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Yun EJ, Yu S, Kim DH, Park NJ, Liu JJ, Jin YS, Kim KH. Identification of the enantiomeric nature of 2-keto-3-deoxy-galactonate in the catabolic pathway of 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:7427-7438. [PMID: 37812254 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12807-7] [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: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
A novel metabolic pathway of 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose (L-AHG), the main sugar component in red macroalgae, was first discovered in the marine bacterium Vibrio sp. EJY3. L-AHG is converted to 2-keto-3-deoxy-galactonate (KDGal) in two metabolic steps. Here, we identified the enantiomeric nature of KDGal in the L-AHG catabolic pathway via stereospecific enzymatic reactions accompanying the biosynthesis of enantiopure L-KDGal and D-KDGal. Enantiopure L-KDGal and D-KDGal were synthesized by enzymatic reactions derived from the fungal galacturonate and bacterial oxidative galactose pathways, respectively. KDGal, which is involved in the L-AHG pathway, was also prepared. The results obtained from the reactions with an L-KDGal aldolase, specifically acting on L-KDGal, showed that KDGal in the L-AHG pathway exists in an L-enantiomeric form. Notably, we demonstrated the utilization of L-KDGal by Escherichia coli for the first time. E. coli cannot utilize L-KDGal as the sole carbon source. However, when a mixture of L-KDGal and D-galacturonate was used, E. coli utilized both. Our study suggests a stereoselective method to determine the absolute configuration of a compound. In addition, our results can be used to explore the novel L-KDGal catabolic pathway in E. coli and to construct an engineered microbial platform that assimilates L-AHG or L-KDGal as substrates. KEY POINTS: • Stereospecific enzyme reactions were used to identify enantiomeric nature of KDGal • KDGal in the L-AHG catabolic pathway exists in an L-enantiomeric form • E. coli can utilize L-KDGal as a carbon source when supplied with D-galacturonate.
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- Eun Ju Yun
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
- Division of Biotechnology, College of Environmental and Bioresource Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, 54596, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Yu S, Park SY, Kim DH, Yun EJ, Kim KH. Multi-Step Enzymatic Production and Purification of 2-Keto-3-Deoxy-Galactonate from Red-Macroalgae-Derived Agarose. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20050288. [PMID: 35621939 PMCID: PMC9147760 DOI: 10.3390/md20050288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
2-keto-3-deoxy sugar acids, which have potential as precursors in medicinal compound production, have gained attention in various fields. Among these acids, 2-keto-3-deoxy-l-galactonate (KDGal) has been biologically produced from D-galacturonate originating from plant-derived pectin. KDGal is also found in the catabolic pathway of 3,6-anhydro-l-galactose (AHG), the main component of red-algae-derived agarose. AHG is converted to 3,6-anhydrogalactonate by AHG dehydrogenase and subsequently isomerized to KDGal by 3,6-anhydrogalactonate cycloisomerase. Therefore, we used the above-described pathway to produce KDGal from agarose. Agarose was depolymerized to AHG and to agarotriose (AgaDP3) and agaropentaose (AgaDP5), both of which have significantly higher molecular weights than AHG. When only AHG was converted to KDGal, AgaDP3 and AgaDP5 remained unreacted. Finally, KDGal was effectively purified from the enzymatic products by size-exclusion chromatography based on the differences in molecular weights. These results show that KDGal can be enzymatically produced and purified from agarose for use as a precursor to high-value products.
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- Sora Yu
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea; (S.Y.); (S.Y.P.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea; (S.Y.); (S.Y.P.)
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- Department of Marine Food Science and Technology, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung 25457, Gangwon, Korea;
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- Division of Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
- Correspondence: (E.J.Y.); (K.H.K.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea; (S.Y.); (S.Y.P.)
- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
- Correspondence: (E.J.Y.); (K.H.K.)
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Tsevelkhorloo M, Kim SH, Kang DK, Lee CR, Hong SK. NADP +-Dependent Dehydrogenase SCO3486 and Cycloisomerase SCO3480: Key Enzymes for 3,6-Anhydro-L-Galactose Catabolism in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 31:756-763. [PMID: 33820885 PMCID: PMC9706016 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2103.03030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Agarose is a linear polysaccharide composed of D-galactose and 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose (AHG). It is a major component of the red algal cell wall and is gaining attention as an abundant marine biomass. However, the inability to ferment AHG is considered an obstacle in the large-scale use of agarose and could be addressed by understanding AHG catabolism in agarolytic microorganisms. Since AHG catabolism was uniquely confirmed in Vibrio sp. EJY3, a gram-negative marine bacterial species, we investigated AHG metabolism in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), an agarolytic gram-positive soil bacterium. Based on genomic data, the SCO3486 protein (492 amino acids) and the SCO3480 protein (361 amino acids) of S. coelicolor A3(2) showed identity with H2IFE7.1 (40% identity) encoding AHG dehydrogenase and H2IFX0.1 (42% identity) encoding 3,6-anhydro-L-galactonate cycloisomerase, respectively, which are involved in the initial catabolism of AHG in Vibrio sp. EJY3. Thin layer chromatography and mass spectrometry of the bioconversion products catalyzed by recombinant SCO3486 and SCO3480 proteins, revealed that SCO3486 is an AHG dehydrogenase that oxidizes AHG to 3,6-anhydro-L-galactonate, and SCO3480 is a 3,6-anhydro-L-galactonate cycloisomerase that converts 3,6-anhydro-L-galactonate to 2-keto-3-deoxygalactonate. SCO3486 showed maximum activity at pH 6.0 at 50°C, increased activity in the presence of iron ions, and activity against various aldehyde substrates, which is quite distinct from AHG-specific H2IFE7.1 in Vibrio sp. EJY3. Therefore, the catabolic pathway of AHG seems to be similar in most agar-degrading microorganisms, but the enzymes involved appear to be very diverse.
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- Maral Tsevelkhorloo
- Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Resources Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Resources Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin 17058, Republic of Korea,Corresponding author Phone: 82-31-330-6198 Fax: 82-31-335-8249 E-mail:
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Wang Y, Li PY, Zhang Y, Cao HY, Wang YJ, Li CY, Wang P, Su HN, Chen Y, Chen XL, Zhang YZ. 3,6-Anhydro-L-Galactose Dehydrogenase VvAHGD is a Member of a New Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Family and Catalyzes by a Novel Mechanism with Conformational Switch of Two Catalytic Residues Cysteine 282 and Glutamate 248. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:2186-2203. [PMID: 32087198 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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3,6-anhydro-α-L-galactose (L-AHG) is one of the main monosaccharide constituents of red macroalgae. In the recently discovered bacterial L-AHG catabolic pathway, L-AHG is first oxidized by a NAD(P)+-dependent dehydrogenase (AHGD), which is a key step of this pathway. However, the catalytic mechanism(s) of AHGDs is still unclear. Here, we identified and characterized an AHGD from marine bacterium Vibrio variabilis JCM 19239 (VvAHGD). The NADP+-dependent VvAHGD could efficiently oxidize L-AHG. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that VvAHGD and its homologs represent a new aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) family with different substrate preferences from reported ALDH families, named the L-AHGDH family. To explain the catalytic mechanism of VvAHGD, we solved the structures of VvAHGD in the apo form and complex with NADP+ and modeled its structure with L-AHG. Based on structural, mutational, and biochemical analyses, the cofactor channel and the substrate channel of VvAHGD are identified, and the key residues involved in the binding of NADP+ and L-AHG and the catalysis are revealed. VvAHGD performs catalysis by controlling the consecutive connection and interruption of the cofactor channel and the substrate channel via the conformational changes of its two catalytic residues Cys282 and Glu248. Comparative analyses of structures and enzyme kinetics revealed that differences in the substrate channels (in shape, size, electrostatic surface, and residue composition) lead to the different substrate preferences of VvAHGD from other ALDHs. This study on VvAHGD sheds light on the diversified catalytic mechanisms and evolution of NAD(P)+-dependent ALDHs.
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- Yue Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China; College of Marine Life Sciences, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Ma J, Yan Q, Yi P, Yang S, Liu H, Jiang Z. Biochemical characterization of a truncated β-agarase from Microbulbifer sp. suitable for efficient production of neoagarotetraose. Process Biochem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Yu S, Yun EJ, Kim DH, Park SY, Kim KH. Anticariogenic Activity of Agarobiose and Agarooligosaccharides Derived from Red Macroalgae. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:7297-7303. [PMID: 31244198 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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3,6-Anhydro-l-galactose (AHG) produced from agarose in red macroalgae was recently suggested as an anticariogenic sugar to replace widely used xylitol. However, the multi-step process for obtaining monomeric sugar AHG from agarose may be expensive. Generally, it is easier to obtain oligosaccharides than monosaccharides from polysaccharides. Therefore, a one-step process to obtain agarobiose (AB) from agarose was recently developed, and here, we suggest AB as a new anticariogenic agent, owing to its anticariogenic activity against Streptococcus mutans. Among AHG-containing oligosaccharides, AB, neoagarobiose (NAB), agarooligosaccharides (AOSs), and neoagarooligosaccharides (NAOSs), AB showed higher inhibitory activity than AOSs against the growth and lactic acid production of S. mutans; no such inhibitory activity was observed for NAB and NAOSs. This inhibitory effect of AB was comparable to the previously reported inhibitory activity of AHG against S. mutans. These results suggest that AB, which can be more economically and simply produced than AHG, may serve as an anticariogenic sugar.
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- Sora Yu
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , South Korea
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Yun EJ, Liu JJ, Lee JW, Kwak S, Yu S, Kim KH, Jin YS. Biosynthetic Routes for Producing Various Fucosyl-Oligosaccharides. ACS Synth Biol 2019; 8:415-424. [PMID: 30668900 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fucosyl-oligosaccharides (FOSs) play physiologically important roles as prebiotics, neuronal growth factors, and inhibitors of enteropathogens. However, challenges in designed synthesis and mass production of FOSs hamper their industrial applications. Here, we report flexible biosynthetic routes to produce various FOSs, including unnatural ones, through in vitro enzymatic reactions of various sugar acceptors, such as glucose, cellobiose, and agarobiose, and GDP-l-fucose as the fucose donor by using α1,2-fucosyltransferase (FucT2). Also, the whole-cell conversion for fucosylation of various sugar acceptors by overexpressing the genes associated with GDP-l-fucose production and fucT2 gene in Escherichia coli was demonstrated by producing 17.74 g/L of 2'-fucosylgalactose (2'-FG). Prebiotic effects of 2'-FG were verified on the basis of selective fermentability of 2'-FG by probiotic bifidobacteria. These biosynthetic routes can be used to engineer industrial microorganisms for more economical, more flexible, and safer production of FOSs than chemical synthesis of FOSs.
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- Eun Ju Yun
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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