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Liu CC, Ye J, Cao H. Chemical Evolution of Enzyme-Catalyzed Glycosylation. Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 38286791 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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ConspectusThe limited availability of structurally well-defined diverse glycans remains a major obstacle for deciphering biological functions as well as biomedical applications of carbohydrates. Despite tremendous progress that has been made in past decades, the synthesis of structurally well-defined complex glycans still represents one of the most challenging topics in synthetic chemistry. Chemical synthesis of glycans is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process that requires elaborate planning and skilled personnel. In contrast, glycosyltransferase-catalyzed enzymatic synthesis provides a more efficient, convenient, low-cost, and sustainable alternative to affording diverse and complex glycans. However, the existing methods are still insufficient to fulfill the increasing demand for specific synthetic glycan libraries necessary for functional glycomics research. This is mainly attributed to the inherent character of the glycan biosynthetic pathway. In nature, there are too many glycosyltransferases involved in the in vivo glycan synthesis, but only a small number of them are available for in vitro enzymatic synthesis. For instance, humans have over 200 glycosyltransferases, but only a few of them could be produced from the conventional bacterial expression system, and most of these membrane-associated enzymes could be overexpressed only in eukaryotic cells. Moreover, the glycan biosynthetic pathway is a nontemplate-driven process, which eventually ends up with heterogeneous glycan product mixtures. Therefore, it is not a practical solution for the in vitro enzymatic synthesis of complex glycans by simply copying the glycan biosynthetic pathway.In the past decade, we have tried to develop a simplified and transformable approach to the enzymatic modular assembly of a human glycan library. Despite the structural complexity of human glycans, the glycoinformatic analysis based on the known glycan structure database and the human glycosyltransferase database indicates that there are approximately 56 disaccharide patterns present in the human glycome and only 16 disaccharide linkages are required to account for over 80% of the total disaccharide fragments, while 35 disaccharide linkages are sufficient to cover over 95% of all disaccharide fragments of human glycome. Regardless of the substrate specificity, if one glycosyltransferase could be used for the synthesis of all of the same glycosidic linkages in human glycome, it will require only a few dozen glycosyltransferases for the assembly of entire human glycans. According to the glycobioinformatics analysis results, we rationally designed about two dozen enzyme modules for the synthesis of over 20 common glycosidic linkages in human glycome, in which each enzyme module contains a glycosyltransferase and a group of enzymes for the in situ generation of a nucleotide-activated sugar donor. By sequential glycosylation using orchestrated enzyme modules, we have completed the synthesis of over 200 structurally well-defined complex human glycans including blood group antigens, O-mannosyl glycans, human milk oligosaccharides, and others. To overcome the product microheterogeneity problem of enzymatic synthesis in the nontemplate-driven glycan biosynthetic pathway, we developed several substrate engineering strategies to control or manipulate the outcome of glycosyltransferase-catalyzed reactions for the precise synthesis of structurally well-defined isomeric complex glycans.
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- Chang-Cheng Liu
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Carbohydrate-Based Medicine, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of Carbohydrate-Based Medicine, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs of Ministry of Education, Shandong Key Laboratory of Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, China
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The ability to site-selectively modify equivalent functional groups in a molecule has the potential to streamline syntheses and increase product yields by lowering step counts. Enzymes catalyze site-selective transformations throughout primary and secondary metabolism, but leveraging this capability for non-native substrates and reactions requires a detailed understanding of the potential and limitations of enzyme catalysis and how these bounds can be extended by protein engineering. In this review, we discuss representative examples of site-selective enzyme catalysis involving functional group manipulation and C-H bond functionalization. We include illustrative examples of native catalysis, but our focus is on cases involving non-native substrates and reactions often using engineered enzymes. We then discuss the use of these enzymes for chemoenzymatic transformations and target-oriented synthesis and conclude with a survey of tools and techniques that could expand the scope of non-native site-selective enzyme catalysis.
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- Dibyendu Mondal
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Enzymatic Glyco-Modification of Synthetic Membrane Systems. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13020335. [PMID: 36830704 PMCID: PMC9952996 DOI: 10.3390/biom13020335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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The present report assesses the capability of a soluble glycosyltransferase to modify glycolipids organized in two synthetic membrane systems that are attractive models to mimic cell membranes: giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) and supported lipid bilayers (SLBs). The objective was to synthesize the Gb3 antigen (Galα1,4Galβ1,4Glcβ-Cer), a cancer biomarker, at the surface of these membrane models. A soluble form of LgtC that adds a galactose residue from UDP-Gal to lactose-containing acceptors was selected. Although less efficient than with lactose, the ability of LgtC to utilize lactosyl-ceramide as an acceptor was demonstrated on GUVs and SLBs. The reaction was monitored using the B-subunit of Shiga toxin as Gb3-binding lectin. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation analysis showed that transient binding of LgtC at the membrane surface was sufficient for a productive conversion of LacCer to Gb3. Molecular dynamics simulations provided structural elements to help rationalize experimental data.
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Unusual commonality in active site structural features of substrate promiscuous and specialist enzymes. J Struct Biol 2022; 214:107835. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2022.107835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bulmer GS, Mattey AP, Parmeggiani F, Williams R, Ledru H, Marchesi A, Seibt LS, Both P, Huang K, Galan MC, Flitsch SL, Green AP, van Munster JM. A promiscuous glycosyltransferase generates poly-β-1,4-glucan derivatives that facilitate mass spectrometry-based detection of cellulolytic enzymes. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:5529-5533. [PMID: 34105582 PMCID: PMC8243248 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00971k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Promiscuous activity of a glycosyltransferase was exploited to polymerise glucose from UDP-glucose via the generation of β-1,4-glycosidic linkages. The biocatalyst was incorporated into biocatalytic cascades and chemo-enzymatic strategies to synthesise cello-oligosaccharides with tailored functionalities on a scale suitable for employment in mass spectrometry-based assays. The resulting glycan structures enabled reporting of the activity and selectivity of celluloltic enzymes.
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- Gregory S Bulmer
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. and Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) & School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. and Scotland's Rural College, Central Faculty, Edinburgh, UK
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Sun S, You C. Disaccharide phosphorylases: Structure, catalytic mechanisms and directed evolution. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2021; 6:23-31. [PMID: 33665389 PMCID: PMC7896129 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2021.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Disaccharide phosphorylases (DSPs) are carbohydrate-active enzymes with outstanding potential for the biocatalytic conversion of common table sugar into products with attractive properties. They are modular enzymes that form active homo-oligomers. From a mechanistic as well as a structural point of view, they are similar to glycoside hydrolases or glycosyltransferases. As the majority of DSPs show strict stereo- and regiospecificities, these enzymes were used to synthesize specific disaccharides. Currently, protein engineering of DSPs is pursued in different laboratories to broaden the donor and acceptor substrate specificities or improve the industrial particularity of naturally existing enzymes, to eventually generate a toolbox of new catalysts for glycoside synthesis. Herein we review the characteristics and classifications of reported DSPs and the glycoside products that they have been used to synthesize.
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- Shangshang Sun
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, People’s Republic of China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32 West 7th Avenue, Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin, 300308, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, People’s Republic of China
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Huang YT, Su YC, Wu HR, Huang HH, Lin EC, Tsai TW, Tseng HW, Fang JL, Yu CC. Sulfo-Fluorous Tagging Strategy for Site-Selective Enzymatic Glycosylation of para-Human Milk Oligosaccharides. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Yu-Ting Huang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Instrumentation Center at National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan
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Enzymatic Synthesis of Glycans and Glycoconjugates. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 175:231-280. [PMID: 33052414 DOI: 10.1007/10_2020_148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Glycoconjugates have great potential to improve human health in a multitude of different ways and fields. Prominent examples are human milk oligosaccharides and glycosaminoglycans. The typical choice for the production of homogeneous glycoconjugates is enzymatic synthesis. Through the availability of expression and purification protocols, recombinant Leloir glycosyltransferases are widely applied as catalysts for the synthesis of a wide range of glycoconjugates. Extensive utilization of these enzymes also depends on the availability of activated sugars as building blocks. Multi-enzyme cascades have proven a versatile technique to synthesize and in situ regenerate nucleotide sugar.In this chapter, the functions and mechanisms of Leloir glycosyltransferases are revisited, and the advantage of prokaryotic sources and production systems is discussed. Moreover, in vivo and in vitro pathways for the synthesis of nucleotide sugar are reviewed. In the second part, recent and prominent examples of the application of Leloir glycosyltransferase are given, i.e., the synthesis of glycosaminoglycans, glycoconjugate vaccines, and human milk oligosaccharides as well as the re-glycosylation of biopharmaceuticals, and the status of automated glycan assembly is revisited.
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Saldarriaga-Hernández S, Velasco-Ayala C, Leal-Isla Flores P, de Jesús Rostro-Alanis M, Parra-Saldivar R, Iqbal HMN, Carrillo-Nieves D. Biotransformation of lignocellulosic biomass into industrially relevant products with the aid of fungi-derived lignocellulolytic enzymes. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 161:1099-1116. [PMID: 32526298 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Lignocellulosic material has drawn significant attention among the scientific community due to its year-round availability as a renewable resource for industrial consumption. Being an economic substrate alternative, various industries are reevaluating processes to incorporate derived compounds from these materials. Varieties of fungi and bacteria have the ability to depolymerize lignocellulosic biomass by synthesizing degrading enzymes. Owing to catalytic activity stability and high yields of conversion, lignocellulolytic enzymes derived from fungi currently have a high spectrum of industrial applications. Moreover, these materials are cost effective, eco-friendly and nontoxic while having a low energy input. Techno-economic analysis for current enzyme production technologies indicates that synthetic production is not commercially viable. Instead, the economic projection of the use of naturally-produced ligninolytic enzymes is promising. This approach may improve the economic feasibility of the process by lowering substrate expenses and increasing lignocellulosic by-product's added value. The present review will discuss the classification and enzymatic degradation pathways of lignocellulolytic biomass as well as the potential and current industrial applications of the involved fungal enzymes.
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- Sara Saldarriaga-Hernández
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Av. General Ramón Corona 2514, Nuevo México, Zapopan C.P. 45138, Jalisco, Mexico.
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Métier CC, Wagner GK. Novel disaccharide inhibitors for the bacterial galactosyltransferase LgtC: Design, synthesis via Heyns rearrangement, and biochemical evaluation. Carbohydr Res 2020; 492:108017. [PMID: 32402851 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2020.108017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bacterial glycosyltransferases are potential targets for the development of novel antibiotics and anti-virulence agents. We report a novel inhibitor design for the retaining α-1,4-galactosyltransferase LgtC from Neisseria meningitidis. Our design is based on the installation of an electrophilic warhead on the LgtC acceptor substrate and targeted at a non-catalytic cysteine residue in the LgtC active site. We have successfully synthesised two prototype inhibitors in four steps from lactulose. The key step in our synthesis is a Heyns rearrangement, during which we observed the formation of a hitherto unknown side product. While both lactosamine derivatives behaved as moderate inhibitors of LgtC, they also retained residual substrate activity. These results suggest that in contrast to our original design, these inhibitors do not act via a covalent mode of action, but are most likely non-covalent inhibitors.
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- Camille C Métier
- King's College London, Department of Chemistry, Britannia House, 7 Trinity Street, London, SE1 1DB, United Kingdom
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- King's College London, School of Basic & Medical Biosciences, St John's Institute of Dermatology, 9th Floor Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom; Queen's University Belfast, School of Pharmacy, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, United Kingdom.
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Molecular basis for branched steviol glucoside biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:13131-13136. [PMID: 31182573 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902104116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Steviol glucosides, such as stevioside and rebaudioside A, are natural products roughly 200-fold sweeter than sugar and are used as natural, noncaloric sweeteners. Biosynthesis of rebaudioside A, and other related stevia glucosides, involves formation of the steviol diterpenoid followed by a series of glycosylations catalyzed by uridine diphosphate (UDP)-dependent glucosyltransferases. UGT76G1 from Stevia rebaudiana catalyzes the formation of the branched-chain glucoside that defines the stevia molecule and is critical for its high-intensity sweetness. Here, we report the 3D structure of the UDP-glucosyltransferase UGT76G1, including a complex of the protein with UDP and rebaudioside A bound in the active site. The X-ray crystal structure and biochemical analysis of site-directed mutants identifies a catalytic histidine and how the acceptor site of UGT76G1 achieves regioselectivity for branched-glucoside synthesis. The active site accommodates a two-glucosyl side chain and provides a site for addition of a third sugar molecule to the C3' position of the first C13 sugar group of stevioside. This structure provides insight on the glycosylation of other naturally occurring sweeteners, such as the mogrosides from monk fruit, and a possible template for engineering of steviol biosynthesis.
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Lu N, Ye J, Cheng J, Sasmal A, Liu CC, Yao W, Yan J, Khan N, Yi W, Varki A, Cao H. Redox-Controlled Site-Specific α2-6-Sialylation. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:4547-4552. [PMID: 30843692 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The first bacterial α2-6-sialyltransferase cloned from Photobacterium damselae (Pd2,6ST) has been widely applied for the synthesis of various α2-6-linked sialosides. However, the extreme substrate flexibility of Pd2,6ST makes it unsuitable for site-specific α2-6-sialylation of complex substrates containing multiple galactose and/or N-acetylgalactosamine units. To tackle this problem, a general redox-controlled site-specific sialylation strategy using Pd2,6ST is described. This approach features site-specific enzymatic oxidation of galactose units to mask the unwanted sialylation sites and precisely controlling the site-specific α2-6-sialylation at intact galactose or N-acetylgalactosamine units.
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- Na Lu
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology , Shandong University , Qingdao 266237 , China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology , Shandong University , Qingdao 266237 , China
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- College of Pharmacy , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California , San Diego , California 92093 , United States
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology , Shandong University , Qingdao 266237 , China.,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Shandong University , Jinan 250012 , China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology , Shandong University , Qingdao 266237 , China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology , Shandong University , Qingdao 266237 , China
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- Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California , San Diego , California 92093 , United States
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- Institute of Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058 , China
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- Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California , San Diego , California 92093 , United States
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology , Shandong University , Qingdao 266237 , China.,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Shandong University , Jinan 250012 , China
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Li Z, Wang Z, Wang Y, Wu X, Lu H, Huang Z, Chen F. Substituent Position‐Controlled Stereoselectivity in Enzymatic Reduction of Diaryl‐ and Aryl(heteroaryl)methanones. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201801543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Zhining Li
- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of ChemistryFudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis of Chiral Drugs 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of ChemistryFudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis of Chiral Drugs 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of ChemistryFudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringFuzhou University 2 Xueyuan Road Fuzhou 350100 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life SciencesFudan University 2005 Songhu Road Shanghai 200438 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms 2005 Songhu Road Shanghai 200438 People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of ChemistryFudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis of Chiral Drugs 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of ChemistryFudan University 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis of Chiral Drugs 220 Handan Road Shanghai 200433 People's Republic of China
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Megarity CF. Engineering enzyme catalysis: an inverse approach. Biosci Rep 2019; 39:BSR20181107. [PMID: 30700569 PMCID: PMC6900428 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20181107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Enzymes' inherent chirality confers their exquisite enantiomeric specificity and makes their use as green alternatives to chiral metal complexes or chiral organocatalysts invaluable to the fine chemical industry. The most prevalent way to alter enzyme activity in terms of regioselectivity and stereoselectivity for both industry and fundamental research is to engineer the enzyme. In a recent article by Keinänen et al., published in Bioscience Reports 2018, 'Controlling the regioselectivity and stereoselectivity of FAD-dependent polyamine oxidases with the use of amine-attached guide molecules as conformational modulators', an inverse approach was presented that focuses on the manipulation of the enzyme substrate rather than the enzyme. This approach not only uncovered dormant enantioselectivity in related enzymes but allowed for its control by the use of guide molecules simply added to the reaction solution or covalently linked to an achiral scaffold molecule.
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- Clare F Megarity
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K.
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Li W, McArthur JB, Chen X. Strategies for chemoenzymatic synthesis of carbohydrates. Carbohydr Res 2018; 472:86-97. [PMID: 30529493 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Carbohydrates are structurally complex but functionally important biomolecules. Therefore, they have been challenging but attractive synthetic targets. While substantial progress has been made on advancing chemical glycosylation methods, incorporating enzymes into carbohydrate synthetic schemes has become increasingly practical as more carbohydrate biosynthetic and metabolic enzymes as well as their mutants with synthetic application are identified and expressed for preparative and large-scale synthesis. Chemoenzymatic strategies that integrate the flexibility of chemical derivatization with enzyme-catalyzed reactions have been extremely powerful. Briefly summarized here are our experiences on developing one-pot multienzyme (OPME) systems and representative chemoenzymatic strategies from others using glycosyltransferase-catalyzed reactions for synthesizing diverse structures of oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and glycoconjugates. These strategies allow the synthesis of complex carbohydrates including those containing naturally occurring carbohydrate postglycosylational modifications (PGMs) and non-natural functional groups. By combining these srategies with facile purification schemes, synthetic access to the diverse space of carbohydrate structures can be automated and will not be limited to specialists.
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- Wanqing Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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Min K, Yum T, Kim J, Woo HM, Kim Y, Sang BI, Yoo YJ, Kim YH, Um Y. Perspectives for biocatalytic lignin utilization: cleaving 4- O-5 and C α-C β bonds in dimeric lignin model compounds catalyzed by a promiscuous activity of tyrosinase. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:212. [PMID: 28912833 PMCID: PMC5594458 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0900-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the biorefinery utilizing lignocellulosic biomasses, lignin decomposition to value-added phenolic derivatives is a key issue, and recently biocatalytic delignification is emerging owing to its superior selectivity, low energy consumption, and unparalleled sustainability. However, besides heme-containing peroxidases and laccases, information about lignolytic biocatalysts is still limited till date. RESULTS Herein, we report a promiscuous activity of tyrosinase which is closely associated with delignification requiring high redox potentials (>1.4 V vs. normal hydrogen electrode [NHE]). The promiscuous activity of tyrosinase not only oxidizes veratryl alcohol, a commonly used nonphenolic substrate for assaying ligninolytic activity, to veratraldehyde but also cleaves the 4-O-5 and Cα-Cβ bonds in 4-phenoxyphenol and guaiacyl glycerol-β-guaiacyl ether (GGE) that are dimeric lignin model compounds. Cyclic voltammograms additionally verified that the promiscuous activity oxidizes lignin-related high redox potential substrates. CONCLUSION These results might be applicable for extending the versatility of tyrosinase toward biocatalytic delignification as well as suggesting a new perspective for sustainable lignin utilization. Furthermore, the results provide insight for exploring the previously unknown promiscuous activities of biocatalysts much more diverse than ever thought before, thereby innovatively expanding the applicable area of biocatalysis.
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- Kyoungseon Min
- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919 Republic of Korea
- Present Address: Gwangju Bioenergy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon, 34129 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
- Present Address: Department of Food Sciencen and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919 Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792 Republic of Korea
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Bertrand B, Martínez-Morales F, Trejo-Hernández MR. Upgrading Laccase Production and Biochemical Properties: Strategies and Challenges. Biotechnol Prog 2017; 33:1015-1034. [PMID: 28393483 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Improving laccases continues to be crucial in novel biotechnological developments and industrial applications, where they are concerned. This review breaks down and explores the potential of the strategies (conventional and modern) that can be used for laccase enhancement (increased production and upgraded biochemical properties such as stability and catalytic efficiency). The challenges faced with these approaches are briefly discussed. We also shed light on how these strategies merge and give rise to new options and advances in this field of work. Additionally, this article seeks to serve as a guide for students and academic researchers interested in laccases. This document not only gives basic information on laccases, but also provides updated information on the state of the art of various technologies that are used in this line of investigation. It also gives the readers an idea of the areas extensively studied and the areas where there is still much left to be done. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 33:1015-1034, 2017.
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- Brandt Bertrand
- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62209, México
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62209, México
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62209, México
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Bihani M, Bora PP, Verma AK, Baruah R, Boruah HPD, Bez G. PPL catalyzed four-component PASE synthesis of 5-monosubstituted barbiturates: Structure and pharmacological properties. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:5732-6. [PMID: 26546212 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Enzymatic four-component reactions are very rare although three-component enzymatic promiscuous reactions are widely reported. Herein, we report an efficient PASE protocol for the synthesis of potentially lipophilic zwitterionic 5-monosubstituted barbiturates by four component reaction of mixture of ethyl acetoacetate, hydrazine hydrate, aldehyde and barbituric acid in ethanol at room temperature. Seven different lipases were screened for their promiscuous activity towards the synthesis of 5-monosubstituted barbiturates and the lipase from porcine pancreas (PPL) found to give optimum efficiency. The zwitterionic 5-monosubstituted barbiturates with pyrazolyl ring showed promising pharmacological activity upon screening for antibacterial and apoptotic properties.
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- Manisha Bihani
- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar, Assam 788015, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam 785006, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam 785006, India
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- Department of Chemistry, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793022, India.
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Yao J, Guo H, Chaiprasongsuk M, Zhao N, Chen F, Yang X, Guo H. Substrate-Assisted Catalysis in the Reaction Catalyzed by Salicylic Acid Binding Protein 2 (SABP2), a Potential Mechanism of Substrate Discrimination for Some Promiscuous Enzymes. Biochemistry 2015; 54:5366-75. [PMID: 26244568 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Although one of an enzyme's hallmarks is the high specificity for their natural substrates, substrate promiscuity has been reported more frequently. It is known that promiscuous enzymes generally show different catalytic efficiencies to different substrates, but our understanding of the origin of such differences is still lacking. Here we report the results of quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical simulations and an experimental study of salicylic acid binding protein 2 (SABP2). SABP2 has promiscuous esterase activity toward a series of substrates but shows a high activity toward its natural substrate, methyl salicylate (MeSA). Our results demonstrate that this enzyme may use substrate-assisted catalysis involving the hydroxyl group from MeSA to enhance the activity and achieve substrate discrimination.
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- Jianzhuang Yao
- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
- UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
- UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
- UT/ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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Hartog AF, Wever R. Substrate Engineering and its Synthetic Utility in the Sulfation of Primary Aliphatic Alcohol Groups by a Bacterial Arylsulfotransferase. Adv Synth Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201500482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Yu CC, Withers SG. Recent Developments in Enzymatic Synthesis of Modified Sialic Acid Derivatives. Adv Synth Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201500349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Meng X, Yao W, Cheng J, Zhang X, Jin L, Yu H, Chen X, Wang F, Cao H. Regioselective chemoenzymatic synthesis of ganglioside disialyl tetrasaccharide epitopes. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:5205-8. [PMID: 24649890 PMCID: PMC4210053 DOI: 10.1021/ja5000609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A novel chemoenzymatic approach for the synthesis of disialyl tetrasaccharide epitopes found as the terminal oligosaccharides of GD1α, GT1aα, and GQ1bα is described. It relies on chemical manipulation of enzymatically generated trisaccharides as conformationally constrained acceptors for regioselective enzymatic α2-6-sialylation. This strategy provides a new route for easy access to disialyl tetrasaccharide epitopes and their derivatives.
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- Xin Meng
- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- College
of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- Key
Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- National
Glycoengineering Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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Bora PP, Bihani M, Bez G. Multicomponent synthesis of dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles catalyzed by lipase from Aspergillus niger. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2013.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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May JF, Levengood MR, Splain RA, Brown CD, Kiessling LL. A processive carbohydrate polymerase that mediates bifunctional catalysis using a single active site. Biochemistry 2012; 51:1148-59. [PMID: 22217153 DOI: 10.1021/bi201820p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Even in the absence of a template, glycosyltransferases can catalyze the synthesis of carbohydrate polymers of specific sequence. The paradigm has been that one enzyme catalyzes the formation of one type of glycosidic linkage, yet certain glycosyltransferases generate polysaccharide sequences composed of two distinct linkage types. In principle, bifunctional glycosyltransferases can possess separate active sites for each catalytic activity or one active site with dual activities. We encountered the fundamental question of one or two distinct active sites in our investigation of the galactosyltransferase GlfT2. GlfT2 catalyzes the formation of mycobacterial galactan, a critical cell-wall polymer composed of galactofuranose residues connected with alternating, regioisomeric linkages. We found that GlfT2 mediates galactan polymerization using only one active site that manifests dual regioselectivity. Structural modeling of the bifunctional glycosyltransferases hyaluronan synthase and cellulose synthase suggests that these enzymes also generate multiple glycosidic linkages using a single active site. These results highlight the versatility of glycosyltransferases for generating polysaccharides of specific sequence. We postulate that a hallmark of processive elongation of a carbohydrate polymer by a bifunctional enzyme is that one active site can give rise to two separate types of glycosidic bonds.
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- John F May
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1544, United States
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Lee HS, Thorson JS. Development of a universal glycosyltransferase assay amenable to high-throughput formats. Anal Biochem 2011; 418:85-8. [PMID: 21741952 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2011] [Revised: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The development of a general 1-Zn(II) nucleoside diphosphate (NDP) sensor assay for rapid evaluation of glycosyltransferase (GT) activity is described. The 1-Zn(II) NDP sensor assay offers submicromolar sensitivity, compatibility with both purified enzymes and crude cell extracts, and exquisite selectivity for NDPs over the corresponding NDP-sugars. Thus, the 1-Zn(II) NDP sensor assay is anticipated to offer broad applicability in the context of GT engineering and characterization.
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- Hyun Soo Lee
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, Wisconsin Center for Natural Products Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Larsen AT, May EM, Auclair K. Predictable Stereoselective and Chemoselective Hydroxylations and Epoxidations with P450 3A4. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:7853-8. [PMID: 21528858 DOI: 10.1021/ja200551y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Aaron T. Larsen
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 2K6
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 2K6
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 2K6
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Foti RS, Honaker M, Nath A, Pearson JT, Buttrick B, Isoherranen N, Atkins WM. Catalytic versus inhibitory promiscuity in cytochrome P450s: implications for evolution of new function. Biochemistry 2011; 50:2387-93. [PMID: 21370922 PMCID: PMC3068220 DOI: 10.1021/bi1020716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Catalytically promiscuous enzymes are intermediates in the evolution of new function from an existing pool of protein scaffolds. However, promiscuity will only confer an evolutionary advantage if other useful properties are not compromised or if there is no "negative trade-off" induced by the mutations that yield promiscuity. Therefore, identification and characterization of negative trade-offs incurred during the emergence of promiscuity are required to further develop the evolutionary models and to optimize in vitro evolution. One potential negative trade-off of catalytic promiscuity is increased susceptibility to inhibition, or inhibitory promiscuity. Here we exploit cytochrome P450s (CYPs) as a model protein scaffold that spans a vast range of catalytic promiscuity and apply a quantitative index to determine the relationship between promiscuity of catalysis and promiscuity of inhibition for a series of homologues. The aim of these studies is to begin to identify properties that, in general, correlate with catalytic promiscuity, hypothetically such as inhibitory promiscuity. Interestingly, the data indicate that the potential negative trade-off of inhibitory promiscuity is nearly insignificant because even highly substrate specific CYPs have high inhibitory promiscuity, with little incremental increase in susceptibility to inhibitory interactions as the substrate promiscuity increases across the series of enzymes. In the context of evolution, inhibitory promiscuity is not an obligate negative trade-off for catalytic promiscuity.
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- Robert S Foti
- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Amgen Inc., Seattle, Washington 98119, United States
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Lau K, Thon V, Yu H, Ding L, Chen Y, Muthana MM, Wong D, Huang R, Chen X. Highly efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of beta1-4-linked galactosides with promiscuous bacterial beta1-4-galactosyltransferases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 46:6066-8. [PMID: 20625591 DOI: 10.1039/c0cc01381a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Two bacterial beta1-4-galactosyltransferases, NmLgtB and Hp1-4GalT, exhibit promiscuous and complementary acceptor substrate specificity. They have been used in an efficient one-pot multienzyme system to synthesize LacNAc, lactose, and their derivatives including those containing negatively charged 6-O-sulfated GlcNAc and C2-substituted GlcNAc or Glc, from monosaccharide derivatives and inexpensive Glc-1-P.
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- Kam Lau
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Leitgeb S, Nidetzky B. Enzyme catalytic promiscuity: the nonheme Fe2+ center of beta-diketone-cleaving dioxygenase Dke1 promotes hydrolysis of activated esters. Chembiochem 2010; 11:502-5. [PMID: 20112320 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200900688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Stefan Leitgeb
- Institute of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Wang Z, Dai Z. Extractive microbial fermentation in cloud point system. Enzyme Microb Technol 2010; 46:407-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2010.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2009] [Accepted: 02/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mine T, Miyazaki T, Kajiwara H, Naito K, Ajisaka K, Yamamoto T. Enzymatic synthesis of unique sialyloligosaccharides using marine bacterial alpha-(2-->3)- and alpha-(2-->6)-sialyltransferases. Carbohydr Res 2010; 345:1417-21. [PMID: 20413108 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2010.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2010] [Revised: 03/26/2010] [Accepted: 03/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We investigated the acceptor substrate specificities of marine bacterial alpha-(2-->3)-sialyltransferase cloned from Photobacterium sp. JT-ISH-224 and alpha-(2-->6)-sialyltransferase cloned from Photobacterium damselae JT0160 using several saccharides as acceptor substrates. After purifying the enzymatic reaction products, we confirmed their structure by NMR spectroscopy. The alpha-(2-->3)-sialyltransferase transferred N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) from cytidine 5'-monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac) to the beta-anomeric hydroxyl groups of mannose (Man) and alpha-Manp-(1-->6)-Manp, and alpha-(2-->6)-sialyltransferase transferred N-acetylneuraminic acid to the 6-OH groups of the non-reducing end galactose residues in beta-Galp-(1-->3)-GlcpNAc and beta-Galp-(1-->6)-GlcpNAc.
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- Toshiki Mine
- Glycotechnology Business Unit, Japan Tobacco Inc., 700 Higashibara, Iwata, Shizuoka 438-0802, Japan
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Seibel J. Vom Gen zum Produkt: Maßgeschneiderte Oligosaccharide durch Substrat-, Enzym- und genetisches Engineering. CHEM-ING-TECH 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.200900138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lutz S, Liu L, Liu Y. Engineering Kinases to Phosphorylate Nucleoside Analogs for Antiviral and Cancer Therapy. Chimia (Aarau) 2009; 63:737-744. [PMID: 20305804 DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2009.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Enzyme engineering by directed evolution presents a powerful strategy for tailoring the function and physicochemical properties of biocatalysts to therapeutic and industrial applications. Our laboratory's research focuses on developing novel molecular tools for protein engineering, as well as on utilizing these methods to customize enzymes and to study fundamental aspects of their structure and function. Specifically, we are interested in nucleoside and nucleotide kinases which are responsible for the intracellular phosphorylation of nucleoside analog (NA) prodrugs to their biologically active triphosphates. The high substrate specificity of the cellular kinases often interferes with prodrug activation and consequently lowers the potency of NAs as antiviral and cancer therapeutics. A working solution to the problem is the co-adminstration of a promiscuous kinase from viruses, bacteria, and other mammals. However, further therapeutic enhancements of NAs depend on the selective and efficient prodrug phosphorylation. In the absence of true NA kinases in nature, we are pursuing laboratory evolution strategies to generate efficient phosphoryl-transfer catalysts. This review summarizes some of our recent work in the field and outlines future challenges.
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Selective oxidation of carbolide C-H bonds by an engineered macrolide P450 mono-oxygenase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:18463-8. [PMID: 19833867 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907203106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Regio- and stereoselective oxidation of an unactivated C-H bond remains a central challenge in organic chemistry. Considerable effort has been devoted to identifying transition metal complexes, biological catalysts, or simplified mimics, but limited success has been achieved. Cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases are involved in diverse types of regio- and stereoselective oxidations, and represent a promising biocatalyst to address this challenge. The application of this class of enzymes is particularly significant if their substrate spectra can be broadened, selectivity controlled, and reactions catalyzed in the absence of expensive heterologous redox partners. In this study, we engineered a macrolide biosynthetic P450 mono-oxygenase PikC (PikC(D50N)-RhFRED) with remarkable substrate flexibility, significantly increased activity compared to wild-type enzyme, and self-sufficiency. By harnessing its unique desosamine-anchoring functionality via a heretofore under-explored "substrate engineering" strategy, we demonstrated the ability of PikC to hydroxylate a series of carbocyclic rings linked to the desosamine glycoside via an acetal linkage (referred to as "carbolides") in a regioselective manner. Complementary analysis of a number of high-resolution enzyme-substrate cocrystal structures provided significant insights into the function of the aminosugar-derived anchoring group for control of reaction site selectivity. Moreover, unexpected biological activity of a select number of these carbolide systems revealed their potential as a previously unrecorded class of antibiotics.
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Chemoenzymatic elaboration of monosaccharides using engineered cytochrome P450BM3 demethylases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:16550-5. [PMID: 19805336 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908954106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Polysaccharides comprise an extremely important class of biopolymers that play critical roles in a wide range of biological processes, but the synthesis of these compounds is challenging because of their complex structures. We have developed a chemoenzymatic method for regioselective deprotection of monosaccharide substrates using engineered Bacillus megaterium cytochrome P450 (P450(BM3)) demethylases that provides a highly efficient means to access valuable intermediates, which can be converted to a wide range of substituted monosaccharides and polysaccharides. Demethylases displaying high levels of regioselectivity toward a number of protected monosaccharides were identified using a combination of protein and substrate engineering, suggesting that this approach ultimately could be used in the synthesis of a wide range of substituted mono- and polysaccharides for studies in chemistry, biology, and medicine.
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Jamaluddin H, Tumbale P, Ferns TA, Thiyagarajan N, Brew K, Acharya KR. Crystal structure of alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase (alpha3GT) in a complex with p-nitrophenyl-beta-galactoside (pNPbetaGal). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 385:601-4. [PMID: 19486884 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.05.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The specificities of glycosyltransferases make them useful for the synthesis of biologically active oligosaccharides, but also restrict their range of products. In substrate engineering, substrate promiscuity is enhanced by attaching removable interactive groups to weak substrates. Thus, the attachment of betap-nitrophenyl converts galactose from a poor into a good substrate of alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase. The crystallographic structure of a complex of alpha3GT containing p-nitrophenyl-beta-galactoside shows that the p-nitrophenyl binds similarly to the N-acetylglucosamine of the substrate, N-acetyllactosamine, interacting with the indole of Trp249. p-Nitrophenyl, unlike N-acetylglucosamine, makes no H-bonds but has more non-polar interactions, making it an effective monosaccharide mimetic.
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- Haryati Jamaluddin
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA27AY, UK
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Liu L, Li Y, Liotta D, Lutz S. Directed evolution of an orthogonal nucleoside analog kinase via fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:4472-81. [PMID: 19474348 PMCID: PMC2715250 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nucleoside analogs (NAs) represent an important category of prodrugs for the treatment of viral infections and cancer, yet the biological potency of many analogs is compromised by their inefficient activation through cellular 2′-deoxyribonucleoside kinases (dNKs). We herein report the directed evolution and characterization of an orthogonal NA kinase for 3′-deoxythymidine (ddT), using a new FACS-based screening protocol in combination with a fluorescent analog of ddT. Four rounds of random mutagenesis and DNA shuffling of Drosophila melanogaster 2′-deoxynucleoside kinase, followed by FACS analysis, yielded an orthogonal ddT kinase with a 6-fold higher activity for the NA and a 20-fold kcat/KM preference for ddT over thymidine, an overall 10 000-fold change in substrate specificity. The contributions of individual amino acid substitutions in the ddT kinase were evaluated by reverse engineering, enabling a detailed structure–function analysis to rationalize the observed changes in performance. Based on our results, kinase engineering with fluorescent NAs and FACS should prove a highly versatile method for evolving selective kinase:NA pairs and for studying fundamental aspects of the structure–function relationship in dNKs.
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- Lingfeng Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Towards tailor-made oligosaccharides-chemo-enzymatic approaches by enzyme and substrate engineering. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 83:209-16. [PMID: 19357843 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-1989-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2009] [Revised: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Carbohydrate structures have been identified in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells as glycoconjugates with communication skills. Their recently discussed role in various diseases has attracted high attention in the development of simple and convenient methods for oligosaccharide synthesis. In this review, recent approaches combining nature's power for the design of tailor made biocatalysts by enzyme engineering and substrate engineering will be presented. These strategies lead to highly efficient and selective glycosylation reactions. The introduced concept shall be a first step in the direction to a glycosylation toolbox which paves the way for the tailor-made synthesis of designed carbohydrate structures.
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Rakić B, Withers SG. Recent Developments in Glycoside Synthesis with Glycosynthases and Thioglycoligases. Aust J Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1071/ch09059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Glycosynthases are hydrolytically incompetent engineered glycosidases that catalyze the high-yielding synthesis of glycoconjugates from glycosyl fluoride donor substrates and appropriate acceptors. Glycosynthases from more than 10 glycoside hydrolase families have now been generated, allowing the synthesis of a wide range of oligosaccharides. Recent examples include glycosynthase-mediated syntheses of xylo-oligosaccharides, xyloglucans, glycolipids, and aryl glycosides. Glycosynthases have also now been generated from inverting glycosidases, increasing the range of enzyme scaffolds. Improvement of glycosynthase activity and broadening of specificity has been achieved through directed evolution approaches, and several novel high-throughput screens have been developed to allow this. Finally, metabolically stable glycoside analogues have been generated using another class of mutant glycosidases: thioglycoligases. Recent developments in all these aspects are discussed.
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Homann A, Seibel J. Chemo-enzymatic synthesis and functional analysis of natural and modified glycostructures. Nat Prod Rep 2009; 26:1555-71. [DOI: 10.1039/b909990p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Engineering of glucoside acceptors for the regioselective synthesis of β-(1→3)-disaccharides with glycosynthases. Carbohydr Res 2008; 343:2939-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2008] [Revised: 07/13/2008] [Accepted: 07/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A β‐1,4‐Galactosyltransferase fromHelicobacter pyloriis an Efficient and Versatile Biocatalyst Displaying a Novel Activity for Thioglycoside Synthesis. Chembiochem 2008; 9:1632-40. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200700775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hellmuth H, Wittrock S, Kralj S, Dijkhuizen L, Hofer B, Seibel J. Engineering the Glucansucrase GTFR Enzyme Reaction and Glycosidic Bond Specificity: Toward Tailor-Made Polymer and Oligosaccharide Products. Biochemistry 2008; 47:6678-84. [DOI: 10.1021/bi800563r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hendrik Hellmuth
- Department of Carbohydrate Technology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, Division of Structural Biology and Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, and Centre for Carbohydrate Bioprocessing, TNO-University of Groningen, and Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Carbohydrate Technology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, Division of Structural Biology and Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, and Centre for Carbohydrate Bioprocessing, TNO-University of Groningen, and Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Carbohydrate Technology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, Division of Structural Biology and Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, and Centre for Carbohydrate Bioprocessing, TNO-University of Groningen, and Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Carbohydrate Technology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, Division of Structural Biology and Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, and Centre for Carbohydrate Bioprocessing, TNO-University of Groningen, and Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Carbohydrate Technology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, Division of Structural Biology and Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, and Centre for Carbohydrate Bioprocessing, TNO-University of Groningen, and Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Carbohydrate Technology, University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, Division of Structural Biology and Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany, and Centre for Carbohydrate Bioprocessing, TNO-University of Groningen, and Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Cheng J, Yu H, Lau K, Huang S, Chokhawala HA, Li Y, Tiwari VK, Chen X. Multifunctionality of Campylobacter jejuni sialyltransferase CstII: characterization of GD3/GT3 oligosaccharide synthase, GD3 oligosaccharide sialidase, and trans-sialidase activities. Glycobiology 2008; 18:686-97. [PMID: 18509108 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwn047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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CstII from bacterium Campylobacter jejuni strain OH4384 has been previously characterized as a bifunctional sialyltransferase having both alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (GM3 oligosaccharide synthase) and alpha2,8-sialyltransferase (GD3 oligosaccharide synthase) activities which catalyze the transfer of N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) from cytidine 5'-monophosphate (CMP)-Neu5Ac to C-3' of the galactose in lactose and to C-8 of the Neu5Ac in 3'-sialyllactose, respectively (Gilbert M, Karwaski MF, Bernatchez S, Young NM, Taboada E, Michniewicz J, Cunningham AM, Wakarchuk WW. 2002. The genetic bases for the variation in the lipo-oligosaccharide of the mucosal pathogen, Campylobacter jejuni. Biosynthesis of sialylated ganglioside mimics in the core oligosaccharide. J Biol Chem. 277:327-337). We report here the characterization of a truncated CstII mutant (CstIIDelta32(I53S)) cloned from a synthetic gene whose codons are optimized for an Escherichia coli expression system. In addition to the alpha2,3- and alpha2,8-sialyltransferase activities reported before for the synthesis of GM3- and GD3-type oligosaccharides, respectively, the CstIIDelta32(I53S) has alpha2,8-sialyltransferase (GT3 oligosaccharide synthase) activity for the synthesis of GT3 oligosaccharide. It also has alpha2,8-sialidase (GD3 oligosaccharide sialidase) activity that catalyzes the specific cleavage of the alpha2,8-sialyl linkage of GD3-type oligosaccharides and alpha2,8-trans-sialidase (GD3 oligosaccharide trans-sialidase) activity that catalyzes the transfer of a sialic acid from a GD3 oligosaccharide to a different GM3 oligosaccharide (3'-sialyllactoside). The donor substrate specificity study of the CstIIDelta32(I53S) GD3 oligosaccharide synthase activity indicates that the enzyme is flexible in using different CMP-activated sialic acids and their analogs for the synthesis of GD3 oligosaccharides containing natural and nonnatural modifications at the terminal sialic acid.
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- Jiansong Cheng
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Zhang R, McCarter JD, Braun C, Yeung W, Brayer GD, Withers SG. Synthesis and testing of 2-deoxy-2,2-dihaloglycosides as mechanism-based inhibitors of alpha-glycosidases. J Org Chem 2008; 73:3070-7. [PMID: 18345685 DOI: 10.1021/jo702565q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The synthesis of a series of 2-deoxy-2,2-dihaloglycosyl halides as potential alpha-glycosidase inactivators has been achieved via the halogenation of protected 2-fluoroglycal precursors. Direct chlorination of per-O-acetylated 2-fluoro-d-glucal and 2-fluoromaltal followed by basic deprotection yielded the corresponding 2-chloro-2-deoxy-2-fluoroglycosyl chlorides. Reaction of the per-O-acetylated 2-fluoroglycals with acetyl hypofluorite or Selectfluor yielded the 2-deoxy-2,2-difluoroglycosyl derivatives, which were converted to their alpha-chlorides using thionyl chloride and deprotected under basic conditions. Trinitrophenyl glycosides of the 2-deoxy-2,2-difluoro mono- and disaccharides were synthesized by arylation of the hemiacetals with picryl fluoride, then deprotected with HCl in methanol. All three monosaccharide derivatives caused active site-directed, time-dependent inactivation of yeast alpha-glucosidase via the trapping of covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediates, and kinetic parameters for inactivation by each compound were determined. Surprisingly neither of the 2-deoxy-2,2-dihalomaltosyl chlorides caused time-dependent inactivation of human pancreatic alpha-amylase, despite the fact that the trinitrophenyl 2-deoxy-2,2-difluoromaltoside functioned in that mode. The trinitrophenyl glycosides appear to be approximately 1000-fold more reactive than the corresponding chlorides in the enzyme active sites.
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- Ran Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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Zuccaro A, Götze S, Kneip S, Dersch P, Seibel J. Tailor-Made Fructooligosaccharides by a Combination of Substrate and Genetic Engineering. Chembiochem 2008; 9:143-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200700486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hou L, Honaker MT, Shireman LM, Balogh LM, Roberts AG, Ng KC, Nath A, Atkins WM. Functional Promiscuity Correlates with Conformational Heterogeneity in A-class Glutathione S-Transferases. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:23264-74. [PMID: 17561509 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700868200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The structurally related glutathione S-transferase isoforms GSTA1-1 and GSTA4-4 differ greatly in their relative catalytic promiscuity. GSTA1-1 is a highly promiscuous detoxification enzyme. In contrast, GSTA4-4 exhibits selectivity for congeners of the lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal. The contribution of protein dynamics to promiscuity has not been studied. Therefore, hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (H/DX) and fluorescence lifetime distribution analysis were performed with glutathione S-transferases A1-1 and A4-4. Differences in local dynamics of the C-terminal helix were evident as expected on the basis of previous studies. However, H/DX demonstrated significantly greater solvent accessibility throughout most of the GSTA1-1 sequence compared with GSTA4-4. A Phe-111/Tyr-217 aromatic-aromatic interaction in A4-4, which is not present in A1-1, was hypothesized to increase core packing. "Swap" mutants that eliminate this interaction from A4-4 or incorporate it into A1-1 yield H/DX behavior that is intermediate between the wild type templates. In addition, the single Trp-21 residue of each isoform was exploited to probe the conformational heterogeneity at the intrasubunit domain-domain interface. Excited state fluorescence lifetime distribution analysis indicates that this core residue is more conformationally heterogeneous in GSTA1-1 than in GSTA4-4, and this correlates with greater stability toward urea denaturation for GSTA4-4. The fluorescence distribution and urea sensitivity of the mutant proteins were intermediate between the wild type templates. The results suggest that the differences in protein dynamics of these homologs are global. The results suggest also the possible importance of extensive conformational plasticity to achieve high levels of functional promiscuity, possibly at the cost of stability.
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- Liming Hou
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-7610, USA
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Yang SJ, Min BC, Kim YW, Jang SM, Lee BH, Park KH. Changes in the catalytic properties of Pyrococcus furiosus thermostable amylase by mutagenesis of the substrate binding sites. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:5607-12. [PMID: 17630303 PMCID: PMC2042082 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00499-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pyrococcus furiosus thermostable amylase (TA) is a cyclodextrin (CD)-degrading enzyme with a high preference for CDs over maltooligosaccharides. In this study, we investigated the roles of four residues (His414, Gly415, Met439, and Asp440) in the function of P. furiosus TA by using site-directed mutagenesis and kinetic analysis. A variant form of P. furiosus TA containing two mutations (H414N and G415E) exhibited strongly enhanced alpha-(1,4)-transglycosylation activity, resulting in the production of a series of maltooligosaccharides that were longer than the initial substrates. In contrast, the variant enzymes with single mutations (H414N or G415E) showed a substrate preference similar to that of the wild-type enzyme. Other mutations (M439W and D440H) reversed the substrate preference of P. furiosus TA from CDs to maltooligosaccharides. Relative substrate preferences for maltoheptaose over beta-CD, calculated by comparing k(cat)/K(m) ratios, of 1, 8, and 26 for wild-type P. furiosus TA, P. furiosus TA with D440H, and P. furiosus TA with M439W and D440H, respectively, were found. Our results suggest that His414, Gly415, Met439, and Asp440 play important roles in substrate recognition and transglycosylation. Therefore, this study provides information useful in engineering glycoside hydrolase family 13 enzymes.
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- Sung-Jae Yang
- Center for Agricultural Biomaterials and Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Sillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-921, Korea
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Tejler J, Skogman F, Leffler H, Nilsson UJ. Synthesis of galactose-mimicking 1H-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-mannosides as selective galectin-3 and 9N inhibitors. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:1869-75. [PMID: 17407769 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2007.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2007] [Revised: 03/05/2007] [Accepted: 03/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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1H-[1,2,3]-Triazol-1-yl mannosides have been synthesized as inhibitors for the beta-galactoside-binding family of galectin proteins. Easier synthetic access to C1 in mannose, as compared to C3 in galactose, for attachment of affinity-enhancing triazoles rendered a synthetic advantage. The best mannose-derived inhibitor for galectin-9N, 4-benzylaminocarbonyl-1H-[1,2,3]-triazol-1-yl beta-D-mannopyranoside, had a Kd value of 540 microM, which compares favorably with its galactoside counterpart (Kd=670 microM) and with LacNAc (Kd=500 microM).
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- Johan Tejler
- Organic Chemistry, Lund University, PO Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Hellmuth H, Hillringhaus L, Höbbel S, Kralj S, Dijkhuizen L, Seibel J. Highly Efficient Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Novel Branched Thiooligosaccharides by Substrate Direction with Glucansucrases. Chembiochem 2007; 8:273-6. [PMID: 17219452 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200600444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hendrik Hellmuth
- Technical Chemistry, Department for Carbohydrate Technology, Technical University Braunschweig, Hans-Sommer Strasse 10, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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