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de Oliveira RL, da Silva WB, Couto KS, Porto TS. Sequential cultivation method for β-fructofuranosidase production from Aspergillus tamarii URM4634, evaluation of their biochemical and kinetic/thermodynamic characteristics, and application on sucrose hydrolysis. 3 Biotech 2024; 14:186. [PMID: 39077623 PMCID: PMC11283445 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-024-04027-1] [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: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
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The present study focused on evaluating the sequential fermentation (SF) method for FFase production from Aspergillus tamarii URM4634 using soybean bran as substrate. The SF was performed using soybean bran as substrate at 72 h and 30 °C and the maximum hydrolytic activity (44.00 U mL-1), corresponding to an increase of 2.98-fold to about SmF using sucrose as substrate. Already the maximum transfructosylating activity was 26.10 U mL-1. The FFase presents maximum hydrolytic activity at pH 5.0-6.0 and transfructosylating at pH 6.0 and 60 °C for both enzyme activities. The enzyme showed a typical hydrolytic kinetic profile evidenced by more affinity by sucrose hydrolysis reaction than the fructosyl transfer one. From kinetic and thermodynamic data of thermal denaturation, it was observed that the enzyme presents suitable at 55 °C, evidenced by the large half-life (990.21 min) and D values (3289.41 min). The maximum release of reducing sugars (8.45 g L-1) was obtained in hydrolysis of 20% sucrose during 180 min. The results obtained for FFase production by SF proved that this method can be used satisfactorily for sucrose-degrading enzymes and can contribute to the development of the SF technique to produce different industrial-interest enzymes.
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- Rodrigo Lira de Oliveira
- Federal University of Agreste of Pernambuco (UFAPE), Multi-User Food Science and Technology Laboratory, Garanhuns, Pernambuco Brazil
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- School of Food Engineering, Federal University of Agreste of Pernambuco (UFAPE), Garanhuns, Pernambuco Brazil
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- School of Food Engineering, Federal University of Agreste of Pernambuco (UFAPE), Garanhuns, Pernambuco Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife, Pernambuco Brazil
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Xu W, Zhang X, Ni D, Zhang W, Guang C, Mu W. A review of fructosyl-transferases from catalytic characteristics and structural features to reaction mechanisms and product specificity. Food Chem 2024; 440:138250. [PMID: 38154282 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Carbohydrate-active enzymes are accountable for the synthesis and degradation of glycosidic bonds among diverse carbohydrates. Fructosyl-transferases represent a subclass of these enzymes, employing sucrose as a substrate to generate fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and fructan polymers. This category primarily includes levansucrase (LS, EC 2.4.1.10), inulosucrase (IS, EC 2.4.1.9), and β-fructofuranosidase (Ffase, EC 3.2.1.26). These three enzymes possess a similar five-bladed β-propeller fold and employ an anomer-retaining reaction mechanism mediated by nucleophiles, transition state stabilizers, and general acids/bases. However, they exhibit distinct product profiles, characterized by variations in linkage specificity and molecular mass distribution. Consequently, this article comprehensively explores recent advancements in the catalytic characteristics, structural features, reaction mechanisms, and product specificity of levansucrase, inulosucrase, and β-fructofuranosidase (abbreviated as LS, IS, and Ffase, respectively). Furthermore, it discusses the potential for modifying catalytic properties and product specificity through structure-based design, which enables the rational production of custom fructan and FOS.
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- Wei Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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de Oliveira RL, dos Santos AFA, Cardoso BA, da Silva Santos TS, de Campos-Takaki GM, Porto TS, Porto CS. Production, Kinetic/Thermodynamic Study, and Evaluation of the Influence of Static Magnetic Field on Kinetic Parameters of β-Fructofuranosidase from Aspergillus tamarii Kita UCP 1279 Produced by Solid-State Fermentation. BIOTECH 2023; 12:biotech12010021. [PMID: 36975311 PMCID: PMC10046036 DOI: 10.3390/biotech12010021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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β-fructofuranosidases (FFases) are enzymes involved in sucrose hydrolysis and can be used in the production of invert sugar and fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS). This last is an important prebiotic extensively used in the food industry. In the present study, the FFase production by Aspergillus tamarii Kita UCP 1279 was assessed by solid-state fermentation using a mixture of wheat and soy brans as substrate. The FFase presents optimum pH and temperature at 5.0–7.0 and 60 °C, respectively. According to the kinetic/thermodynamic study, the FFase was relatively stable at 50 °C, a temperature frequently used in industrial FOS synthesis, using sucrose as substrate, evidenced by the parameters half-life (115.52 min) and D-value (383.76 min) and confirmed by thermodynamic parameters evaluated. The influence of static magnetic field with a 1450 G magnetic flux density presented a positive impact on FFase kinetic parameters evidenced by an increase of affinity of enzyme by substrate after exposition, observed by a decrease of 149.70 to 81.73 mM on Km. The results obtained indicate that FFases present suitable characteristics for further use in food industry applications. Moreover, the positive influence of a magnetic field is an indicator for further developments of bioprocesses with the presence of a magnetic field.
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- Rodrigo Lira de Oliveira
- School of Food Engineering, Federal University of Agreste of Pernambuco/UFAPE, Av. Bom Pastor, Boa Vista, s/n, Garanhuns 55296-901, Brazil
- Correspondence: (R.L.d.O.); (C.S.P.); Tel.: +55-87-3764-5500 (R.L.d.O.); +55-82-3551-2784 (C.S.P.)
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- Education Unit of Penedo, Federal University of Alagoas/UFAL, Avenida Beira Rio, s/n, Penedo 57200-000, Brazil
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- Nucleus of Research in Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Pernambuco/UNICAP, Rua do Príncipe, 526, Recife 50050-590, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco/UFRPE, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, Recife 52171-900, Brazil
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- Education Unit of Penedo, Federal University of Alagoas/UFAL, Avenida Beira Rio, s/n, Penedo 57200-000, Brazil
- Correspondence: (R.L.d.O.); (C.S.P.); Tel.: +55-87-3764-5500 (R.L.d.O.); +55-82-3551-2784 (C.S.P.)
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Araújo VPB, Araújo TKD, Sousa KMND, Albuquerque WWC, Nascimento AKCD, Cardoso KBB, Nascimento TP, Batista JMDS, Cavalcanti MTH, Porto ALF, Costa RMPB. A novel β-fructofuranosidase produced by Penicillium citreonigrum URM 4459: purification and biochemical features. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2022; 53:906-913. [PMID: 36579491 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2022.2158472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are prebiotics of interest to the food industry. These compounds can be produced through the transfructosylation reaction by the enzyme fructofuranosidase. This enzyme is widely produced by fungi in a medium rich in sugar. Therefore, in this work, the main objectives were production, purification, biochemical characterization of a novel fructofuranosidase enzyme by Penicillium citreonigrum URM 4459 and synthesize and evaluate the antibacterial potential of fructooligosaccharides. With respect to sucrose hydrolysis, the optimal pH was 5.5, the apparent Km for purified FFase was 3.8 mM, the molecular mass was 43.0 kDa, estimated by gel filtration on Superdex increase G75 controlled by AKTA Avant 25 and confirmed by 10% SDS-PAGE under denaturing condition. Also, the isoelectric point was 4.9. The fractions obtained with enzymatic activities, both stable at acidic pH and high temperatures, as well as being able to produce FOS. Regarding antibacterial activity, the FOS produced in this study showed better results than commercial FOS and other carbon sources. Thus, this work presents relevant data for the use of P. citreonigum to produce fructofuranosidase and consequently FOS and can be used in the food and pharmaceutical industry.
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- Department of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Xia Y, Guo W, Han L, Shen W, Chen X, Yang H. Significant Improvement of Both Catalytic Efficiency and Stability of Fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus niger by Structure-Guided Engineering of Key Residues in the Conserved Sequence of the Catalytic Domain. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:7202-7210. [PMID: 35649036 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fructosyltransferase is a key enzyme in fructo-oligosaccharide production, while the highly demanding conditions of industrial processes may reduce its stability and activity. This study employs sequence alignment and structural analysis to target three potential residues (Gln38, Ile39, and Cys43) around the active center of FruSG from Aspergillus niger, and mutants with greatly improved activity and stability were obtained through site-directed mutagenesis. The Km values of C43N and Q38Y were, respectively, reduced to 60.8 and 93.1% compared to those of WT. Meanwhile, the kcat of C43N was increased by 21.2-fold compared to that of WT. These imply that both the affinity and catalytic efficiency of C43N were significantly enhanced compared to WT. The Glide docking score of sucrose inside C43N was calculated to be -5.980, which was lower than that of WT (-4.887). What is more, the proposed general acid/base catalyst Glu273 with a lower pKa value of C43N calculated by PROPKA might contribute to an easier catalytic reaction compared to that of WT. The thermal stability and pH stability of the mutant C43N were significantly enhanced compared to those of WT, and more hydrogen bonds formed during molecular dynamics simulations might contribute to the improved stability of C43N.
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- Yuanyuan Xia
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Ojwach J, Adetunji AI, Mutanda T, Mukaratirwa S. Oligosaccharides production from coprophilous fungi: An emerging functional food with potential health-promoting properties. BIOTECHNOLOGY REPORTS (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 33:e00702. [PMID: 35127459 PMCID: PMC8803601 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2022.e00702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Functional foods are essential food products that possess health-promoting properties for the treatment of infectious diseases. In addition, they provide energy and nutrients, which are required for growth and survival. They occur as prebiotics or dietary supplements, including oligosaccharides, processed foods, and herbal products. However, oligosaccharides are more efficiently recognized and utilized, as they play a fundamental role as functional ingredients with great potential to improve health in comparison to other dietary supplements. They are low molecular weight carbohydrates with a low degree of polymerization. They occur as fructooligosaccharide (FOS), inulooligosaccharadie (IOS), and xylooligosaccahride (XOS), depending on their monosaccharide units. Oligosaccharides are produced by acid or chemical hydrolysis. However, this technique is liable to several drawbacks, including inulin precipitation, high processing temperature, low yields, and high production costs. As a consequence, the application of microbial enzymes for oligosaccharide production is recognized as a promising strategy. Microbial enzymatic production of FOS and IOS occurs by submerged or solid-state fermentation in the presence of suitable substrates (sucrose, inulin) and catalyzed by fructosyltransferases and inulinases. Incorporation of FOS and IOS enriches the rheological and physiological characteristics of foods. They are used as low cariogenic sugar substitutes, suitable for diabetics, and as prebiotics, probiotics and nutraceutical compounds. In addition, these oligosaccharides are employed as anticancer, antioxidant agents and aid in mineral absorption, lipid metabolism, immune regulation etc. This review, therefore, focuses on the occurrence, physico-chemical characteristics, and microbial enzymatic synthesis of FOS and IOS from coprophilous fungi. In addition, the potential health benefits of these oligosaccharides were discussed in detail.
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- Jeff Ojwach
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17 Bellville 7530, South Africa
- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Centre for Algal Biotechnology, Department of Nature Conservation, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mangosuthu University of Technology, P.O. Box 12363, Jacobs 4026, Durban, South Africa
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- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
- One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Ross University, School of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 334, Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies
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Coetzee G, Smith JJ, Görgens JF. Influence of codon optimization, promoter, and strain selection on the heterologous production of a β-fructofuranosidase from Aspergillus fijiensis ATCC 20611 in Pichia pastoris. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2022; 67:339-350. [PMID: 35133569 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-022-00947-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are compounds possessing various health properties and are added to functional foods as prebiotics. The commercial production of FOS is done through the enzymatic transfructolysation of sucrose by β-fructofuranosidases which is found in various organisms of which Aureobasidium pullulans and Aspergillus niger are the most well known. This study overexpressed two differently codon-optimized variations of the Aspergillus fijiensis β-fructofuranosidase-encoding gene (fopA) under the transcriptional control of either the alcohol oxidase (AOX1) or glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAP) promoters. When cultivated in shake flasks, the two codon-optimized variants displayed similar volumetric enzyme activities when expressed under control of the same promoter with the GAP strains producing 11.7 U/ml and 12.7 U/ml, respectively, and the AOX1 strains 95.8 U/ml and 98.6 U/ml, respectively. However, the highest production levels were achieved for both codon-optimized genes when expressed under control of the AOX1 promoter. The AOX1 promoter was superior to the GAP promoter in bioreactor cultivations for both codon-optimized genes with 13,702 U/ml and 2718 U/ml for the AOX1 promoter for ATUM and GeneArt®, respectively, and 6057 U/ml and 1790 U/ml for the GAP promoter for ATUM and GeneArt®, respectively. The ATUM-optimized gene produced higher enzyme activities when compared to the one from GeneArt®, under the control of both promoters.
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- Gerhardt Coetzee
- Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
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- Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Biotechnological purification of a β-fructofuranosidase (β-FFase) from Aspergillus tamarii kita: Aqueous two-phase system (PEG/Citrate) and biochemical characterization. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2021.102070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Choukade R, Kango N. Production, properties, and applications of fructosyltransferase: a current appraisal. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 41:1178-1193. [PMID: 34015988 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1922352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fructosyltransferases (FTases) are drawing increasing attention due to their application in prebiotic fructooligosaccharide (FOS) generation. FTases have been reported to occur in a variety of microorganisms but are predominantly found in filamentous fungi. These are employed at the industrial scale for generating FOS which make the key ingredient in functional food supplements and nutraceuticals due to their bifidogenic and various other health-promoting properties. SCOPE AND APPROACH This review is aimed to discuss recent developments made in the area of FTase production, characterization, and application in order to present a comprehensive account of their present status to the reader. Structural features, catalytic mechanisms, and FTase improvement strategies have also been discussed in order to provide insight into these aspects. KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Although FTases occur in several plants and microorganisms, fungal FTases are being exploited commercially for industrial-scale FOS generation. Several fungal FTases have been characterized and heterologously expressed. However, considerable scope exists for improved production and application of FTases for cost-effective production of prebiotic FOS.HIGHLIGHTSFructosyltrasferase (FTase) is a key enzyme in fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) generationDevelopments in the production, properties, and functional aspects of FTasesMolecular modification and immobilization strategies for improved FOS generationFructosyltransferases are innovation hotspots in the food and nutraceutical industries.
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- Ritumbhara Choukade
- Department of Microbiology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, India
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Silva MBPDO, Abdal D, Prado JPZ, Dias GDS, Morales SAV, Xavier MDCA, Almeida AFD, Silva ESD, Maiorano AE, Perna RF. Effect of temperature, pH and storage time on the stability of an extracellular fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus oryzae IPT-301. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1981-6723.28320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abstract In this work, it was determined the influence of temperature, pH and storage time on the enzymatic activity and stability of an extracellular fructosyltransferase (FTase E.C.2.4.1.9) from Aspergillus oryzae IPT-301 produced by submerged fermentation. The thermodynamic parameters showed a tendency for increasing enzyme denaturation with the rise in temperature. The maximum transfructosylation activity was obtained at the incubation pH 5.5. During storage at 4 °C, the transfructosylation activity decreased, whereas the hydrolytic activity increased, especially in the first nine hours, a time in which the enzyme presented 45.6% of its initial transfructosylation activity. These results contributed to the improvement of the conditions of storage, immobilization and use of the soluble fructosyltransferases (FTase) in fructooligosaccharide (FOS) production.
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Ni D, Xu W, Zhu Y, Pang X, Lv J, Mu W. Insight into the effects and biotechnological production of kestoses, the smallest fructooligosaccharides. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2020; 41:34-46. [PMID: 33153319 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2020.1844622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kestoses, the smallest fructooligosaccharides, are trisaccharides composed of a fructose molecule and a sucrose molecule linked by either β-(2,1) or β-(2,6) linkage. 1-kestose, 6-kestose and neokestose are the three types of kestoses occurring in nature. As the main kind of fructooligosaccharide, kestoses share similar physiological effects with other fructooligosaccharides, and they have recently been determined to show more notable effects in promoting the growth of probiotics including Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Bifidobacterium than those of other fructooligosaccharides. Kestoses exist in many plants, but the relatively low content and the isolation and purification are the main barriers limiting their industrial application. The production of kestoses by enzymatic biosynthesis and microbial fermentation has the potential to facilitate its production and industrial use. In this article, the recent advances in the research of kestoses were overviewed, including those studying their functions and production. Kestose-producing enzymes were introduced in detail, and microbial production and fermentation optimization techniques for enhancing the yield of kestoses were addressed. β-Fructofuranosidase is the main one used to produce kestoses because of the extensive range of microbial sources. Therefore, the production of kestoses by microorganisms containing β-fructofuranosidase has also been reviewed. However, few molecular modification studies have attempted to change the production profile of some enzymes and improve the yield of kestoses, which is a topic that should garner more attention. Additionally, the production of kestoses using food-grade microorganisms may be beneficial to their application in the food industry.
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- Dawei Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.,International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Ojwach J, Kumar A, Mutanda T, Mukaratirwa S. Fructosyltransferase and inulinase production by indigenous coprophilous fungi for the biocatalytic conversion of sucrose and inulin into oligosaccharides. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Biochemical characterization of extracellular fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus oryzae IPT-301 immobilized on silica gel for the production of fructooligosaccharides. Biotechnol Lett 2020; 43:43-59. [PMID: 33025334 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-020-03016-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Extracellular fructosyltransferase (FTase, E.C.2.4.1.9) from Aspergillus oryzae IPT-301 was immobilized on silica gel by adsorption and biochemically characterized aiming at its application in the transfructosylation reaction of sucrose for the production of fructooligossaccarides (FOS). RESULTS The transfructosylation activity (AT) was maximized by the experimental design in function of the reaction pHs and temperatures. The AT of the immobilized enzyme showed the kinetics behavior described by the Hill model. The immobilized FTase showed reuse capacity for six consecutive reaction cycles and higher pH and thermal stability than the soluble enzyme. CONCLUSION These results suggest a high potential of application of silica gel as support for FTase immobilization aiming at FOS production.
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Ojwach J, Kumar A, Mukaratirwa S, Mutanda T. Purification and biochemical characterization of an extracellular fructosyltransferase enzyme from Aspergillus niger sp. XOBP48: implication in fructooligosaccharide production. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:459. [PMID: 33088656 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02440-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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An extracellular fructosyltransferase (Ftase) enzyme with a molar mass of ≈70 kDa from a newly isolated indigenous coprophilous fungus Aspergillus niger sp. XOBP48 is purified to homogeneity and characterized in this study. The enzyme was purified to 4.66-fold with a total yield of 15.53% and specific activity of 1219.17 U mg-1 of protein after a three-step procedure involving (NH4)2SO4 fractionation, dialysis and anion exchange chromatography. Ftase showed optimum activity at pH 6.0 and temperature 50 °C. Ftase exhibited over 80% residual activity at pH range of 4.0-10.0 and ≈90% residual activity at temperature range of 40-60 °C for 6 h. Metal ion inhibitors Hg2+ and Ag+ significantly inhibited Ftase activity at 1 mmol concentration. Ftase showed K m, v max and k cat values of 79.51 mmol, 45.04 µmol min-1 and 31.5 min-1, respectively, with a catalytic efficiency (k cat/K m) of 396 µmol-1 min-1 for the substrate sucrose. HPLC-RI experiments identified the end products of fructosyltransferase activity as monomeric glucose, 1-kestose (GF2), and 1,1-kestotetraose (GF3). This study evaluates the feasibility of using this purified extracellular Ftase for the enzymatic synthesis of biofunctional fructooligosaccharides.
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- Jeff Ojwach
- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000 South Africa
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- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000 South Africa
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- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000 South Africa
- Present Address: One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
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- Department of Nature Conservation, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Algal Biotechnology, Mangosuthu University of Technology, P.O. Box 12363, Jacobs 4026, Durban, South Africa
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Production of β-fructofuranosidase with transfructosylating activity by Aspergillus tamarii URM4634 Solid-State Fermentation on agroindustrial by-products. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 144:343-350. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Oliveira RL, Silva MF, Converti A, Porto TS. Biochemical characterization and kinetic/thermodynamic study of
Aspergillus tamarii
URM4634 β‐fructofuranosidase with transfructosylating activity. Biotechnol Prog 2019; 35:e2879. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Rodrigo Lira Oliveira
- Northeast Biotechnology Network/RENORBIOFederal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE) Recife Brazil
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- Academic Unit of Garanhuns/UAGFederal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE) Garanhuns Brazil
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Pole of Chemical EngineeringGenoa University Genoa Italy
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- Academic Unit of Garanhuns/UAGFederal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE) Garanhuns Brazil
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Nobre C, do Nascimento AKC, Silva SP, Coelho E, Coimbra MA, Cavalcanti MTH, Teixeira JA, Porto ALF. Process development for the production of prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides by penicillium citreonigrum. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 282:464-474. [PMID: 30897484 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A new isolated P. citreonigrum URM 4459 was selected to produce fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in an efficient, economical and fast one-step fermentation. Optimal culture conditions were stablished by experimental design. Experiments run in bioreactor resulted in a high yield, content, productivity and purity of FOS (0.65 ± 0.06 gFOS/ginitial Sucrose, 126.3 ± 0.1 g/L, 2.28 ± 0.08 g/L.h and 61 ± 0%). The FOS mixture was purified up to 92% (w/w) with an activated charcoal column. FOS produced were able to promote lactobacilli and bifidobacteria growth. Higher bacteria cell density was obtained for microbial-FOS mixtures than commercial Raftilose® P95. Some strains grew even faster in the FOS mixture produced than in all other carbon sources. FOS were resistant to the simulated gastrointestinal conditions. A high amount of a reducing trisaccharide was identified in the FOS produced mixture, possibly neokestose, which may explain the great prebiotic potential of the FOS.
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- Clarisse Nobre
- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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- Department of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco-UFRPE, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
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- QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco-UFRPE, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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- Department of Morphology and Animal Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco-UFRPE, Av. Dom Manoel de Medeiros, s/n, 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil
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Cunha JS, Ottoni CA, Morales SA, Silva ES, Maiorano AE, Perna RF. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FRUCTOSYLTRANSFERASE FROM Aspergillus oryzae IPT-301 FOR HIGH FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES PRODUCTION. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-6632.20190362s20180572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil; Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Brasil
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Brasil; Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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Annotation and De Novo Sequence Characterization of Extracellular β-Fructofuranosidase from Penicillium chrysogenum Strain HKF42. Indian J Microbiol 2018; 58:227-233. [PMID: 29651183 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-017-0704-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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The genome of a fungal strain Penicillium chrysogenum strain HKF42, which can grow on 20% sucrose has been annotated for 7595 protein coding sequences. On mining of CAZymes, we could annotate a β-fructofuranosidase gene responsible for fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) synthesis which is a known prebiotic. The enzyme activity was demonstrated and validated with the generation of FOS as kestose and nystose.
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Fernandes MLP, Jorge JA, Guimarães LHS. Characterization of an extracellular β-d
-fructofuranosidase produced by Aspergillus niveus
during solid-state fermentation (SSF) of cassava husk. J Food Biochem 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto - USP; São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brazil
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Tashiro Y, Ueno H, Takaba M, Hayashi S. Production of Functional Inulin-Type Fructooligosaccharides by an Enzyme from Penicillium citrinum. Curr Microbiol 2017; 74:1114-1117. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-017-1295-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Screening of fungi from the genus Penicillium for production of β- fructofuranosidase and enzymatic synthesis of fructooligosaccharides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Ferey J, Da Silva D, Bravo-Veyrat S, Lafite P, Daniellou R, Maunit B. Validation of a thin-layer chromatography/densitometry method for the characterization of invertase activity. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1477:108-113. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.11.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Huang MP, Wu M, Xu QS, Mo DJ, Feng JX. Highly Efficient Synthesis of Fructooligosaccharides by Extracellular Fructooligosaccharide-Producing Enzymes and Immobilized Cells of Aspergillus aculeatus M105 and Purification and Biochemical Characterization of a Fructosyltransferase from the Fungus. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:6425-6432. [PMID: 27492129 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this work, Aspergillus aculeatus M105 was obtained to produce high extracellular fructooligosaccharide-producing enzyme activity. The maximum yields of fructooligosaccharides produced by its extracellular enzymes and immobilized cells were 67.54 and 65.47% (w/w), respectively. A fructosyltransferase (FTase), AaFT32A, was purified from M105. The optimal pH and temperature of AaFT32A were pH 5.0-6.0 and 65 °C, respectively. The Km, Vmax, and kcat values for the transfructosylating activity of AaFT32A were 2267 mM, 1347 μmol/min/mg protein, and 1550.2 s(-1), respectively, and those values for the hydrolytic activity of AaFT32A were 6.10 mM, 32.44 μmol/min/mg protein, and 37.3 s(-1), respectively. The sequence of AaFT32A deduced from the cloned gene shared 99.4% identity with a FTase from Aspergillus japonicus CB05 and a fructofuranosidase from Aspergillus niger and 96.5% identity with a FTase (Aspacl_37092) from A. aculeatus ATCC 16872. The fungal strain and its FTase may have potential applications in the prebiotics industry.
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- Mei-Ping Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University , 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University , 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University , 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University , 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University , 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, China
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Jiang H, Ma Y, Chi Z, Liu GL, Chi ZM. Production, Purification, and Gene Cloning of a β-Fructofuranosidase with a High Inulin-hydrolyzing Activity Produced by a Novel Yeast Aureobasidium sp. P6 Isolated from a Mangrove Ecosystem. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 18:500-510. [PMID: 27351759 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-016-9712-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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After screening of over 300 yeast strains isolated from the mangrove ecosystems, it was found that Aureobasidium sp. P6 strain had the highest inulin-hydrolyzing activity. Under the optimal conditions, this yeast strain produced an inulin-hydrolyzing activity of 30.98 ± 0.8 U/ml after 108 h of a 10-l fermentation. After the purification, a molecular weight of the enzyme which had the inulin-hydrolyzing activity was estimated to be 47.6 kDa, and the purified enzyme could actively hydrolyze both sucrose and inulin and exhibit a transfructosylating activity at 30.0 % sucrose, converting sucrose into fructooligosaccharides (FOS), indicating that the purified enzyme was a β-D-fructofuranosidase. After the full length of a β-D-fructofuranosidase gene (accession number KU308553) was cloned from Aureobasidium sp. P6 strain, a protein deduced from the cloned gene contained the conserved sequences MNDPNGL, RDP, ECP, FS, and Q of a glycosidehydrolase GH32 family, respectively, but did not contain a conserved sequence SVEVF, and the amino acid sequence of the protein from Aureobasidium sp. P6 strain had a high similarity to that of the β-fructofuranosidase from any other fungal strains. After deletion of the β-D-fructofuranosidase gene, the disruptant still had low inulin hydrolyzing and invertase activities and a trace amount of the transfructosylating activity, indicating that the gene encoding an inulinase may exist in the Aureobasidium sp. P6 strain.
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- Hong Jiang
- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao, China.
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Xu QS, Yan YS, Feng JX. Efficient hydrolysis of raw starch and ethanol fermentation: a novel raw starch-digesting glucoamylase from Penicillium oxalicum. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2016; 9:216. [PMID: 27777618 PMCID: PMC5069817 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0636-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Starch is a very abundant and renewable carbohydrate and is an important feedstock for industrial applications. The conventional starch liquefaction and saccharification processes are energy-intensive, complicated, and not environmentally friendly. Raw starch-digesting glucoamylases are capable of directly hydrolyzing raw starch to glucose at low temperatures, which significantly simplifies processing and reduces the cost of producing starch-based products. RESULTS A novel raw starch-digesting glucoamylase PoGA15A with high enzymatic activity was purified from Penicillium oxalicum GXU20 and biochemically characterized. The PoGA15A enzyme had a molecular weight of 75.4 kDa, and was most active at pH 4.5 and 65 °C. The enzyme showed remarkably broad pH stability (pH 2.0-10.5) and substrate specificity, and was able to degrade various types of raw starches at 40 °C. Its adsorption ability for different raw starches was consistent with its degrading capacities for the corresponding substrate. The cDNA encoding the enzyme was cloned and heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant enzyme could quickly and efficiently hydrolyze different concentrations of raw corn and cassava flours (50, 100, and 150 g/L) with the addition of α-amylase at 40 °C. Furthermore, when used in the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of 150 g/L raw flours to ethanol with the addition of α-amylase, the ethanol yield reached 61.0 g/L with a high fermentation efficiency of 95.1 % after 48 h when raw corn flour was used as the substrate. An ethanol yield of 57.0 g/L and 93.5 % of fermentation efficiency were achieved with raw cassava flour after 36 h. In addition, the starch-binding domain deletion analysis revealed that SBD plays a very important role in raw starch hydrolysis by the enzyme PoGA15A. CONCLUSIONS A novel raw starch-digesting glucoamylase from P. oxalicum, with high enzymatic activity, was biochemically, molecularly, and genetically identified. Its efficient hydrolysis of raw starches and its high efficiency during the direct conversion of raw corn and cassava flours via simultaneous saccharification and fermentation to ethanol suggests that the enzyme has a number of potential applications in industrial starch processing and starch-based ethanol production.
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- Qiang-Sheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Subtropical Bioresources Conservation and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004 Guangxi People’s Republic of China
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