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Xu Z, Xu J, Zhang T, Wang Z, Wu J, Yang L. Sequence-Guided Redesign of an Omega-Transaminase from Bacillus megaterium for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Amines. Chembiochem 2024:e202400285. [PMID: 38752893 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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ω-Transaminases (ω-TAs) are attractive biocatalysts asymmetrically catalyzing ketones to chiral amines. However, poor non-native catalytic activity and substrate promiscuity severely hamper its wide application in industrial production. Protein engineering efforts have generally focused on reshaping the substrate-binding pockets of ω-TAs. However, hotspots around the substrate tunnel as well as distant sites outside the pockets may also affect its activity. In this study, the ω-TA from Bacillus megaterium (BmeTA) was selected for engineering. The tunnel mutation Y164F synergy with distant mutation A245T which was acquired through a multiple sequence alignment showed improved soluble expression, a 3.7-fold higher specific activity and a 19.9-fold longer half-life at 45 °C. Molecule Dynamics simulation explains the mechanism of improved catalytic activity, enhanced thermostability and improved soluble expression of BmeTAY164F/A245T(2 M). Finally, the resting cells of 2 M were used for biocatalytic processes. 450 mM of S-methoxyisopropylamine (S-MOIPA) was obtained with an ee value of 97.3 % and a conversion rate of 90 %, laying the foundation for its industrial production. Mutant 2 M was also found to be more advantageous in catalyzing the transamination of various ketones. These results demonstrated that sites that are far away from the active center also play an important role in the redesign of ω-TAs.
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- Zhexian Xu
- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Khobragade TP, Giri P, Pagar AD, Patil MD, Sarak S, Joo S, Goh Y, Jung S, Yoon H, Yun S, Kwon Y, Yun H. Dual-function transaminases with hybrid nanoflower for the production of value-added chemicals from biobased levulinic acid. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1280464. [PMID: 38033815 PMCID: PMC10687574 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1280464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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The U.S. Department of Energy has listed levulinic acid (LA) as one of the top 12 compounds derived from biomass. LA has gained much attention owing to its conversion into enantiopure 4-aminopentanoic acid through an amination reaction. Herein, we developed a coupled-enzyme recyclable cascade employing two transaminases (TAs) for the synthesis of (S)-4-aminopentanoic acid. TAs were first utilized to convert LA into (S)-4-aminopentanoic acid using (S)-α-Methylbenzylamine [(S)-α-MBA] as an amino donor. The deaminated (S)-α-MBA i.e., acetophenone was recycled back using a second TAs while using isopropyl amine (IPA) amino donor to generate easily removable acetone. Enzymatic reactions were carried out using different systems, with conversions ranging from 30% to 80%. Furthermore, the hybrid nanoflowers (HNF) of the fusion protein were constructed which afforded complete biocatalytic conversion of LA to the desired (S)-4-aminopentanoic acid. The created HNF demonstrated storage stability for over a month and can be reused for up to 7 sequential cycles. A preparative scale reaction (100 mL) achieved the complete conversion with an isolated yield of 62%. Furthermore, the applicability of this recycling system was tested with different β-keto ester substrates, wherein 18%-48% of corresponding β-amino acids were synthesized. Finally, this recycling system was applied for the biosynthesis of pharmaceutical important drug sitagliptin intermediate ((R)-3-amino-4-(2,4,5-triflurophenyl) butanoic acid) with an excellent conversion 82%.
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- Taresh P. Khobragade
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanomaterials and Application Technology, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Pinheiro LZ, da Silva FF, Queiroz MSR, Aguieiras ECG, Cipolatti EP, da Silva AS, Bassut J, Seldin L, Guimarães DO, Freire DMG, de Souza ROMA, Leal ICR. Activity of endophytic fungi in enantioselective biotransformation of chiral amines: New approach for solid-state fermentation. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Wang Y, Feng J, Dong W, Chen X, Yao P, Wu Q, Zhu D. Improving Catalytic Activity and Reversing Enantio‐Specificity of ω‐Transaminase by Semi‐Rational Engineering en Route to Chiral Bulky β‐Amino Esters. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yingang Wang
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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Wang C, Tang K, Dai Y, Jia H, Li Y, Gao Z, Wu B. Identification, Characterization, and Site-Specific Mutagenesis of a Thermostable ω-Transaminase from Chloroflexi bacterium. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:17058-17070. [PMID: 34250363 PMCID: PMC8264935 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In the present study, we have identified an ω-transaminase (ω-TA) from Chloroflexi bacterium from the genome database by using two ω-TA sequences (ATA117 Arrmut11 from Arthrobacter sp. KNK168 and amine transaminase from Aspergillus terreus NIH2624) as templates in a BLASTP search and motif sequence alignment. The protein sequence of the ω-TA from C. bacterium (CbTA) shows 38% sequence identity to that of ATA117 Arrmut11. The gene sequence of CbTA was inserted into pRSF-Duet1 and functionally expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The results showed that the recombinant CbTA has a specific activity of 1.19 U/mg for (R)-α-methylbenzylamine [(R)-MBA] at pH 8.5 and 45 °C. The substrate acceptability test showed that CbTA has significant reactivity to aromatic amino donors and amino receptors. More importantly, CbTA also exhibited good affinity toward some cyclic substrates. The homology model of CbTA was built by Discovery Studio, and docking was performed to describe the relative activity toward some substrates. CbTA evolved by site-specific mutagenesis and found that the Q192G mutant increased the activity to (R)-MBA by around 9.8-fold. The Q192G mutant was then used to convert two cyclic ketones, N-Boc-3-pyrrolidinone and N-Boc-3-piperidone, and both the conversions were obviously improved compared to that of the parental CbTA.
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Growth optimization and identification of an ω-transaminase by a novel native PAGE activity staining method in a Bacillus sp. strain BaH isolated from Iranian soil. AMB Express 2021; 11:46. [PMID: 33759017 PMCID: PMC7988029 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-021-01207-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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ω-Transaminases’ (ω-TAs) importance for synthesizing chiral amines led to the development of different methods to quickly identify and characterize new sources of these enzymes. Here we describe the optimization of growth and induction of such an enzyme in a wild type strain of Bacillus sp. strain BaH (IBRC-M 11337) isolated from Iranian soil in shaking flasks by the response surface methodology (RSM). Optimum conditions were set in a multiplexed bench-top bioreactor system (Sixfors). ω-TA activity of obtained biomass was checked by an innovative efficient colorimetric assay for localizing ω-TAs in crude extracts on acrylamide gel by using ortho-xylylenediamine (OXD) as amino donor. The application of the established OXD assay is thereby expanded from high-throughput activity screenings and colony-based screenings of heterologously expressed mutants to a direct identification of ω-TAs in wild-type strains: This assay can be used to detect the protein band of the respective enzyme in crude extracts of novel isolates by visual inspection of native PAGEs without any upstream protein purification, thus enabling subsequent further investigations of a newly discovered enzyme directly from the crude extract.
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Feng X, Zhang L, Zhu X, Xia Y, Ma C, Liang J, He YC. A Hybrid Catalytic Conversion of Corncob to Furfurylamine in Tandem Reaction with Aluminium-Based Alkaline-Treated Graphite and ω-Transaminase Biocatalyst in γ-Valerolactone–Water. Catal Letters 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-020-03435-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Dong W, Yao P, Wang Y, Wu Q, Zhu D. Chemoenzymatic Stereoselective Synthesis of Substituted γ‐ or δ‐lactams with Two Chiral Centers via Transaminase‐catalysed Dynamic Kinetic Resolution. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Wenyue Dong
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 P. R. China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 P. R. China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area Tianjin 300308 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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Kelly SA, Mix S, Moody TS, Gilmore BF. Transaminases for industrial biocatalysis: novel enzyme discovery. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:4781-4794. [PMID: 32300853 PMCID: PMC7228992 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10585-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Transaminases (TAms) are important enzymes for the production of chiral amines for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. Novel TAms for use in these industries have been discovered using a range of approaches, including activity-guided methods and homologous sequence searches from cultured microorganisms to searches using key motifs and metagenomic mining of environmental DNA libraries. This mini-review focuses on the methods used for TAm discovery over the past two decades, analyzing the changing trends in the field and highlighting the advantages and drawbacks of the respective approaches used. This review will also discuss the role of protein engineering in the development of novel TAms and explore possible directions for future TAm discovery for application in industrial biocatalysis. KEY POINTS: • The past two decades of TAm enzyme discovery approaches are explored. • TAm sequences are phylogenetically analyzed and compared to other discovery methods. • Benefits and drawbacks of discovery approaches for novel biocatalysts are discussed. • The role of protein engineering and future discovery directions is highlighted.
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- Stephen A Kelly
- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland
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- Department of Biocatalysis & Isotope Chemistry, Almac, 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon, UK
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- Department of Biocatalysis & Isotope Chemistry, Almac, 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon, UK
- Arran Chemical Company Limited, Unit 1 Monksland Industrial Estate, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland.
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Screening and Comparative Characterization of Microorganisms from Iranian Soil Samples Showing ω-Transaminase Activity toward a Plethora of Substrates. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9100874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In this study, soil microorganisms from Iran were screened for ω-transaminase (ω-TA) activity based on growth on minimal media containing (rac)-α-methylbenzylamine (rac-α-MBA) as a sole nitrogen source. Then, for the selection of strains with high enzyme activity, a colorimetric o-xylylendiamine assay was conducted. The most promising strains were identified by 16S rDNA sequencing. Five microorganisms showing high ω-TA activity were subjected to determine optimal conditions for ω-TA activity, including pH, temperature, co-solvent, and the specificity of the ω-TA toward different amine donors and acceptors. Among the five screened microorganisms, Bacillus halotolerans turned out to be the most promising strain: Its cell-free extract showed a highly versatile amino donor spectrum toward aliphatic, aromatic chiral amines and a broad range of pH activity. Transaminase activity also exhibited excellent solvent tolerance, with maximum turnover in the presence of 30% (v/v) DMSO.
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Kelefiotis-Stratidakis P, Tyrikos-Ergas T, Pavlidis IV. The challenge of using isopropylamine as an amine donor in transaminase catalysed reactions. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:1634-1642. [PMID: 30394478 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob02342e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Amine transaminases (ATAs) propose an appealing alternative to transition metal catalysts as they can provide chiral amines of high purity from pro-chiral compounds by asymmetric synthesis. Industrial interest on ATAs arises from the fact that chiral amines are present in a wide spectrum of pharmaceutical and other high value-added chiral compounds and building blocks. Despite their potential as useful synthetic tools, several drawbacks such as challenges associated with the thermodynamic equilibrium can still impede their utilization. Several methods have been developed to displace the equilibrium, such as the use of alanine as an amine donor and the subsequent removal of pyruvate with a two-enzyme system, or the use of o-xylylene diamine. To date, the preferred amine donor remains isopropylamine (IPA), as the produced acetone can be removed easily under low pressure or slight heating, without complicating the process with other enzymes. Despite its small size, IPA is not widely accepted from wild-type ATAs, and this fact compromises its wide applicability. Herein, we index the reported biocatalytic aminations with IPA, comparing the sequences, while we discuss significant parameters of the process, such as the effect of temperature and pH, as well as the protein engineering and process development advances in the field. This information is expected to provide an insight for potential designs of tailor-made ATAs and IPA processes.
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Gao S, Su Y, Zhao L, Li G, Zheng G. Characterization of a (R)-selective amine transaminase from Fusarium oxysporum. Process Biochem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2017.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cao G, Gao J, Zhou L, Huang Z, He Y, Zhu M, Jiang Y. Fabrication of Ni 2+ -nitrilotriacetic acid functionalized magnetic mesoporous silica nanoflowers for one pot purification and immobilization of His-tagged ω-transaminase. Biochem Eng J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Slabu I, Galman JL, Lloyd RC, Turner NJ. Discovery, Engineering, and Synthetic Application of Transaminase Biocatalysts. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Iustina Slabu
- School
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Dr.
Reddy’s Laboratories, Chirotech Technology Centre, CB4 0PE Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN Manchester, United Kingdom
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Pavlidis IV, Weiß MS, Genz M, Spurr P, Hanlon SP, Wirz B, Iding H, Bornscheuer UT. Identification of (S)-selective transaminases for the asymmetric synthesis of bulky chiral amines. Nat Chem 2016; 8:1076-1082. [PMID: 27768108 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The use of transaminases to access pharmaceutically relevant chiral amines is an attractive alternative to transition-metal-catalysed asymmetric chemical synthesis. However, one major challenge is their limited substrate scope. Here we report the creation of highly active and stereoselective transaminases starting from fold class I. The transaminases were developed by extensive protein engineering followed by optimization of the identified motif. The resulting enzymes exhibited up to 8,900-fold higher activity than the starting scaffold and are highly stereoselective (up to >99.9% enantiomeric excess) in the asymmetric synthesis of a set of chiral amines bearing bulky substituents. These enzymes should therefore be suitable for use in the synthesis of a wide array of potential intermediates for pharmaceuticals. We also show that the motif can be engineered into other protein scaffolds with sequence identities as low as 70%, and as such should have a broad impact in the field of biocatalytic synthesis and enzyme engineering.
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- Ioannis V Pavlidis
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, D-34132 Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Process Research and Development, Biocatalysis, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd, Grenzacher Str. 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- Process Research and Development, Biocatalysis, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd, Grenzacher Str. 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- Process Research and Development, Biocatalysis, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd, Grenzacher Str. 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- Process Research and Development, Biocatalysis, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd, Grenzacher Str. 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
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Identification of novel thermostable taurine–pyruvate transaminase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans for chiral amine synthesis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 100:3101-11. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-7129-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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