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Feller G, Bonneau M, Da Lage JL. Amyrel, a novel glucose-forming α-amylase from Drosophila with 4-α-glucanotransferase activity by disproportionation and hydrolysis of maltooligosaccharides. Glycobiology 2021; 31:1134-1144. [PMID: 33978737 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwab036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The α-amylase paralogue Amyrel present in true flies (Diptera Muscomorpha) has been classified as a glycoside hydrolase in CAZy family GH13 on the basis of its primary structure. Here we report that, in fact, Amyrel is currently unique amongst Animals as it possesses both the hydrolytic α-amylase activity (EC 3.2.1.1) and a 4-α-glucanotransferase (EC 2.4.1.25) transglycosylation activity. Amyrel reacts specifically on α-(1-4) glycosidic bonds of starch and related polymers but produces a complex mixture of maltooligosaccharides, in sharp contrast with canonical animal α-amylases. With model maltooligosaccharides G2 (maltose) to G7, the Amyrel reaction starts by a disproportionation leading to Gn-1 and Gn + 1 products, which become themselves substrates for new disproportionation cycles. As a result, all detectable odd- and even-numbered maltooligosaccharides at least up to G12 were observed. However, hydrolysis of these products proceeds simultaneously, as shown by p-nitrophenyl-tagged oligosaccharides and microcalorimetry, and upon prolonged reaction, glucose is the major end product followed by maltose. The main structural determinant of these atypical activities was found to be a Gly-His-Gly-Ala deletion in the so-called flexible loop bordering the active site. Indeed, engineering this deletion in pig pancreatic and D. melanogaster α-amylases results in reaction patterns similar to those of Amyrel. It is proposed that this deletion provides more freedom to the substrate for subsites occupancy and allows a less constrained action pattern resulting in versatile activities at the active site.
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- Georges Feller
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Protein Engineering-InBioS, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège-Sart Tilman, Belgium
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- UMR 9191 Evolution, Génomes, Comportement et Ecologie, CNRS, IRD, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Center for Protein Engineering-InBioS, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège-Sart Tilman, Belgium.,UMR 9191 Evolution, Génomes, Comportement et Ecologie, CNRS, IRD, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Abdul Manas NH, Md Illias R, Mahadi NM. Strategy in manipulating transglycosylation activity of glycosyl hydrolase for oligosaccharide production. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2017; 38:272-293. [PMID: 28683572 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1339664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The increasing market demand for oligosaccharides has intensified the need for efficient biocatalysts. Glycosyl hydrolases (GHs) are still gaining popularity as biocatalyst for oligosaccharides synthesis owing to its simple reaction and high selectivity. PURPOSE Over the years, research has advanced mainly directing to one goal; to reduce hydrolysis activity of GHs for increased transglycosylation activity in achieving high production of oligosaccharides. DESIGN AND METHODS This review concisely presents the strategies to increase transglycosylation activity of GHs for oligosaccharides synthesis, focusing on controlling the reaction equilibrium, and protein engineering. Various modifications of the subsites of GHs have been demonstrated to significantly modulate the hydrolysis and transglycosylation activity of the enzymes. The clear insight of the roles of each amino acid in these sites provides a platform for designing an enzyme that could synthesize a specific oligosaccharide product. CONCLUSIONS The key strategies presented here are important for future improvement of GHs as a biocatalyst for oligosaccharide synthesis.
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- Nor Hasmaliana Abdul Manas
- a Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering , Universiti Malaysia Sarawak , Kota Samarahan , Malaysia.,b BioMolecular and Microbial Process Research Group , Health and Wellness Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia , Johor , Malaysia
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- b BioMolecular and Microbial Process Research Group , Health and Wellness Research Alliance, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia , Johor , Malaysia.,c Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering , Universiti Teknologi Malaysia , Skudai , Malaysia
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- d Comparative Genomics and Genetics Research Centre , Malaysia Genome Institute , Kajang , Malaysia
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Mótyán JA, Fazekas E, Mori H, Svensson B, Bagossi P, Kandra L, Gyémánt G. Transglycosylation by barley α-amylase 1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2011.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kim JY, Lee JW, Kim YS, Lee Y, Ryu YB, Kim S, Ryu HW, Curtis-Long MJ, Lee KW, Lee WS, Park KH. A novel competitive class of α-glucosidase inhibitors: (E)-1-phenyl-3-(4-styrylphenyl)urea derivatives. Chembiochem 2011; 11:2125-31. [PMID: 20827790 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Competitive glycosidase inhibitors are generally sugar mimics that are costly and tedious to obtain because they require challenging and elongated chemical synthesis, which must be stereo- and regiocontrolled. Here, we show that readily accessible achiral (E)-1-phenyl-3-(4-strylphenyl)ureas are potent competitive α-glucosidase inhibitors. A systematic synthesis study shows that the 1-phenyl moiety on the urea is critical for ensuring competitive inhibition, and substituents on both terminal phenyl groups contribute to inhibition potency. The most potent inhibitor, compound 12 (IC(50)=8.4 μM, K(i)=3.2 μM), manifested a simple slow-binding inhibition profile for α-glucosidase with the kinetic parameters k(3)=0.005256 μM(-1) min(-1), k(4)=0.003024 min(-1), and K(i)(app) =0.5753 μM.
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- Jun Young Kim
- Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
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Harvey DJ. Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: An update for 2003-2004. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2009; 28:273-361. [PMID: 18825656 PMCID: PMC7168468 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2008] [Revised: 07/07/2008] [Accepted: 07/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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This review is the third update of the original review, published in 1999, on the application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings the topic to the end of 2004. Both fundamental studies and applications are covered. The main topics include methodological developments, matrices, fragmentation of carbohydrates and applications to large polymeric carbohydrates from plants, glycans from glycoproteins and those from various glycolipids. Other topics include the use of MALDI MS to study enzymes related to carbohydrate biosynthesis and degradation, its use in industrial processes, particularly biopharmaceuticals and its use to monitor products of chemical synthesis where glycodendrimers and carbohydrate-protein complexes are highlighted.
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- David J Harvey
- Department of Biochemistry, Oxford Glycobiology Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
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Ragunath C, Manuel SG, Venkataraman V, Sait HB, Kasinathan C, Ramasubbu N. Probing the role of aromatic residues at the secondary saccharide-binding sites of human salivary alpha-amylase in substrate hydrolysis and bacterial binding. J Mol Biol 2008; 384:1232-48. [PMID: 18951906 PMCID: PMC2644404 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.09.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2008] [Revised: 09/28/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Human salivary alpha-amylase (HSAmy) has three distinct functions relevant to oral health: (1) hydrolysis of starch, (2) binding to hydroxyapatite (HA), and (3) binding to bacteria (e.g., viridans streptococci). Although the active site of HSAmy for starch hydrolysis is well-characterized, the regions responsible for bacterial binding are yet to be defined. Since HSAmy possesses several secondary saccharide-binding sites in which aromatic residues are prominently located, we hypothesized that one or more of the secondary saccharide-binding sites harboring the aromatic residues may play an important role in bacterial binding. To test this hypothesis, the aromatic residues at five secondary binding sites were mutated to alanine to generate six mutants representing either single (W203A, Y276A, and W284A), double (Y276A/W284A and W316A/W388A), or multiple [W134A/W203A/Y276A/W284A/W316A/W388A; human salivary alpha-amylase aromatic residue multiple mutant (HSAmy-ar)] mutations. The crystal structure of HSAmy-ar as an acarbose complex was determined at a resolution of 1.5 A and compared with the existing wild-type acarbose complex. The wild-type and the mutant enzymes were characterized for their abilities to exhibit enzyme activity, starch-binding activity, HA-binding activity, and bacterial binding activity. Our results clearly showed that (1) mutation of aromatic residues does not alter the overall conformation of the molecule; (2) single or double mutants showed either moderate or minimal changes in both starch-binding activity and bacterial binding activity, whereas HSAmy-ar showed significant reduction in these activities; (3) starch-hydrolytic activity was reduced by 10-fold in HSAmy-ar; (4) oligosaccharide-hydrolytic activity was reduced in all mutants, but the action pattern was similar to that of the wild-type enzyme; and (5) HA binding was unaffected in HSAmy-ar. These results clearly show that the aromatic residues at the secondary saccharide-binding sites in HSAmy play a critical role in bacterial binding and in starch-hydrolytic functions of HSAmy.
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- Chandran Ragunath
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 185 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
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Structure-function relationships in human salivary α-amylase: role of aromatic residues in a secondary binding site. Biologia (Bratisl) 2008. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-008-0163-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ito K, Ito S, Ishino K, Shimizu-Ibuka A, Sakai H. Val326 of Thermoactinomyces vulgaris R-47 amylase II modulates the preference for alpha-(1,4)- and alpha-(1,6)-glycosidic linkages. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2007; 1774:443-9. [PMID: 17400040 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2007.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2006] [Revised: 01/24/2007] [Accepted: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Thermoactinomyces vulgaris R-47 alpha-amylase II (TVA II) catalyzes not only the hydrolysis of alpha-(1,4)- and alpha-(1,6)-glycosidic linkages but also transglycosylation. The subsite +1 structure of alpha-amylase family enzymes plays important roles in substrate specificity and transglycosylation activity. We focused on the amino acid residue at the 326th position based on information on the primary structure and crystal structure, and replaced Val with Ala, Ile, or Thr. The V326A mutant favored hydrolysis of the alpha-(1,4)-glycosidic linkage compared to the wild-type enzyme. In contrast, the V326I mutant favored hydrolysis of the alpha-(1,6)-glycosidic linkage and exhibited low transglycosylation activity. In the case of the V326T mutant, the hydrolytic activity was almost identical to that of the wild-type TVA II, and the transglycosylation activity was poor. These results suggest that the volume and the hydrophobicity of the amino acid residue at the 326th position modulate both the preference for glycosidic linkages and the transglycosylation activity.
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- Keisuke Ito
- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka, Japan
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Kohri M, Kobayashi A, Shoda SI. Design and Utilization of Chitinases with Low Hydrolytic Activities. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2007. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.19.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rowan AS, Hamilton CJ. Recent developments in preparative enzymatic syntheses of carbohydrates. Nat Prod Rep 2006; 23:412-43. [PMID: 16741587 DOI: 10.1039/b409898f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Andrew S Rowan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building
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Ramasubbu N, Ragunath C, Mishra PJ, Thomas LM, Gyémánt G, Kandra L. Human salivary alpha-amylase Trp58 situated at subsite -2 is critical for enzyme activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 271:2517-29. [PMID: 15182367 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The nonreducing end of the substrate-binding site of human salivary alpha-amylase contains two residues Trp58 and Trp59, which belong to beta2-alpha2 loop of the catalytic (beta/alpha)(8) barrel. While Trp59 stacks onto the substrate, the exact role of Trp58 is unknown. To investigate its role in enzyme activity the residue Trp58 was mutated to Ala, Leu or Tyr. Kinetic analysis of the wild-type and mutant enzymes was carried out with starch and oligosaccharides as substrates. All three mutants exhibited a reduction in specific activity (150-180-fold lower than the wild type) with starch as substrate. With oligosaccharides as substrates, a reduction in k(cat), an increase in K(m) and distinct differences in the cleavage pattern were observed for the mutants W58A and W58L compared with the wild type. Glucose was the smallest product generated by these two mutants in the hydrolysis oligosaccharides; in contrast, wild-type enzyme generated maltose as the smallest product. The production of glucose by W58L was confirmed from both reducing and nonreducing ends of CNP-labeled oligosaccharide substrates. The mutant W58L exhibited lower binding affinity at subsites -2, -3 and +2 and showed an increase in transglycosylation activity compared with the wild type. The lowered affinity at subsites -2 and -3 due to the mutation was also inferred from the electron density at these subsites in the structure of W58A in complex with acarbose-derived pseudooligosaccharide. Collectively, these results suggest that the residue Trp58 plays a critical role in substrate binding and hydrolytic activity of human salivary alpha-amylase.
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- Narayanan Ramasubbu
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA.
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