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Characterization of l-Arabinose Isomerase from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Its Application in the Production of d-Tagatose from d-Galactose. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12094696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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d-Tagatose, a functional sweetener, is converted from d-galactose by l-arabinose isomerase, which catalyzes the conversion of l-arabinose to l-ribulose. In this study, the araA gene encoding l-arabinose isomerase from Klebsiella pneumoniae was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the expressed enzyme was purified and characterized. The purified l-arabinose isomerase, a soluble protein with 11.6-fold purification and a 22% final yield, displayed a specific activity of 1.8 U/mg for d-galactose and existed as a homohexamer of 336 kDa. The enzyme exhibited maximum activity at pH 8.0 and 40 °C in the presence of Mn2+ and relative activity for pentoses and hexoses in the order l-arabinose > d-galactose > l-ribulose > d-xylulose > d-xylose > d-tagatose > d-glucose. The thermal stability of recombinant E. coli cells expressing l-arabinose isomerase from K. pneumoniae was higher than that of the enzyme. Thus, the reaction conditions of the recombinant cells were optimized to pH 8.0, 50 °C, and 4 g/L cell concentration using 100 g/L d-galactose with 1 mM Mn2+. Under these conditions, 33.5 g/L d-tagatose was produced from d-galactose with 33.5% molar yield and 67 g/L/h productivity. Our findings will help produce d-tagatose using whole-cell reactions, extending its industrial application.
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Bortone N, Fidaleo M. Stabilization of immobilizedl‐arabinose isomerase for the production ofd‐tagatose fromd‐galactose. Biotechnol Prog 2020; 36:e3033. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Nadia Bortone
- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro‐food and Forest Systems University of Tuscia Viterbo Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro‐food and Forest Systems University of Tuscia Viterbo Italy
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Bober JR, Nair NU. Galactose to tagatose isomerization at moderate temperatures with high conversion and productivity. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4548. [PMID: 31591402 PMCID: PMC6779876 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12497-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There are many industrially-relevant enzymes that while active, are severely limited by thermodynamic, kinetic, or stability issues (isomerases, lyases, transglycosidases). In this work, we study Lactobacillus sakeil-arabinose isomerase (LsLAI) for d-galactose to d-tagatose isomerization—that is limited by all three reaction parameters. The enzyme demonstrates low catalytic efficiency, low thermostability at temperatures > 40 °C, and equilibrium conversion < 50%. After exploring several strategies to overcome these limitations, we show that encapsulating LsLAI in gram-positive Lactobacillus plantarum that is chemically permeabilized enables reactions at high rates, high conversions, and elevated temperatures. In a batch process, this system enables ~ 50% conversion in 4 h starting with 300 mM galactose (an average productivity of 37 mM h−1), and 85% conversion in 48 h. We suggest that such an approach may be invaluable for other enzymatic processes that are similarly kinetically-, thermodynamically-, and/or stability-limited. Production of tagatose, a sugar substitute, by isomerization of galactose suffers from unfavorable enzymatic kinetics, low enzyme stability, and low equilibrium constant. Here, the authors simultaneously overcome these limitations by encapsulating l-arabinose isomerase in permeabilized Lactobacillus plantarum.
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- Josef R Bober
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tuts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tuts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
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Choi JM, Lee YJ, Cao TP, Shin SM, Park MK, Lee HS, di Luccio E, Kim SB, Lee SJ, Lee SJ, Lee SH, Lee DW. Structure of the thermophilic l-Arabinose isomerase from Geobacillus kaustophilus reveals metal-mediated intersubunit interactions for activity and thermostability. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 596:51-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Krause M, Neubauer P, Wierenga RK. Structure-based directed evolution of a monomeric triosephosphate isomerase: toward a pentose sugar isomerase. Protein Eng Des Sel 2015; 28:187-97. [PMID: 25767111 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzv010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Through structure-based and directed evolution approaches, a new catalytic activity has been established on the (β/α)8 barrel enzyme triosephosphate isomerase (TIM). This work started from ml8bTIM, a monomeric variant of TIM, in which the phosphate-binding loop (loop-8) had been shortened. Structure analysis suggested an additional point mutation (V233A), converting ml8bTIM into A-TIM. A-TIM has no detectable TIM activity, but it binds the TIM transition state analog, 2-phosphoglycollate. In an in vivo selection approach, we aimed at transferring the activity of three sugar isomerases (L-arabinose isomerase (L-AI), D-xylose isomerase A (D-XI) and D-ribose-5-phosphate isomerase (D-RPI)) onto A-TIM. Escherichia coli knockout variants were constructed, lacking E. coli L-AI, D-XI and D-RPI activities, respectively. Through a systematic approach, new A-TIM variants were obtained only from selection experiments with the L-AI knockout strain. Selection for D-RPI activity was impossible because of an impaired strain due to the gene knockouts. The selection for D-XI activity was unsuccessful, showing the importance of the starting protein for obtaining new biocatalytic properties. The L-AI-directed evolution experiments show that A-TIM already has residual in vivo L-AI activity. Most of the mutations providing A-TIM with enhanced L-AI activity are located in the loops between β-strands and the subsequent α-helices.
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- Mirja Krause
- Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Insitute of Biotechnology, Ackerstr. 76, ACK 24, D-13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Insitute of Biotechnology, Ackerstr. 76, ACK 24, D-13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland
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Xu Z, Li S, Feng X, Liang J, Xu H. L-Arabinose isomerase and its use for biotechnological production of rare sugars. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:8869-78. [PMID: 25280744 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6073-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Revised: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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L-Arabinose isomerase (AI), a key enzyme in the microbial pentose phosphate pathway, has been regarded as an important biological catalyst in rare sugar production. This enzyme could isomerize L-arabinose into L-ribulose, as well as D-galactose into D-tagatose. Both the two monosaccharides show excellent commercial values in food and pharmaceutical industries. With the identification of novel AI family members, some of them have exhibited remarkable potential in industrial applications. The biological production processes for D-tagatose and L-ribose (or L-ribulose) using AI have been developed and improved in recent years. Meanwhile, protein engineering techniques involving rational design has effectively enhanced the catalytic properties of various AIs. Moreover, the crystal structure of AI has been disclosed, which sheds light on the understanding of AI structure and catalytic mechanism at molecular levels. This article reports recent developments in (i) novel AI screening, (ii) AI-mediated rare sugar production processes, (iii) molecular modification of AI, and (iv) structural biology study of AI. Based on previous reports, an analysis of the future development has also been initiated.
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- Zheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China
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von Rymon Lipinski GW. Sweeteners. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 143:1-28. [PMID: 23887731 DOI: 10.1007/10_2013_222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Polyols as sugar substitutes, intense sweeteners and some new carbohydrates are increasingly used in foods and beverages. Some sweeteners are produced by fermentation or using enzymatic conversion. Many studies for others have been published. This chapter reviews the most important sweeteners.
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Lee YJ, Lee SJ, Kim SB, Lee SJ, Lee SH, Lee DW. Structural insights into conservedl-arabinose metabolic enzymes reveal the substrate binding site of a thermophilicl-arabinose isomerase. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:1064-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Staudigl P, Haltrich D, Peterbauer CK. L-Arabinose isomerase and D-xylose isomerase from Lactobacillus reuteri: characterization, coexpression in the food grade host Lactobacillus plantarum, and application in the conversion of D-galactose and D-glucose. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:1617-1624. [PMID: 24443973 PMCID: PMC3931408 DOI: 10.1021/jf404785m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The L-arabinose isomerase (L-AI) and the D-xylose isomerase (D-XI) encoding genes from Lactobacillus reuteri (DSMZ 17509) were cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The proteins were purified to homogeneity by one-step affinity chromatography and characterized biochemically. L-AI displayed maximum activity at 65 °C and pH 6.0, whereas D-XI showed maximum activity at 65 °C and pH 5.0. Both enzymes require divalent metal ions. The genes were also ligated into the inducible lactobacillal expression vectors pSIP409 and pSIP609, the latter containing a food grade auxotrophy marker instead of an antibiotic resistance marker, and the L-AI- and D-XI-encoding sequences/genes were coexpressed in the food grade host Lactobacillus plantarum . The recombinant enzymes were tested for applications in carbohydrate conversion reactions of industrial relevance. The purified L-AI converted D-galactose to D-tagatose with a maximum conversion rate of 35%, and the D-XI isomerized D-glucose to D-fructose with a maximum conversion rate of 48% at 60 °C.
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Cao TP, Choi JM, Lee SJ, Lee YJ, Lee SK, Jun Y, Lee DW, Lee SH. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of L-arabinose isomerase from thermophilic Geobacillus kaustophilus. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS 2014; 70:108-12. [PMID: 24419630 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x13033724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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L-arabinose isomerase (AI), which catalyzes the isomerization of L-arabinose to L-ribulose, can also convert D-galactose to D-tagatose, a natural sugar replacer, which is of commercial interest in the food and healthcare industries. Intriguingly, mesophilic and thermophilic AIs showed different substrate preferences and metal requirements in catalysis and different thermostabilities. However, the catalytic mechanism of thermophilic AIs still remains unclear. Therefore, thermophilic Geobacillus kaustophilus AI (GKAI) was overexpressed, purified and crystallized, and a preliminary X-ray diffraction data set was obtained. Diffraction data were collected from a GKAI crystal to 2.70 Å resolution. The crystal belonged to the monoclinic space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 224.12, b = 152.95, c = 91.28 Å, β = 103.61°. The asymmetric unit contained six molecules, with a calculated Matthews coefficient of 2.25 Å(3) Da(-1) and a solvent content of 45.39%. The three-dimensional structure determination of GKAI is currently in progress by molecular replacement and model building.
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- Thinh-Phat Cao
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, 375 Seo-suk dong, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, 375 Seo-suk dong, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 400-712, Republic of Korea
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- Bio-Imaging and Cell Dynamics Research Center, School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, 375 Seo-suk dong, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
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Homologous Alkalophilic and Acidophilic L-Arabinose isomerases reveal region-specific contributions to the pH dependence of activity and stability. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:8813-6. [PMID: 23001647 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02114-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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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To study the pH dependence of l-arabinose isomerase (AI) activity and stability, we compared homologous AIs with their chimeras. This study demonstrated that an ionizable amino acid near the catalytic site determines the optimal pH (pH(opt)) for activity, whereas the N-terminal surface R residues play an important role in determining the pH(opt) for stability.
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