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Dobrange E, Porras-Domínguez JR, Van den Ende W. The Complex GH32 Enzyme Orchestra from Priestia megaterium Holds the Key to Better Discriminate Sucrose-6-phosphate Hydrolases from Other β-Fructofuranosidases in Bacteria. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:1302-1320. [PMID: 38175162 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Inulin is widely used as a prebiotic and emerging as a priming compound to counteract plant diseases. We isolated inulin-degrading strains from the lettuce phyllosphere, identified as Bacillus subtilis and Priestia megaterium, species hosting well-known biocontrol organisms. To better understand their varying inulin degradation strategies, three intracellular β-fructofuranosidases from P. megaterium NBRC15308 were characterized after expression in Escherichia coli: a predicted sucrose-6-phosphate (Suc6P) hydrolase (SacAP1, supported by molecular docking), an exofructanase (SacAP2), and an invertase (SacAP3). Based on protein multiple sequence and structure alignments of bacterial glycoside hydrolase family 32 enzymes, we identified conserved residues predicted to be involved in binding phosphorylated (Suc6P hydrolases) or nonphosphorylated substrates (invertases and fructanases). Suc6P hydrolases feature positively charged residues near the structural catalytic pocket (histidine, arginine, or lysine), whereas other β-fructofuranosidases contain tryptophans. This correlates with our phylogenetic tree, grouping all predicted Suc6P hydrolases in a clan associated with genomic regions coding for transporters involved in substrate phosphorylation. These results will help to discriminate between Suc6P hydrolases and other β-fructofuranosidases in future studies and to better understand the interaction of B. subtilis and P. megaterium endophytes with sucrose and/or fructans, sugars naturally present in plants or exogenously applied in the context of defense priming.
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- Erin Dobrange
- Laboratory of Molecular Plant Biology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, Leuven 3001, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Plant Biology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, Leuven 3001, Belgium
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Karkeszová K, Antošová M, Potocká EK, Mastihuba V, Polakovič M. Medium engineering of phenylethanoid transfructosylation catalysed by yeast β-fructofuranosidase. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2023; 46:237-249. [PMID: 36463528 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-022-02828-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol, by-products of olive oil production, are valuable substrates for enzymatic transglycosylation that can provide products with pharmaceutical potential. Phenylethanoid fructosides are produced from sucrose and phenylethanoids by the catalytic action of β-fructofuranosidases. This work dealt with the potential of the most abundant β-fructofuranosidase, baker's yeast invertase, for this bioconversion. The effects of sucrose and phenylethanoid concentrations were investigated with a focus on the selectivity of phenylethanoid transfructosylation and fructoside yields. For this purpose, initial rate and progress curve experiments were carried out for the initial (hydroxy)tyrosol and sucrose concentrations of 0.072-0.3 M and 1-2 M, respectively. Reaction courses exhibited either a maximum or plateau of fructoside yield in the range of about 10-18%. The addition of deep eutectic solvents was applied in the concentration range from 5 to 70% (v/v) to investigate the possibility of shifting the reaction equilibrium towards fructoside synthesis.
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- Klaudia Karkeszová
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 845 38, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská Cesta 9, 845 38, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Ávila-Fernández Á, Montiel S, Rodríguez-Alegría ME, Caspeta L, López Munguía A. Simultaneous enzyme production, Levan-type FOS synthesis and sugar by-products elimination using a recombinant Pichia pastoris strain expressing a levansucrase-endolevanase fusion enzyme. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:18. [PMID: 36703199 PMCID: PMC9881289 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-02009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although Levan-type fructooligosaccharides (L-FOS) have been shown to exhibit prebiotic properties, no efficient methods for their large-scale production have been proposed. One alternative relies on the simultaneous levan synthesis from sucrose, followed by endolevanase hydrolysis. For this purpose, several options have been described, particularly through the synthesis of the corresponding enzymes in recombinant Escherichia coli. Major drawbacks still consist in the requirement of GRAS microorganisms for enzyme production, but mainly, the elimination of glucose and fructose, the reaction by-products. RESULTS The expression of a fusion enzyme between Bacillus licheniformis endolevanase (LevB1) and B. subtilis levansucrase (SacB) in Pichia pastoris cultures, coupled with the simultaneous synthesis of L-FOS from sucrose and the elimination of the residual monosaccharides, in a single one-pot process was developed. The proof of concept at 250 mL flask-level, resulted in 8.62 g of monosaccharide-free L-FOS and 12.83 gDCW of biomass, after 3 successive sucrose additions (30 g in total), that is a 28.7% yield (w L-FOS/w sucrose) over a period of 288 h. At a 1.5 L bioreactor-level, growth considerably increased and, after 59 h and two sucrose additions, 72.9 g of monosaccharide-free L-FOS and 22.77 gDCW of biomass were obtained from a total of 160 g of sucrose fed, corresponding to a 45.5% yield (w L-FOS/w sucrose), 1.6 higher than the flask system. The L-FOS obtained at flask-level had a DP lower than 20 fructose units, while at bioreactor-level smaller oligosaccharides were obtained, with a DP lower than 10, as a consequence of the lower endolevanase activity in the flask-level. CONCLUSION We demonstrate here in a novel system, that P. pastoris cultures can simultaneously be used as comprehensive system to produce the enzyme and the enzymatic L-FOS synthesis with growth sustained by sucrose by-products. This system may be now the center of an optimization strategy for an efficient production of glucose and fructose free L-FOS, to make them available for their application as prebiotics. Besides, P. pastoris biomass also constitutes an interesting source of unicellular protein.
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- Ángela Ávila-Fernández
- grid.441115.40000 0001 2293 8305Centro de Investigación, DACS-Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Av. Gregorio Méndez No. 2838-A. Col. Tamulte ´, 86150 Villahermosa, Centro, Tabasco Mexico
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- grid.9486.30000 0001 2159 0001Departamento de Ingeniería Celular Y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Av. Universidad, 2001 Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Mor. Mexico
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- grid.9486.30000 0001 2159 0001Departamento de Ingeniería Celular Y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Av. Universidad, 2001 Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Mor. Mexico
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- grid.9486.30000 0001 2159 0001Departamento de Ingeniería Celular Y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Av. Universidad, 2001 Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Mor. Mexico
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- grid.9486.30000 0001 2159 0001Departamento de Ingeniería Celular Y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Av. Universidad, 2001 Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Mor. Mexico
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Amorim C, Rodrigues JL, Braga A, Gomes D, Rainha J, Silvério SC, Cardoso BB, Fernández-Lobato M, Rodrigues LR. Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the one-step production of a functional sweetening mixture towards food applications. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2022.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chu J, Tian Y, Li Q, Liu G, Yu Q, Jiang T, He B. Engineering the β-Fructofuranosidase Fru6 with Promoted Transfructosylating Capacity for Fructooligosaccharide Production. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:9694-9702. [PMID: 35900332 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c03981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Levan-type fructooligosaccharides (FOS) exhibit enhanced health-promoting prebiotic effects on gut microbiota. The wild type (WT) of β-fructofuranosidase Fru6 could mainly yield 6-ketose. Semirational design and mutagenesis of Fru6 were exploited to promote the transfructosylating capacity for FOS. The promising variants not only improved the formation of 6-kestose but also newly produced tetrasaccharides of 6,6-nystose and 1,6-nystose (a new type of FOS), and combinatorial mutation boosted the production of 6-kestose and tetrasaccharides (39.9 g/L 6,6-nystose and 4.6 g/L 1,6-nystose). Molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation confirmed that the mutated positions reshaped the pocket of Fru6 to accommodate bulky 6-kestose in a reactive conformation with better accessibility for tetrasaccharides formation. Using favored conditions, the variant S165A/H357A could yield 6-kestose up to 335 g/L, and tetrasaccharides (6,6-nystose and 1,6-nystose) reached a high level of 121.1 g/L (134.5 times of the mutant S423A). The β-(2,6)-linked FOS may show the potential application for the prebiotic ingredients.
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- Jianlin Chu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhunan Road, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing211800, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhunan Road, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing211800, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhunan Road, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing211800, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhunan Road, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing211800, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhunan Road, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing211800, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhunan Road, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing211800, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhunan Road, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing211800, China
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Zhang J, Lan T, Lu Y. Overcoming Major Barriers to Developing Successful Sensors for Practical Applications Using Functional Nucleic Acids. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2022; 15:151-171. [PMID: 35216531 PMCID: PMC9197978 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061020-104216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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For many years, numerous efforts have been focused on the development of sensitive, selective, and practical sensors for environmental monitoring, food safety, and medical diagnostic applications. However, the transition from innovative research to commercial success is relatively sparse. In this review, we identify four scientific barriers and one technical barrier to developing successful sensors for practical applications, including the lack of general methods to (a) generate receptors for a wide range of targets, (b) improve sensor selectivity to overcome interferences, (c) transduce the selective binding to different optical, electrochemical, and other signals, and (d) tune dynamic range to match thresholds of detection required for different targets; and the costly development of a new device. We then summarize solutions to overcome these barriers using sensors based on functional nucleic acids that include DNAzymes, aptamers, and aptazymes and how these sensors are coupled to widely available measurement devices to expand their capabilities and lower the barrier for their practical applications in the field and point-of-care settings.
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- JingJing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, China;
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- GlucoSentient, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA;
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Choukade R, Kango N. Production, properties, and applications of fructosyltransferase: a current appraisal. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 41:1178-1193. [PMID: 34015988 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1922352] [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] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fructosyltransferases (FTases) are drawing increasing attention due to their application in prebiotic fructooligosaccharide (FOS) generation. FTases have been reported to occur in a variety of microorganisms but are predominantly found in filamentous fungi. These are employed at the industrial scale for generating FOS which make the key ingredient in functional food supplements and nutraceuticals due to their bifidogenic and various other health-promoting properties. SCOPE AND APPROACH This review is aimed to discuss recent developments made in the area of FTase production, characterization, and application in order to present a comprehensive account of their present status to the reader. Structural features, catalytic mechanisms, and FTase improvement strategies have also been discussed in order to provide insight into these aspects. KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Although FTases occur in several plants and microorganisms, fungal FTases are being exploited commercially for industrial-scale FOS generation. Several fungal FTases have been characterized and heterologously expressed. However, considerable scope exists for improved production and application of FTases for cost-effective production of prebiotic FOS.HIGHLIGHTSFructosyltrasferase (FTase) is a key enzyme in fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) generationDevelopments in the production, properties, and functional aspects of FTasesMolecular modification and immobilization strategies for improved FOS generationFructosyltransferases are innovation hotspots in the food and nutraceutical industries.
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- Ritumbhara Choukade
- Department of Microbiology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar, India
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Yeast Synthetic Biology for the Production of Lycium barbarum Polysaccharides. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26061641. [PMID: 33804230 PMCID: PMC8000229 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The fruit of Lycium barbarum L. (goji berry) is used as traditional Chinese medicine, and has the functions of immune regulation, anti-tumor, neuroprotection, anti-diabetes, and anti-fatigue. One of the main bioactive components is L. barbarum polysaccharide (LBP). Nowadays, LBP is widely used in the health market, and it is extracted from the fruit of L. barbarum. The planting of L. barbarum needs large amounts of fields, and it takes one year to harvest the goji berry. The efficiency of natural LBP production is low, and the LBP quality is not the same at different places. Goji berry-derived LBP cannot satisfy the growing market demands. Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used for the biosynthesis of some plant natural products. Recovery of LBP biosynthetic pathway in L. barbarum and expression of them in engineered S. cerevisiae might lead to the yeast LBP production. However, information on LBP biosynthetic pathways and the related key enzymes of L. barbarum is still limited. In this review, we summarized current studies about LBP biosynthetic pathway and proposed the strategies to recover key enzymes for LBP biosynthesis. Moreover, the potential application of synthetic biology strategies to produce LBP using engineered S. cerevisiae was discussed.
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Ureta MM, Martins GN, Figueira O, Pires PF, Castilho PC, Gomez-Zavaglia A. Recent advances in β-galactosidase and fructosyltransferase immobilization technology. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 61:2659-2690. [PMID: 32590905 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1783639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The highly demanding conditions of industrial processes may lower the stability and affect the activity of enzymes used as biocatalysts. Enzyme immobilization emerged as an approach to promote stabilization and easy removal of enzymes for their reusability. The aim of this review is to go through the principal immobilization strategies addressed to achieve optimal industrial processes with special care on those reported for two types of enzymes: β-galactosidases and fructosyltransferases. The main methods used to immobilize these two enzymes are adsorption, entrapment, covalent coupling and cross-linking or aggregation (no support is used), all of them having pros and cons. Regarding the support, it should be cost-effective, assure the reusability and an easy recovery of the enzyme, increasing its stability and durability. The discussion provided showed that the type of enzyme, its origin, its purity, together with the type of immobilization method and the support will affect the performance during the enzymatic synthesis. Enzymes' immobilization involves interdisciplinary knowledge including enzymology, nanotechnology, molecular dynamics, cellular physiology and process design. The increasing availability of facilities has opened a variety of possibilities to define strategies to optimize the activity and re-usability of β-galactosidases and fructosyltransferases, but there is still great place for innovative developments.
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- Maria Micaela Ureta
- Center for Research and Development in Food Cryotechnology (CIDCA, CCT-CONICET La Plata), La Plata, Argentina
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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- Center for Research and Development in Food Cryotechnology (CIDCA, CCT-CONICET La Plata), La Plata, Argentina
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Novel approach to produce biomass-derived oligosaccharides simultaneously by recombinant endoglucanase from Trichoderma reesei. Enzyme Microb Technol 2020; 134:109481. [PMID: 32044028 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2019.109481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The recombinant endoglucanase gene (EG I) from Trichoderma reesei was successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris for the purpose of producing oligosaccharides from various biomass-derived substrates. Interestingly, the recombinant endoglucanase I (ReEG I) showed the catalytic activity towards both cellulose and xylan hydrolysis, yet it was more efficient with xylans. Among various glucans and xylans substrates (paper pulp, carboxymethylated cellulose, oat spelt xylan, birchwood xylan), birchwood xylan displayed a higher yield of xylooligosaccharides (XOS) (69.5 % after optimization). Eventually, it was observed that ReEG I could simultaneously produce XOS and COS, when the alkali-extracted corncob residues were used as substrate. This is the first report on simultaneous production of XOS and COS by recombinant endoglucanase I from Trichoderma reesei expressed in Pichia pastoris, where a novel application of genetically engineered enzymes is proposed to provide an attractive application for high value utilization of biomass.
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Lisi F, Peterson JR, Gooding JJ. The application of personal glucose meters as universal point-of-care diagnostic tools. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 148:111835. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Garcia‐Gonzalez M, Plou FJ, Cervantes FV, Remacha M, Poveda A, Jiménez‐Barbero J, Fernandez‐Lobato M. Efficient production of isomelezitose by a glucosyltransferase activity in Metschnikowia reukaufii cell extracts. Microb Biotechnol 2019; 12:1274-1285. [PMID: 31576667 PMCID: PMC6801145 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Metschnikowia reukaufii is a widespread yeast able to grow in the plants' floral nectaries, an environment of extreme conditions with sucrose concentrations exceeding 400 g l-1 , which led us into the search for enzymatic activities involved in this sugar use/transformation. New oligosaccharides were produced by transglucosylation processes employing M. reukaufii cell extracts in overload-sucrose reactions. These products were purified and structurally characterized by MS-ESI and NMR techniques. The reaction mixture included new sugars showing a great variety of glycosidic bonds including α-(1→1), α-(1→3) and α-(1→6) linkages. The main product synthesized was the trisaccharide isomelezitose, whose maximum concentration reached 81 g l-1 , the highest amount reported for any unmodified enzyme or microbial extract. In addition, 51 g l-1 of the disaccharide trehalulose was also produced. Both sugars show potential nutraceutical and prebiotic properties. Interestingly, the sugar mixture obtained in the biosynthetic reactions also contained oligosaccharides such as esculose, a rare trisaccharide with no previous NMR structure elucidation, as well as erlose, melezitose and theanderose. All the sugars produced are naturally found in honey. These compounds are of biotechnological interest due to their potential food, cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical applications.
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- Martin Garcia‐Gonzalez
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo OchoaDepartamento de Biología Molecular (UAM‐CSIC)Universidad Autónoma de MadridCampus Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo OchoaDepartamento de Biología Molecular (UAM‐CSIC)Universidad Autónoma de MadridCampus Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
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- Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en BiocienciasParque Científico Tecnológico de Bizkaia48160DerioBiscaySpain
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- Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en BiocienciasParque Científico Tecnológico de Bizkaia48160DerioBiscaySpain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo OchoaDepartamento de Biología Molecular (UAM‐CSIC)Universidad Autónoma de MadridCampus Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
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Engineered thermostable β–fructosidase from Thermotoga maritima with enhanced fructooligosaccharides synthesis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2019; 125:53-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rodrigo-Frutos D, Piedrabuena D, Sanz-Aparicio J, Fernández-Lobato M. Yeast cultures expressing the Ffase from Schwanniomyces occidentalis, a simple system to produce the potential prebiotic sugar 6-kestose. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 103:279-289. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9446-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ueno K, Sonoda T, Yoshida M, Shiomi N, Onodera S. Purification, characterization, and functional analysis of a novel 6G&1-FEH mainly hydrolyzing neokestose from asparagus. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:4295-4308. [PMID: 29931209 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) accumulates inulin- and inulin neoseries-type fructans. Fructose released by the hydrolysis of fructans is an energy source for emerging asparagus spears. Plant fructans are hydrolyzed by fructan exohydrolases (FEHs), whose presence in asparagus has not yet been fully characterized. Here, we describe for the first time the purification and characterization of an FEH from asparagus, and the functional analysis of its gene. The purified enzyme was predicted to exist as a dimer (approximately 130 kDa) consisting of two polypeptides with a molecular mass of approximately 68 kDa. N-terminal sequences of the purified enzyme were matched with the amino acid sequences of aoeh4a and aoeh4b cDNAs isolated from asparagus (cv. Gijnlim and Taihouwase). Native enzymes obtained from asparagus roots and recombinant enzymes produced by Pichia pastoris showed fructan 1-exohydrolase (1-FEH) activity via the hydrolysis of inulin-type fructan. Unlike other 1-FEHs, these enzymes showed minimal hydrolysis of 1-kestose but efficiently hydrolyzed neokestose. Therefore, the enzyme was termed 6G&1-FEH. Gene expression studies in asparagus roots showed that aoeh4 increased during root storage at 2 °C and spear harvesting. These findings suggest that 6G&1-FEH may be involved in fructan hydrolysis in asparagus roots to provide an energy source for emerging asparagus spears.
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- Keiji Ueno
- Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Dairy Science, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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- Department of Sustainable Agricultures, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sciences, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
- Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Dairy Science, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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- NARO Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, Hitsujigaoka, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Dairy Science, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Human Wellness, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sciences, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
- Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Dairy Science, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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Casa-Villegas M, Marín-Navarro J, Polaina J. Synthesis of Isomaltooligosaccharides by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells Expressing Aspergillus niger α-Glucosidase. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:8062-8068. [PMID: 30023572 PMCID: PMC6045415 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The α-glucosidase encoded by the aglA gene of Aspergillus niger is a secreted enzyme belonging to family 31 of glycoside hydrolases. This enzyme has a retaining mechanism of action and displays transglycosylating activity that makes it amenable to be used for the synthesis of isomaltooligosaccharides (IMOs). We have expressed the aglA gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae under control of a galactose-inducible promoter. Recombinant yeast cells expressing the aglA gene produced extracellular α-glucosidase activity about half of which appeared cell bound whereas the other half was released into the culture medium. With maltose as the substrate, panose is the main transglycosylation product after 8 h of incubation, whereas isomaltose is predominant after 24 h. Isomaltose also becomes predominant at shorter times if a mixture of maltose and glucose is used instead of maltose. To facilitate IMO production, we have designed a procedure by which yeast cells can be used directly as the catalytic agent. For this purpose, we expressed in S. cerevisiae gene constructs in which the aglA gene is fused to glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor sequences, from the yeast SED1 gene, that determine the covalent binding of the hybrid protein to the cell membrane. The resulting hybrid enzymes were stably attached to the cell surface. The cells from cultures of recombinant yeast strains expressing aglA-SED1 constructions can be used to produce IMOs in successive batches.
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- Mary Casa-Villegas
- Instituto
de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, 46980-Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, 46980-Paterna, Valencia, Spain
- Departamento
de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, 46100-Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, 46980-Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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Nagaya M, Kimura M, Gozu Y, Sato S, Hirano K, Tochio T, Nishikawa A, Tonozuka T. Crystal structure of a β-fructofuranosidase with high transfructosylation activity from Aspergillus kawachii. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:1786-1795. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2017.1353405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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β-Fructofuranosidases belonging to glycoside hydrolase family (GH) 32 are enzymes that hydrolyze sucrose. Some GH32 enzymes also catalyze transfructosylation to produce fructooligosaccharides. We found that Aspergillus kawachii IFO 4308 β-fructofuranosidase (AkFFase) produces fructooligosaccharides, mainly 1-kestose, from sucrose. We determined the crystal structure of AkFFase. AkFFase is composed of an N-terminal small component, a β-propeller catalytic domain, an α-helical linker, and a C-terminal β-sandwich, similar to other GH32 enzymes. AkFFase forms a dimer, and the dimerization pattern is different from those of other oligomeric GH32 enzymes. The complex structure of AkFFase with fructose unexpectedly showed that fructose binds both subsites −1 and +1, despite the fact that the catalytic residues were not mutated. Fructose at subsite +1 interacts with Ile146 and Glu296 of AkFFase via direct hydrogen bonds.
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- Mika Nagaya
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Research & Development Center, B Food Science Co., Ltd., Chita, Japan
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- Research & Development Center, B Food Science Co., Ltd., Chita, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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Ortiz-Soto ME, Possiel C, Görl J, Vogel A, Schmiedel R, Seibel J. Impaired coordination of nucleophile and increased hydrophobicity in the +1 subsite shift levansucrase activity towards transfructosylation. Glycobiology 2017; 27:755-765. [PMID: 28575294 PMCID: PMC5881714 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwx050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Bacterial levansucrases produce β(2,6)-linked levan-type polysaccharides using sucrose or sucrose analogs as donor/acceptor substrates. However, the dominant reaction of Bacillus megaterium levansucrase (Bm-LS) is hydrolysis. Single domain levansucrases from Gram-positive bacteria display a wide substrate-binding pocket with open access to water, challenging engineering for transfructosylation-efficient enzymes. We pursued a shift in reaction specificity by either modifying the water distribution in the active site or the coordination of the catalytic acid/base (E352) and the nucleophile (D95), thus affecting the fructosyl-transfer rate and allowing acceptors other than water to occupy the active site. Two serine (173/422) and two water-binding tyrosine (421/439) residues located in the first shell of the catalytic pocket were modified. Library variants of S173, Y421 and S422, which coordinate the position of D95 and E352, show increased transfructosylation (30–200%) and modified product spectra. Substitutions at position 422 have a higher impact on sucrose affinity, while changes at position 173 and 421 have a strong effect on the overall catalytic rate. As most retaining glycoside hydrolases (GHs) Bm-LS catalyzes hydrolysis and transglycosylation via a double displacement reaction involving two-transition states (TS1 and TS2). Hydrogen bonds of D95 with the side chains of S173 and S422 contribute a total of 2.4 kcal mol−1 to TS1 stabilization, while hydrogen bonds between invariant Y421, E352 and the glucosyl C-2 hydroxyl-group of sucrose contribute 2.15 kcal mol−1 stabilization. Changes at Y439 render predominantly hydrolytic variants synthesizing shorter oligosaccharides.
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- Maria Elena Ortiz-Soto
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Am Hubland 97074, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Am Hubland 97074, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Am Hubland 97074, Germany
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- c-LEcta GmbH, Leipzig, Perlickstr. 5, 04103, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Am Hubland 97074, Germany
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Functionalization of natural compounds by enzymatic fructosylation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:5223-5234. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8359-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Invertase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae SAA-612: Production, characterization and application in synthesis of fructo-oligosaccharides. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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Mohandesi N, Siadat SOR, Haghbeen K, Hesampour A. Cloning and expression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae SUC2 gene in yeast platform and characterization of recombinant enzyme biochemical properties. 3 Biotech 2016; 6:129. [PMID: 28330196 PMCID: PMC4909026 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-016-0441-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Invertase (EC.3.2.1.26) catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose to an equimolar mixture of D-glucose and D-fructose which is of interest for various industrial applications. In this research, Saccharomyces cerevisiae invertase gene (SUC2) was optimized based on Pichia pastoris codon preference. The synthetic gene was introduced into the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris under the control of the inducible AOX1 promoter. High level of the extracellular recombinant invertase (R-inv) production was achieved via methanol induction for 4 days and purified by His-Tag affinity chromatography which appeared to be a mixture of glycosylated proteins with various sizes of 85-95 kDa on SDS-PAGE. Deglycosylation of the proteins by Endo-H resulted in the proteins with average molecular weight of 60 kDa. The purified recombinant invertase biochemical properties and kinetic parameters determined a pH and temperature optimum at 4.8 and 60 °C, respectively, which in comparison with native S. cerevisiae invertase, thermal stability of recombinant invertase is highly increased in different heating treatment experiments. The purification of recombinant invertase resulted in an enzyme with specific activity of 178.56 U/mg with 3.83-fold of purification and the kinetic constants for enzyme were Km value of 19 mM and Vmax value of 300 μmol min-1 mg-1 With kinetic efficiency (Kcat/Km) of 13.15 s-1 mmol-1 it can be concluded that recombinant P. pastoris invertase can be more effective for industrial quality criteria. We conclude that recombinant P. pastoris enzyme with broad pH stability, substrate specificity and proper thermal stability can fulfil a series of predefined industrial quality criteria to be used in food, pharmaceutical and bio ethanol production industries.
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- Nooshin Mohandesi
- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Biology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Mohandesi N, Haghbeen K, Ranaei O, Arab SS, Hassani S. Catalytic efficiency and thermostability improvement of Suc2 invertase through rational site-directed mutagenesis. Enzyme Microb Technol 2016; 96:14-22. [PMID: 27871374 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Engineering of invertases has come to attention because of increasing demand for possible applications of invertases in various industrial processes. Due to the known physicochemical properties, invertases from micro-organisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae carrying SUC2 gene are considered as primary models. To improve thermostability and catalytic efficiency of SUC2 invertase (SInv), six influential residues with Relative Solvent Accessibility<5% were selected through multiple-sequence alignments, molecular modelling, structural and computational analyses. Consequently, SInv and 5 mutants including three mutants with single point substitution [Mut1=P152V, Mut2=S85V and Mut3=K153F)], one mutant with two points [Mut4=S305V-N463V] and one mutant with three points [Mut5=S85V-K153F-T271V] were developed via site-directed mutagenesis and produced using Pichia pastoris as the host. Physicochemical studies on these enzymes indicated that the selected amino acids which were located in the active site region mainly influenced catalytic efficiency. The best improvement belonged to Mut1 (54% increase in Kcat/Km) and Mut3 exhibited the worst effect (90% increase in Km). These results suggest that Pro152 and Lys153 play key role in preparation of the right substrate lodging in the active site of SInv. The best thermostability improvement (16%) was observed for Mut4 in which two hydrophilic residues located on the loops, far from the active site, were replaced by Valines. These results suggest that tactful simultaneous substitution of influential hydrophilic residues in both active site region and peripheral loops with hydrophobic amino acids could result in more thermostable invertases with enhanced catalytic efficiency.
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- Nooshin Mohandesi
- Department of Plant Bioproducts, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. P.O. Box: 149651/161, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Plant Bioproducts, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. P.O. Box: 149651/161, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of New Technologies Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Biological Science, Bioinformatics Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Plant Bioproducts, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. P.O. Box: 149651/161, Tehran, Iran
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Talens-Perales D, Polaina J, Marín-Navarro J. Structural Dissection of the Active Site of Thermotoga maritima β-Galactosidase Identifies Key Residues for Transglycosylating Activity. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:2917-2924. [PMID: 26998654 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Glycoside hydrolases, specifically β-galactosidases, can be used to synthesize galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) due to the transglycosylating (secondary) activity of these enzymes. Site-directed mutagenesis of a thermoresistant β-galactosidase from Thermotoga maritima has been carried out to study the structural basis of transgalactosylation and to obtain enzymatic variants with better performance for GOS biosynthesis. Rational design of mutations was based on homologous sequence analysis and structural modeling. Analysis of mutant enzymes indicated that residue W959, or an alternative aromatic residue at this position, is critical for the synthesis of β-3'-galactosyl-lactose, the major GOS obtained with the wild-type enzyme. Mutants W959A and W959C, but not W959F, showed an 80% reduced synthesis of this GOS. Other substitutions, N574S, N574A, and F571L, increased the synthesis of β-3'-galactosyl-lactose about 40%. Double mutants F571L/N574S and F571L/N574A showed an increase of about 2-fold.
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- David Talens-Perales
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC , Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC , Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC , Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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Yao Z, Guo J, Tang W, Sun Z, Hou Y, Li X. Production of a single cyclic type of fructooligosaccharide structure by inulin-degrading Paenibacillus sp. LX16 newly isolated from Jerusalem artichoke root. Microb Biotechnol 2016; 9:419-29. [PMID: 26996537 PMCID: PMC4835578 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2015] [Revised: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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A novel inulin‐degrading bacterium was isolated from a soil sample collected on Jerusalem artichoke roots. It is a Gram‐positive, aerobic, motile and central endospore‐forming straight rod, and exhibits phenotypic properties being consistent with its classification in the genus Paenibacillus. The predominant cellular fatty acids were anteiso‐C15:0, C16:0 and anteiso‐C17:0. This strain represents a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus on the basis of phenotypic data together with phylogenetic analysis, and it is here designated as LX16 and deposited in China centre for type collection, China (= CCTCC 2015256). Strain LX16 could produce a cyclofructooligosaccharide fructanotransferase catalysing the formation of one type of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) from inulin. The FOS was identified as a cyclofructooligosaccharide with a degree of polymerization of 6. Such homology in inulin degradation products may be beneficial for the functional FOS production.
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- Zhihua Yao
- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China
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Elbinger T, Gahn M, Neuss-Radu M, Hante FM, Voll LM, Leugering G, Knabner P. Model-Based Design of Biochemical Microreactors. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2016; 4:13. [PMID: 26913283 PMCID: PMC4753381 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2016.00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mathematical modeling of biochemical pathways is an important resource in Synthetic Biology, as the predictive power of simulating synthetic pathways represents an important step in the design of synthetic metabolons. In this paper, we are concerned with the mathematical modeling, simulation, and optimization of metabolic processes in biochemical microreactors able to carry out enzymatic reactions and to exchange metabolites with their surrounding medium. The results of the reported modeling approach are incorporated in the design of the first microreactor prototypes that are under construction. These microreactors consist of compartments separated by membranes carrying specific transporters for the input of substrates and export of products. Inside the compartments of the reactor multienzyme complexes assembled on nano-beads by peptide adapters are used to carry out metabolic reactions. The spatially resolved mathematical model describing the ongoing processes consists of a system of diffusion equations together with boundary and initial conditions. The boundary conditions model the exchange of metabolites with the neighboring compartments and the reactions at the surface of the nano-beads carrying the multienzyme complexes. Efficient and accurate approaches for numerical simulation of the mathematical model and for optimal design of the microreactor are developed. As a proof-of-concept scenario, a synthetic pathway for the conversion of sucrose to glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) was chosen. In this context, the mathematical model is employed to compute the spatio-temporal distributions of the metabolite concentrations, as well as application relevant quantities like the outflow rate of G6P. These computations are performed for different scenarios, where the number of beads as well as their loading capacity are varied. The computed metabolite distributions show spatial patterns, which differ for different experimental arrangements. Furthermore, the total output of G6P increases for scenarios where microcompartimentation of enzymes occurs. These results show that spatially resolved models are needed in the description of the conversion processes. Finally, the enzyme stoichiometry on the nano-beads is determined, which maximizes the production of glucose-6-phosphate.
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- Tobias Elbinger
- Chair of Applied Mathematics 1, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair of Applied Mathematics 1, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair of Applied Mathematics 1, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Maria Neuss-Radu,
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- Chair of Applied Mathematics 2, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair of Applied Mathematics 2, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chair of Applied Mathematics 1, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Marques WL, Raghavendran V, Stambuk BU, Gombert AK. Sucrose and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a relationship most sweet. FEMS Yeast Res 2015; 16:fov107. [PMID: 26658003 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fov107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Sucrose is an abundant, readily available and inexpensive substrate for industrial biotechnology processes and its use is demonstrated with much success in the production of fuel ethanol in Brazil. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which naturally evolved to efficiently consume sugars such as sucrose, is one of the most important cell factories due to its robustness, stress tolerance, genetic accessibility, simple nutrient requirements and long history as an industrial workhorse. This minireview is focused on sucrose metabolism in S. cerevisiae, a rather unexplored subject in the scientific literature. An analysis of sucrose availability in nature and yeast sugar metabolism was performed, in order to understand the molecular background that makes S. cerevisiae consume this sugar efficiently. A historical overview on the use of sucrose and S. cerevisiae by humans is also presented considering sugarcane and sugarbeet as the main sources of this carbohydrate. Physiological aspects of sucrose consumption are compared with those concerning other economically relevant sugars. Also, metabolic engineering efforts to alter sucrose catabolism are presented in a chronological manner. In spite of its extensive use in yeast-based industries, a lot of basic and applied research on sucrose metabolism is imperative, mainly in fields such as genetics, physiology and metabolic engineering.
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- Wesley Leoricy Marques
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Paulo-SP, 05424-970, Brazil School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas-SP, 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis-SC, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Paulo-SP, 05424-970, Brazil School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas-SP, 13083-862, Brazil
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Marín-Navarro J, Roupain N, Talens-Perales D, Polaina J. Identification and Structural Analysis of Amino Acid Substitutions that Increase the Stability and Activity of Aspergillus niger Glucose Oxidase. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144289. [PMID: 26642312 PMCID: PMC4671603 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Glucose oxidase is one of the most conspicuous commercial enzymes due to its many different applications in diverse industries such as food, chemical, energy and textile. Among these applications, the most remarkable is the manufacture of glucose biosensors and in particular sensor strips used to measure glucose levels in serum. The generation of ameliorated versions of glucose oxidase is therefore a significant biotechnological objective. We have used a strategy that combined random and rational approaches to isolate uncharacterized mutations of Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase with improved properties. As a result, we have identified two changes that increase significantly the enzyme's thermal stability. One (T554M) generates a sulfur-pi interaction and the other (Q90R/Y509E) introduces a new salt bridge near the interphase of the dimeric protein structure. An additional double substitution (Q124R/L569E) has no significant effect on stability but causes a twofold increase of the enzyme's specific activity. Our results disclose structural motifs of the protein which are critical for its stability. The combination of mutations in the Q90R/Y509E/T554M triple mutant yielded a version of A. niger glucose oxidase with higher stability than those previously described.
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- Julia Marín-Navarro
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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Trollope KM, van Wyk N, Kotjomela MA, Volschenk H. Sequence and structure-based prediction of fructosyltransferase activity for functional subclassification of fungal GH32 enzymes. FEBS J 2015; 282:4782-96. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.13536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Kim M. Trollope
- Department of Microbiology; Stellenbosch University; South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology; Stellenbosch University; South Africa
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Trollope KM, Görgens JF, Volschenk H. Semirational Directed Evolution of Loop Regions in Aspergillus japonicus β-Fructofuranosidase for Improved Fructooligosaccharide Production. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:7319-29. [PMID: 26253664 PMCID: PMC4579456 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02134-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Aspergillus japonicus β-fructofuranosidase catalyzes the industrially important biotransformation of sucrose to fructooligosaccharides. Operating at high substrate loading and temperatures between 50 and 60°C, the enzyme activity is negatively influenced by glucose product inhibition and thermal instability. To address these limitations, the solvent-exposed loop regions of the β-fructofuranosidase were engineered using a combined crystal structure- and evolutionary-guided approach. This semirational approach yielded a functionally enriched first-round library of 36 single-amino-acid-substitution variants with 58% retaining activity, and of these, 71% displayed improved activities compared to the parent. The substitutions yielding the five most improved variants subsequently were exhaustively combined and evaluated. A four-substitution combination variant was identified as the most improved and reduced the time to completion of an efficient industrial-like reaction by 22%. Characterization of the top five combination variants by isothermal denaturation assays indicated that these variants displayed improved thermostability, with the most thermostable variant displaying a 5.7°C increased melting temperature. The variants displayed uniquely altered, concentration-dependent substrate and product binding as determined by differential scanning fluorimetry. The altered catalytic activity was evidenced by increased specific activities of all five variants, with the most improved variant doubling that of the parent. Variant homology modeling and computational analyses were used to rationalize the effects of amino acid changes lacking direct interaction with substrates. Data indicated that targeting substitutions to loop regions resulted in improved enzyme thermostability, specific activity, and relief from product inhibition.
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- K M Trollope
- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Diana L Oliveira
- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences; University of Reading; Whiteknights Reading RG6 6AP UK
- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG); Unidade de Bioenergia; Edifício K2, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22 Lisboa 1649-036 Portugal
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences; University of Reading; Whiteknights Reading RG6 6AP UK
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences; University of Reading; Whiteknights Reading RG6 6AP UK
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- Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG); Unidade de Bioenergia; Edifício K2, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22 Lisboa 1649-036 Portugal
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Glycosynthesis in a waterworld: new insight into the molecular basis of transglycosylation in retaining glycoside hydrolases. Biochem J 2015; 467:17-35. [PMID: 25793417 DOI: 10.1042/bj20141412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Carbohydrates are ubiquitous in Nature and play vital roles in many biological systems. Therefore the synthesis of carbohydrate-based compounds is of considerable interest for both research and commercial purposes. However, carbohydrates are challenging, due to the large number of sugar subunits and the multiple ways in which these can be linked together. Therefore, to tackle the challenge of glycosynthesis, chemists are increasingly turning their attention towards enzymes, which are exquisitely adapted to the intricacy of these biomolecules. In Nature, glycosidic linkages are mainly synthesized by Leloir glycosyltransferases, but can result from the action of non-Leloir transglycosylases or phosphorylases. Advantageously for chemists, non-Leloir transglycosylases are glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that are readily available and exhibit a wide range of substrate specificities. Nevertheless, non-Leloir transglycosylases are unusual glycoside hydrolases in as much that they efficiently catalyse the formation of glycosidic bonds, whereas most glycoside hydrolases favour the mechanistically related hydrolysis reaction. Unfortunately, because non-Leloir transglycosylases are almost indistinguishable from their hydrolytic counterparts, it is unclear how these enzymes overcome the ubiquity of water, thus avoiding the hydrolytic reaction. Without this knowledge, it is impossible to rationally design non-Leloir transglycosylases using the vast diversity of glycoside hydrolases as protein templates. In this critical review, a careful analysis of literature data describing non-Leloir transglycosylases and their relationship to glycoside hydrolase counterparts is used to clarify the state of the art knowledge and to establish a new rational basis for the engineering of glycoside hydrolases.
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Yang F, Liu ZC, Wang X, Li LL, Yang L, Tang WZ, Yu ZM, Li X. Invertase Suc2-mediated inulin catabolism is regulated at the transcript level in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Microb Cell Fact 2015; 14:59. [PMID: 25890240 PMCID: PMC4404613 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-015-0243-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Invertase Suc2 was recently identified as a key hydrolase for inulin catabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, whereas the Suc2 activity degrading inulin varies greatly in different S. cerevisiae strains. The molecular mechanism causing such variation remained obscure. The aim of this study is to investigate how Suc2 activity is regulated in S. cerevisiae. Results The effect of SUC2 expression level on inulin hydrolysis was investigated by introducing different SUC2 genes or their corresponding promoters in S. cerevisiae strain BY4741 that can only weakly catabolize inulin. Both inulinase and invertase activities were increased with the rising SUC2 expression level. Variation in the promoter sequence has an obvious effect on the transcript level of the SUC2 gene. It was also found that the high expression level of SUC2 was beneficial to inulin degradation and ethanol yield. Conclusions Suc2-mediated inulin catabolism is regulated at transcript level in S. cerevisiae. Our work should be valuable for engineering advanced yeast strains in application of inulin for ethanol production. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12934-015-0243-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Fan Yang
- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, PR China.
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- School of Biological Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, PR China.
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Application of inulin in cheese as prebiotic, fat replacer and texturizer: A review. Carbohydr Polym 2015; 119:85-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Marín-Navarro J, Talens-Perales D, Polaina J. One-pot production of fructooligosaccharides by a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain expressing an engineered invertase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:2549-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6312-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Xu L, Wang D, Lu L, Jin L, Liu J, Song D, Guo Z, Xiao M. Purification, cloning, characterization, and N-glycosylation analysis of a novel β-fructosidase from Aspergillus oryzae FS4 synthesizing levan- and neolevan-type fructooligosaccharides. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114793. [PMID: 25501957 PMCID: PMC4264766 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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β-Fructosidases are a widespread group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of terminal fructosyl units from various substrates. These enzymes also exhibit transglycosylation activity when they function with high concentrations of sucrose, which is used to synthesize fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in the food industry. A β-fructosidase (BfrA) with high transglycosylation activity was purified from Aspergillus oryzae FS4 as a monomeric glycoprotein. Compared with the most extensively studied Aspergillus spp. fructosidases that synthesize inulin-type β-(2-1)-linked FOS, BfrA has unique transfructosylating property of synthesizing levan- and neolevan-type β-(2-6)-linked FOS. The coding sequence (bfrAFS4, 1.86 kb) of BfrA was amplified and expressed in Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris. Both native and recombinant proteins showed transfructosylation and hydrolyzation activities with broad substrate specificity. These proteins could hydrolyze the following linkages: Glc α-1, 2-β Fru; Glc α-1, 3-α Fru; and Glc α-1, 5-β Fru. Compared with the unglycosylated E. coli-expressed BfrA (E.BfrA), the N-glycosylated native (N.BfrA) and the P. pastoris-expressed BfrA (P.BfrA) were highly stable at a wide pH range (pH 4 to 11), and significantly more thermostable at temperatures up to 50°C with a maximum activity at 55°C. Using sucrose as substrate, the Km and kcat values for total activity were 37.19±5.28 mM and 1.0016±0.039×104 s-1 for N.BfrA. Moreover, 10 of 13 putative N-glycosylation sites were glycosylated on N.BfrA, and N-glycosylation was essential for enzyme thermal stability and optima activity. Thus, BfrA has demonstrated as a well-characterized A. oryzae fructosidase with unique transfructosylating capability of synthesizing levan- and neolevan-type FOS.
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- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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Production of fructooligosaccharides by mycelium-bound transfructosylation activity present in Cladosporium cladosporioides and Penicilium sizovae. Process Biochem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2014.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Immobilization of thermostable β-galactosidase on epoxy support and its use for lactose hydrolysis and galactooligosaccharides biosynthesis. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 30:989-98. [PMID: 24122101 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1517-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Thermoresistant, recombinant β-galactosidase from Thermotoga maritima was purified and immobilized on the surface of epoxy-coated magnetic beads. The enzyme, which has hexameric quaternary structure as shown by gel filtration chromatography, attaches to the resin through multiple covalent linkages that involve different subunits. The bound enzyme shows higher stability than the free form. The immobilized enzyme showed to be efficient for the hydrolysis of lactose and the biosynthesis of galactooligosaccharides (GOS). The chemical structure of synthesized GOS has been determined by NMR revealing that the main product was β-3′-galactosyl lactose. Although β-galactosidases from different sources have been used for the same purposes, the distinct advantage of the methodology described in this communication is that the enzyme can be easily produced, purified and immobilized in large quantities.
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Kinetics of sucrose conversion to fructo-oligosaccharides using enzyme (invertase) under free condition. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2014; 37:2529-37. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-014-1230-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Vega-Valencia Y, Cruz y Victoria M, Vizcarra Mendoza M, Anaya Sosa I. Intermittent Drying of Nopal (O
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) in a Fluidized Bed Pilot Dryer Adapted with Revolving Chambers. J FOOD PROCESS ENG 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.12072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Y. Vega-Valencia
- Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas; Unidad Profesional Lázaro Cárdenas; Instituto Politécnico Nacional; Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Santo Tomas Del. Miguel Hidalgo C.P. 11340 DF México
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- Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas; Unidad Profesional Lázaro Cárdenas; Instituto Politécnico Nacional; Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Santo Tomas Del. Miguel Hidalgo C.P. 11340 DF México
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- Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas; Unidad Profesional Lázaro Cárdenas; Instituto Politécnico Nacional; Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Santo Tomas Del. Miguel Hidalgo C.P. 11340 DF México
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Trollope KM, Nieuwoudt HH, Görgens JF, Volschenk H. Screening a random mutagenesis library of a fungal β-fructofuranosidase using FT-MIR ATR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:4063-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5419-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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van Wyk N, Trollope KM, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield BD, Volschenk H. Identification of the gene for β-fructofuranosidase from Ceratocystis moniliformis CMW 10134 and characterization of the enzyme expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BMC Biotechnol 2013; 13:100. [PMID: 24225070 PMCID: PMC3880211 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-13-100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background β-Fructofuranosidases (or invertases) catalyse the commercially-important biotransformation of sucrose into short-chain fructooligosaccharides with wide-scale application as a prebiotic in the functional foods and pharmaceutical industries. Results We identified a β-fructofuranosidase gene (CmINV) from a Ceratocystis moniliformis genome sequence using protein homology and phylogenetic analysis. The predicted 615 amino acid protein, CmINV, grouped with an existing clade within the glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 32 and showed typical conserved motifs of this enzyme family. Heterologous expression of the CmINV gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4742∆suc2 provided further evidence that CmINV indeed functions as a β-fructofuranosidase. Firstly, expression of the CmINV gene complemented the inability of the ∆suc2 deletion mutant strain of S. cerevisiae to grow on sucrose as sole carbohydrate source. Secondly, the recombinant protein was capable of producing short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS) when incubated in the presence of 10% sucrose. Purified deglycosylated CmINV protein showed a molecular weight of ca. 66 kDa and a Km and Vmax on sucrose of 7.50 mM and 986 μmol/min/mg protein, respectively. Its optimal pH and temperature conditions were determined to be 6.0 and 62.5°C, respectively. The addition of 50 mM LiCl led to a 186% increase in CmINV activity. Another striking feature was the relatively high volumetric production of this protein in S. cerevisiae as one mL of supernatant was calculated to contain 197 ± 6 International Units of enzyme. Conclusion The properties of the CmINV enzyme make it an attractive alternative to other invertases being used in industry.
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- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Room A322, JC Smuts Building, De Beer Street, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Biosynthesis of levan, a bacterial extracellular polysaccharide, in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77499. [PMID: 24147008 PMCID: PMC3795680 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Levans are fructose polymers synthesized by a broad range of micro-organisms and a limited number of plant species as non-structural storage carbohydrates. In microbes, these polymers contribute to the formation of the extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) matrix and play a role in microbial biofilm formation. Levans belong to a larger group of commercially important polymers, referred to as fructans, which are used as a source of prebiotic fibre. For levan, specifically, this market remains untapped, since no viable production strategy has been established. Synthesis of levan is catalysed by a group of enzymes, referred to as levansucrases, using sucrose as substrate. Heterologous expression of levansucrases has been notoriously difficult to achieve in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. As a strategy, this study used an invertase (Δsuc2) null mutant and two separate, engineered, sucrose accumulating yeast strains as hosts for the expression of the levansucrase M1FT, previously cloned from Leuconostoc mesenteroides. Intracellular sucrose accumulation was achieved either by expression of a sucrose synthase (Susy) from potato or the spinach sucrose transporter (SUT). The data indicate that in both Δsuc2 and the sucrose accumulating strains, the M1FT was able to catalyse fructose polymerisation. In the absence of the predicted M1FT secretion signal, intracellular levan accumulation was significantly enhanced for both sucrose accumulation strains, when grown on minimal media. Interestingly, co-expression of M1FT and SUT resulted in hyper-production and extracellular build-up of levan when grown in rich medium containing sucrose. This study presents the first report of levan production in S. cerevisiae and opens potential avenues for the production of levan using this well established industrial microbe. Furthermore, the work provides interesting perspectives when considering the heterologous expression of sugar polymerizing enzymes in yeast.
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Fialho MB, Simões K, Barros CDA, Pessoni RAB, Braga MR, Figueiredo-Ribeiro RDCL. Production of 6-kestose by the filamentous fungus Gliocladium virens as affected by sucrose concentration. MYCOSCIENCE 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.myc.2012.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sainz-Polo MA, Ramírez-Escudero M, Lafraya A, González B, Marín-Navarro J, Polaina J, Sanz-Aparicio J. Three-dimensional structure of Saccharomyces invertase: role of a non-catalytic domain in oligomerization and substrate specificity. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:9755-9766. [PMID: 23430743 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.446435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Invertase is an enzyme that is widely distributed among plants and microorganisms and that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the disaccharide sucrose into glucose and fructose. Despite the important physiological role of Saccharomyces invertase (SInv) and the historical relevance of this enzyme as a model in early biochemical studies, its structure had not yet been solved. We report here the crystal structure of recombinant SInv at 3.3 Å resolution showing that the enzyme folds into the catalytic β-propeller and β-sandwich domains characteristic of GH32 enzymes. However, SInv displays an unusual quaternary structure. Monomers associate in two different kinds of dimers, which are in turn assembled into an octamer, best described as a tetramer of dimers. Dimerization plays a determinant role in substrate specificity because this assembly sets steric constraints that limit the access to the active site of oligosaccharides of more than four units. Comparative analysis of GH32 enzymes showed that formation of the SInv octamer occurs through a β-sheet extension that seems unique to this enzyme. Interaction between dimers is determined by a short amino acid sequence at the beginning of the β-sandwich domain. Our results highlight the role of the non-catalytic domain in fine-tuning substrate specificity and thus supplement our knowledge of the activity of this important family of enzymes. In turn, this gives a deeper insight into the structural features that rule modularity and protein-carbohydrate recognition.
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- M Angela Sainz-Polo
- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid
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- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física "Rocasolano," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid.
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Verspreet J, Hemdane S, Dornez E, Cuyvers S, Delcour JA, Courtin CM. Maximizing the concentrations of wheat grain fructans in bread by exploring strategies to prevent their yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae )-mediated degradation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:1397-1404. [PMID: 23339519 DOI: 10.1021/jf3050846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The degradation of endogenous wheat grain fructans, oligosaccharides with possible health-promoting potential, during wheat whole meal bread making was investigated, and several strategies to prevent their degradation were evaluated. Up to 78.4 ± 5.2% of the fructans initially present in wheat whole meal were degraded during bread making by the action of yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) invertase. The addition of sucrose to dough delayed fructan degradation but had no effect on final fructan concentrations. However, yeast growth conditions and yeast genotype did have a clear impact. A 3-fold reduction of fructan degradation could be achieved when the commercial bread yeast strain was replaced by yeast strains with lower sucrose degradation activity. Finally, fructan degradation during bread making could be prevented completely by the use of a yeast strain lacking invertase. These results show that the nutritional profile of bread can be enhanced through appropriate yeast technology.
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- Joran Verspreet
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) , Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, Box 2463, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Sainz-Polo MA, Lafraya A, Polo A, Marín-Navarro J, Polaina J, Sanz-Aparicio J. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the invertase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012; 68:1538-41. [PMID: 23192042 PMCID: PMC3509983 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309112044417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae invertase (ScInv) is an enzyme encoded by the SUC2 gene that releases β-fructose from the nonreducing termini of various β-D-fructofuranoside substrates. Its ability to produce 6-kestose by transglycosylation makes this enzyme an interesting research target for applications in industrial biotechnology. The native enzyme, which presents a high degree of oligomerization, was crystallized by vapour-diffusion methods. The crystals belonged to space group P3(1)21, with unit-cell parameters a=268.6, b=268.6, c=224.4 Å. The crystals diffracted to 3.3 Å resolution and gave complete data sets using a synchrotron X-ray source.
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- M. Angela Sainz-Polo
- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física ‘Rocasolano’, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física ‘Rocasolano’, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos, CSIC, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Cristalografía y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Química-Física ‘Rocasolano’, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Constitutive high-level expression of a codon-optimized β-fructosidase gene from the hyperthermophile Thermotoga maritima in Pichia pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 97:1201-12. [PMID: 22821437 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4270-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 06/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Enzymes for use in the sugar industry are preferred to be thermotolerant. In this study, a synthetic codon-optimized gene encoding a highly thermostable β-fructosidase (BfrA, EC 3.2.1.26) from the bacterium Thermotoga maritima was expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris. The gradual increase of the transgene dosage from one to four copies under the control of the constitutive glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter had an additive effect on BfrA yield without causing cell toxicity. Maximal values of cell biomass (115 g/l, dry weight) and overall invertase activity (241 U/ml) were reached at 72 h in fed-batch fermentations using cane sugar as the main carbon source for growth. Secretion driven by the Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-factor signal peptide resulted in periplasmic retention (44 %) and extracellular release (56 %) of BfrA. The presence of N-linked oligosaccharides did not influence the optimal activity, thermal stability, kinetic properties, substrate specificity, and exo-type action mode of the yeast-secreted BfrA in comparison to the native unglycosylated enzyme. Complete inversion of cane sugar at initial concentration of 60 % (w/v) was achieved by periplasmic BfrA in undisrupted cells reacting at pH 5.5 and 70 °C, with average productivity of 4.4 g of substrate hydrolyzed per grams of biomass (wet weight) per hour. The high yield of fully active glycosylated BfrA here attained by recombinant P. pastoris in a low-cost fermentation process appears to be attractive for the large-scale production of this thermostable enzyme useful for the manufacture of inverted sugar syrup.
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Abstract
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are a family of structurally diverse unconjugated glycans that are highly abundant in and unique to human milk. Originally, HMOs were discovered as a prebiotic "bifidus factor" that serves as a metabolic substrate for desired bacteria and shapes an intestinal microbiota composition with health benefits for the breast-fed neonate. Today, HMOs are known to be more than just "food for bugs". An accumulating body of evidence suggests that HMOs are antiadhesive antimicrobials that serve as soluble decoy receptors, prevent pathogen attachment to infant mucosal surfaces and lower the risk for viral, bacterial and protozoan parasite infections. In addition, HMOs may modulate epithelial and immune cell responses, reduce excessive mucosal leukocyte infiltration and activation, lower the risk for necrotizing enterocolitis and provide the infant with sialic acid as a potentially essential nutrient for brain development and cognition. Most data, however, stem from in vitro, ex vivo or animal studies and occasionally from association studies in mother-infant cohorts. Powered, randomized and controlled intervention studies will be needed to confirm relevance for human neonates. The first part of this review introduces the pioneers in HMO research, outlines HMO structural diversity and describes what is known about HMO biosynthesis in the mother's mammary gland and their metabolism in the breast-fed infant. The second part highlights the postulated beneficial effects of HMO for the breast-fed neonate, compares HMOs with oligosaccharides in the milk of other mammals and in infant formula and summarizes the current roadblocks and future opportunities for HMO research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lars Bode
- Division of Neonatology and Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
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