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Pogrányi B, Mielke T, Díaz Rodríguez A, Cartwright J, Unsworth WP, Grogan G. Preparative scale Achmatowicz and aza-Achmatowicz rearrangements catalyzed by Agrocybe aegerita unspecific peroxygenase. Org Biomol Chem 2024. [PMID: 39012342 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00939h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
Abstract
The unspecific peroxygenase (UPO) from Agrocybe aegerita (rAaeUPO-PaDa-I-H) is an effective and practical biocatalyst for the oxidative expansion of furfuryl alcohols/amines on a preparative scale, using the Achmatowicz and aza-Achmatowicz reaction. The high activity and stability of the enzyme, which can be produced on a large scale as an air-stable lyophilised powder, renders it a versatile and scalable biocatalyst for the preparation of synthetically valuable 6-hydroxypyranones and dihydropiperidinones. In several cases, the biotransformation out-performed the analogous chemo-catalysed process, and operates under milder and greener reaction conditions.
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- Balázs Pogrányi
- Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
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- GSK Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
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Shen Q, Yan J, Han Y, Zhang Z, Li H, Kong D, Shi J, Cui C, Zhang W. Peroxygenase-Enabled Reductive Kinetic Resolution for the Enantioenrichment of Organoperoxides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401590. [PMID: 38477082 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401590] [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: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Enantiomerically pure organoperoxides serve as valuable precursors in organic transformations. Herein, we present the first examples of unspecific peroxygenase catalyzed kinetic resolution of racemic organoperoxides through asymmetric reduction. Through meticulous investigation of the reaction conditions, it is shown that the unspecific peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita (AaeUPO) exhibits robust catalytic activity in the kinetic resolution reactions of the model substrate with turnover numbers up to 60000 and turnover frequency of 5.6 s-1. Various aralkyl organoperoxides were successfully resolved by AaeUPO, achieving excellent enantioselectivities (e.g., up to 99 % ee for the (S)-organoperoxide products). Additionally, we screened commercial peroxygenase variants to obtain the organoperoxides with complementary chirality, with one mutant yielding the (R)-products. While unspecific peroxygenases have been extensively demonstrated as a powerful oxidative catalysts, this study highlights their usefulness in catalyzing the reduction of organoperoxides and providing versatile chiral synthons.
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- Qianqian Shen
- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin, 300308, China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, Hainan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, Hainan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-carbon Manufacturing Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin, 300308, China
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Zhao LX, Zou SP, Shen Q, Xue YP, Zheng YG. Enhancing the expression of the unspecific peroxygenase in Komagataella phaffii through a combination strategy. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:320. [PMID: 38709366 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13166-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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The unspecific peroxygenase (UPO) from Cyclocybe aegerita (AaeUPO) can selectively oxidize C-H bonds using hydrogen peroxide as an oxygen donor without cofactors, which has drawn significant industrial attention. Many studies have made efforts to enhance the overall activity of AaeUPO expressed in Komagataella phaffii by employing strategies such as enzyme-directed evolution, utilizing appropriate promoters, and screening secretion peptides. Building upon these previous studies, the objective of this study was to further enhance the expression of a mutant of AaeUPO with improved activity (PaDa-I) by increasing the gene copy number, co-expressing chaperones, and optimizing culture conditions. Our results demonstrated that a strain carrying approximately three copies of expression cassettes and co-expressing the protein disulfide isomerase showed an approximately 10.7-fold increase in volumetric enzyme activity, using the 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) as the substrate. After optimizing the culture conditions, the volumetric enzyme activity of this strain further increased by approximately 48.7%, reaching 117.3 U/mL. Additionally, the purified catalytic domain of PaDa-I displayed regioselective hydroxylation of R-2-phenoxypropionic acid. The results of this study may facilitate the industrial application of UPOs. KEY POINTS: • The secretion of the catalytic domain of PaDa-I can be significantly enhanced through increasing gene copy numbers and co-expressing of protein disulfide isomerase. • After optimizing the culture conditions, the volumetric enzyme activity can reach 117.3 U/mL, using the 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) as the substrate. • The R-2-phenoxypropionic acid can undergo the specific hydroxylation reaction catalyzed by catalytic domain of PaDa-I, resulting in the formation of R-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid.
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- Li-Xiang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
- Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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Decembrino D, Cannella D. The thin line between monooxygenases and peroxygenases. P450s, UPOs, MMOs, and LPMOs: A brick to bridge fields of expertise. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 72:108321. [PMID: 38336187 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108321] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Many scientific fields, although driven by similar purposes and dealing with similar technologies, often appear so isolated and far from each other that even the vocabularies to describe the very same phenomenon might differ. Concerning the vast field of biocatalysis, a special role is played by those redox enzymes that employ oxygen-based chemistry to unlock transformations otherwise possible only with metal-based catalysts. As such, greener chemical synthesis methods and environmentally-driven biotechnological approaches were enabled over the last decades by the use of several enzymes and ultimately resulted in the first industrial applications. Among what can be called today the environmental biorefinery sector, biomass transformation, greenhouse gas reduction, bio-gas/fuels production, bioremediation, as well as bulk or fine chemicals and even pharmaceuticals manufacturing are all examples of fields in which successful prototypes have been demonstrated employing redox enzymes. In this review we decided to focus on the most prominent enzymes (MMOs, LPMO, P450 and UPO) capable of overcoming the ∼100 kcal mol-1 barrier of inactivated CH bonds for the oxyfunctionalization of organic compounds. Harnessing the enormous potential that lies within these enzymes is of extreme value to develop sustainable industrial schemes and it is still deeply coveted by many within the aforementioned fields of application. Hence, the ambitious scope of this account is to bridge the current cutting-edge knowledge gathered upon each enzyme. By creating a broad comparison, scientists belonging to the different fields may find inspiration and might overcome obstacles already solved by the others. This work is organised in three major parts: a first section will be serving as an introduction to each one of the enzymes regarding their structural and activity diversity, whereas a second one will be encompassing the mechanistic aspects of their catalysis. In this regard, the machineries that lead to analogous catalytic outcomes are depicted, highlighting the major differences and similarities. Finally, a third section will be focusing on the elements that allow the oxyfunctionalization chemistry to occur by delivering redox equivalents to the enzyme by the action of diverse redox partners. Redox partners are often overlooked in comparison to the catalytic counterparts, yet they represent fundamental elements to better understand and further develop practical applications based on mono- and peroxygenases.
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- Davide Decembrino
- Photobiocatalysis Unit - Crop Production and Biostimulation Lab (CPBL), and Biomass Transformation Lab (BTL), École Interfacultaire de Bioingénieurs, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
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- Photobiocatalysis Unit - Crop Production and Biostimulation Lab (CPBL), and Biomass Transformation Lab (BTL), École Interfacultaire de Bioingénieurs, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
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Yan X, Zhang X, Li H, Deng D, Guo Z, Kang L, Li A. Engineering of Unspecific Peroxygenases Using a Superfolder-Green-Fluorescent-Protein-Mediated Secretion System in Escherichia coli. JACS AU 2024; 4:1654-1663. [PMID: 38665664 PMCID: PMC11040664 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs), secreted by fungi, demonstrate versatility in catalyzing challenging selective oxyfunctionalizations. However, the number of peroxygenases and corresponding variants with tailored selectivity for a broader substrate scope is still limited due to the lack of efficient engineering strategies. In this study, a new unspecific peroxygenase from Coprinopsis marcescibilis (CmaUPO) is identified and characterized. To enhance or reverse the enantioselectivity of wildtype (WT) CmaUPO catalyzed asymmetric hydroxylation of ethylbenzene, CmaUPO was engineered using an efficient superfolder-green-fluorescent-protein (sfGFP)-mediated secretion system in Escherichia coli. Iterative saturation mutagenesis (ISM) was used to target the residual sites lining the substrate tunnel, resulting in two variants: T125A/A129G and T125A/A129V/A247H/T244A/F243G. The two variants greatly improved the enantioselectivities [21% ee (R) for WT], generating the (R)-1-phenylethanol or (S)-1-phenylethanol as the main product with 99% ee (R) and 84% ee (S), respectively. The sfGFP-mediated secretion system in E. coli demonstrates applicability for different UPOs (AaeUPO, CciUPO, and PabUPO-I). Therefore, this developed system provides a robust platform for heterologous expression and enzyme engineering of UPOs, indicating great potential for their sustainable and efficient applications in various chemical transformations.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis
and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology,
School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, #368 Youyi Road, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis
and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology,
School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, #368 Youyi Road, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis
and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology,
School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, #368 Youyi Road, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis
and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology,
School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, #368 Youyi Road, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China
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Costa GJ, Egbemhenghe A, Liang R. Computational Characterization of the Reactivity of Compound I in Unspecific Peroxygenases. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:10987-10999. [PMID: 38096487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c06311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
Abstract
Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) are emerging as promising biocatalysts for selective oxyfunctionalization of unactivated C-H bonds. However, their potential in large-scale synthesis is currently constrained by suboptimal chemical selectivity. Improving the selectivity of UPOs requires a deep understanding of the molecular basis of their catalysis. Recent molecular simulations have sought to unravel UPO's selectivity and inform their design principles. However, most of these studies focused on substrate-binding poses. Few researchers have investigated how the reactivity of CpdI, the principal oxidizing intermediate in the catalytic cycle, influences selectivity in a realistic protein environment. Moreover, the influence of protein electrostatics on the reaction kinetics of CpdI has also been largely overlooked. To bridge this gap, we used multiscale simulations to interpret the regio- and enantioselective hydroxylation of the n-heptane substrate catalyzed by Agrocybe aegerita UPO (AaeUPO). We comprehensively characterized the energetics and kinetics of the hydrogen atom-transfer (HAT) step, initiated by CpdI, and the subsequent oxygen rebound step forming the product. Notably, our approach involved both free energy and potential energy evaluations in a quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) setting, mitigating the dependence of results on the choice of initial conditions. These calculations illuminate the thermodynamics and kinetics of the HAT and oxygen rebound steps. Our findings highlight that both the conformational selection and the distinct chemical reactivity of different substrate hydrogen atoms together dictate the regio- and enantio-selectivity. Building on our previous study of CpdI's formation in AaeUPO, our results indicate that the HAT step is the rate-limiting step in the overall catalytic cycle. The subsequent oxygen rebound step is swift and retains the selectivity determined by the HAT step. We also pinpointed several polar and charged amino acid residues whose electrostatic potentials considerably influence the reaction barrier of the HAT step. Notably, the Glu196 residue is pivotal for both the CpdI's formation and participation in the HAT step. Our research offers in-depth insights into the catalytic cycle of AaeUPO, which will be instrumental in the rational design of UPOs with enhanced properties.
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- Gustavo J Costa
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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Costa GJ, Liang R. Understanding the Multifaceted Mechanism of Compound I Formation in Unspecific Peroxygenases through Multiscale Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:8809-8824. [PMID: 37796883 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c04589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
Abstract
Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) can selectively oxyfunctionalize unactivated hydrocarbons by using peroxides under mild conditions. They circumvent the oxygen dilemma faced by cytochrome P450s and exhibit greater stability than the latter. As such, they hold great potential for industrial applications. A thorough understanding of their catalysis is needed to improve their catalytic performance. However, it remains elusive how UPOs effectively convert peroxide to Compound I (CpdI), the principal oxidizing intermediate in the catalytic cycle. Previous computational studies of this process primarily focused on heme peroxidases and P450s, which have significant differences in the active site from UPOs. Additionally, the roles of peroxide unbinding in the kinetics of CpdI formation, which is essential for interpreting existing experiments, have been understudied. Moreover, there has been a lack of free energy characterizations with explicit sampling of protein and hydration dynamics, which is critical for understanding the thermodynamics of the proton transport (PT) events involved in CpdI formation. To bridge these gaps, we employed multiscale simulations to comprehensively characterize the CpdI formation in wild-type UPO from Agrocybe aegerita (AaeUPO). Extensive free energy and potential energy calculations were performed in a quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics setting. Our results indicate that substrate-binding dehydrates the active site, impeding the PT from H2O2 to a nearby catalytic base (Glu196). Furthermore, the PT is coupled with considerable hydrogen bond network rearrangements near the active site, facilitating subsequent O-O bond cleavage. Finally, large unbinding free energy barriers kinetically stabilize H2O2 at the active site. These findings reveal a delicate balance among PT, hydration dynamics, hydrogen bond rearrangement, and cosubstrate unbinding, which collectively enable efficient CpdI formation. Our simulation results are consistent with kinetic measurements and offer new insights into the CpdI formation mechanism at atomic-level details, which can potentially aid the design of next-generation biocatalysts for sustainable chemical transformations of feedstocks.
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- Gustavo J Costa
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States
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Ebrecht AC, Mofokeng TM, Hollmann F, Smit MS, Opperman DJ. Lactones from Unspecific Peroxygenase-Catalyzed In-Chain Hydroxylation of Saturated Fatty Acids. Org Lett 2023; 25:4990-4995. [PMID: 37389482 PMCID: PMC10353034 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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γ- and δ-lactones are valuable flavor and fragrance compounds. Their synthesis depends on the availability of suitable hydroxy fatty acid precursors. Three short unspecific peroxygenases were identified that selectively hydroxylate the C4 and C5 positions of C8-C12 fatty acids to yield after lactonization the corresponding γ- and δ-lactones. A preference for C4 over C5 hydroxylation gave γ-lactones as the major products. Overoxidation of the hydroxy fatty acids was addressed via the reduction of the resulting oxo acids using an alcohol dehydrogenase in a bienzymatic cascade reaction.
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- Ana C. Ebrecht
- Department
of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University
of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Department
of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University
of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2629HZ, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University
of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Department
of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University
of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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Leone L, Muñoz-García AB, D'Alonzo D, Pavone V, Nastri F, Lombardi A. Peptide-based metalloporphyrin catalysts: unveiling the role of the metal ion in indole oxidation. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 246:112298. [PMID: 37379767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
Abstract
Over the last decades, much effort has been devoted to the construction of protein and peptide-based metalloporphyrin catalysts capable of promoting difficult transformations with high selectivity. In this context, mechanistic studies are fundamental to elucidate all the factors that contribute to catalytic performances and product selectivity. In our previous work, we selected the synthetic peptide-porphyrin conjugate MnMC6*a as a proficient catalyst for indole oxidation, promoting the formation of a 3-oxindole derivative with unprecedented selectivity. In this work, we have evaluated the role of the metal ion in affecting reaction outcome, by replacing manganese with iron in the MC6*a scaffold. Even though product selectivity is not altered upon metal substitution, FeMC6*a shows a lower substrate conversion and prolonged reaction times with respect to its manganese analogue. Experimental and theoretical studies have enabled us to delineate the reaction free energy profiles for both catalysts, indicating different thermodynamic limiting steps, depending on the nature of the metal ion.
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- Linda Leone
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini", University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy.
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Wu B, Wang S, Ma Y, Yuan S, Hollmann F, Wang Y. Structure-Based Redesign of a Methanol Oxidase into an "Aryl Alcohol Oxidase" for Enzymatic Synthesis of Aromatic Flavor Compounds. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:6406-6414. [PMID: 37040179 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c01069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Alcohol oxidases (AOxs) catalyze the aerobic oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl products (aldehydes or ketones), producing only H2O2 as the byproduct. The majority of known AOxs, however, have a strong preference for small, primary alcohols, limiting their broad applicability, e.g., in the food industry. To broaden the product scope of AOxs, we performed structure-guided enzyme engineering of a methanol oxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium (PcAOx). The substrate preference was extended from methanol to a broad range of benzylic alcohols by modifying the substrate binding pocket. A mutant (PcAOx-EFMH) with four substitutions exhibited improved catalytic activity toward benzyl alcohols with increased conversion and kcat toward the benzyl alcohol from 11.3 to 88.9% and from 0.5 to 2.6 s-1, respectively. The molecular basis for the change of substrate selectivity was analyzed by molecular simulation.
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- Bin Wu
- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Research Center for Computer-Aided Drug Discovery, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Research Center for Computer-Aided Drug Discovery, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Pogrányi B, Mielke T, Díaz-Rodríguez A, Cartwright J, Unsworth WP, Grogan G. Preparative-Scale Biocatalytic Oxygenation of N-Heterocycles with a Lyophilized Peroxygenase Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214759. [PMID: 36453718 PMCID: PMC10107140 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
A lyophilized preparation of an unspecific peroxygenase variant from Agrocybe aegerita (rAaeUPO-PaDa-I-H) is a highly effective catalyst for the oxygenation of a diverse range of N-heterocyclic compounds. Scalable biocatalytic oxygenations (27 preparative examples, ca. 100 mg scale) have been developed across a wide range of substrates, including alkyl pyridines, bicyclic N-heterocycles and indoles. H2 O2 is the only stoichiometric oxidant needed, without auxiliary electron transport proteins, which is key to the practicality of the method. Reaction outcomes can be altered depending on whether hydrogen peroxide was delivered by syringe pump or through in situ generation using an alcohol oxidase from Pichia pastoris (PpAOX) and methanol as a co-substrate. Good synthetic yields (up to 84 %), regioselectivity and enantioselectivity (up to 99 % ee) were observed in some cases, highlighting the promise of UPOs as practical, versatile and scalable oxygenation biocatalysts.
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- Balázs Pogrányi
- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- GSK Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Robinson WXQ, Mielke T, Melling B, Cuetos A, Parkin A, Unsworth WP, Cartwright J, Grogan G. Comparing the Catalytic and Structural Characteristics of a 'Short' Unspecific Peroxygenase (UPO) Expressed in Pichia pastoris and Escherichia coli. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202200558. [PMID: 36374006 PMCID: PMC10098773 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) have emerged as valuable tools for the oxygenation of non-activated carbon atoms, as they exhibit high turnovers, good stability and depend only on hydrogen peroxide as the external oxidant for activity. However, the isolation of UPOs from their natural fungal sources remains a barrier to wider application. We have cloned the gene encoding an 'artificial' peroxygenase (artUPO), close in sequence to the 'short' UPO from Marasmius rotula (MroUPO), and expressed it in both the yeast Pichia pastoris and E. coli to compare the catalytic and structural characteristics of the enzymes produced in each system. Catalytic efficiency for the UPO substrate 5-nitro-1,3-benzodioxole (NBD) was largely the same for both enzymes, and the structures also revealed few differences apart from the expected glycosylation of the yeast enzyme. However, the glycosylated enzyme displayed greater stability, as determined by nano differential scanning fluorimetry (nano-DSF) measurements. Interestingly, while artUPO hydroxylated ethylbenzene derivatives to give the (R)-alcohols, also given by a variant of the 'long' UPO from Agrocybe aegerita (AaeUPO), it gave the opposite (S)-series of sulfoxide products from a range of sulfide substrates, broadening the scope for application of the enzymes. The structures of artUPO reveal substantial differences to that of AaeUPO, and provide a platform for investigating the distinctive activity of this and related'short' UPOs.
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- Wendy X Q Robinson
- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Biosynthesis of alkanes/alkenes from fatty acids or derivatives (triacylglycerols or fatty aldehydes). Biotechnol Adv 2022; 61:108045. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.108045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Walter RM, Zemella A, Schramm M, Kiebist J, Kubick S. Vesicle-based cell-free synthesis of short and long unspecific peroxygenases. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:964396. [PMID: 36394036 PMCID: PMC9663805 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.964396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs, EC 1.11.2.1) are fungal enzymes that catalyze the oxyfunctionalization of non-activated hydrocarbons, making them valuable biocatalysts. Despite the increasing interest in UPOs that has led to the identification of thousands of putative UPO genes, only a few of these have been successfully expressed and characterized. There is currently no universal expression system in place to explore their full potential. Cell-free protein synthesis has proven to be a sophisticated technique for the synthesis of difficult-to-express proteins. In this work, we aimed to establish an insect-based cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) platform to produce UPOs. CFPS relies on translationally active cell lysates rather than living cells. The system parameters can thus be directly manipulated without having to account for cell viability, thereby making it highly adaptable. The insect-based lysate contains translocationally active, ER-derived vesicles, called microsomes. These microsomes have been shown to allow efficient translocation of proteins into their lumen, promoting post-translational modifications such as disulfide bridge formation and N-glycosylations. In this study the ability of a redox optimized, vesicle-based, eukaryotic CFPS system to synthesize functional UPOs was explored. The influence of different reaction parameters as well as the influence of translocation on enzyme activity was evaluated for a short UPO from Marasmius rotula and a long UPO from Agrocybe aegerita. The capability of the CFPS system described here was demonstrated by the successful synthesis of a novel UPO from Podospora anserina, thus qualifying CFPS as a promising tool for the identification and evaluation of novel UPOs and variants thereof.
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- Ruben Magnus Walter
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses (IZI-BB), Potsdam, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses (IZI-BB), Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses (IZI-BB), Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Biotechnology, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses (IZI-BB), Potsdam, Germany
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry – Biochemistry, Berlin, Germany
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Joint Faculty of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg, The Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
- *Correspondence: Stefan Kubick,
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Ma Y, Liang H, Zhao Z, Wu B, Lan D, Hollmann F, Wang Y. A Novel Unspecific Peroxygenase from Galatian marginata for Biocatalytic Oxyfunctionalization Reactions. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Moser BR, Cermak SC, Doll KM, Kenar JA, Sharma BK. A review of fatty epoxide ring opening reactions: Chemistry, recent advances, and applications. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aocs.12623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Bryan R. Moser
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bio‐Oils Research Unit National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Peoria Illinois USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bio‐Oils Research Unit National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Peoria Illinois USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bio‐Oils Research Unit National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Peoria Illinois USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Functional Foods Research Unit National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Peoria Illinois USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sustainable Biofuels and Co‐Products Research Unit Eastern Regional Research Center Wyndmoor Pennsylvania USA
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Linde D, González-Benjumea A, Aranda C, Carro J, Gutiérrez A, Martínez AT. Engineering Collariella virescens Peroxygenase for Epoxides Production from Vegetable Oil. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11050915. [PMID: 35624779 PMCID: PMC9137900 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11050915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Vegetable oils are valuable renewable resources for the production of bio-based chemicals and intermediates, including reactive epoxides of industrial interest. Enzymes are an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical catalysis in oxygenation reactions, epoxidation included, with the added advantage of their potential selectivity. The unspecific peroxygenase of Collariella virescens is only available as a recombinant enzyme (rCviUPO), which is produced in Escherichia coli for protein engineering and analytical-scale optimization of plant lipid oxygenation. Engineering the active site of rCviUPO (by substituting one, two, or up to six residues of its access channel by alanines) improved the epoxidation of individual 18-C unsaturated fatty acids and hydrolyzed sunflower oil. The double mutation at the heme channel (F88A/T158A) enhanced epoxidation of polyunsaturated linoleic and α−linolenic acids, with the desired diepoxides representing > 80% of the products (after 99% substrate conversion). More interestingly, process optimization increased (by 100-fold) the hydrolyzate concentration, with up to 85% epoxidation yield, after 1 h of reaction time with the above double variant. Under these conditions, oleic acid monoepoxide and linoleic acid diepoxide are the main products from the sunflower oil hydrolyzate.
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- Dolores Linde
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas “Margarita Salas” (CIB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (D.L.); (J.C.)
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-41012 Seville, Spain; (A.G.-B.); (A.G.)
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- Johnson Matthey, Cambridge Science Park U260, Cambridge CB4 0FP, UK;
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas “Margarita Salas” (CIB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (D.L.); (J.C.)
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-41012 Seville, Spain; (A.G.-B.); (A.G.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas “Margarita Salas” (CIB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (D.L.); (J.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-918373112
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Structural Characterization of Two Short Unspecific Peroxygenases: Two Different Dimeric Arrangements. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11050891. [PMID: 35624755 PMCID: PMC9137552 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11050891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) are extracellular fungal enzymes of biotechnological interest as self-sufficient (and more stable) counterparts of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, the latter being present in most living cells. Expression hosts and structural information are crucial for exploiting UPO diversity (over eight thousand UPO-type genes were identified in sequenced genomes) in target reactions of industrial interest. However, while many thousands of entries in the Protein Data Bank include molecular coordinates of P450 enzymes, only 19 entries correspond to UPO enzymes, and UPO structures from only two species (Agrocybe aegerita and Hypoxylon sp.) have been published to date. In the present study, two UPOs from the basidiomycete Marasmius rotula (rMroUPO) and the ascomycete Collariella virescens (rCviUPO) were crystallized after sequence optimization and Escherichia coli expression as active soluble enzymes. Crystals of rMroUPO and rCviUPO were obtained at sufficiently high resolution (1.45 and 1.95 Å, respectively) and the corresponding structures were solved by molecular replacement. The crystal structures of the two enzymes (and two mutated variants) showed dimeric proteins. Complementary biophysical and molecular biology studies unveiled the diverse structural bases of the dimeric nature of the two enzymes. Intermolecular disulfide bridge and parallel association between two α-helices, among other interactions, were identified at the dimer interfaces. Interestingly, one of the rCviUPO variants incorporated the ability to produce fatty acid diepoxides—reactive compounds with valuable cross-linking capabilities—due to removal of the enzyme C-terminal tail located near the entrance of the heme access channel. In conclusion, different dimeric arrangements could be described in (short) UPO crystal structures.
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Enzymatic Epoxidation of Long-Chain Terminal Alkenes by Fungal Peroxygenases. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11030522. [PMID: 35326172 PMCID: PMC8944640 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11030522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Terminal alkenes are among the most attractive starting materials for the synthesis of epoxides, which are essential and versatile intermediate building blocks for the pharmaceutical, flavoring, and polymer industries. Previous research on alkene epoxidation has focused on the use of several oxidizing agents and/or different enzymes, including cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, as well as microbial whole-cell catalysts that have several drawbacks. Alternatively, we explored the ability of unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) to selectively epoxidize terminal alkenes. UPOs are attractive biocatalysts because they are robust extracellular enzymes and only require H2O2 as cosubstrate. Here, we show how several UPOs, such as those from Cyclocybe (Agrocybe) aegerita (AaeUPO), Marasmius rotula (MroUPO), Coprinopsis cinerea (rCciUPO), Humicola insolens (rHinUPO), and Daldinia caldariorum (rDcaUPO), are able to catalyze the epoxidation of long-chain terminal alkenes (from C12:1 to C20:1) after an initial optimization of several reaction parameters (cosolvent, cosubstrate, and pH). In addition to terminal epoxides, alkenols and other hydroxylated derivatives of the alkenes were formed. Although all UPOs were able to convert and epoxidize the alkenes, notable differences were observed between them, with rCciUPO being responsible for the highest substrate turnover and MroUPO being the most selective with respect to terminal epoxidation. The potential of peroxygenases for epoxidizing long-chain terminal alkenes represents an interesting and green alternative to the existing synthesis technologies.
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Surfing the wave of oxyfunctionalization chemistry by engineering fungal unspecific peroxygenases. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2022; 73:102342. [PMID: 35240455 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2022.102342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The selective insertion of oxygen into non-activated organic molecules has to date been considered of utmost importance to synthesize existing and next generation industrial chemicals or pharmaceuticals. In this respect, the minimal requirements and high activity of fungal unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) situate them as the jewel in the crown of C-H oxyfunctionalization biocatalysts. Although their limited availability and development has hindered their incorporation into industry, the conjunction of directed evolution and computational design is approaching UPOs to practical applications. In this review, we will address the most recent advances in UPO engineering, both of the long and short UPO families, while discussing the future prospects in this fast-moving field of research.
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Hofrichter M, Kellner H, Herzog R, Karich A, Kiebist J, Scheibner K, Ullrich R. Peroxide-Mediated Oxygenation of Organic Compounds by Fungal Peroxygenases. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:163. [PMID: 35052667 PMCID: PMC8772875 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11010163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs), whose sequences can be found in the genomes of thousands of filamentous fungi, many yeasts and certain fungus-like protists, are fascinating biocatalysts that transfer peroxide-borne oxygen (from H2O2 or R-OOH) with high efficiency to a wide range of organic substrates, including less or unactivated carbons and heteroatoms. A twice-proline-flanked cysteine (PCP motif) typically ligates the heme that forms the heart of the active site of UPOs and enables various types of relevant oxygenation reactions (hydroxylation, epoxidation, subsequent dealkylations, deacylation, or aromatization) together with less specific one-electron oxidations (e.g., phenoxy radical formation). In consequence, the substrate portfolio of a UPO enzyme always combines prototypical monooxygenase and peroxidase activities. Here, we briefly review nearly 20 years of peroxygenase research, considering basic mechanistic, molecular, phylogenetic, and biotechnological aspects.
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- Martin Hofrichter
- Department of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, TU Dresden-International Institute Zittau, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (H.K.); (R.H.); (A.K.); (R.U.)
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- Department of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, TU Dresden-International Institute Zittau, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (H.K.); (R.H.); (A.K.); (R.U.)
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- Department of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, TU Dresden-International Institute Zittau, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (H.K.); (R.H.); (A.K.); (R.U.)
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- Department of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, TU Dresden-International Institute Zittau, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (H.K.); (R.H.); (A.K.); (R.U.)
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Universitätsplatz 1, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany; (J.K.); (K.S.)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses, Am Mühlenberg 13, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Universitätsplatz 1, 01968 Senftenberg, Germany; (J.K.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Bio- and Environmental Sciences, TU Dresden-International Institute Zittau, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany; (H.K.); (R.H.); (A.K.); (R.U.)
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Smeets V, Gaigneaux EM, Debecker DP. Titanosilicate Epoxidation Catalysts: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Valentin Smeets
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN) Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Place Louis Pasteur 1, Box L4.01.09 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN) Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Place Louis Pasteur 1, Box L4.01.09 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN) Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Place Louis Pasteur 1, Box L4.01.09 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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Regioselective and Stereoselective Epoxidation of n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids by Fungal Peroxygenases. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10121888. [PMID: 34942990 PMCID: PMC8698580 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10121888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Epoxide metabolites from n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids arouse interest thanks to their physiological and pharmacological activities. Their chemical synthesis has significant drawbacks, and enzymes emerge as an alternative with potentially higher selectivity and greener nature. Conversion of eleven eicosanoid, docosanoid, and other n-3/n-6 fatty acids into mono-epoxides by fungal unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) is investigated, with emphasis on the Agrocybe aegerita (AaeUPO) and Collariella virescens (rCviUPO) enzymes. GC-MS revealed the strict regioselectivity of the n-3 and n-6 reactions with AaeUPO and rCviUPO, respectively, yielding 91%-quantitative conversion into mono-epoxides at the last double bond. Then, six of these mono-epoxides were obtained at mg-scale, purified and further structurally characterized by 1H, 13C and HMBC NMR. Moreover, chiral HPLC showed that the n-3 epoxides were also formed (by AaeUPO) with total S/R enantioselectivity (ee > 99%) while the n-6 epoxides (from rCviUPO reactions) were formed in nearly racemic mixtures. The high regio- and enantioselectivity of several of these reactions unveils the synthetic utility of fungal peroxygenases in fatty acid epoxidation.
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Seo E, Kim M, Park S, Park S, Oh D, Bornscheuer U, Park J. Enzyme Access Tunnel Engineering in Baeyer‐Villiger Monooxygenases to Improve Oxidative Stability and Biocatalyst Performance. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202101044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Eun‐Ji Seo
- Department of Food Science and Engineering Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for NanoBio Applied Technology Sungshin Women's University Seoul 01133 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology Konkuk University Seoul 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Biotechnology & Enzyme Catalysis Greifswald University Greifswald 17487 Germany
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Republic of Korea
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Hobisch M, Holtmann D, Gomez de Santos P, Alcalde M, Hollmann F, Kara S. Recent developments in the use of peroxygenases - Exploring their high potential in selective oxyfunctionalisations. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 51:107615. [PMID: 32827669 PMCID: PMC8444091 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Peroxygenases are an emerging new class of enzymes allowing selective oxyfunctionalisation reactions in a cofactor-independent way different from well-known P450 monooxygenases. Herein, we focused on recent developments from organic synthesis, molecular biotechnology and reaction engineering viewpoints that are devoted to bring these enzymes in industrial applications. This covers natural diversity from different sources, protein engineering strategies for expression, substrate scope, activity and selectivity, stabilisation of enzymes via immobilisation, and the use of peroxygenases in low water media. We believe that peroxygenases have much to offer for selective oxyfunctionalisations and we have much to study to explore the full potential of these versatile biocatalysts in organic synthesis.
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- Markus Hobisch
- Department of Engineering, Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing Group, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus C 8000, Denmark
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- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Wiesenstr. 14, Gießen 35390, Germany
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- Department of Biocatalysis, Institute of Catalysis, CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, Madrid 28049, Spain; EvoEnzyme S.L, C/ Marie Curie 2, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology, Biocatalysis Group, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, Delft 2629 HZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Engineering, Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing Group, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus C 8000, Denmark.
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Jacob S, Bormann S, Becker M, Antelo L, Holtmann D, Thines E. Magnaporthe oryzae as an expression host for the production of the unspecific peroxygenase AaeUPO from the basidiomycete Agrocybe aegerita. Microbiologyopen 2021; 10:e1229. [PMID: 34964294 PMCID: PMC8636219 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae has the potential to be developed as an alternative platform organism for the heterologous production of industrially important enzymes. M. oryzae is easy to handle, fast-growing and unlike yeast, posttranslational modifications like N-glycosylations are similar to the human organism. Here, we established M. oryzae as a host for the expression of the unspecific peroxygenase from the basidiomycete Agrocybe aegerita (AaeUPO). Note, UPOs are attractive biocatalysts for selective oxyfunctionalization of non-activated carbon-hydrogen bonds. To improve and simplify the isolation of AaeUPO in M. oryzae, we fused a Magnaporthe signal peptide for protein secretion and set it under control of the strong EF1α-promoter. The success of the heterologous production of full-length AaeUPO in M. oryzae and the secretion of the functional enzyme was confirmed by a peroxygenase-specific enzyme assay. These results offer the possibility to establish the filamentous ascomycete M. oryzae as a broad applicable alternative expression system.
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- Stefan Jacob
- Institute for Biotechnology and Drug Research gGmbH (IBWF)D‐MainzGermany
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- Industrial BiotechnologyDECHEMA Research InstituteD‐FrankfurtGermany
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Drug Research gGmbH (IBWF)D‐MainzGermany
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Drug Research gGmbH (IBWF)D‐MainzGermany
- Mikrobiologie und Weinforschung am Institut für Molekulare PhysiologieJohannes Gutenberg‐University MainzD‐MainzGermany
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- Industrial BiotechnologyDECHEMA Research InstituteD‐FrankfurtGermany
- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical TechnologyTechnische Hochschule MittelhessenD‐GießenGermany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME)D‐GießenGermany
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Drug Research gGmbH (IBWF)D‐MainzGermany
- Mikrobiologie und Weinforschung am Institut für Molekulare PhysiologieJohannes Gutenberg‐University MainzD‐MainzGermany
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Grogan G. Hemoprotein Catalyzed Oxygenations: P450s, UPOs, and Progress toward Scalable Reactions. JACS AU 2021; 1:1312-1329. [PMID: 34604841 PMCID: PMC8479775 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The selective oxygenation of nonactivated carbon atoms is an ongoing synthetic challenge, and biocatalysts, particularly hemoprotein oxygenases, continue to be investigated for their potential, given both their sustainable chemistry credentials and also their superior selectivity. However, issues of stability, activity, and complex reaction requirements often render these biocatalytic oxygenations problematic with respect to scalable industrial processes. A continuing focus on Cytochromes P450 (P450s), which require a reduced nicotinamide cofactor and redox protein partners for electron transport, has now led to better catalysts and processes with a greater understanding of process requirements and limitations for both in vitro and whole-cell systems. However, the discovery and development of unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) has also recently provided valuable complementary technology to P450-catalyzed reactions. UPOs need only hydrogen peroxide to effect oxygenations but are hampered by their sensitivity to peroxide and also by limited selectivity. In this Perspective, we survey recent developments in the engineering of proteins, cells, and processes for oxygenations by these two groups of hemoproteins and evaluate their potential and relative merits for scalable reactions.
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Rotilio L, Swoboda A, Ebner K, Rinnofner C, Glieder A, Kroutil W, Mattevi A. Structural and biochemical studies enlighten the unspecific peroxygenase from Hypoxylon sp. EC38 as an efficient oxidative biocatalyst. ACS Catal 2021; 11:11511-11525. [PMID: 34540338 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Unspecific peroxygenases (UPO) are glycosylated fungal enzymes that can selectively oxidize C-H bonds. UPOs employ hydrogen peroxide as oxygen donor and reductant. With such an easy-to-handle co-substrate and without the need of a reducing agent, UPOs are emerging as convenient oxidative biocatalysts. Here, an unspecific peroxygenase from Hypoxylon sp. EC38 (HspUPO) was identified in an activity-based screen of six putative peroxygenase enzymes that were heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris. The enzyme was found to tolerate selected organic solvents such as acetonitrile and acetone. HspUPO is a versatile catalyst performing various reactions, such as the oxidation of prim- and sec-alcohols, epoxidations and hydroxylations. Semi-preparative biotransformations were demonstrated for the non-enantioselective oxidation of racemic 1-phenylethanol rac -1b (TON = 13000), giving the product with 88% isolated yield, and the oxidation of indole 6a to give indigo 6b (TON = 2800) with 98% isolated yield. HspUPO features a compact and rigid three-dimensional conformation that wraps around the heme and defines a funnel-shaped tunnel that leads to the heme iron from the protein surface. The tunnel extends along a distance of about 12 Å with a fairly constant diameter in its innermost segment. Its surface comprises both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups for dealing with small-to-medium size substrates of variable polarities. The structural investigation of several protein-ligand complexes revealed that the active site of HspUPO is accessible to molecules of varying bulkiness and polarity with minimal or no conformational changes, explaining the relatively broad substrate scope of the enzyme. With its convenient expression system, robust operational properties, relatively small size, well-defined structural features, and diverse reaction scope, HspUPO is an exploitable candidate for peroxygenase-based biocatalysis.
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- Laura Rotilio
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, c/o Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, c/o Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Gaz, BioTechMed Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Field of Excellence BioHealth-University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Biocatalytic Syntheses of Antiplatelet Metabolites of the Thienopyridines Clopidogrel and Prasugrel Using Fungal Peroxygenases. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7090752. [PMID: 34575790 PMCID: PMC8470877 DOI: 10.3390/jof7090752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Antithrombotic thienopyridines, such as clopidogrel and prasugrel, are prodrugs that undergo a metabolic two-step bioactivation for their pharmacological efficacy. In the first step, a thiolactone is formed, which is then converted by cytochrome P450-dependent oxidation via sulfenic acids to the active thiol metabolites. These metabolites are the active compounds that inhibit the platelet P2Y12 receptor and thereby prevent atherothrombotic events. Thus far, described biocatalytic and chemical synthesis approaches to obtain active thienopyridine metabolites are rather complex and suffer from low yields. In the present study, several unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs, EC 1.11.2.1) known to efficiently mimic P450 reactions in vitro—but requiring only hydroperoxide as oxidant—were tested for biocatalytic one-pot syntheses. In the course of the reaction optimization, various parameters such as pH and reductant, as well as organic solvent and amount were varied. The best results for the conversion of 1 mM thienopyridine were achieved using 2 U mL−1 of a UPO from agaric fungus Marasmius rotula (MroUPO) in a phosphate-buffered system (pH 7) containing 5 mM ascorbate, 2 mM h−1 H2O2 and 20% acetone. The preparation of the active metabolite of clopidogrel was successful via a two-step oxidation with an overall yield of 25%. In the case of prasugrel, a cascade of porcine liver esterase (PLE) and MroUPO was applied, resulting in a yield of 44%. The two metabolites were isolated with high purity, and their structures were confirmed by MS and MS2 spectrometry as well as NMR spectroscopy. The findings broaden the scope of UPO applications again and demonstrate that they can be effectively used for the selective synthesis of metabolites and late-state diversification of organic molecules, circumventing complex multistage chemical syntheses and providing sufficient material for structural elucidation, reference material, or cellular assays.
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The functional expression in yeast of two unusual acidic peroxygenases from Candolleomyces aberdarensis by adopting evolved secretion mutations. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0087821. [PMID: 34288703 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00878-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fungal unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) are emergent biocatalysts that perform highly selective C-H oxyfunctionalizations of organic compounds, yet their heterologous production at high levels is required for their practical use in synthetic chemistry. Here, we achieved functional expression in yeast of two new unusual acidic peroxygenases from Candolleomyces (Psathyrella) aberdarensis (PabUPO) and their production at large scale in bioreactor. Our strategy was based on adopting secretion mutations from Agrocybe aegerita UPO mutant -PaDa-I variant- designed by directed evolution for functional expression in yeast, which belongs to the same phylogenetic family as PabUPOs -long-type UPOs- and that shares 65% sequence identity. After replacing the native signal peptides by the evolved leader sequence from PaDa-I, we constructed and screened site-directed recombination mutant libraries yielding two recombinant PabUPOs with expression levels of 5.4 and 14.1 mg/L in S. cerevisiae. These variants were subsequently transferred to P. pastoris for overproduction in fed-batch bioreactor, boosting expression levels up to 290 mg/L with the highest volumetric activity achieved to date for a recombinant peroxygenase (60,000 U/L, with veratryl alcohol as substrate). With a broad pH activity profile, ranging from 2.0 to 9.0, these highly secreted, active and stable peroxygenases are promising tools for future engineering endeavors, as well as for their direct application in different industrial and environmental settings. IMPORTANCE In this work, we incorporated several secretion mutations from an evolved fungal peroxygenase to enhance the production of active and stable forms of two unusual acidic peroxygenases. The tandem-yeast expression system based on S. cerevisiae for directed evolution and P. pastoris for overproduction in a ∼300 mg/L scale, is a versatile tool to generate UPO variants. By employing this approach, we foresee that acidic UPO variants will be more readily engineered in the near future and adapted to practical enzyme cascade reactions that can be performed over a broad pH range to oxyfunctionalize a variety of organic compounds.
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- Judith Münch
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West seventh Avenue, Tianjin 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, 32 West seventh Avenue, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle, Saale, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry, MartinLuther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 2, 06120, Halle, Saale, Germany
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Kinner A, Rosenthal K, Lütz S. Identification and Expression of New Unspecific Peroxygenases - Recent Advances, Challenges and Opportunities. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:705630. [PMID: 34307325 PMCID: PMC8293615 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.705630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In 2004, the fungal heme-thiolate enzyme subfamily of unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) was first described in the basidiomycete Agrocybe aegerita. As UPOs naturally catalyze a broad range of oxidative transformations by using hydrogen peroxide as electron acceptor and thus possess a great application potential, they have been extensively studied in recent years. However, despite their versatility to catalyze challenging selective oxyfunctionalizations, the availability of UPOs for potential biotechnological applications is restricted. Particularly limiting are the identification of novel natural biocatalysts, their production, and the description of their properties. It is hence of great interest to further characterize the enzyme subfamily as well as to identify promising new candidates. Therefore, this review provides an overview of the state of the art in identification, expression, and screening approaches of fungal UPOs, challenges associated with current protein production and screening strategies, as well as potential solutions and opportunities.
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- Alina Kinner
- Chair for Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
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- Chair for Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
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- Chair for Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
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Roda S, Robles-Martín A, Xiang R, Kazemi M, Guallar V. Structural-Based Modeling in Protein Engineering. A Must Do. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:6491-6500. [PMID: 34106727 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Biotechnological solutions will be a key aspect in our immediate future society, where optimized enzymatic processes through enzyme engineering might be an important solution for waste transformation, clean energy production, biodegradable materials, and green chemistry, for example. Here we advocate the importance of structural-based bioinformatics and molecular modeling tools in such developments. We summarize our recent experiences indicating a great prediction/success ratio, and we suggest that an early in silico phase should be performed in enzyme engineering studies. Moreover, we demonstrate the potential of a new technique combining Rosetta and PELE, which could provide a faster and more automated procedure, an essential aspect for a broader use.
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- Sergi Roda
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona 08034, Spain.,Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona 08010, Spain
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Püllmann P, Weissenborn MJ. Improving the Heterologous Production of Fungal Peroxygenases through an Episomal Pichia pastoris Promoter and Signal Peptide Shuffling System. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:1360-1372. [PMID: 34075757 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.0c00641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fungal peroxygenases (UPOs) have emerged as oxyfunctionalization catalysts of tremendous interest in recent years. However, their widespread use in the field of biocatalysis is still hampered by their challenging heterologous production, substantially limiting the panel of accessible enzymes for investigation and enzyme engineering. Building upon previous work on UPO production in yeast, we have developed a combined promoter and signal peptide shuffling system for episomal high throughput UPO production in the industrially relevant, methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Eleven endogenous and orthologous promoters were shuffled with a diverse set of 17 signal peptides. Three previously described UPOs were selected as first test set, leading to the identification of beneficial promoter/signal peptide combinations for protein production. We applied the system then successfully to produce two novel UPOs: MfeUPO from Myceliophthora fergusii and MhiUPO from Myceliophthora hinnulea. To demonstrate the feasibility of the developed system to other enzyme classes, it was applied for the industrially relevant lipase CalB and the laccase Mrl2. In total, approximately 3200 transformants of eight diverse enzymes were screened and the best promoter/signal peptide combinations studied at various cofeeding, derepression, and induction conditions. High volumetric production titers were achieved by subsequent creation of stable integration lines and harnessing orthologous promoters from Hansenula polymorpha. In most cases promising yields were also achieved without the addition of methanol under derepressed conditions. To foster the use of the episomal high throughput promoter/signal peptide Pichia pastoris system, we made all plasmids available through Addgene.
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- Pascal Püllmann
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Knorrscheidt A, Soler J, Hünecke N, Püllmann P, Garcia-Borràs M, Weissenborn MJ. Accessing Chemo- and Regioselective Benzylic and Aromatic Oxidations by Protein Engineering of an Unspecific Peroxygenase. ACS Catal 2021; 11:7327-7338. [PMID: 34631225 PMCID: PMC8496131 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Unspecific
peroxygenases (UPOs) enable oxyfunctionalizations of
a broad substrate range with unparalleled activities. Tailoring these
enzymes for chemo- and regioselective transformations represents a
grand challenge due to the difficulties in their heterologous productions.
Herein, we performed protein engineering in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae using the MthUPO from Myceliophthora thermophila. More than 5300 transformants
were screened. This protein engineering led to a significant reshaping
of the active site as elucidated by computational modelling. The reshaping
was responsible for the increased oxyfunctionalization activity, with
improved kcat/Km values of up to 16.5-fold for the model substrate 5-nitro-1,3-benzodioxole.
Moreover, variants were identified with high chemo- and regioselectivities
in the oxyfunctionalization of aromatic and benzylic carbons, respectively.
The benzylic hydroxylation was demonstrated to perform with enantioselectivities
of up to 95% ee. The proposed evolutionary protocol
and rationalization of the enhanced activities and selectivities acquired
by MthUPO variants represent a step forward toward
the use and implementation of UPOs in biocatalytic synthetic pathways
of industrial interest.
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- Anja Knorrscheidt
- Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
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Advances in enzymatic oxyfunctionalization of aliphatic compounds. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 51:107703. [PMID: 33545329 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Selective oxyfunctionalizations of aliphatic compounds are difficult chemical reactions, where enzymes can play an important role due to their stereo- and regio-selectivity and operation under mild reaction conditions. P450 monooxygenases are well-known biocatalysts that mediate oxyfunctionalization reactions in different living organisms (from bacteria to humans). Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs), discovered in fungi, have arisen as "dream biocatalysts" of great biotechnological interest because they catalyze the oxyfunctionalization of aliphatic and aromatic compounds, avoiding the necessity of expensive cofactors and regeneration systems, and only depending on H2O2 for their catalysis. Here, we summarize recent advances in aliphatic oxyfunctionalization reactions by UPOs, as well as the molecular determinants of the enzyme structures responsible for their activities, emphasizing the differences found between well-known P450s and the novel fungal peroxygenases.
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González-Benjumea A, Marques G, Herold-Majumdar OM, Kiebist J, Scheibner K, Del Río JC, Martínez AT, Gutiérrez A. High Epoxidation Yields of Vegetable Oil Hydrolyzates and Methyl Esters by Selected Fungal Peroxygenases. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 8:605854. [PMID: 33469532 PMCID: PMC7813931 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.605854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Epoxides of vegetable oils and free and methylated fatty acids are of interest for several industrial applications. In the present work, refined rapeseed, sunflower, soybean, and linseed oils, with very different profiles of mono- and poly-unsaturated fatty acids, were saponified and transesterified, and the products treated with wild unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs, EC 1.11.2.1) from the ascomycete Chaetomium globosum (CglUPO) and the basidiomycete Marasmius rotula (MroUPO), as well as with recombinant UPO of the ascomycete Humicola insolens (rHinUPO), as an alternative to chemical epoxidation that is non-selective and requires strongly acidic conditions. The three enzymes were able of converting the free fatty acids and the methyl esters from the oils into epoxide derivatives, although significant differences in the oxygenation selectivities were observed between them. While CglUPO selectively produced "pure" epoxides (monoepoxides and/or diepoxides), MroUPO formed also hydroxylated derivatives of these epoxides, especially in the case of the oil hydrolyzates. Hydroxylated derivatives of non-epoxidized unsaturated fatty acids were practically absent in all cases, due to the preference of the three UPOs selected for this study to form the epoxides. Moreover, rHinUPO, in addition to forming monoepoxides and diepoxides of oleic and linoleic acid (and their methyl esters), respectively, like the other two UPOs, was capable of yielding the triepoxides of α-linolenic acid and its methyl ester. These enzymes appear as promising biocatalysts for the environmentally friendly production of reactive fatty-acid epoxides given their self-sufficient monooxygenase activity with selectivity toward epoxidation, and the ability to epoxidize, not only isolated pure fatty acids, but also complex mixtures from oil hydrolysis or transesterification containing different combinations of unsaturated (and saturated) fatty acids.
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Seville, Spain
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Knorrscheidt A, Soler J, Hünecke N, Püllmann P, Garcia-Borràs M, Weissenborn MJ. Simultaneous screening of multiple substrates with an unspecific peroxygenase enabled modified alkane and alkene oxyfunctionalisations. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy02457k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Protein engineering of an unspecific peroxygenase (UPO) was performed with three substrates and six products in parallel by a high throughput GC-MS setup. Modified chemo- and regioselective variants were identified for aliphatic substrates.
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- Anja Knorrscheidt
- Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona 17003, Catalonia, Spain
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- Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Carrer Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona 17003, Catalonia, Spain
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- Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Alejaldre L, Lemay-St-Denis C, Perez Lopez C, Sancho Jodar F, Guallar V, Pelletier JN. Known Evolutionary Paths Are Accessible to Engineered ß-Lactamases Having Altered Protein Motions at the Timescale of Catalytic Turnover. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:599298. [PMID: 33330628 PMCID: PMC7716773 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.599298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The evolution of new protein functions is dependent upon inherent biophysical features of proteins. Whereas, it has been shown that changes in protein dynamics can occur in the course of directed molecular evolution trajectories and contribute to new function, it is not known whether varying protein dynamics modify the course of evolution. We investigate this question using three related ß-lactamases displaying dynamics that differ broadly at the slow timescale that corresponds to catalytic turnover yet have similar fast dynamics, thermal stability, catalytic, and substrate recognition profiles. Introduction of substitutions E104K and G238S, that are known to have a synergistic effect on function in the parent ß-lactamase, showed similar increases in catalytic efficiency toward cefotaxime in the related ß-lactamases. Molecular simulations using Protein Energy Landscape Exploration reveal that this results from stabilizing the catalytically-productive conformations, demonstrating the dominance of the synergistic effect of the E014K and G238S substitutions in vitro in contexts that vary in terms of sequence and dynamics. Furthermore, three rounds of directed molecular evolution demonstrated that known cefotaximase-enhancing mutations were accessible regardless of the differences in dynamics. Interestingly, specific sequence differences between the related ß-lactamases were shown to have a higher effect in evolutionary outcomes than did differences in dynamics. Overall, these ß-lactamase models show tolerance to protein dynamics at the timescale of catalytic turnover in the evolution of a new function.
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- Lorea Alejaldre
- Biochemistry Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,PROTEO, The Québec Network for Research on Protein, Function, Engineering and Applications, Quebec City, QC, Canada.,CGCC, Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Biochemistry Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,PROTEO, The Québec Network for Research on Protein, Function, Engineering and Applications, Quebec City, QC, Canada.,CGCC, Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona, Spain.,ICREA: Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biochemistry Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.,PROTEO, The Québec Network for Research on Protein, Function, Engineering and Applications, Quebec City, QC, Canada.,CGCC, Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montréal, QC, Canada.,Chemistry Department, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Alberti F, Kaleem S, Weaver JA. Recent developments of tools for genome and metabolome studies in basidiomycete fungi and their application to natural product research. Biol Open 2020; 9:bio056010. [PMID: 33268478 PMCID: PMC7725599 DOI: 10.1242/bio.056010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Basidiomycota are a large and diverse phylum of fungi. They can make bioactive metabolites that are used or have inspired the synthesis of antibiotics and agrochemicals. Terpenoids are the most abundant class of natural products encountered in this taxon. Other natural product classes have been described, including polyketides, peptides, and indole alkaloids. The discovery and study of natural products made by basidiomycete fungi has so far been hampered by several factors, which include their slow growth and complex genome architecture. Recent developments of tools for genome and metabolome studies are allowing researchers to more easily tackle the secondary metabolome of basidiomycete fungi. Inexpensive long-read whole-genome sequencing enables the assembly of high-quality genomes, improving the scaffold upon which natural product gene clusters can be predicted. CRISPR/Cas9-based engineering of basidiomycete fungi has been described and will have an important role in linking natural products to their genetic determinants. Platforms for the heterologous expression of basidiomycete genes and gene clusters have been developed, enabling natural product biosynthesis studies. Molecular network analyses and publicly available natural product databases facilitate data dereplication and natural product characterisation. These technological advances combined are prompting a revived interest in natural product discovery from basidiomycete fungi.This article has an associated Future Leader to Watch interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Fabrizio Alberti
- School of Life Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Municoy M, González-Benjumea A, Carro J, Aranda C, Linde D, Renau-Mínguez C, Ullrich R, Hofrichter M, Guallar V, Gutiérrez A, Martínez AT. Fatty-Acid Oxygenation by Fungal Peroxygenases: From Computational Simulations to Preparative Regio- and Stereoselective Epoxidation. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Martí Municoy
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Jordi Girona 29, Barcelona E-08034, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, CSIC, Reina Mercedes 10, Seville E-41012, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Technische Universität Dresden, International Institute Zittau, Markt 23, Zittau D-02763, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden, International Institute Zittau, Markt 23, Zittau D-02763, Germany
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Jordi Girona 29, Barcelona E-08034, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona E-08010, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, CSIC, Reina Mercedes 10, Seville E-41012, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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Gomez de Santos P, Lazaro S, Viña-Gonzalez J, Hoang MD, Sánchez-Moreno I, Glieder A, Hollmann F, Alcalde M. Evolved Peroxygenase–Aryl Alcohol Oxidase Fusions for Self-Sufficient Oxyfunctionalization Reactions. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Department of Biocatalysis, Institute of Catalysis, CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biocatalysis, Institute of Catalysis, CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- EvoEnzyme S.L., Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biocatalysis, Institute of Catalysis, CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Bisy e.U., Wuenschendorf 292, 8200 Hofstaetten a. d. Raab, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biocatalysis, Institute of Catalysis, CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- EvoEnzyme S.L., Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Current state and future perspectives of engineered and artificial peroxygenases for the oxyfunctionalization of organic molecules. Nat Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00507-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Two New Unspecific Peroxygenases from Heterologous Expression of Fungal Genes in Escherichia coli. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.02899-19. [PMID: 31980430 PMCID: PMC7082571 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02899-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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UPOs catalyze regio- and stereoselective oxygenations of both aromatic and aliphatic compounds. Similar reactions were previously described for cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, but UPOs have the noteworthy biotechnological advantage of being stable enzymes requiring only H2O2 to be activated. Both characteristics are related to the extracellular nature of UPOs as secreted proteins. In the present study, the limited repertoire of UPO enzymes available for organic synthesis and other applications is expanded with the description of two new ascomycete UPOs obtained by Escherichia coli expression of the corresponding genes as soluble and active enzymes. Moreover, directed mutagenesis in E. coli, together with enzyme molecular modeling, provided relevant structure-function information on aromatic substrate oxidation by these two new biocatalysts. Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) constitute a new family of fungal heme-thiolate enzymes in which there is high biotechnological interest. Although several thousand genes encoding hypothetical UPO-type proteins have been identified in sequenced fungal genomes and other databases, only a few UPO enzymes have been experimentally characterized to date. Therefore, gene screening and heterologous expression from genetic databases are a priority in the search for ad hoc UPOs for oxyfunctionalization reactions of interest. Very recently, Escherichia coli production of a previously described basidiomycete UPO (as a soluble and active enzyme) has been reported. Here, we explored this convenient heterologous expression system to obtain the protein products from available putative UPO genes. In this way, two UPOs from the ascomycetes Collariella virescens (syn., Chaetomium virescens) and Daldinia caldariorum were successfully obtained, purified, and characterized. Comparison of their kinetic constants for oxidation of model substrates revealed 10- to 20-fold-higher catalytic efficiency of the latter enzyme in oxidizing simple aromatic compounds (such as veratryl alcohol, naphthalene, and benzyl alcohol). Homology molecular models of these enzymes showed three conserved and two differing residues in the distal side of the heme (the latter representing two different positions of a phenylalanine residue). Interestingly, replacement of the C. virescens UPO Phe88 by the homologous residue in the D. caldariorum UPO resulted in an F88L variant with 5- to 21-fold-higher efficiency in oxidizing these aromatic compounds. IMPORTANCE UPOs catalyze regio- and stereoselective oxygenations of both aromatic and aliphatic compounds. Similar reactions were previously described for cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, but UPOs have the noteworthy biotechnological advantage of being stable enzymes requiring only H2O2 to be activated. Both characteristics are related to the extracellular nature of UPOs as secreted proteins. In the present study, the limited repertoire of UPO enzymes available for organic synthesis and other applications is expanded with the description of two new ascomycete UPOs obtained by Escherichia coli expression of the corresponding genes as soluble and active enzymes. Moreover, directed mutagenesis in E. coli, together with enzyme molecular modeling, provided relevant structure-function information on aromatic substrate oxidation by these two new biocatalysts.
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González-Benjumea A, Carro J, Renau-Mínguez C, Linde D, Fernández-Fueyo E, Gutiérrez A, Martínez AT. Fatty acid epoxidation byCollariella virescensperoxygenase and heme-channel variants. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy02332a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new unspecific peroxygenase (UPO) generating a variety of epoxidized derivatives of unsaturated fatty acids has been discovered and engineered by heterologous expression of a putativeupogene.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas
- CSIC
- E-28040 Madrid
- Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas
- CSIC
- E-28040 Madrid
- Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla
- CSIC
- E-41012 Sevilla
- Spain
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