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Sambyal K, Singh RV. Exploitation of E. coli for the production of penicillin G amidase: a tool for the synthesis of semisynthetic β-lactam antibiotics. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2021; 19:156. [PMID: 34652570 PMCID: PMC8521562 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-021-00263-7] [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: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Penicillin G amidase/acylases from microbial sources is a unique enzyme that belongs to the N-terminal nucleophilic hydrolase structural superfamily. It catalyzes the selective hydrolysis of side chain amide/acyl bond of penicillins and cephalosporins whereas the labile amide/acyl bond in the β-lactam ring remains intact. This review summarizes the production aspects of PGA from various microbial sources at optimized conditions. The minimal yield from wild strains has been extensively improved using varying strain improvement techniques like recombination and mutagenesis; further applied for the subsequent synthesis of 6-aminopenicillanic acid, which is an intermediate molecule for synthesis of a wide range of novel β-lactam antibiotics. Immobilization of PGA has also been attempted to enhance the durability of enzyme for the industrial purposes. SHORT CONCLUSION The present review provides an emphasis on exploitation of E. coli to enhance the microbial production of PGA. The latest achievements in the production of recombinant enzymes have also been discussed. Besides E. coli, other potent microbial strains with PGA activity must be explored to enhance the yields.
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- Krishika Sambyal
- University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Punjab, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Avinash VS, Pundle AV, Ramasamy S, Suresh CG. Penicillin acylases revisited: importance beyond their industrial utility. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2014; 36:303-16. [PMID: 25430891 DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2014.960359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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It is of great importance to study the physiological roles of enzymes in nature; however, in some cases, it is not easily apparent. Penicillin acylases are pharmaceutically important enzymes that cleave the acyl side chains of penicillins, thus paving the way for production of newer semi-synthetic antibiotics. They are classified according to the type of penicillin (G or V) that they preferentially hydrolyze. Penicillin acylases are also used in the resolution of racemic mixtures and peptide synthesis. However, it is rather unfortunate that the focus on the use of penicillin acylases for industrial applications has stolen the spotlight from the study of the importance of these enzymes in natural metabolism. The penicillin acylases, so far characterized from different organisms, show differences in their structural nature and substrate spectrum. These enzymes are also closely related to the bacterial signalling phenomenon, quorum sensing, as detailed in this review. This review details studies on biochemical and structural characteristics of recently discovered penicillin acylases. We also attempt to organize the available insights into the possible in vivo role of penicillin acylases and related enzymes and emphasize the need to refocus research efforts in this direction.
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- Vellore Sunder Avinash
- a Division of Biochemical Sciences, CSIR-National , National Chemical Laboratory , Pune , India
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- a Division of Biochemical Sciences, CSIR-National , National Chemical Laboratory , Pune , India
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- a Division of Biochemical Sciences, CSIR-National , National Chemical Laboratory , Pune , India
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Grulich M, Štěpánek V, Kyslík P. Perspectives and industrial potential of PGA selectivity and promiscuity. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 31:1458-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2012] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Biotechnological advances on penicillin G acylase: pharmaceutical implications, unique expression mechanism and production strategies. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 31:1319-32. [PMID: 23721991 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In light of unrestricted use of first-generation penicillins, these antibiotics are now superseded by their semisynthetic counterparts for augmented antibiosis. Traditional penicillin chemistry involves the use of hazardous chemicals and harsh reaction conditions for the production of semisynthetic derivatives and, therefore, is being displaced by the biosynthetic platform using enzymatic transformations. Penicillin G acylase (PGA) is one of the most relevant and widely used biocatalysts for the industrial production of β-lactam semisynthetic antibiotics. Accordingly, considerable genetic and biochemical engineering strategies have been devoted towards PGA applications. This article provides a state-of-the-art review in recent biotechnological advances associated with PGA, particularly in the production technologies with an emphasis on using the Escherichia coli expression platform.
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Bečka S, Štěpánek V, Vyasarayani RW, Grulich M, Maršálek J, Plháčková K, Dobišová M, Marešová H, Plačková M, Valešová R, Palyzová A, Datla A, Ashar TK, Kyslík P. Penicillin G acylase from Achromobacter sp. CCM 4824. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:1195-203. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4945-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Revised: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Torres LL, Ferreras ER, Cantero A, Hidalgo A, Berenguer J. Functional expression of a penicillin acylase from the extreme thermophile Thermus thermophilus HB27 in Escherichia coli. Microb Cell Fact 2012; 11:105. [PMID: 22876915 PMCID: PMC3461476 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Penicillin acylases (PACs) are enzymes of industrial relevance in the manufacture of β-lactam antibiotics. Development of a PAC with a longer half-life under the reaction conditions used is essential for the improvement of the operational stability of the process. A gene encoding a homologue to Escherichia coli PAC was found in the genome of the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus (Tth) HB27. Because of the nature of this PAC and its complex maturation that is crucial to reach its functional heterodimeric final conformation, the overexpression of this enzyme in a heterologous mesophilic host was a challenge. Here we describe the purification and characterization of the PAC protein from Tth HB27 overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Results Fusions to a superfolder green fluorescent protein and differential membrane solubilization assays indicated that the native enzyme remains attached through its amino-terminal end to the outer side of the cytoplasmic membrane of Tth cells. In order to overexpress this PAC in E. coli cells, a variant of the protein devoid of its membrane anchoring segment was constructed. The effect of the co-expression of chaperones and calcium supplementation of the culture medium was investigated. The total production of PAC was enhanced by the presence of DnaK/J and GrpE and even more by trigger factor and GroEL/ES. In addition, 10 mM calcium markedly improved both PAC specific and volumetric activities. Recombinant PAC was affinity-purified and proper maturation of the protein was confirmed by SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF analysis of the subunits. The recombinant protein was tested for activity towards several penicillins, cephalosporins and homoserine lactones. Hydrophobic acyl-chain penicillins were preferred over the rest of the substrates. Penicillin K (octanoyl penicillin) was the best substrate, with the highest specificity constant value (16.12 mM-1.seg-1). The optimum pH was aprox. 4 and the optimum temperature was 75 °C. The half-life of the enzyme at this temperature was 9.2 h. Conclusions This is the first report concerning the heterologous expression of a pac gene from a thermophilic microorganism in the mesophilic host E. coli. The recombinant protein was identified as a penicillin K-deacylating thermozyme.
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- Leticia L Torres
- Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (UAM-CSIC), Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Varshney NK, Suresh Kumar R, Ignatova Z, Prabhune A, Pundle A, Dodson E, Suresh CG. Crystallization and X-ray structure analysis of a thermostable penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012; 68:273-7. [PMID: 22442220 PMCID: PMC3310528 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309111053930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The enzyme penicillin G acylase (EC 3.5.1.11) catalyzes amide-bond cleavage in benzylpenicillin (penicillin G) to yield 6-aminopenicillanic acid, an intermediate chemical used in the production of semisynthetic penicillins. A thermostable penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis (AfPGA) has been crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method in two different space groups: C222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 72.9, b = 86.0, c = 260.2 , and P4(1)2(1)2, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 85.6, c = 298.8 . Data were collected at 293 and the structure was determined using the molecular-replacement method. Like other penicillin acylases, AfPGA belongs to the N-terminal nucleophilic hydrolase superfamily, has undergone post-translational processing and has a serine as the N-terminal residue of the β-chain. A disulfide bridge has been identified in the structure that was not found in the other two known penicillin G cylase structures. The presence of the disulfide bridge is perceived to be one factor that confers higher stability to this enzyme.
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- Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
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- Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, University of York, York YO10 5DD, England
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- Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
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Improved A. faecalis Penicillin Amidase Mutant Retains the Thermodynamic and pH Stability of the Wild Type Enzyme. Protein J 2010; 29:181-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10930-010-9238-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kasche V, Ignatova Z, Märkl H, Plate W, Punckt N, Schmidt D, Wiegandt K, Ernst B. Ca2+ Is a Cofactor Required for Membrane Transport and Maturation and Is a Yield-Determining Factor in High Cell Density Penicillin Amidase Production. Biotechnol Prog 2008; 21:432-8. [PMID: 15801782 DOI: 10.1021/bp049636a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Penicillin amidases (PAs) from E. coli and A. faecalis are periplasmic enzymes that contain one tightly bound Ca(2+) per molecule that does not directly participate in the enzymatic function. This ion may, however, be required for the maturation of the pre-pro-enzyme. The pro-enzyme of homologous PAs are translocated through the Tat- (E. coli PA(EC)) and Sec- (A. faecalis PA(AF)) transport systems, respectively. Cell fractionation, electrophoresis, immunoblotting, and activity staining demonstrated that Ca(2+) binding is required for the membrane transport and maturation of the pro-enzyme to active enzyme. Pro-enzyme without Ca(2+) was targeted to the membrane but not translocated. Influence of Ca(2+) in medium and feed was studied for high cell density cultivations of E. coli expressing these enzymes. Without Ca(2+) in the feed the synthesis of the pre-pro-enzyme was hardly influenced. At optimal Ca(2+) content in the feed the active enzyme amount could be increased by 2 orders of magnitude up to 0.9 g/L (PA(EC)) and 2.3 g/L (PA(AF)) or 4% (PA(EC)) and 8% (PA(AF)) of the cell dry weight. The corresponding specific activities are 1700 U (PA(EC)) and 14000 U (PA(AF)) per gram cell dry weight, respectively. These values are higher than those published previously. Thus, for optimal yields of the studied and other extra- and periplasmic enzymes that require Ca(2+) or other ions as cofactors for membrane transport and maturation, sufficient cofactor must be added in the feed.
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- Volker Kasche
- Biotechnologie I and II, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Denickestrasse 15, 21071 Hamburg, Germany.
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Viegas SC, Schmidt D, Kasche V, Arraiano CM, Ignatova Z. Effect of the increased stability of the penicillin amidase mRNA on the protein expression levels. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:5069-73. [PMID: 16137683 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2005] [Revised: 07/04/2005] [Accepted: 08/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Several factors at transcriptional, post-transcriptional or post-translational level determine the fate of a target protein and can severely restrict its yield. Here, we focus on the post-transcriptional regulation of the biosynthesis of the periplasmic protein, penicillin amidase (PA). The PA mRNA stability was determined under depleted RNase conditions in strains carrying single or multiple RNase deletions. Single deletion of the endonuclease RNase E yielded, as the highest, a fourfold stabilization of the PA mRNA. This effect, however, was reduced twice at post-translational level. The RNase II, generating secondary exonucleolytic cleavages in the mRNA, although not significantly influencing the PA mRNA decay, led also to an increase of the amount of mature PA. The non-proportional correlation between increased mRNA longevity and amount of active enzyme propose that the rational strategies for yield improvement must be based on a simultaneous tuning of more than one yield restricting factor.
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- Sandra C Viegas
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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Ignatova Z, Wischnewski F, Notbohm H, Kasche V. Pro-sequence and Ca2+-binding: Implications for Folding and Maturation of Ntn-hydrolase Penicillin Amidase from E.coli. J Mol Biol 2005; 348:999-1014. [PMID: 15843029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2004] [Revised: 03/01/2005] [Accepted: 03/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Penicillin amidase (PA) is a bacterial periplasmic enzyme synthesized as a pre-pro-PA precursor. The pre-sequence mediates membrane translocation. The intramolecular pro-sequence is expressed along with the A and B chains but is rapidly removed in an autocatalytic manner. In extensive studies we show here that the pro-peptide is required for the correct folding of PA. Pro-PA and PA unfold via a biphasic transition that is more pronounced in the case of PA. According to size-exclusion chromatography and limited proteolysis experiments, the inflection observed in the equilibrium unfolding curves corresponds to an intermediate in which the N-terminal domain (A-chain) still possesses native-like topology, whereas the B-chain is unfolded to a large extent. In a series of in vitro experiments with a slow processing mutant pro-PA, we show that the pro-sequence in cis functions as a folding catalyst and accelerates the folding rate by seven orders of magnitude. In the absence of the pro-domain the PA refolds to a stable inactive molten globule intermediate that has native-like secondary but little tertiary structure. The pro-sequence of the homologous Alcaligenes faecalis PA can facilitate the folding of the hydrolase domain of Escherichia coli PA when added in trans (as a separate polypeptide chain). The isolated pro-sequence has a random structure in solution. However, difference circular dichroism spectra of native PA and native PA with pro-peptide added in trans suggest that the pro-sequence adopts an alpha-helical conformation in the context of the mature PA molecule. Furthermore, our results establish that Ca2+, found in the crystal structure, is not directly involved in the folding process. The cation shifts the equilibrium towards the native state and facilitates the autocatalytic processing of the pro-peptide.
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- Zoya Ignatova
- Institute of Biotechnology II, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Denickestr. 15, 21073 Hamburg, Germany.
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