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Kuang Z, Yan X, Yuan Y, Wang R, Zhu H, Wang Y, Li J, Ye J, Yue H, Yang X. Advances in stress-tolerance elements for microbial cell factories. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2024; 9:793-808. [PMID: 39072145 PMCID: PMC11277822 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2024.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
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Microorganisms, particularly extremophiles, have evolved multiple adaptation mechanisms to address diverse stress conditions during survival in unique environments. Their responses to environmental coercion decide not only survival in severe conditions but are also an essential factor determining bioproduction performance. The design of robust cell factories should take the balance of their growing and bioproduction into account. Thus, mining and redesigning stress-tolerance elements to optimize the performance of cell factories under various extreme conditions is necessary. Here, we reviewed several stress-tolerance elements, including acid-tolerant elements, saline-alkali-resistant elements, thermotolerant elements, antioxidant elements, and so on, providing potential materials for the construction of cell factories and the development of synthetic biology. Strategies for mining and redesigning stress-tolerance elements were also discussed. Moreover, several applications of stress-tolerance elements were provided, and perspectives and discussions for potential strategies for screening stress-tolerance elements were made.
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- Zheyi Kuang
- School of Intelligence Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Intelligence Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- School of Intelligence Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- School of Intelligence Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Intelligence Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China
- Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, School of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Noda S, Mori Y, Ogawa Y, Fujiwara R, Dainin M, Shirai T, Kondo A. Metabolic and enzymatic engineering approach for the production of 2-phenylethanol in engineered Escherichia coli. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 406:130927. [PMID: 38830477 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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2-Phenylethanol, known for its rose-like odor and antibacterial activity, is synthesized via exogenous phenylpyruvate by the sequential reaction of phenylpyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) and aldehyde reductase. We first targeted ARO10, a phenylpyruvate decarboxylase gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and identified a suitable aldehyde reductase gene. Co-expression of ARO10 and yahK in E. coli transformants yielded 1.1 g/L of 2-phenylethanol in batch culture. We hypothesized that there might be a bottleneck in PDC activity. The computer-based enzyme evolution was utilized to enhance production. The introduction of an amino acid substitution in ARO10 (ARO10 I544W) stabilized the aromatic ring of the phenylpyruvate substrate, increasing 2-phenylethanol yield 4.1-fold compared to wild-type ARO10. Cultivation of ARO10 I544W-expressing E. coli produced 2.5 g/L of 2-phenylethanol with a yield from glucose of 0.16 g/g after 72 h. This approach represents a significant advancement, achieving the highest yield of 2-phenylethanol from glucose using microbes to date.
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- Shuhei Noda
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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Buslov I, Desmons S, Duhoo Y, Hu X. Engineered Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyases for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Aspartic Acid Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406008. [PMID: 38713131 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Biocatalytic hydroamination of alkenes is an efficient and selective method to synthesize natural and unnatural amino acids. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyases (PALs) have been previously engineered to access a range of substituted phenylalanines and heteroarylalanines, but their substrate scope remains limited, typically including only arylacrylic acids. Moreover, the enantioselectivity in the hydroamination of electron-deficient substrates is often poor. Here, we report the structure-based engineering of PAL from Planctomyces brasiliensis (PbPAL), enabling preparative-scale enantioselective hydroaminations of previously inaccessible yet synthetically useful substrates, such as amide- and ester-containing fumaric acid derivatives. Through the elucidation of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) PbPAL structure and screening of the structure-based mutagenesis library, we identified the key active site residue L205 as pivotal for dramatically enhancing the enantioselectivity of hydroamination reactions involving electron-deficient substrates. Our engineered PALs demonstrated exclusive α-regioselectivity, high enantioselectivity, and broad substrate scope. The potential utility of the developed biocatalysts was further demonstrated by a preparative-scale hydroamination yielding tert-butyl protected l-aspartic acid, widely used as intermediate in peptide solid-phase synthesis.
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- Ivan Buslov
- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ISIC-LSCI, BCH 3305, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ISIC-LSCI, BCH 3305, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Protein Production and Structure Core Facility (PTPSP), School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ISIC-LSCI, BCH 3305, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wang X, Xu K, Zeng X, Linghu K, Zhao B, Yu S, Wang K, Yu S, Zhao X, Zeng W, Wang K, Zhou J. Machine learning-assisted substrate binding pocket engineering based on structural information. Brief Bioinform 2024; 25:bbae381. [PMID: 39101501 PMCID: PMC11299021 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbae381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
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Engineering enzyme-substrate binding pockets is the most efficient approach for modifying catalytic activity, but is limited if the substrate binding sites are indistinct. Here, we developed a 3D convolutional neural network for predicting protein-ligand binding sites. The network was integrated by DenseNet, UNet, and self-attention for extracting features and recovering sample size. We attempted to enlarge the dataset by data augmentation, and the model achieved success rates of 48.4%, 35.5%, and 43.6% at a precision of ≥50% and 52%, 47.6%, and 58.1%. The distance of predicted and real center is ≤4 Å, which is based on SC6K, COACH420, and BU48 validation datasets. The substrate binding sites of Klebsiella variicola acid phosphatase (KvAP) and Bacillus anthracis proline 4-hydroxylase (BaP4H) were predicted using DUnet, showing high competitive performance of 53.8% and 56% of the predicted binding sites that critically affected the catalysis of KvAP and BaP4H. Virtual saturation mutagenesis was applied based on the predicted binding sites of KvAP, and the top-ranked 10 single mutations contributed to stronger enzyme-substrate binding varied while the predicted sites were different. The advantage of DUnet for predicting key residues responsible for enzyme activity further promoted the success rate of virtual mutagenesis. This study highlighted the significance of correctly predicting key binding sites for enzyme engineering.
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- Xinglong Wang
- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Food Synthetic Biotechnology and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Process Control for Light Industry (Ministry of Education), School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Process Control for Light Industry (Ministry of Education), School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education on Food Synthetic Biotechnology and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Food Synthetic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Zhou L, Tao C, Shen X, Sun X, Wang J, Yuan Q. Unlocking the potential of enzyme engineering via rational computational design strategies. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 73:108376. [PMID: 38740355 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Enzymes play a pivotal role in various industries by enabling efficient, eco-friendly, and sustainable chemical processes. However, the low turnover rates and poor substrate selectivity of enzymes limit their large-scale applications. Rational computational enzyme design, facilitated by computational algorithms, offers a more targeted and less labor-intensive approach. There has been notable advancement in employing rational computational protein engineering strategies to overcome these issues, it has not been comprehensively reviewed so far. This article reviews recent developments in rational computational enzyme design, categorizing them into three types: structure-based, sequence-based, and data-driven machine learning computational design. Case studies are presented to demonstrate successful enhancements in catalytic activity, stability, and substrate selectivity. Lastly, the article provides a thorough analysis of these approaches, highlights existing challenges and potential solutions, and offers insights into future development directions.
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- Lei Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Travassos R, Martins SA, Fernandes A, Correia JDG, Melo R. Tailored Viral-like Particles as Drivers of Medical Breakthroughs. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6699. [PMID: 38928403 PMCID: PMC11204272 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25126699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Despite the recognized potential of nanoparticles, only a few formulations have progressed to clinical trials, and an even smaller number have been approved by the regulatory authorities and marketed. Virus-like particles (VLPs) have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional nanoparticles due to their safety, biocompatibility, immunogenicity, structural stability, scalability, and versatility. Furthermore, VLPs can be surface-functionalized with small molecules to improve circulation half-life and target specificity. Through the functionalization and coating of VLPs, it is possible to optimize the response properties to a given stimulus, such as heat, pH, an alternating magnetic field, or even enzymes. Surface functionalization can also modulate other properties, such as biocompatibility, stability, and specificity, deeming VLPs as potential vaccine candidates or delivery systems. This review aims to address the different types of surface functionalization of VLPs, highlighting the more recent cutting-edge technologies that have been explored for the design of tailored VLPs, their importance, and their consequent applicability in the medical field.
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- Rafael Travassos
- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, CTN, Estrada Nacional 10 (km 139.7), 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal; (R.T.); (S.A.M.); (A.F.)
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, CTN, Estrada Nacional 10 (km 139.7), 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal; (R.T.); (S.A.M.); (A.F.)
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, CTN, Estrada Nacional 10 (km 139.7), 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal; (R.T.); (S.A.M.); (A.F.)
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, CTN, Estrada Nacional 10 (km 139.7), 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal; (R.T.); (S.A.M.); (A.F.)
- Departamento de Engenharia e Ciências Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, CTN, Estrada Nacional 10 (km 139.7), 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, CTN, Estrada Nacional 10 (km 139.7), 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal; (R.T.); (S.A.M.); (A.F.)
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Lu J, Lv X, Yu W, Zhang J, Lu J, Liu Y, Li J, Du G, Chen J, Liu L. Reshaping Phosphatase Substrate Preference for Controlled Biosynthesis Using a "Design-Build-Test-Learn" Framework. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309852. [PMID: 38504470 PMCID: PMC11165480 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Biosynthesis is the application of enzymes in microbial cell factories and has emerged as a promising alternative to chemical synthesis. However, natural enzymes with limited catalytic performance often need to be engineered to meet specific needs through a time-consuming trial-and-error process. This study presents a quantum mechanics (QM)-incorporated design-build-test-learn (DBTL) framework to rationally design phosphatase BT4131, an enzyme with an ambiguous substrate spectrum involved in N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) biosynthesis. First, mutant M1 (L129Q) is designed using force field-based methods, resulting in a 1.4-fold increase in substrate preference (kcat/Km) toward GlcNAc-6-phosphate (GlcNAc6P). QM calculations indicate that the shift in substrate preference is caused by a 13.59 kcal mol-1 reduction in activation energy. Furthermore, an iterative computer-aided design is conducted to stabilize the transition state. As a result, mutant M4 (I49Q/L129Q/G172L) with a 9.5-fold increase in kcat-GlcNAc6P/Km-GlcNAc6P and a 59% decrease in kcat-Glc6P/Km-Glc6P is highly desirable compared to the wild type in the GlcNAc-producing chassis. The GlcNAc titer increases to 217.3 g L-1 with a yield of 0.597 g (g glucose)-1 in a 50-L bioreactor, representing the highest reported level. Collectively, this DBTL framework provides an easy yet fascinating approach to the rational design of enzymes for industrially viable biocatalysts.
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- Jiangong Lu
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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- Shandong Runde Biotechnology co., LTDTaian271200China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and BiotechnologyMinistry of EducationJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
- Science Center for Future FoodsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122China
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Guo L, Ouyang X, Wang W, Qiu X, Zhao YL, Xu P, Tang H. Fine-tuning an aromatic ring-hydroxylating oxygenase to degrade high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107343. [PMID: 38705395 PMCID: PMC11176777 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Rieske nonheme iron aromatic ring-hydroxylating oxygenases (RHOs) play pivotal roles in determining the substrate preferences of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degraders. However, their potential to degrade high molecular weight PAHs (HMW-PAHs) has been relatively unexplored. NarA2B2 is an RHO derived from a thermophilic Hydrogenibacillus sp. strain N12. In this study, we have identified four "hotspot" residues (V236, Y300, W316, and L375) that may hinder the catalytic capacity of NarA2B2 when it comes to HMW-PAHs. By employing structure-guided rational enzyme engineering, we successfully modified NarA2B2, resulting in NarA2B2 variants capable of catalyzing the degradation of six different types of HMW-PAHs, including pyrene, fluoranthene, chrysene, benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, and benzo[a]pyrene. Three representative variants, NarA2B2W316I, NarA2B2Y300F-W316I, and NarA2B2V236A-W316I-L375F, not only maintain their abilities to degrade low-molecular-weight PAHs (LMW-PAHs) but also exhibited 2 to 4 times higher degradation efficiency for HMW-PAHs in comparison to another isozyme, NarAaAb. Computational analysis of the NarA2B2 variants predicts that these modifications alter the size and hydrophobicity of the active site pocket making it more suitable for HMW-PAHs. These findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between three-dimensional structure and functionality, thereby opening up possibilities for designing improved RHOs that can be more effectively used in the bioremediation of PAHs.
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- Lihua Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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Liu H, Wang S, Xu M, Zhang K, Gao Q, Wang H, Wei D. Engineering an (R)-selective transaminase for asymmetric synthesis of (R)-3-aminobutanol. Bioorg Chem 2024; 146:107264. [PMID: 38492494 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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(R)-selective transaminases show promise as catalysts for the asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines, which are building blocks of various small molecule drugs. However, their application is limited by poor substrate acceptance and low catalytic efficiency. Here, a potential (R)-selective transaminase from Fodinicurvata sediminis (FsTA) was identified through a substrate truncating strategy, and used as starting point for enzyme engineering toward catalysis of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone, a substrate that poses challenges in catalysis. Molecular docking and dynamics simulations revealed Y90 as the key residue responsible for poor substrate binding. Starting from the variant (Y90F, mut1) with initial activity, FsTA was systematically modified to improve substrate-binding through active site reshaping and consensus sequence strategy, yielding three variants (H30R, V152K, and Y156F) with improved activity. A quadruple mutation variant H30R/Y90F/V152K/Y156F (mut4) was also found to show a 7.95-fold greater catalytic efficiency (kcat/KM) than the initial variant mut1. Furthermore, mut4 also enhanced the thermostability of enzyme significantly, with the Tm value increasing by 10 °C. This variant also exhibited significantly improved activity toward a series of ketones that are either not accepted or poorly accepted by the wild-type. This study provides a basis for the rational design of an active to creating variants that can accommodate novel substrates.
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- He Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Lin F, Li W, Wang D, Hu G, Qin Z, Xia X, Hu L, Liu X, Luo R. Advances in succinic acid production: the enhancement of CO 2 fixation for the carbon sequestration benefits. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1392414. [PMID: 38605985 PMCID: PMC11007169 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1392414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Succinic acid (SA), one of the 12 top platform chemicals produced from biomass, is a precursor of various high value-added derivatives. Specially, 1 mol CO2 is assimilated in 1 mol SA biosynthetic route under anaerobic conditions, which helps to achieve carbon reduction goals. In this review, methods for enhanced CO2 fixation in SA production and utilization of waste biomass for SA production are reviewed. Bioelectrochemical and bioreactor coupling systems constructed with off-gas reutilization to capture CO2 more efficiently were highlighted. In addition, the techno-economic analysis and carbon sequestration benefits for the synthesis of bio-based SA from CO2 and waste biomass are analyzed. Finally, a droplet microfluidics-based high-throughput screening technique applied to the future bioproduction of SA is proposed as a promising approach.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Yin HN, Wang PC, Liu Z. Recent advances in biocatalytic C-N bond-forming reactions. Bioorg Chem 2024; 144:107108. [PMID: 38244379 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Molecules containing C-N bonds are of paramount importance in a diverse array of organic-based materials, natural products, pharmaceutical compounds, and agricultural chemicals. Biocatalytic C-N bond-forming reactions represent powerful strategies for producing these valuable targets, and their significance in the field of synthetic chemistry has steadily increased over the past decade. In this review, we provide a concise overview of recent advancements in the development of C-N bond-forming enzymes, with a particular emphasis on the inherent chemistry involved in these enzymatic processes. Overall, these enzymatic systems have proven their potential in addressing long-standing challenges in traditional small-molecule catalysis.
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- Hong-Ning Yin
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China; Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China; Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Liu N, Feng J, Chen X, Luo Y, Lv T, Wu Q, Zhu D. Reshaping the Substrate Binding Pocket of β-Amino Acid Dehydrogenase for the Synthesis of Aromatic β-Amino Acids. Org Lett 2023; 25:8469-8473. [PMID: 37972311 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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By reshaping the substrate-binding pocket of β-amino acid dehydrogenase (β-AADH), some variants were obtained with up to 2560-fold enhanced activity toward the model substrates (S)-β-homophenylalanine and (R)-β-phenylalanine. A few aromatic β-amino acids were prepared with >99% ee and high isolated yields via either kinetic resolution of racemates or reductive amination of the corresponding β-keto acids. This work expands the catalytic capability of β-AADHs and highlights their practical application in the synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant β-amino acids.
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- Na Liu
- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
- School of Biotechnology, Key Lab of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Enzymes, Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology, Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, National Center of Technology Innovation for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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Buller R, Lutz S, Kazlauskas RJ, Snajdrova R, Moore JC, Bornscheuer UT. From nature to industry: Harnessing enzymes for biocatalysis. Science 2023; 382:eadh8615. [PMID: 37995253 DOI: 10.1126/science.adh8615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Biocatalysis harnesses enzymes to make valuable products. This green technology is used in countless applications from bench scale to industrial production and allows practitioners to access complex organic molecules, often with fewer synthetic steps and reduced waste. The last decade has seen an explosion in the development of experimental and computational tools to tailor enzymatic properties, equipping enzyme engineers with the ability to create biocatalysts that perform reactions not present in nature. By using (chemo)-enzymatic synthesis routes or orchestrating intricate enzyme cascades, scientists can synthesize elaborate targets ranging from DNA and complex pharmaceuticals to starch made in vitro from CO2-derived methanol. In addition, new chemistries have emerged through the combination of biocatalysis with transition metal catalysis, photocatalysis, and electrocatalysis. This review highlights recent key developments, identifies current limitations, and provides a future prospect for this rapidly developing technology.
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- R Buller
- Competence Center for Biocatalysis, Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Codexis Incorporated, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Global Discovery Chemistry, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- MRL, Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Dept. of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis, Greifswald University, Greifswald, Germany
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Opuu V, Nigro G, Lazennec‐Schurdevin C, Mechulam Y, Schmitt E, Simonson T. Redesigning methionyl-tRNA synthetase for β-methionine activity with adaptive landscape flattening and experiments. Protein Sci 2023; 32:e4738. [PMID: 37518893 PMCID: PMC10451022 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Amino acids (AAs) with a noncanonical backbone would be a valuable tool for protein engineering, enabling new structural motifs and building blocks. To incorporate them into an expanded genetic code, the first, key step is to obtain an appropriate aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. Currently, directed evolution is not available to optimize AAs with noncanonical backbones, since an appropriate selective pressure has not been discovered. Computational protein design (CPD) is an alternative. We used a new CPD method to redesign MetRS and increase its activity towards β-Met, which has an extra backbone methylene. The new method considered a few active site positions for design and used a Monte Carlo exploration of the corresponding sequence space. During the exploration, a bias energy was adaptively learned, such that the free energy landscape of the apo enzyme was flattened. Enzyme variants could then be sampled, in the presence of the ligand and the bias energy, according to their β-Met binding affinities. Eighteen predicted variants were chosen for experimental testing; 10 exhibited detectable activity for β-Met adenylation. Top predicted hits were characterized experimentally in detail. Dissociation constants, catalytic rates, and Michaelis constants for both α-Met and β-Met were measured. The best mutant retained a preference for α-Met over β-Met; however, the preference was reduced, compared to the wildtype, by a factor of 29. For this mutant, high resolution crystal structures were obtained in complex with both α-Met and β-Met, indicating that the predicted, active conformation of β-Met in the active site was retained.
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- Vaitea Opuu
- Laboratoire de Biologie Structurale de la Cellule (CNRS UMR7654), Ecole PolytechniqueInstitut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseauFrance
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Structurale de la Cellule (CNRS UMR7654), Ecole PolytechniqueInstitut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseauFrance
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Structurale de la Cellule (CNRS UMR7654), Ecole PolytechniqueInstitut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseauFrance
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Structurale de la Cellule (CNRS UMR7654), Ecole PolytechniqueInstitut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseauFrance
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Structurale de la Cellule (CNRS UMR7654), Ecole PolytechniqueInstitut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseauFrance
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Structurale de la Cellule (CNRS UMR7654), Ecole PolytechniqueInstitut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseauFrance
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Yang H, Yu H, Stolarzewicz IA, Tang W. Enantioselective Transformations in the Synthesis of Therapeutic Agents. Chem Rev 2023; 123:9397-9446. [PMID: 37417731 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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The proportion of approved chiral drugs and drug candidates under medical studies has surged dramatically over the past two decades. As a consequence, the efficient synthesis of enantiopure pharmaceuticals or their synthetic intermediates poses a profound challenge to medicinal and process chemists. The significant advancement in asymmetric catalysis has provided an effective and reliable solution to this challenge. The successful application of transition metal catalysis, organocatalysis, and biocatalysis to the medicinal and pharmaceutical industries has promoted drug discovery by efficient and precise preparation of enantio-enriched therapeutic agents, and facilitated the industrial production of active pharmaceutical ingredient in an economic and environmentally friendly fashion. The present review summarizes the most recent applications (2008-2022) of asymmetric catalysis in the pharmaceutical industry ranging from process scales to pilot and industrial levels. It also showcases the latest achievements and trends in the asymmetric synthesis of therapeutic agents with state of the art technologies of asymmetric catalysis.
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- He Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Huang X, Sun Y, Osawa Y, Chen YE, Zhang H. Computational redesign of cytochrome P450 CYP102A1 for highly stereoselective omeprazole hydroxylation by UniDesign. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105050. [PMID: 37451479 PMCID: PMC10413352 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Cytochrome P450 CYP102A1 is a prototypic biocatalyst that has great potential in chemical synthesis, drug discovery, and biotechnology. CYP102A1 variants engineered by directed evolution and/or rational design are capable of catalyzing the oxidation of a wide range of organic compounds. However, it is difficult to foresee the outcome of engineering CYP102A1 for a compound of interest. Here, we introduce UniDesign as a computational framework for enzyme design and engineering. We tested UniDesign by redesigning CYP102A1 for stereoselective metabolism of omeprazole (OMP), a proton pump inhibitor, starting from an active but nonstereoselective triple mutant (TM: A82F/F87V/L188Q). To shift stereoselectivity toward (R)-OMP, we computationally scanned three active site positions (75, 264, and 328) for mutations that would stabilize the binding of the transition state of (R)-OMP while destabilizing that of (S)-OMP and picked three variants, namely UD1 (TM/L75I), UD2 (TM/A264G), and UD3 (TM/A328V), for experimentation, based on computed energy scores and models. UD1, UD2, and UD3 exhibit high turnover rates of 55 ± 4.7, 84 ± 4.8, and 79 ± 5.7 min-1, respectively, for (R)-OMP hydroxylation, whereas the corresponding rates for (S)-OMP are only 2.2 ± 0.19, 6.0 ± 0.68, and 14 ± 2.8 min-1, yielding an enantiomeric excess value of 92, 87, and 70%, respectively. These results suggest the critical roles of L75I, A264G, and A328V in steering OMP in the optimal orientation for stereoselective oxidation and demonstrate the utility of UniDesign for engineering CYP102A1 to produce drug metabolites of interest. The results are discussed in the context of protein structures.
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- Xiaoqiang Huang
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Huang J, Xie X, Zheng Z, Ye L, Wang P, Xu L, Wu Y, Yan J, Yang M, Yan Y. De Novo Computational Design of a Lipase with Hydrolysis Activity towards Middle-Chained Fatty Acid Esters. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24108581. [PMID: 37239928 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Innovations in biocatalysts provide great prospects for intolerant environments or novel reactions. Due to the limited catalytic capacity and the long-term and labor-intensive characteristics of mining enzymes with the desired functions, de novo enzyme design was developed to obtain industrial application candidates in a rapid and convenient way. Here, based on the catalytic mechanisms and the known structures of proteins, we proposed a computational protein design strategy combining de novo enzyme design and laboratory-directed evolution. Starting with the theozyme constructed using a quantum-mechanical approach, the theoretical enzyme-skeleton combinations were assembled and optimized via the Rosetta "inside-out" protocol. A small number of designed sequences were experimentally screened using SDS-PAGE, mass spectrometry and a qualitative activity assay in which the designed enzyme 1a8uD1 exhibited a measurable hydrolysis activity of 24.25 ± 0.57 U/g towards p-nitrophenyl octanoate. To improve the activity of the designed enzyme, molecular dynamics simulations and the RosettaDesign application were utilized to further optimize the substrate binding mode and amino acid sequence, thus keeping the residues of theozyme intact. The redesigned lipase 1a8uD1-M8 displayed enhanced hydrolysis activity towards p-nitrophenyl octanoate-3.34 times higher than that of 1a8uD1. Meanwhile, the natural skeleton protein (PDB entry 1a8u) did not display any hydrolysis activity, confirming that the hydrolysis abilities of the designed 1a8uD1 and the redesigned 1a8uD1-M8 were devised from scratch. More importantly, the designed 1a8uD1-M8 was also able to hydrolyze the natural middle-chained substrate (glycerol trioctanoate), for which the activity was 27.67 ± 0.69 U/g. This study indicates that the strategy employed here has great potential to generate novel enzymes exhibiting the desired reactions.
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- Jinsha Huang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Shi K, Li JM, Zhang ZJ, Chen Q, Xu JH, Yu HL. Virtual screening of carboxylic acid reductases for biocatalytic synthesis of 6-aminocaproic acid and 1,6-hexamethylenediamine. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023. [PMID: 37130074 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The key precursors for nylon synthesis, that is, 6-aminocaproic acid (6-ACA) and 1,6-hexamethylenediamine (HMD), are produced from petroleum-based feedstocks. A sustainable biocatalytic alternative method from bio-based adipic acid has been demonstrated recently. However, the low efficiency and specificity of carboxylic acid reductases (CARs) used in the process hampers its further application. Herein, we describe a highly accurate protein structure prediction-based virtual screening method for the discovery of new CARs, which relies on near attack conformation frequency and the Rosetta Energy Score. Through virtual screening and functional detection, five new CARs were selected, each with a broad substrate scope and the highest activities toward various di- and ω-aminated carboxylic acids. Compared with the reported CARs, KiCAR was highly specific with regard to adipic acid without detectable activity to 6-ACA, indicating a potential for 6-ACA biosynthesis. In addition, MabCAR3 had a lower Km with regard to 6-ACA than the previously validated CAR MAB4714, resulting in twice conversion in the enzymatic cascade synthesis of HMD. The present work highlights the use of structure-based virtual screening for the rapid discovery of pertinent new biocatalysts.
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- Kun Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Song Z, Zhang Q, Wu W, Pu Z, Yu H. Rational design of enzyme activity and enantioselectivity. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1129149. [PMID: 36761300 PMCID: PMC9902596 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1129149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The strategy of rational design to engineer enzymes is to predict the potential mutants based on the understanding of the relationships between protein structure and function, and subsequently introduce the mutations using the site-directed mutagenesis. Rational design methods are universal, relatively fast and have the potential to be developed into algorithms that can quantitatively predict the performance of the designed sequences. Compared to the protein stability, it was more challenging to design an enzyme with improved activity or selectivity, due to the complexity of enzyme molecular structure and inadequate understanding of the relationships between enzyme structures and functions. However, with the development of computational force, advanced algorithm and a deeper understanding of enzyme catalytic mechanisms, rational design could significantly simplify the process of engineering enzyme functions and the number of studies applying rational design strategy has been increasing. Here, we reviewed the recent advances of applying the rational design strategy to engineer enzyme functions including activity and enantioselectivity. Five strategies including multiple sequence alignment, strategy based on steric hindrance, strategy based on remodeling interaction network, strategy based on dynamics modification and computational protein design are discussed and the successful cases using these strategies are introduced.
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- Zhongdi Song
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,*Correspondence: Haoran Yu,
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Opuu V, Simonson T. Enzyme redesign and genetic code expansion. Protein Eng Des Sel 2023; 36:gzad017. [PMID: 37879093 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzad017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Enzyme design is an important application of computational protein design (CPD). It can benefit enormously from the additional chemistries provided by noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs). These can be incorporated into an 'expanded' genetic code, and introduced in vivo into target proteins. The key step for genetic code expansion is to engineer an aminoacyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetase (aaRS) and an associated tRNA that handles the ncAA. Experimental directed evolution has been successfully used to engineer aaRSs and incorporate over 200 ncAAs into expanded codes. But directed evolution has severe limits, and is not yet applicable to noncanonical AA backbones. CPD can help address several of its limitations, and has begun to be applied to this problem. We review efforts to redesign aaRSs, studies that designed new proteins and functionalities with the help of ncAAs, and some of the method developments that have been used, such as adaptive landscape flattening Monte Carlo, which allows an enzyme to be redesigned with substrate or transition state binding as the design target.
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- Vaitea Opuu
- Institut Chimie Biologie Innovation (CNRS UMR8231), Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie de Paris (ESPCI), 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Structurale de la Cellule (CNRS UMR7654), Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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Clifton BE, Kozome D, Laurino P. Efficient Exploration of Sequence Space by Sequence-Guided Protein Engineering and Design. Biochemistry 2023; 62:210-220. [PMID: 35245020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The rapid growth of sequence databases over the past two decades means that protein engineers faced with optimizing a protein for any given task will often have immediate access to a vast number of related protein sequences. These sequences encode information about the evolutionary history of the protein and the underlying sequence requirements to produce folded, stable, and functional protein variants. Methods that can take advantage of this information are an increasingly important part of the protein engineering tool kit. In this Perspective, we discuss the utility of sequence data in protein engineering and design, focusing on recent advances in three main areas: the use of ancestral sequence reconstruction as an engineering tool to generate thermostable and multifunctional proteins, the use of sequence data to guide engineering of multipoint mutants by structure-based computational protein design, and the use of unlabeled sequence data for unsupervised and semisupervised machine learning, allowing the generation of diverse and functional protein sequences in unexplored regions of sequence space. Altogether, these methods enable the rapid exploration of sequence space within regions enriched with functional proteins and therefore have great potential for accelerating the engineering of stable, functional, and diverse proteins for industrial and biomedical applications.
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- Ben E Clifton
- Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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- Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan
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Yang L, Zhang K, Xu M, Xie Y, Meng X, Wang H, Wei D. Mechanism-Guided Computational Design of ω-Transaminase by Reprograming of High-Energy-Barrier Steps. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202212555. [PMID: 36300723 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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ω-Transaminases (ω-TAs) show considerable potential for the synthesis of chiral amines. However, their low catalytic efficiency towards bulky substrates limits their application, and complicated catalytic mechanisms prevent precise enzyme design. Herein, we address this challenge using a mechanism-guided computational enzyme design strategy by reprograming the transition and ground states in key reaction steps. The common features among the three high-energy-barrier steps responsible for the low catalytic efficiency were revealed using quantum mechanics (QM). Five key residues were simultaneously tailored to stabilize the rate-limiting transition state with the aid of the Rosetta design. The 14 top-ranked variants showed 16.9-143-fold improved catalytic activity. The catalytic efficiency of the best variant, M9 (Q25F/M60W/W64F/I266A), was significantly increased, with a 1660-fold increase in kcat /Km and a 1.5-26.8-fold increase in turnover number (TON) towards various indanone derivatives.
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- Lin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Rajakumara E, Saniya D, Bajaj P, Rajeshwari R, Giri J, Davari MD. Hijacking Chemical Reactions of P450 Enzymes for Altered Chemical Reactions and Asymmetric Synthesis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010214. [PMID: 36613657 PMCID: PMC9820634 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450s are heme-containing enzymes capable of the oxidative transformation of a wide range of organic substrates. A protein scaffold that coordinates the heme iron, and the catalytic pocket residues, together, determine the reaction selectivity and regio- and stereo-selectivity of the P450 enzymes. Different substrates also affect the properties of P450s by binding to its catalytic pocket. Modulating the redox potential of the heme by substituting iron-coordinating residues changes the chemical reaction, the type of cofactor requirement, and the stereoselectivity of P450s. Around hundreds of P450s are experimentally characterized, therefore, a mechanistic understanding of the factors affecting their catalysis is increasingly vital in the age of synthetic biology and biotechnology. Engineering P450s can enable them to catalyze a variety of chemical reactions viz. oxygenation, peroxygenation, cyclopropanation, epoxidation, nitration, etc., to synthesize high-value chiral organic molecules with exceptionally high stereo- and regioselectivity and catalytic efficiency. This review will focus on recent studies of the mechanistic understandings of the modulation of heme redox potential in the engineered P450 variants, and the effect of small decoy molecules, dual function small molecules, and substrate mimetics on the type of chemical reaction and the catalytic cycle of the P450 enzymes.
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- Eerappa Rajakumara
- Macromolecular Structural Biology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy 502284, India
- Correspondence: (E.R.); (M.D.D.)
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- Macromolecular Structural Biology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy 502284, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), NH-44, Balanagar, Hyderabad 500037, India
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot Campus, GKVK, Bengaluru 560064, India
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy 502284, India
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Germany
- Correspondence: (E.R.); (M.D.D.)
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Ashworth MA, Bombino E, de Jong RM, Wijma HJ, Janssen DB, McLean KJ, Munro AW. Computation-Aided Engineering of Cytochrome P450 for the Production of Pravastatin. ACS Catal 2022; 12:15028-15044. [PMID: 36570080 PMCID: PMC9764288 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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CYP105AS1 is a cytochrome P450 from Amycolatopsis orientalis that catalyzes monooxygenation of compactin to 6-epi-pravastatin. For fermentative production of the cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin, the stereoselectivity of the enzyme needs to be inverted, which has been partially achieved by error-prone PCR mutagenesis and screening. In the current study, we report further optimization of the stereoselectivity by a computationally aided approach. Using the CoupledMoves protocol of Rosetta, a virtual library of mutants was designed to bind compactin in a pro-pravastatin orientation. By examining the frequency of occurrence of beneficial substitutions and rational inspection of their interactions, a small set of eight mutants was predicted to show the desired selectivity and these variants were tested experimentally. The best CYP105AS1 variant gave >99% stereoselective hydroxylation of compactin to pravastatin, with complete elimination of the unwanted 6-epi-pravastatin diastereomer. The enzyme-substrate complexes were also examined by ultrashort molecular dynamics simulations of 50 × 100 ps and 5 × 22 ns, which revealed that the frequency of occurrence of near-attack conformations agreed with the experimentally observed stereoselectivity. These results show that a combination of computational methods and rational inspection could improve CYP105AS1 stereoselectivity beyond what was obtained by directed evolution. Moreover, the work lays out a general in silico framework for specificity engineering of enzymes of known structure.
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- Mark A. Ashworth
- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology
Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, Netherlands
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- DSM
Food & Beverage, Alexander Fleminglaan 1, 2613 AX Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology
Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, Netherlands
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- Department
of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology
Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, Netherlands,
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom,Department
of Biological and Geographical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom
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- Manchester
Institute of Biotechnology, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom
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A growth selection system for the directed evolution of amine-forming or converting enzymes. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7458. [PMID: 36460668 PMCID: PMC9718777 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35228-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Fast screening of enzyme variants is crucial for tailoring biocatalysts for the asymmetric synthesis of non-natural chiral chemicals, such as amines. However, most existing screening methods either are limited by the throughput or require specialized equipment. Herein, we report a simple, high-throughput, low-equipment dependent, and generally applicable growth selection system for engineering amine-forming or converting enzymes and apply it to improve biocatalysts belonging to three different enzyme classes. This results in (i) an amine transaminase variant with 110-fold increased specific activity for the asymmetric synthesis of the chiral amine intermediate of Linagliptin; (ii) a 270-fold improved monoamine oxidase to prepare the chiral amine intermediate of Cinacalcet by deracemization; and (iii) an ammonia lyase variant with a 26-fold increased activity in the asymmetric synthesis of a non-natural amino acid. Our growth selection system is adaptable to different enzyme classes, varying levels of enzyme activities, and thus a flexible tool for various stages of an engineering campaign.
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Alfonzo E, Das A, Arnold FH. New Additions to the Arsenal of Biocatalysts for Noncanonical Amino Acid Synthesis. CURRENT OPINION IN GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY 2022; 38:100701. [PMID: 36561208 PMCID: PMC9770695 DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) merge the conformational behavior and native interactions of proteinogenic amino acids with nonnative chemical motifs and have proven invaluable in developing modern therapeutics. This blending of native and nonnative characteristics has resulted in essential drugs like nirmatrelvir, which comprises three ncAAs and is used to treat COVID-19. Enzymes are appearing prominently in recent syntheses of ncAAs, where they demonstrate impressive control over the stereocenters and functional groups found therein. Here we review recent efforts to expand the biocatalyst arsenal for synthesizing ncAAs with natural enzymes. We also discuss how new-to-nature enzymes can contribute to this effort by catalyzing reactions inspired by the vast repertoire of chemical catalysis and acting on substrates that would otherwise not be used in synthesizing ncAAs. Abiotic enzyme-catalyzed reactions exploit the selectivity afforded by a macromolecular catalyst to access molecules not available to natural enzymes and perhaps not even chemical catalysis.
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- Edwin Alfonzo
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 210-41, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 210-41, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 210-41, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Zlobin A, Golovin A. Between Protein Fold and Nucleophile Identity: Multiscale Modeling of the TEV Protease Enzyme-Substrate Complex. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:40279-40292. [PMID: 36385818 PMCID: PMC9647873 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The cysteine protease from the tobacco etch virus (TEVp) is a well-known and widely utilized enzyme. TEVp's chymotrypsin-like fold is generally associated with serine catalytic triads that differ in terms of a reaction mechanism from the most well-studied papain-like cysteine proteases. The question of what dominates the TEVp mechanism, nucleophile identity, or structural composition has never been previously addressed. Here, we use enhanced sampling multiscale modeling to uncover that TEVp combines the features of two worlds in such a way that potentially hampers its activity. We show that TEVp cysteine is strictly in the anionic form in a free enzyme similar to papain. Peptide binding shifts the equilibrium toward the nucleophile's protonated form, characteristic of chymotrypsin-like proteases, although the cysteinyl anion form is still present and interconversion is rapid. This way cysteine protonation generates enzyme states that are a diversion from the most effective course of action, with only 13.2% of Michaelis complex sub-states able to initiate the reaction. As a result, we propose an updated view on the reaction mechanism catalyzed by TEVp. We also demonstrate that AlphaFold is able to construct protease-substrate complexes with high accuracy. We propose that our findings open a way for its industrious use in enzymological tasks. Unique features of TEVp discovered in this work open a discussion on the evolutionary history and trade-offs of optimizing serine triad-associated folds to cysteine as a nucleophile.
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- Alexander Zlobin
- Belozersky
Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov
Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Shemyakin
and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky
Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov
Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Shemyakin
and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Sirius
University of Science and Technology, 354340 Sochi, Russia
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Jeon H, Pagar AD, Kang H, Giri P, Nadarajan SP, Sarak S, Khobragade TP, Lim S, Patil MD, Lee SG, Yun H. Creation of a ( R)-β-Transaminase by Directed Evolution of d-Amino Acid Aminotransferase. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hyunwoo Jeon
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 63 Busan Daehak-ro, Beon-gil, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Nanomaterials and Application Technology, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Sector-81, PO Manauli, S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Pusan National University, 63 Busan Daehak-ro, Beon-gil, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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Iqbal Z, Sadaf S. A patent-based consideration of latest platforms in the art of directed evolution: a decade long untold story. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2022; 38:133-246. [PMID: 35200115 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2021.2017638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Directed (or in vitro) evolution of proteins and metabolic pathways requires tools for creating genetic diversity and identifying protein variants with new or improved functional properties. Besides simplicity, reliability, speed, versatility, universal applicability and economy of the technique, the new science of synthetic biology requires improved means for construction of smart and high-quality mutant libraries to better navigate the sequence diversity. In vitro CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenic (ICM) system and machine-learning (ML)-assisted approaches to directed evolution are now in the field to achieve the goal. This review describes the gene diversification strategies, screening and selection methods, in silico (computer-aided), Cas9-mediated and ML-based approaches to mutagenesis, developed especially in the last decade, and their patent position. The objective behind is to emphasize researchers the need for noting which mutagenesis, screening or selection method is patented and then selecting a suitable restriction-free approach to sequence diversity. Techniques and evolved products subject to patent rights need commercial license if their use is for purposes other than private or experimental research.
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- Zarina Iqbal
- IP Litigation Department, PakPat World Intellectual Property Protection Services, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Li J, Wang S, Liu C, Li Y, Wei Y, Fu G, Liu P, Ma H, Huang D, Lin J, Zhang D. Going Beyond the Local Catalytic Activity Space of Chitinase Using a Simulation-Based Iterative Saturation Mutagenesis Strategy. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jinlong Li
- Tianjin Institutes of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Institutes of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Institutes of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
- Biodesign Center, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Institutes of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Institutes of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Institutes of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
- Biodesign Center, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Institutes of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
- Biodesign Center, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Haihe Education Park, 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300353, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Institutes of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Peluso P, Chankvetadze B. Recognition in the Domain of Molecular Chirality: From Noncovalent Interactions to Separation of Enantiomers. Chem Rev 2022; 122:13235-13400. [PMID: 35917234 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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It is not a coincidence that both chirality and noncovalent interactions are ubiquitous in nature and synthetic molecular systems. Noncovalent interactivity between chiral molecules underlies enantioselective recognition as a fundamental phenomenon regulating life and human activities. Thus, noncovalent interactions represent the narrative thread of a fascinating story which goes across several disciplines of medical, chemical, physical, biological, and other natural sciences. This review has been conceived with the awareness that a modern attitude toward molecular chirality and its consequences needs to be founded on multidisciplinary approaches to disclose the molecular basis of essential enantioselective phenomena in the domain of chemical, physical, and life sciences. With the primary aim of discussing this topic in an integrated way, a comprehensive pool of rational and systematic multidisciplinary information is provided, which concerns the fundamentals of chirality, a description of noncovalent interactions, and their implications in enantioselective processes occurring in different contexts. A specific focus is devoted to enantioselection in chromatography and electromigration techniques because of their unique feature as "multistep" processes. A second motivation for writing this review is to make a clear statement about the state of the art, the tools we have at our disposal, and what is still missing to fully understand the mechanisms underlying enantioselective recognition.
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- Paola Peluso
- Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare ICB, CNR, Sede secondaria di Sassari, Traversa La Crucca 3, Regione Baldinca, Li Punti, I-07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Institute of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Tbilisi State University, Chavchavadze Avenue 3, 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia
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Ding Y, Perez-Ortiz G, Peate J, Barry SM. Redesigning Enzymes for Biocatalysis: Exploiting Structural Understanding for Improved Selectivity. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:908285. [PMID: 35936784 PMCID: PMC9355150 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.908285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The discovery of new enzymes, alongside the push to make chemical processes more sustainable, has resulted in increased industrial interest in the use of biocatalytic processes to produce high-value and chiral precursor chemicals. Huge strides in protein engineering methodology and in silico tools have facilitated significant progress in the discovery and production of enzymes for biocatalytic processes. However, there are significant gaps in our knowledge of the relationship between enzyme structure and function. This has demonstrated the need for improved computational methods to model mechanisms and understand structure dynamics. Here, we explore efforts to rationally modify enzymes toward changing aspects of their catalyzed chemistry. We highlight examples of enzymes where links between enzyme function and structure have been made, thus enabling rational changes to the enzyme structure to give predictable chemical outcomes. We look at future directions the field could take and the technologies that will enable it.
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Zhang S, Zhang J, Luo W, Wang P, Zhu Y. A preorganization oriented computational method for de novo design of Kemp elimination enzymes. Enzyme Microb Technol 2022; 160:110093. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.110093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Morellon-Sterling R, Tavano O, Bolivar JM, Berenguer-Murcia Á, Vela-Gutiérrez G, Sabir JSM, Tacias-Pascacio VG, Fernandez-Lafuente R. A review on the immobilization of pepsin: A Lys-poor enzyme that is unstable at alkaline pH values. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 210:682-702. [PMID: 35508226 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.04.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pepsin is a protease used in many different applications, and in many instances, it is utilized in an immobilized form to prevent contamination of the reaction product. This enzyme has two peculiarities that make its immobilization complex. The first one is related to the poor presence of primary amino groups on its surface (just one Lys and the terminal amino group). The second one is its poor stability at alkaline pH values. Both features make the immobilization of this enzyme to be considered a complicated goal, as most of the immobilization protocols utilize primary amino groups for immobilization. This review presents some of the attempts to get immobilized pepsin biocatalyst and their applications. The high density of anionic groups (Asp and Glu) make the anion exchange of the enzyme simpler, but this makes many of the strategies utilized to immobilize the enzyme (e.g., amino-glutaraldehyde supports) more related to a mixed ion exchange/hydrophobic adsorption than to real covalent immobilization. Finally, we propose some possibilities that can permit not only the covalent immobilization of this enzyme, but also their stabilization via multipoint covalent attachment.
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- Roberto Morellon-Sterling
- Departamento de Biocatálisis, ICP-CSIC, Marie Curie 2, Campus UAM-CSIC Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain; Student of Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Darwin 2, Campus UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Nutrition, Alfenas Federal Univ., 700 Gabriel Monteiro da Silva St, Alfenas, MG 37130-000, Brazil
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- Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Complutense Ave., Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica e Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Nutrición y Alimentos, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Lib. Norte Pte. 1150, 29039 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
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- Centre of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Nutrición y Alimentos, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Lib. Norte Pte. 1150, 29039 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico; Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Carretera Panamericana Km. 1080, 29050 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biocatálisis, ICP-CSIC, Marie Curie 2, Campus UAM-CSIC Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain; Center of Excellence in Bionanoscience Research, External Scientific Advisory Academics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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Yan Q, Zhang X, Chen Y, Guo B, Zhou P, Chen B, Huang Q, Wang JB. From Semirational to Rational Design: Developing a Substrate-Coupled System of Glucose Dehydrogenase for Asymmetric Synthesis. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Qipeng Yan
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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Hu H, Li J, Luo S, Tian Y, Wang J, Zhao YL, Zhang R, Zhu J. Design of 2,5-furandicarboxylic based polyesters degraded in different environmental conditions: Comprehensive experimental and theoretical study. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 425:127752. [PMID: 34906869 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nowadays, the promotion and application of aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, such as poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), are growing into a general trend. Although the structures of diacids exerted substantial impacts on degradation behavior, the underlying mechanisms have rarely been studied. In this work, 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid was combined with succinic acid (PBSF), adipic acid (PBAF) and diglycolic acid (PBDF) to prepare three kinds of copolyesters. They showed unique degradation behaviors in buffer, enzyme environment and artificial seawater. These characteristics are closely related to the structural compositions of diacids. PBAFs displayed impressive biodegradability when catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB), while the more hydrophilic PBDFs exhibited faster hydrolysis in both buffer and artificial seawater. PBSFs, with hydrophobic and short segments, obtained a relatively slower rate of hydrolysis and enzymatic degradation. The reactivity sites and hydrolytic pathway were revealed by the combination of DFT calculation and Fukui function analysis. MD simulations, QM/MM optimizations and theozyme calculations showed that PBAF-CALB was prone to form a pre-reaction state, leading to the reduced energy barrier in the acylation process. This work revealed the effects of different structural features of diacids on polymer degradation and paved a way to design target biodegradable polymers in different degradation conditions.
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- Han Hu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.
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Computational enzyme redesign: large jumps in function. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pál C, Molnár Z, Tóth V, Imarah AO, Balogh-Weiser D, Vértessy BG, Poppe L. Immobilization of the Aspartate Ammonia-lyase from Pseudomonas fluorescens R124 on Magnetic Nanoparticles - Characterization and Kinetics. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202100708. [PMID: 35114050 PMCID: PMC9307013 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Aspartate ammonia-lyases (AALs) catalyze the non-oxidative elimination of ammonia from l-aspartate to result fumarate and ammonia. In this work the AAL coding gene from Pseudomonas fluorescens R124 was identified, isolated, and cloned into pET-15b expression vector and expressed in E. coli . The purified enzyme (PfAAL) showed optimal activity at pH 8.8, Michaelis-Menten kinetics in the ammonia elimination from l-aspartate, and no strong dependence on divalent metal ions for its activity. The purified PfAAL was covalently immobilized on epoxy-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNP), and effective kinetics of the immobilized PfAAL-MNP was compared to the native solution form. Glycerol addition significantly enhanced the storability of PfAAL-MNP. Inhibiting effect of the growing viscosity (modulated by addition of glycerol or glucose) on the enzymatic activity was observed for the native and immobilized form of PfAAL, as previously described for other free enzymes. The storage stability and recyclability of PfAAL-MNP is promising for further biocatalytic applications.
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- Csuka Pál
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Department of Organic Chemistry and Tecnology, HUNGARY
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, HUNGARY
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, HUNGARY
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, HUNGARY
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, HUNGARY
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, HUNGARY
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Budapesti Muszaki es Gazdasagtudomanyi Egyetem, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Szt. Gellert ter 4, H-1111, Budapest, HUNGARY
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Green biomanufacturing promoted by automatic retrobiosynthesis planning and computational enzyme design. Chin J Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ni ZF, Xu P, Zong MH, Lou WY. Structure-guided protein engineering of ammonia lyase for efficient synthesis of sterically bulky unnatural amino acids. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2021; 8:103. [PMID: 38650190 PMCID: PMC10992142 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-021-00456-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Enzymatic asymmetric amination addition is seen as a promising approach for synthesizing amine derivatives, especially unnatural amino acids, which are valuable precursors to fine chemicals and drugs. Despite the broad substrate spectrum of methylaspartate lyase (MAL), some bulky substrates, such as caffeic acid, cannot be effectively accepted. Herein, we report a group of variants structurally derived from Escherichia coli O157:H7 MAL (EcMAL). A combined mutagenesis strategy was used to simultaneously redesign the key residues of the entrance tunnel and binding pocket to explore the possibility of accepting bulky substrates with potential application to chiral drug synthesis. Libraries of residues capable of lining the active center of EcMAL were then constructed and screened by an effective activity solid-phase color screening method using tyrosinase as a cascade catalyst system. Activity assays and molecular dynamics studies of the resultant variants showed that the substrate specificity of EcMAL was modified by adjusting the polarity of the binding pocket and the degree of flexibility of the entrance tunnel. Compared to M3, the optimal variant M8 was obtained with a 15-fold increase in catalytic activity. This structure-based protein engineering of EcMAL can be used to open new application directions or to develop practical multi-enzymatic processes for the production of various useful compounds.
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- Zi-Fu Ni
- Laboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China.
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Wang X, Li F, Qiu W, Xu B, Li Y, Lian X, Yu H, Zhang Z, Wang J, Li Z, Xue W, Zhu F. SYNBIP: synthetic binding proteins for research, diagnosis and therapy. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 50:D560-D570. [PMID: 34664670 PMCID: PMC8728148 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The success of protein engineering and design has extensively expanded the protein space, which presents a promising strategy for creating next-generation proteins of diverse functions. Among these proteins, the synthetic binding proteins (SBPs) are smaller, more stable, less immunogenic, and better of tissue penetration than others, which make the SBP-related data attracting extensive interest from worldwide scientists. However, no database has been developed to systematically provide the valuable information of SBPs yet. In this study, a database named ‘Synthetic Binding Proteins for Research, Diagnosis, and Therapy (SYNBIP)’ was thus introduced. This database is unique in (a) comprehensively describing thousands of SBPs from the perspectives of scaffolds, biophysical & functional properties, etc.; (b) panoramically illustrating the binding targets & the broad application of each SBP and (c) enabling a similarity search against the sequences of all SBPs and their binding targets. Since SBP is a human-made protein that has not been found in nature, the discovery of novel SBPs relied heavily on experimental protein engineering and could be greatly facilitated by in-silico studies (such as AI and computational modeling). Thus, the data provided in SYNBIP could lay a solid foundation for the future development of novel SBPs. The SYNBIP is accessible without login requirement at both official (https://idrblab.org/synbip/) and mirror (http://synbip.idrblab.net/) sites.
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- Xiaona Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Surgery, HKU-SZH & Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine of Zhejiang University, Alibaba-Zhejiang University Joint Research Center of Future Digital Healthcare, Hangzhou 330110, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China.,College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine of Zhejiang University, Alibaba-Zhejiang University Joint Research Center of Future Digital Healthcare, Hangzhou 330110, China
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Xiong W, Liu B, Shen Y, Jing K, Savage TR. Protein engineering design from directed evolution to de novo synthesis. Biochem Eng J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.108096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ma EJ, Siirola E, Moore C, Kummer A, Stoeckli M, Faller M, Bouquet C, Eggimann F, Ligibel M, Huynh D, Cutler G, Siegrist L, Lewis RA, Acker AC, Freund E, Koch E, Vogel M, Schlingensiepen H, Oakeley EJ, Snajdrova R. Machine-Directed Evolution of an Imine Reductase for Activity and Stereoselectivity. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Eric J. Ma
- NIBR Informatics, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), 181 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Analytical Sciences and Imaging, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- NIBR Biologics Center, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- NIBR Biologics Center, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Novartis Campus, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Recent advances in biocatalysis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 54:107813. [PMID: 34450199 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nitrogen-containing heterocycles (N-heterocycles) are ubiquitous in both organisms and pharmaceutical products. Biocatalysts are providing green approaches for synthesizing various N-heterocycles under mild reaction conditions. This review summarizes the recent advances in the biocatalysis of N-heterocycles through the discovery and engineering of natural N-heterocycle synthetic pathway, and the design of artificial synthetic routes, with an emphasis on biocatalysts applied in retrosynthetic design for preparing complex N-heterocycles. Furthermore, this review discusses the future prospects and challenges of biocatalysts involved in the synthesis of N-heterocycles.
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Semi-rational design of L-amino acid deaminase for production of pyruvate and D-alanine by Escherichia coli whole-cell biocatalyst. Amino Acids 2021; 53:1361-1371. [PMID: 34417892 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-021-03067-8] [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: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In our previous study, one-step pyruvate and D-alanine production from D,L-alanine by a whole-cell biocatalyst Escherichia coli expressing L-amino acid deaminase (Pm1) derived from Proteus mirabilis was investigated. However, due to the low catalytic efficiency of Pm1, the pyruvate titer was relatively low. Here, semi-rational design based on site-directed saturation mutagenesis was carried out to improve the catalytic efficiency of Pm1. A novel high-throughput screening (HTS) method for pyruvate based on 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine indicator was then established. The catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) of the mutant V437I screened out by this method was 1.88 times higher than wild type. Next, to improve the growth of the engineered strain BLK07, the genes encoding for Xpk and Fbp were integrated into its genome to construct non-oxidative glycolysis (NOG) pathway. Finally, the CRISPR/Cas9 system was used to integrate the N6-pm1-V437I gene into the genome of BLK07. Pyruvic acid titer of the plasmid-free strain reached 42.20 g/L with an L-alanine conversion rate of 77.62% and a D-alanine resolution of 82.4%. This work would accelerate the industrial production of pyruvate and D-alanine by biocatalysis, and the HTS method established here could be used to screen other Pm1 mutants with high pyruvate titers.
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Wang Y, Feng J, Dong W, Chen X, Yao P, Wu Q, Zhu D. Improving Catalytic Activity and Reversing Enantio‐Specificity of ω‐Transaminase by Semi‐Rational Engineering en Route to Chiral Bulky β‐Amino Esters. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yingang Wang
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No.19(A) Yuquan Road Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 P.R. China
- National Technology Innovation Center for Synthetic Biology National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes and Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biocatalytic Technology Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences 32 Xi Qi Dao Tianjin Airport Economic Area, Tianjin 300308 P.R. China
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Hall M. Enzymatic strategies for asymmetric synthesis. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:958-989. [PMID: 34458820 PMCID: PMC8341948 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00080b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Enzymes, at the turn of the 21st century, are gaining a momentum. Especially in the field of synthetic organic chemistry, a broad variety of biocatalysts are being applied in an increasing number of processes running at up to industrial scale. In addition to the advantages of employing enzymes under environmentally friendly reaction conditions, synthetic chemists are recognizing the value of enzymes connected to the exquisite selectivity of these natural (or engineered) catalysts. The use of hydrolases in enantioselective protocols paved the way to the application of enzymes in asymmetric synthesis, in particular in the context of biocatalytic (dynamic) kinetic resolutions. After two decades of impressive development, the field is now mature to propose a panel of catalytically diverse enzymes for (i) stereoselective reactions with prochiral compounds, such as double bond reduction and bond forming reactions, (ii) formal enantioselective replacement of one of two enantiotopic groups of prochiral substrates, as well as (iii) atroposelective reactions with noncentrally chiral compounds. In this review, the major enzymatic strategies broadly applicable in the asymmetric synthesis of optically pure chiral compounds are presented, with a focus on the reactions developed within the past decade.
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- Mélanie Hall
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz Heinrichstrasse 28 8010 Graz Austria
- Field of Excellence BioHealth - University of Graz Austria
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Huang Z, Mao X, Lv X, Sun G, Zhang H, Lu W, Liu Y, Li J, Du G, Liu L. Engineering diacetylchitobiose deacetylase from Pyrococcus horikoshii towards an efficient glucosamine production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 334:125241. [PMID: 33964814 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, semi-rational design based on site-directed saturation mutagenesis and surface charge modification was used to improve the catalytic efficiency of the diacetylchitobiose deacetylase derived from Pyrococcus horikoshii (PhDac). PhDac mutant M14, which was screened by site-directed saturation mutagenesis, showed a ~ 2.21 -fold enhanced catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) and the specific activity was improved by 70.02%. To keep the stability of glucosamine (GlcN), we reduced the optimal pH of M14 by modifying the surface charge from -35 to -59 to obtain mutant M20, whose specific activity reached 2 -fold of the wild-type. The conversion rate of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to GlcN catalyzed by M20 reached 94.3%. Moreover, the decline of GlcN production was slowed down by the reduction of pH when temperature was higher than 50 ℃. Our results would accelerate the process of industrial production of GlcN by biocatalysis.
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- Ziyang Huang
- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Shandong Runde Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Tai'an 271000, China
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- Shandong Runde Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Tai'an 271000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Abidin MZ, Saravanan T, Bothof L, Tepper PG, Thunnissen AMWH, Poelarends GJ. Biocatalytic enantioselective hydroaminations enabling synthesis of N-arylalkyl-substituted L-aspartic acids. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:6407-6411. [PMID: 34235532 PMCID: PMC8317194 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00748c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
N-Substituted l-aspartic acids are important chiral building blocks for pharmaceuticals and food additives. Here we report the asymmetric synthesis of various N-arylalkyl-substituted l-aspartic acids using ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid lyase (EDDS lyase) as a biocatalyst. This C-N lyase shows a broad non-natural amine substrate scope and outstanding enantioselectivity, allowing the efficient addition of structurally diverse arylalkylamines to fumarate to afford the corresponding N-arylalkyl-substituted l-aspartic acids in good isolated yield (up to 79%) and with excellent enantiopurity (>99% ee). These results further demonstrate that C-N lyases working in reverse constitute an extremely powerful synthetic tool to prepare difficult noncanonical amino acids.
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- Mohammad Z Abidin
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. g.j.poelarends.rug.nl and Department of Animal Product Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Gadjah Mada University, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. g.j.poelarends.rug.nl and School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad-500046, India.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. g.j.poelarends.rug.nl
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. g.j.poelarends.rug.nl
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- Molecular Enzymology Group, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. g.j.poelarends.rug.nl
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