review presents the unique adaptive features and the role of cold-adapted enzymes in major industries like food, detergents, molecular biology and bioremediation. The review highlights the significance of omics technology i.e., metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and metaproteomics in enzyme bioprospection from extreme environments. It further points out the challenges in using cold-adapted enzymes at the industrial level and the innovations associated with novel enzyme prospection strategies. Documentations on cold-adapted enzymes and their applications are abundant; however, reports on the role of omics tools in exploring cold-adapted enzymes are still scarce. So, the review covers the aspect concerning the novel techniques for enzyme discovery from nature.
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- Anil Kumar
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Post Box No. 06, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002 India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Post Box No. 06, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061 India
- Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005 India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Post Box No. 06, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061 India
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Meng X, Yang L, Liu Y, Wang H, Shen Y, Wei D. Identification and Rational Engineering of a High Substrate‐Tolerant Leucine Dehydrogenase Effective for the Synthesis of L‐
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‐Leucine. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Xiangqi Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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Zhou F, Mu X, Nie Y, Xu Y. Enhanced catalytic efficiency and coenzyme affinity of leucine dehydrogenase by comprehensive screening strategy for L-tert-leucine synthesis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:3625-3634. [PMID: 33929595 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11323-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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L-tert-leucine (L-Tle) is widely used as vital chiral intermediate for pharmaceuticals and as chiral auxiliarie for organocatalysis. L-Tle is generally prepared via the asymmetric reduction of trimethylpyruvate (TMP) catalyzed by NAD+-dependent leucine dehydrogenase (LeuDH). To improve the catalytic efficiency and coenzyme affinity of LeuDH from Bacillus cereus, mutation libraries constructed by error-prone PCR and iterative saturation mutation were screened by two kinds of high-throughput methods. Compared with the wild type, the affinity of the selected mutant E24V/E116V for TMP and NADH increased by 7.7- and 2.8-fold, respectively. And the kcat/Km of E24V/E116V on TMP was 5.4-fold higher than that of the wild type. A coupled reaction comprising LeuDH with glucose dehydrogenase of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens resulted in substrate inhibition at high TMP concentrations (0.5 M), which was overcome by batch-feeding of the TMP substrate. The total turnover number and specific space-time conversion of 0.57 M substrate increased to 11,400 and 22.8 mmol·h-1·L-1·g-1, respectively. KEY POINTS: • The constructed new high-throughput screening strategy takes into account the two indicators of catalytic efficiency and coenzyme affinity. • A more efficient leucine dehydrogenase (LeuDH) mutant (E24V/E116V) was identified. • E24V/E116V has potential for the industrial synthesis of L-tert-leucine.
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- Feng Zhou
- School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,Suqian Industrial Technology Research Institute of Jiangnan University, Suqian, 223814, China.
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- School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,Suqian Industrial Technology Research Institute of Jiangnan University, Suqian, 223814, China.
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- School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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Liu N, Wu L, Feng J, Sheng X, Li J, Chen X, Li J, Liu W, Zhou J, Wu Q, Zhu D. Crystal Structures and Catalytic Mechanism of l-erythro-3,5-Diaminohexanoate Dehydrogenase and Rational Engineering for Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Amino Acids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:10203-10210. [PMID: 33624917 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Amino acid dehydrogenases (AADHs) have shown considerable potential as biocatalysts in the asymmetric synthesis of chiral amino acids. However, compared to the widely studied α-AADHs, limited knowledge is available about β-AADHs that enable the synthesis of β-amino acids. Herein, we report the crystal structures of a l-erythro-3,5-diaminohexanoate dehydrogenase and its variants, the only known member of β-AADH family. Crystal structure analysis, site-directed mutagenesis studies and quantum chemical calculations revealed the differences in the substrate binding and catalytic mechanism from α-AADHs. A number of rationally engineered variants were then obtained with improved activity (by 110-800 times) toward various aliphatic β-amino acids without an enantioselectivity trade-off. Two β-amino acids were prepared by using the outstanding variants with excellent enantioselectivity (>99 % ee) and high isolated yields (86-87 %). These results provide important insights into the molecular mechanism of 3,5-DAHDH, and establish a solid foundation for further design of β-AADHs for the asymmetric synthesis of β-amino acids.
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- Na Liu
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.,The Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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Liu N, Wu L, Feng J, Sheng X, Li J, Chen X, Li J, Liu W, Zhou J, Wu Q, Zhu D. Crystal Structures and Catalytic Mechanism of
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‐3,5‐Diaminohexanoate Dehydrogenase and Rational Engineering for Asymmetric Synthesis of β‐Amino Acids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202017225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Na Liu
- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200032 China
- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200032 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200032 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200032 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19A Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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Cold-active enzymes increase their catalytic efficiency at low-temperature, introducing structural flexibility at or near the active sites. Inevitably, this feat seems to be accompanied by lower thermal stability. These characteristics have made cold-active enzymes into attractive targets for the industrial applications, since they could reduce the energy cost in the reaction, attenuate side-reactions, and simply be inactivated. In addition, the increased structural flexibility could result in broad substrate specificity for various non-native substrates, which is called substrate promiscuity. In this perspective, we deal with a less addressed aspect of cold-active enzymes, substrate promiscuity, which has enormous potential for semi-synthesis or enzymatic modification of fine chemicals and drugs. Further structural and directed-evolutional studies on substrate promiscuity of cold-active enzymes will provide a new workhorse in white biotechnology.
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A thermostable leucine dehydrogenase from Bacillus coagulansNL01: Expression, purification and characterization. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yamaguchi H, Kamegawa A, Nakata K, Kashiwagi T, Mizukoshi T, Fujiyoshi Y, Tani K. Structural insights into thermostabilization of leucine dehydrogenase from its atomic structure by cryo-electron microscopy. J Struct Biol 2018; 205:11-21. [PMID: 30543982 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Leucine dehydrogenase (LDH, EC 1.4.1.9) is a NAD+-dependent oxidoreductase that catalyzes the deamination of branched-chain l-amino acids (BCAAs). LDH of Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GstLDH) is a highly thermostable enzyme that has been applied for the quantification or production of BCAAs. Here the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of apo and NAD+-bound LDH are reported at 3.0 and 3.2 Å resolution, respectively. On comparing the structures, the two overall structures are almost identical, but it was observed that the partial conformational change was triggered by the interaction between Ser147 and the nicotinamide moiety of NAD+. NAD+ binding also enhanced the strength of oligomerization interfaces formed by the core domains. Such additional interdomain interaction is in good agreement with our experimental results showing that the residual activity of NAD+-bound form was approximately three times higher than that of the apo form after incubation at 80 °C. In addition, sequence comparison of three structurally known LDHs indicated a set of candidates for site-directed mutagenesis to improve thermostability. Subsequent mutation analysis actually revealed that non-conserved residues, including Ala94, Tyr127, and the C-terminal region, are crucial for oligomeric thermostability.
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- Hiroki Yamaguchi
- Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan
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- Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan; CeSPIA Inc., 2-1-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan
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- Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan
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- Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan.
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- Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan; CeSPIA Inc., 2-1-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan; Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Cellular and Structural Physiology Institute, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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Wang Y, Hou Y, Wang Y, Zheng L, Xu X, Pan K, Li R, Wang Q. A Novel Cold-Adapted Leucine Dehydrogenase from Antarctic Sea-Ice Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. ANT178. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:md16100359. [PMID: 30275355 PMCID: PMC6213480 DOI: 10.3390/md16100359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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l-tert-leucine and its derivatives are useful as pharmaceutical active ingredients, in which leucine dehydrogenase (LeuDH) is the key enzyme in their enzymatic conversions. In the present study, a novel cold-adapted LeuDH, psleudh, was cloned from psychrotrophic bacteria Pseudoalteromonas sp. ANT178, which was isolated from Antarctic sea-ice. Bioinformatics analysis of the gene psleudh showed that the gene was 1209 bp in length and coded for a 42.6 kDa protein containing 402 amino acids. PsLeuDH had conserved Phe binding site and NAD+ binding site, and belonged to a member of the Glu/Leu/Phe/Val dehydrogenase family. Homology modeling analysis results suggested that PsLeuDH exhibited more glycine residues, reduced proline residues, and arginine residues, which might be responsible for its catalytic efficiency at low temperature. The recombinant PsLeuDH (rPsLeuDH) was purified a major band with the high specific activity of 275.13 U/mg using a Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. The optimum temperature and pH for rPsLeuDH activity were 30 °C and pH 9.0, respectively. Importantly, rPsLeuDH retained at least 40% of its maximum activity even at 0 °C. Moreover, the activity of rPsLeuDH was the highest in the presence of 2.0 M NaCl. Substrate specificity and kinetic studies of rPsLeuDH demonstrated that l-leucine was the most suitable substrate, and the catalytic activity at low temperatures was ensured by maintaining a high kcat value. The results of the current study would provide insight into Antarctic sea-ice bacterium LeuDH, and the unique properties of rPsLeuDH make it a promising candidate as a biocatalyst in medical and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Yatong Wang
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, China.
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Zhou J, Wang Y, Chen J, Xu M, Yang T, Zheng J, Zhang X, Rao Z. Rational Engineering of Bacillus cereus
Leucine Dehydrogenase Towards α-keto Acid Reduction for Improving Unnatural Amino Acid Production. Biotechnol J 2018; 14:e1800253. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201800253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Junping Zhou
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology; Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi Jiangsu Province 214122 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology; Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi Jiangsu Province 214122 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology; Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi Jiangsu Province 214122 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology; Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi Jiangsu Province 214122 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology; Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi Jiangsu Province 214122 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology; Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi Jiangsu Province 214122 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology; Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi Jiangsu Province 214122 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology; Ministry of Education; School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi Jiangsu Province 214122 China
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Xue YP, Cao CH, Zheng YG. Enzymatic asymmetric synthesis of chiral amino acids. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:1516-1561. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00253j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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This review summarizes the progress achieved in the enzymatic asymmetric synthesis of chiral amino acids from prochiral substrates.
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- Ya-Ping Xue
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou 310014
- China
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Stabilization of Multimeric Proteins via Intersubunit Cyclization. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.01239-17. [PMID: 28710270 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01239-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Proteins with high catalytic efficiency and selectivity under mild conditions have long been appreciated by industrial and medicinal fields. These proteins, which are commonly multimeric, often possess low stability, impeding wider application. Currently, strategies to improve the stability of multimeric proteins concentrate on enhancing the interaction at internal interface of the subunits. In this report, we confirmed that the largely underestimated subunit terminal ends are as significant as the internal interface for protein stability. By connecting both the terminal ends and internal interface of subunits, the tetrameric Leifsonia alcohol dehydrogenase (LnADH) protein can been cyclized into a rigid form with significantly improved thermostability and resilience. The improvement in the temperature at which enzyme activity is reduced to 50% after a 15-min heat treatment (T5015) and melting temperature (Tm ) of the modified protein was 18°C and 23.3°C, respectively, which is superior to the results achieved by normal protein engineering. Our study provided a novel strategy to effectively improve the stability of multimeric proteins, which is suitable not only for the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) family but also other classes of proteins with close terminal ends.IMPORTANCE Industrially interesting proteins are generally multimeric proteins; however, their applications are often restricted due to low stability caused by the natural tendency of subunit disassociation. Current approaches targeting this problem mainly focus on enhancing the internal interfaces of the subunits to avoid their disassociation. In this study, we identified and confirmed the external interface to be significant for improving the stability of multimeric proteins. By connecting the terminal ends and internal interface with disulfide bonds, we found that the multimeric protein LnADH cyclized into a robust monomeric-like form, resulting in superior thermostability compared to traditional protein engineering. This intersubunit cyclization approach is efficient and easy to perform, providing a novel method for engineering many important classes of multimeric proteins.
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Structural Insights into l-Tryptophan Dehydrogenase from a Photoautotrophic Cyanobacterium, Nostoc punctiforme. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.02710-16. [PMID: 27815281 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02710-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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l-Tryptophan dehydrogenase from Nostoc punctiforme NIES-2108 (NpTrpDH), despite exhibiting high amino acid sequence identity (>30%)/homology (>50%) with NAD(P)+-dependent l-Glu/l-Leu/l-Phe/l-Val dehydrogenases, exclusively catalyzes reversible oxidative deamination of l-Trp to 3-indolepyruvate in the presence of NAD+ Here, we determined the crystal structure of the apo form of NpTrpDH. The structure of the NpTrpDH monomer, which exhibited high similarity to that of l-Glu/l-Leu/l-Phe dehydrogenases, consisted of a substrate-binding domain (domain I, residues 3 to 133 and 328 to 343) and an NAD+/NADH-binding domain (domain II, residues 142 to 327) separated by a deep cleft. The apo-NpTrpDH existed in an open conformation, where domains I and II were apart from each other. The subunits dimerized themselves mainly through interactions between amino acid residues around the β-1 strand of each subunit, as was observed in the case of l-Phe dehydrogenase. The binding site for the substrate l-Trp was predicted by a molecular docking simulation and validated by site-directed mutagenesis. Several hydrophobic residues, which were located in the active site of NpTrpDH and possibly interacted with the side chain of the substrate l-Trp, were arranged similarly to that found in l-Leu/l-Phe dehydrogenases but fairly different from that of an l-Glu dehydrogenase. Our crystal structure revealed that Met-40, Ala-69, Ile-74, Ile-110, Leu-288, Ile-289, and Tyr-292 formed a hydrophobic cluster around the active site. The results of the site-directed mutagenesis experiments suggested that the hydrophobic cluster plays critical roles in protein folding, l-Trp recognition, and catalysis. Our results provide critical information for further characterization and engineering of this enzyme. IMPORTANCE In this study, we determined the three-dimensional structure of l-Trp dehydrogenase, analyzed its various site-directed substitution mutants at residues located in the active site, and obtained the following informative results. Several residues in the active site form a hydrophobic cluster, which may be a part of the hydrophobic core essential for protein folding. To our knowledge, there is no previous report demonstrating that a hydrophobic cluster in the active site of any l-amino acid dehydrogenase may have a critical impact on protein folding. Furthermore, our results suggest that this hydrophobic cluster could strictly accommodate l-Trp. These studies show the structural characteristics of l-Trp dehydrogenase and hence would facilitate novel applications of l-Trp dehydrogenase.
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Xu JM, Cheng F, Fu FT, Hu HF, Zheng YG. Semi-Rational Engineering of Leucine Dehydrogenase for L-2-Aminobutyric Acid Production. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2016; 182:898-909. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-016-2369-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Santiago M, Ramírez-Sarmiento CA, Zamora RA, Parra LP. Discovery, Molecular Mechanisms, and Industrial Applications of Cold-Active Enzymes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1408. [PMID: 27667987 PMCID: PMC5016527 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Cold-active enzymes constitute an attractive resource for biotechnological applications. Their high catalytic activity at temperatures below 25°C makes them excellent biocatalysts that eliminate the need of heating processes hampering the quality, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of industrial production. Here we provide a review of the isolation and characterization of novel cold-active enzymes from microorganisms inhabiting different environments, including a revision of the latest techniques that have been used for accomplishing these paramount tasks. We address the progress made in the overexpression and purification of cold-adapted enzymes, the evolutionary and molecular basis of their high activity at low temperatures and the experimental and computational techniques used for their identification, along with protein engineering endeavors based on these observations to improve some of the properties of cold-adapted enzymes to better suit specific applications. We finally focus on examples of the evaluation of their potential use as biocatalysts under conditions that reproduce the challenges imposed by the use of solvents and additives in industrial processes and of the successful use of cold-adapted enzymes in biotechnological and industrial applications.
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- Margarita Santiago
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Centre for Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago, Chile
- Department of Chemical and Bioprocesses Engineering, School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago, Chile
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Zhu W, Li Y, Jia H, Wei P, Zhou H, Jiang M. Expression, purification and characterization of a thermostable leucine dehydrogenase from the halophilic thermophile Laceyella sacchari. Biotechnol Lett 2016; 38:855-61. [PMID: 26861852 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-016-2053-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A potential thermotolerant L-leucine dehydrogenase from Laceyella sacchari (Ls-LeuDH) was over-expressed in E. coli, purified and characterized. RESULTS Ls-LeuDH had excellent thermostability with a specific activity of 183 U/mg at pH 10.5 and 25 °C. It retained a high activity in 200 mM carbonate buffer from pH 9.5 to 11. The optimal temperature for Ls-LeuDH was 60 °C. CONCLUSION It is the first time that a thermostable and highly active LeuDH originating from L. sacchari has been characterized. It may be useful for medical and pharmaceutical applications.
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- Wenjun Zhu
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, 211800, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, 211800, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, 211800, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, 211800, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, 211800, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, 211800, People's Republic of China
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Cheng J, Xu G, Han R, Dong J, Ni Y. Efficient access to l-phenylglycine using a newly identified amino acid dehydrogenase from Bacillus clausii. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra17683f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An amino acid dehydrogenase from Bacillus clausii (BcAADH) was identified and overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) for the preparation of l-phenylglycine from benzoylformic acid.
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- Jun Cheng
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- School of Biotechnology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- School of Biotechnology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- School of Biotechnology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- School of Biotechnology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology
- Ministry of Education
- School of Biotechnology
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
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Jiang W, Sun D, Lu J, Wang Y, Wang S, Zhang Y, Fang B. A cold-adapted leucine dehydrogenase from marine bacteriumAlcanivorax dieselolei: Characterization andl-tert-leucine production. Eng Life Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201500092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Wei Jiang
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University; Xiamen China
- The Key Lab for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City; Xiamen University; Xiamen China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University; Xiamen China
- The Key Lab for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City; Xiamen University; Xiamen China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University; Xiamen China
- The Key Lab for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City; Xiamen University; Xiamen China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University; Xiamen China
- The Key Lab for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City; Xiamen University; Xiamen China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University; Xiamen China
- The Key Lab for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City; Xiamen University; Xiamen China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University; Xiamen China
- The Key Lab for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City; Xiamen University; Xiamen China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University; Xiamen China
- The Key Lab for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City; Xiamen University; Xiamen China
- The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province; Xiamen University; Xiamen Fujian China
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Stereoselective synthesis of l-tert-leucine by a newly cloned leucine dehydrogenase from Exiguobacterium sibiricum. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Biochemical characterization of an L-tryptophan dehydrogenase from the photoautotrophic cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme. Enzyme Microb Technol 2014; 60:40-6. [PMID: 24835098 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2014.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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An NAD(+)-dependent l-tryptophan dehydrogenase from Nostoc punctiforme NIES-2108 (NpTrpDH) was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant NpTrpDH with a C-terminal His6-tag was purified to homogeneity using a Ni-NTA agarose column, and was found to be a homodimer with a molecular mass of 76.1kDa. The enzyme required NAD(+) and NADH as cofactors for oxidative deamination and reductive amination, respectively, but not NADP(+) or NADPH. l-Trp was the preferred substrate for deamination, though l-Phe was deaminated at a much lower rate. The enzyme exclusively aminated 3-indolepyruvate; phenylpyruvate was inert. The pH optima for the deamination of l-Trp and amination of 3-indolpyruvate were 11.0 and 7.5, respectively. For deamination of l-Trp, maximum enzymatic activity was observed at 45°C. NpTrpDH retained more than 80% of its activity after incubation for 30min at pHs ranging from 5.0 to 11.5 or incubation for 10min at temperatures up to 40°C. Unlike l-Trp dehydrogenases from higher plants, NpTrpDH activity was not activated by metal ions. Typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics were observed for NAD(+) and l-Trp for oxidative deamination, but with reductive amination there was marked substrate inhibition by 3-indolepyruvate. NMR analysis of the hydrogen transfer from the C4 position of the nicotinamide moiety of NADH showed that NpTrpDH has a pro-S (B-type) stereospecificity similar to the Glu/Leu/Phe/Val dehydrogenase family.
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Klimek-Ochab M. Phosphate-independent utilization of phosphonoacetic acid as sole phosphorus source by a psychrophilic strain of Geomyces pannorum P15. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2014; 59:375-80. [PMID: 24570323 PMCID: PMC4133637 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-014-0309-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
A psychrophilic fungal strain of Geomyces pannorum P15 was screened for its ability to utilize a range of synthetic and natural organophosphonate compounds as the sole source of phosphorus, nitrogen, or carbon. Only phosphonoacetic acid served as a phosphorus source for microbial growth in phosphate-independent manner. Substrate metabolism did not lead to extracellular release of inorganic phosphate. No phosphonate metabolizing enzyme activity was detectable in cell-free extracts prepared from Geomyces biomass pregrown on 2 mmol/L phosphonoacetic acid.
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Affiliation(s)
- Magdalena Klimek-Ochab
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław, 50-370, Poland,
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