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Hormigo D, Del Arco J, Acosta J, Fürst MJLJ, Fernández-Lucas J. Engineering a Bifunctional Fusion Purine/Pyrimidine Nucleoside Phosphorylase for the Production of Nucleoside Analogs. Biomolecules 2024; 14:1196. [PMID: 39334962 DOI: 10.3390/biom14091196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2024] [Revised: 09/17/2024] [Accepted: 09/17/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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Nucleoside phosphorylases (NPs) are pivotal enzymes in the salvage pathway, catalyzing the reversible phosphorolysis of nucleosides to produce nucleobases and α-D-ribose 1-phosphate. Due to their efficiency in catalyzing nucleoside synthesis from purine or pyrimidine bases, these enzymes hold significant industrial importance in the production of nucleoside-based drugs. Given that the thermodynamic equilibrium for purine NPs (PNPs) is favorable for nucleoside synthesis-unlike pyrimidine NPs (PyNPs, UP, and TP)-multi-enzymatic systems combining PNPs with PyNPs, UPs, or TPs are commonly employed in the synthesis of nucleoside analogs. In this study, we report the first development of two engineered bifunctional fusion enzymes, created through the genetic fusion of purine nucleoside phosphorylase I (PNP I) and thymidine phosphorylase (TP) from Thermus thermophilus. These fusion constructs, PNP I/TP-His and TP/PNP I-His, provide an innovative one-pot, single-step alternative to traditional multi-enzymatic synthesis approaches. Interestingly, both fusion enzymes retain phosphorolytic activity for both purine and pyrimidine nucleosides, demonstrating significant activity at elevated temperatures (60-90 °C) and within a pH range of 6-8. Additionally, both enzymes exhibit high thermal stability, maintaining approximately 80-100% of their activity when incubated at 60-80 °C over extended periods. Furthermore, the transglycosylation capabilities of the fusion enzymes were explored, demonstrating successful catalysis between purine (2'-deoxy)ribonucleosides and pyrimidine bases, and vice versa. To optimize reaction conditions, the effects of pH and temperature on transglycosylation activity were systematically examined. Finally, as a proof of concept, these fusion enzymes were successfully employed in the synthesis of various purine and pyrimidine ribonucleoside and 2'-deoxyribonucleoside analogs, underscoring their potential as versatile biocatalysts in nucleoside-based drug synthesis.
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- Daniel Hormigo
- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain
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- Molecular Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Feringa Building, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain
- Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, GICNEX, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 #55-66, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C. de José Antonio Novais, 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Bychek IA, Zenchenko AA, Kostromina MA, Khisamov MM, Solyev PN, Esipov RS, Mikhailov SN, Varizhuk IV. Bacterial Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylases from Mesophilic and Thermophilic Sources: Characterization of Their Interaction with Natural Nucleosides and Modified Arabinofuranoside Analogues. Biomolecules 2024; 14:1069. [PMID: 39334837 DOI: 10.3390/biom14091069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2024] [Revised: 08/20/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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The enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside derivatives is an important alternative to multi-step chemical methods traditionally used for this purpose. Despite several undeniable advantages of the enzymatic approach, there are a number of factors limiting its application, such as the limited substrate specificity of enzymes, the need to work at fairly low concentrations, and the physicochemical properties of substrates-for example, low solubility. This research conducted by our group is dedicated to the advantages and limitations of using purine nucleoside phosphorylases (PNPs), the main enzymes for the metabolic reutilization of purines, in the synthesis of modified nucleoside analogues. In our work, the substrate specificity of PNP from various bacterial sources (mesophilic and thermophilic) was studied, and the effect of substrate, increased temperature, and the presence of organic solvents on the conversion rate was investigated.
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- Irina A Bychek
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Schollmeyer J, Waldburger S, Njo K, Yehia H, Kurreck A, Neubauer P, Riedel SL. Bioprocess development to produce a hyperthermostable S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine phosphorylase in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023; 120:3322-3334. [PMID: 37574915 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28526] [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: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Nucleoside phosphorylases are important biocatalysts for the chemo-enzymatic synthesis of nucleosides and their analogs which are, among others, used for the treatment of viral infections or cancer. S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine phosphorylases (MTAP) are a group of nucleoside phosphorylases and the thermostable MTAP of Aeropyrum pernix (ApMTAP) was described to accept a wide range of modified nucleosides as substrates. Therefore, it is an interesting biocatalyst for the synthesis of nucleoside analogs for industrial and therapeutic applications. To date, thermostable nucleoside phosphorylases were produced in shake flask cultivations using complex media. The drawback of this approach is low volumetric protein yields which hamper the wide-spread application of the thermostable nucleoside phosphorylases in large scale. High cell density (HCD) cultivations allow the production of recombinant proteins with high volumetric yields, as final optical densities >100 can be achieved. Therefore, in this study, we developed a suitable protocol for HCD cultivations of ApMTAP. Initially, optimum expression conditions were determined in 24-well plates using a fed-batch medium. Subsequently, HCD cultivations were performed using E. coli BL21-Gold cells, by employing a glucose-limited fed-batch strategy. Comparing different growth rates in stirred-tank bioreactors, cultivations revealed that growth at maximum growth rates until induction resulted in the highest yields of ApMTAP. On a 500-mL scale, final cell dry weights of 87.1-90.1 g L-1 were observed together with an overproduction of ApMTAP in a 1.9%-3.8% ratio of total protein. Compared to initially applied shake flask cultivations with terrific broth (TB) medium the volumetric yield increased by a factor of 136. After the purification of ApMTAP via heat treatment and affinity chromatography, a purity of more than 90% was determined. Activity testing revealed specific activities in the range of 0.21 ± 0.11 (low growth rate) to 3.99 ± 1.02 U mg-1 (growth at maximum growth rate). Hence, growth at maximum growth rate led to both an increased expression of the target protein and an increased specific enzyme activity. This study paves the way towards the application of thermostable nucleoside phosphorylases in industrial applications due to an improved heterologous expression in Escherichia coli.
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- Julia Schollmeyer
- Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
- BioNukleo GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
- BioNukleo GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
- BioNukleo GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Berlin, Germany
- Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Department VIII - Mechanical Engineering, Event Technology and Process Engineering, Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Berlin, Germany
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Dyzma A, Wielgus-Kutrowska B, Girstun A, Matošević ZJ, Staroń K, Bertoša B, Trylska J, Bzowska A. Trimeric Architecture Ensures the Stability and Biological Activity of the Calf Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase: In Silico and In Vitro Studies of Monomeric and Trimeric Forms of the Enzyme. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032157. [PMID: 36768477 PMCID: PMC9916683 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Mammalian purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) is biologically active as a homotrimer, in which each monomer catalyzes a reaction independently of the others. To answer the question of why the native PNP forms a trimeric structure, we constructed, in silico and in vitro, the monomeric form of the enzyme. Molecular dynamics simulations showed different geometries of the active site in the non-mutated trimeric and monomeric PNP forms, which suggested that the active site in the isolated monomer could be non-functional. To confirm this hypothesis, six amino acids located at the interface of the subunits were selected and mutated to alanines to disrupt the trimer and obtain a monomer (6Ala PNP). The effects of these mutations on the enzyme structure, stability, conformational dynamics, and activity were examined. The solution experiments confirmed that the 6Ala PNP mutant occurs mainly as a monomer, with a secondary structure almost identical to the wild type, WT PNP, and importantly, it shows no enzymatic activity. Simulations confirmed that, although the secondary structure of the 6Ala monomer is similar to the WT PNP, the positions of the amino acids building the 6Ala PNP active site significantly differ. These data suggest that a trimeric structure is necessary to stabilize the geometry of the active site of this enzyme.
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- Alicja Dyzma
- Division of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Correspondence: (B.W.-K.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2c, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Biophysics, Institute of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Correspondence: (B.W.-K.); (A.B.)
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Industrial potential of the enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside analogs: existing challenges and perspectives. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2022; 78:102829. [PMID: 36332344 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nucleoside phosphorylases have progressed from an enzymatic curiosity to a viable synthetic tool. However, despite the recent advances in nucleoside phosphorylase-catalyzed nucleoside synthesis, the widespread application of these enzymes in industrial processes is still lacking. We attribute this gap to three key challenges, which are outlined in this short review. To address these persistent obstacles, we believe that biocatalytic nucleoside synthesis needs to embrace interdisciplinary partnerships with the fields of organic chemistry, process engineering, and flow chemistry.
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Zayats EA, Fateev IV, Kostromina MA, Abramchik YA, Lykoshin DD, Yurovskaya DO, Timofeev VI, Berzina MY, Eletskaya BZ, Konstantinova ID, Esipov RS. Rational Mutagenesis in the Lid Domain of Ribokinase from E. coli Results in an Order of Magnitude Increase in Activity towards D-arabinose. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012540. [PMID: 36293391 PMCID: PMC9604405 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Development of efficient approaches for the production of medically important nucleosides is a highly relevant challenge for biotechnology. In particular, cascade synthesis of arabinosides would allow relatively easy production of various cytostatic and antiviral drugs. However, the biocatalyst necessary for this approach, ribokinase from Escherichia coli (EcoRK), has a very low activity towards D-arabinose, making the synthesis using the state-of-art native enzyme technologically unfeasible. Here, we report the results of our enzyme design project, dedicated to engineering a mutant form of EcoRK with elevated activity towards arabinose. Analysis of the active site structure has allowed us to hypothesize the reasons behind the low EcoRK activity towards arabinose and select feasible mutations. Enzyme assay and kinetic studies have shown that the A98G mutation has caused a large 15-fold increase in kcat and 1.5-fold decrease in KM for arabinose phosphorylation. As a proof of concept, we have performed the cascade synthesis of 2-chloroadenine arabinoside utilizing the A98G mutant with 10-fold lower amount of enzyme compared to the wild type without any loss of synthesis efficiency. Our results are valuable both for the development of new technologies of synthesis of modified nucleosides and providing insight into the structural reasons behind EcoRK substrate specificity.
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Cruz G, Acosta J, Del Arco J, Clemente-Suárez VJ, Deroncele V, Fernández-Lucas J. Enzyme‐mediated synthesis of Molnupiravir: paving the way for the application of biocatalysis in pharmaceutical industry. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Guillermo Cruz
- Universidad Europea de Madrid SLU Applied Biotechnology Group SPAIN
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- Universidad Europea: Universidad Europea de Madrid SLU Applied Biotechnology Group SPAIN
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- Universidad Europea de Madrid SLU Applied Biotechnology Group SPAIN
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- Universidad Europea de Madrid Research and docotoral school C/ Tajo s/n 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón Madrid SPAIN
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Kaspar F, Seeger M, Westarp S, Köllmann C, Lehmann AP, Pausch P, Kemper S, Neubauer P, Bange G, Schallmey A, Werz DB, Kurreck A. Diversification of 4′-Methylated Nucleosides by Nucleoside Phosphorylases. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Felix Kaspar
- Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty III Process Sciences, Technische Universität Berlin, Ackerstraße 76, 13355 Berlin, Germany
- BioNukleo GmbH, Ackerstraße 76, 13349 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty III Process Sciences, Technische Universität Berlin, Ackerstraße 76, 13355 Berlin, Germany
- BioNukleo GmbH, Ackerstraße 76, 13349 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) & Department of Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 6, C07, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty III Process Sciences, Technische Universität Berlin, Ackerstraße 76, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO) & Department of Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 6, C07, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty III Process Sciences, Technische Universität Berlin, Ackerstraße 76, 13355 Berlin, Germany
- BioNukleo GmbH, Ackerstraße 76, 13349 Berlin, Germany
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Multi-Enzymatic Cascades in the Synthesis of Modified Nucleosides: Comparison of the Thermophilic and Mesophilic Pathways. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11040586. [PMID: 33923608 PMCID: PMC8073115 DOI: 10.3390/biom11040586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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A comparative study of the possibilities of using ribokinase → phosphopentomutase → nucleoside phosphorylase cascades in the synthesis of modified nucleosides was carried out. Recombinant phosphopentomutase from Thermus thermophilus HB27 was obtained for the first time: a strain producing a soluble form of the enzyme was created, and a method for its isolation and chromatographic purification was developed. It was shown that cascade syntheses of modified nucleosides can be carried out both by the mesophilic and thermophilic routes from D-pentoses: ribose, 2-deoxyribose, arabinose, xylose, and 2-deoxy-2-fluoroarabinose. The efficiency of 2-chloradenine nucleoside synthesis decreases in the following order: Rib (92), dRib (74), Ara (66), F-Ara (8), and Xyl (2%) in 30 min for mesophilic enzymes. For thermophilic enzymes: Rib (76), dRib (62), Ara (32), F-Ara (<1), and Xyl (2%) in 30 min. Upon incubation of the reaction mixtures for a day, the amounts of 2-chloroadenine riboside (thermophilic cascade), 2-deoxyribosides (both cascades), and arabinoside (mesophilic cascade) decreased roughly by half. The conversion of the base to 2-fluoroarabinosides and xylosides continued to increase in both cases and reached 20-40%. Four nucleosides were quantitatively produced by a cascade of enzymes from D-ribose and D-arabinose. The ribosides of 8-azaguanine (thermophilic cascade) and allopurinol (mesophilic cascade) were synthesized. For the first time, D-arabinosides of 2-chloro-6-methoxypurine and 2-fluoro-6-methoxypurine were synthesized using the mesophilic cascade. Despite the relatively small difference in temperatures when performing the cascade reactions (50 and 80 °C), the rate of product formation in the reactions with Escherichia coli enzymes was significantly higher. E. coli enzymes also provided a higher content of the target products in the reaction mixture. Therefore, they are more appropriate for use in the polyenzymatic synthesis of modified nucleosides.
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Kaspar F, Neubauer P, Kurreck A. The Peculiar Case of the Hyper-thermostable Pyrimidine Nucleoside Phosphorylase from Thermus thermophilus*. Chembiochem 2021; 22:1385-1390. [PMID: 33258231 PMCID: PMC8247850 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The poor solubility of many nucleosides and nucleobases in aqueous solution demands harsh reaction conditions (base, heat, cosolvent) in nucleoside phosphorylase-catalyzed processes to facilitate substrate loading beyond the low millimolar range. This, in turn, requires enzymes that can withstand these conditions. Herein, we report that the pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase from Thermus thermophilus is active over an exceptionally broad pH (4-10), temperature (up to 100 °C) and cosolvent space (up to 80 % (v/v) nonaqueous medium), and displays tremendous stability under harsh reaction conditions with predicted total turnover numbers of more than 106 for various pyrimidine nucleosides. However, its use as a biocatalyst for preparative applications is critically limited due to its inhibition by nucleobases at low concentrations, which is unprecedented among nonspecific pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylases.
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- Felix Kaspar
- Department of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess EngineeringTechnische Universität BerlinStraße des 17. Juni 13510623BerlinGermany
- BioNukleo GmbHAckerstraße 7613355BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess EngineeringTechnische Universität BerlinStraße des 17. Juni 13510623BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chair of Bioprocess EngineeringTechnische Universität BerlinStraße des 17. Juni 13510623BerlinGermany
- BioNukleo GmbHAckerstraße 7613355BerlinGermany
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Timofeev VI, Fateev IV, Kostromina MA, Abramchik YA, Konstantinova ID, Volkov VV, Lykoshin DD, Mikheeva OO, Muravieva TI, Esipov RS, Kuranova IP. The comparative analysis of the properties and structures of purine nucleoside phosphorylases from thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 40:3626-3641. [PMID: 33225840 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1848628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Two recombinant purine nucleoside phosphorylases from thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27 encoded by genes TT_C1070 (TthPNPI) and TT_C0194 (TthPNPII) were purified and characterized. The comparative analysis of their sequences, molecular weight, enzymes specificity and kinetics of the catalyzed reaction were realized. As a result, it was determined that the TthPNPI is specific to guanosine while the TthPNPII to adenosine. According to the results of the size exclusion chromatography and SAXS study both enzymes are hexameric molecules. Based on the sequence alignment with homologous purine nucleoside phosphorylases (PNPs), Asn was identified as a purine base recognizing residue in the active site of TthPNPI and Asp in TthPNPII. The three-dimensional structure of TthPNPII was solved at 2.5 Å resolution by molecular replacement method using crystals grown in microgravity. Position of phosphate in the active site cavity is located. The possible arrangement of adenosine and guanosine in TthPNPII active site cavity is considered using superposition with the structures of homologous trimeric and hexameric PNPs complexed with corresponding substrates. The peculiarities of oligomeric structure of TthPNPII in comparison with homologous PNPs are described. It is shown that two trimeric molecules of TthPNPII in the asymmetric part of the unit cell are connected by three two-fold axis into a hexamer with 32-point symmetry. This type of hexameric structure of PNP is found for the first time. The interface area between the subunits in trimeric molecule and between the trimers in TthPNPII hexamer is described.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Vladimir I Timofeev
- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics" of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics" of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics" of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Acosta J, Del Arco J, Pisabarro V, Gago F, Fernández-Lucas J. N-Ribosyltransferase From Archaeoglobus veneficus: A Novel Halotolerant and Thermostable Biocatalyst for the Synthesis of Purine Ribonucleoside Analogs. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:593. [PMID: 32612982 PMCID: PMC7308715 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Nucleoside-2′-deoxyribosyl-transferases (NDTs) catalyze a transglycosylation reaction consisting of the exchange of the 2′-deoxyribose moiety between a purine and/or pyrimidine nucleoside and a purine and/or pyrimidine base. Because NDTs are highly specific for 2′-deoxyribonucleosides they generally display poor activity on modified C2′ and C3′ nucleosides and this limitation hampers their applicability as biocatalysts for the synthesis of modified nucleosides. We now report the production and purification of a novel NDT from Archaeoglobus veneficus that is endowed with native ribosyltransferase activity and hence it is more properly classified as an N-ribosyltransferase (AvNRT). Biophysical and biochemical characterization revealed that AvNRT is a homotetramer that displays maximum activity at 80°C and pH 6 and shows remarkably high stability at high temperatures (60–80°C). In addition, the activity of AvNRT was found to increase up to 2-fold in 4 M NaCl aqueous solution and to be retained in the presence of several water-miscible organic solvents. For completeness, and as a proof of concept for possible industrial applications, this thermophilic and halotolerant biocatalyst was successfully employed in the synthesis of different purine ribonucleoside analogs.
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- Javier Acosta
- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and "IQM-CSIC Associated Unit", School of Medicine and Health Sciences University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Madrid, Spain.,Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, GICNEX, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Barranquilla, Colombia
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Kamel S, Thiele I, Neubauer P, Wagner A. Thermophilic nucleoside phosphorylases: Their properties, characteristics and applications. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2020; 1868:140304. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2019.140304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Zhou X, Yan W, Zhang C, Yang Z, Neubauer P, Mikhailopulo IA, Huang Z. Biocatalytic synthesis of seleno-, thio- and chloro-nucleobase modified nucleosides by thermostable nucleoside phosphorylases. CATAL COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sekowska A, Ashida H, Danchin A. Revisiting the methionine salvage pathway and its paralogues. Microb Biotechnol 2019; 12:77-97. [PMID: 30306718 PMCID: PMC6302742 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Methionine is essential for life. Its chemistry makes it fragile in the presence of oxygen. Aerobic living organisms have selected a salvage pathway (the MSP) that uses dioxygen to regenerate methionine, associated to a ratchet-like step that prevents methionine back degradation. Here, we describe the variation on this theme, developed across the tree of life. Oxygen appeared long after life had developed on Earth. The canonical MSP evolved from ancestors that used both predecessors of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (RuBisCO) and methanethiol in intermediate steps. We document how these likely promiscuous pathways were also used to metabolize the omnipresent by-products of S-adenosylmethionine radical enzymes as well as the aromatic and isoprene skeleton of quinone electron acceptors.
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- Agnieszka Sekowska
- Institute of Cardiometabolism and NutritionHôpital de la Pitié‐SalpêtrièreParisFrance
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- Graduate School of Human Development and EnvironmentKobe UniversityKobeJapan
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- Institute of Cardiometabolism and NutritionHôpital de la Pitié‐SalpêtrièreParisFrance
- Institute of Synthetic BiologyShenzhen Institutes of Advanced StudiesShenzhenChina
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Crystallographic snapshots of ligand binding to hexameric purine nucleoside phosphorylase and kinetic studies give insight into the mechanism of catalysis. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15427. [PMID: 30337572 PMCID: PMC6193948 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33723-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) catalyses the cleavage of the glycosidic bond of purine nucleosides using phosphate instead of water as a second substrate. PNP from Escherichia coli is a homohexamer, build as a trimer of dimers, and each subunit can be in two conformations, open or closed. This conformational change is induced by the presence of phosphate substrate, and very likely a required step for the catalysis. Closing one active site strongly affects the others, by a yet unclear mechanism and order of events. Kinetic and ligand binding studies show strong negative cooperativity between subunits. Here, for the first time, we managed to monitor the sequence of nucleoside binding to individual subunits in the crystal structures of the wild-type enzyme, showing that first the closed sites, not the open ones, are occupied by the nucleoside. However, two mutations within the active site, Asp204Ala/Arg217Ala, are enough not only to significantly reduce the effectiveness of the enzyme, but also reverse the sequence of the nucleoside binding. In the mutant the open sites, neighbours in a dimer of those in the closed conformation, are occupied as first. This demonstrates how important for the effective catalysis of Escherichia coli PNP is proper subunit cooperation.
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Kamel S, Weiß M, Klare HF, Mikhailopulo IA, Neubauer P, Wagner A. Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of α-d-pentofuranose-1-phosphates using thermostable pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylases. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2018.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Sinitsyna EV, Timofeev VI, Zhukhlistova NE, Muravieva TI, Kostromina MA, Esipov RS, Kuranova IP. Crystallization and Preliminary X-ray Diffraction Study of Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase from the Thermophilic Bacterium Thermus thermophilus Strain HB27. CRYSTALLOGR REP+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1063774518050279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Del Arco J, Fernández-Lucas J. Purine and pyrimidine salvage pathway in thermophiles: a valuable source of biocatalysts for the industrial production of nucleic acid derivatives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:7805-7820. [PMID: 30027492 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9242-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Due to their similarity to natural counterparts, nucleic acid derivatives (nucleobases, nucleosides, and nucleotides, among others) are interesting molecules for pharmaceutical, biomedical, or food industries. For this reason, there is increasing worldwide demand for the development of efficient synthetic processes for these compounds. Chemical synthetic methodologies require numerous protection-deprotection steps and often lead to the presence of undesirable by-products or enantiomeric mixtures. These methods also require harsh operating conditions, such as the use of organic solvents and hazard reagents. Conversely, enzymatic production by whole cells or enzymes improves regio-, stereo-, and enantioselectivity and provides an eco-friendly alternative. Because of their essential role in purine and pyrimidine scavenging, enzymes from purine and pyrimidine salvage pathways are valuable candidates for the synthesis of many different nucleic acid components. In recent years, many different enzymes from these routes, such as nucleoside phosphorylases, nucleoside kinases, 2'-deoxyribosyltransferases, phosphoribosyl transferases, or deaminases, have been successfully employed as biocatalysts in the production of nucleobase, nucleoside, or nucleotide analogs. Due to their great activity and stability at extremely high temperatures, the use of enzymes from thermophiles in industrial biocatalysis is gaining momentum. Thermophilic enzymes not only display unique characteristics such as temperature, chemical, and pH stability but also provide many different advantages from an industrial perspective. This mini-review aims to cover the most representative enzymatic approaches for the synthesis of nucleic acid derivatives. In this regard, we provide detailed comments about enzymes involved in crucial steps of purine and pyrimidine salvage pathways in thermophiles, as well as their biological role, biochemical characterization, active site mechanism, and substrate specificity. In addition, the most interesting synthetic examples reported in the literature are also included.
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- Jon Del Arco
- Applied Biotechnology Group, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, c/ Tajo, s/n, E-28670, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, c/ Tajo, s/n, E-28670, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain. .,Grupo de Investigación en Desarrollo Agroindustrial Sostenible, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 #55-66, Barranquilla, Colombia.
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Del Arco J, Cejudo-Sanches J, Esteban I, Clemente-Suárez VJ, Hormigo D, Perona A, Fernández-Lucas J. Enzymatic production of dietary nucleotides from low-soluble purine bases by an efficient, thermostable and alkali-tolerant biocatalyst. Food Chem 2017; 237:605-611. [PMID: 28764042 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.05.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Traditionally, enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside-5'-monophosphates (5'-NMPs) using low water-soluble purine bases has been described as less efficient due to their low solubility in aqueous media. The use of enzymes from extremophiles, such as thermophiles or alkaliphiles, offers the potential to increase solubilisation of these bases by employing high temperatures or alkaline pH. This study describes the cloning, expression and purification of hypoxanthine-guanine-xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase from Thermus thermophilus (TtHGXPRT). Biochemical characterization indicates TtHGXPRT as a homotetramer with excellent activity and stability across a broad range of temperatures (50-90°C) and ionic strengths (0-500mMNaCl), but it also reveals an unusually high activity and stability under alkaline conditions (pH range 8-11). In order to explore the potential of TtHGXPRT as an industrial biocatalyst, enzymatic production of several dietary 5'-NMPs, such as 5'-GMP and 5'-IMP, was carried out at high concentrations of guanine and hypoxanthine.
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- J Del Arco
- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Calle Tajo, s/n, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Calle Tajo, s/n, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Calle Tajo, s/n, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Calle Tajo, s/n, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Calle Tajo, s/n, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Calle Tajo, s/n, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Biotechnology Group, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Urbanización El Bosque, Calle Tajo, s/n, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Desarrollo Agroindustrial Sostenible, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Colombia.
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Zhou X, Mikhailopulo IA, Cruz Bournazou MN, Neubauer P. Immobilization of thermostable nucleoside phosphorylases on MagReSyn® epoxide microspheres and their application for the synthesis of 2,6-dihalogenated purine nucleosides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Unique substrate specificity of purine nucleoside phosphorylases from Thermus thermophilus. Extremophiles 2013; 17:505-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0535-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhou X, Szeker K, Janocha B, Böhme T, Albrecht D, Mikhailopulo IA, Neubauer P. Recombinant purine nucleoside phosphorylases from thermophiles: preparation, properties and activity towards purine and pyrimidine nucleosides. FEBS J 2013; 280:1475-90. [PMID: 23332162 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Revised: 01/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Thermostable nucleoside phosphorylases are attractive biocatalysts for the synthesis of modified nucleosides. Hence we report on the recombinant expression of three 'high molecular mass' purine nucleoside phosphorylases (PNPs) derived from the thermophilic bacteria Deinococcus geothermalis, Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius and from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Aeropyrum pernix (5'-methythioadenosine phosphorylase; ApMTAP). Thermostability studies, kinetic analysis and substrate specificities are reported. The PNPs were stable at their optimal temperatures (DgPNP, 55 °C; GtPNP, 70 °C; ApMTAP, activity rising to 99 °C). Substrate properties were investigated for natural purine nucleosides [adenosine, inosine and their C2'-deoxy counterparts (activity within 50-500 U·mg(-1))], analogues with 2'-amino modified 2'-deoxy-adenosine and -inosine (within 0.1-3 U·mg(-1)) as well as 2'-deoxy-2'-fluoroadenosine (9) and its C2'-arabino diastereomer (10, within 0.01-0.03 U·mg(-1)). Our results reveal that the structure of the heterocyclic base (e.g. adenine or hypoxanthine) can play a critical role in the phosphorolysis reaction. The implications of this finding may be helpful for reaction mechanism studies or optimization of reaction conditions. Unexpectedly, the diastereomeric 2'-deoxyfluoro adenine ribo- and arabino-nucleosides displayed similar substrate properties. Moreover, cytidine and 2'-deoxycytidine were found to be moderate substrates of the prepared PNPs, with substrate activities in a range similar to those determined for 2'-deoxyfluoro adenine nucleosides 9 and 10. C2'-modified nucleosides are accepted as substrates by all recombinant enzymes studied, making these enzymes promising biocatalysts for the synthesis of modified nucleosides. Indeed, the prepared PNPs performed well in preliminary transglycosylation reactions resulting in the synthesis of 2'-deoxyfluoro adenine ribo- and arabino- nucleosides in moderate yield (24%).
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- Xinrui Zhou
- Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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De Benedetti EC, Rivero CW, Britos CN, Lozano ME, Trelles JA. Biotransformation of 2,6-diaminopurine nucleosides by immobilized Geobacillus stearothermophilus. Biotechnol Prog 2012; 28:1251-6. [PMID: 22837142 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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An efficient and green bioprocess to obtain 2,6-diaminopurine nucleosides using thermophilic bacteria is herein reported. Geobacillus stearothermophilus CECT 43 showed a conversion rate of 90 and 83% at 2 h to obtain 2,6-diaminopurine-2'-deoxyriboside and 2,6-diaminopurine riboside, respectively. The selected biocatalyst was successfully stabilized in an agarose matrix and used to produce up to 23.4 g of 2,6-diaminopurine-2'-deoxyriboside in 240 h of process. These nucleoside analogues can be used as prodrug precursors or in antisense oligonucleotide synthesis.
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- Eliana C De Benedetti
- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Biotecnología Sustentable, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Roque Saenz Peña 352, Bernal B1868BXD, Argentina
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Rivero CW, De Benedetti EC, Sambeth JE, Lozano ME, Trelles JA. Biosynthesis of anti-HCV compounds using thermophilic microorganisms. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:6059-62. [PMID: 22959520 PMCID: PMC7125738 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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This work describes the application of thermophilic microorganisms for obtaining 6-halogenated purine nucleosides. Biosynthesis of 6-chloropurine-2′-deoxyriboside and 6-chloropurine riboside was achieved by Geobacillus stearothermophilus CECT 43 with a conversion of 90% and 68%, respectively. Furthermore, the selected microorganism was satisfactorily stabilized by immobilization in an agarose matrix. This biocatalyst can be reused at least 70 times without significant loss of activity, obtaining 379 mg/L of 6-chloropurine-2′-deoxyriboside. The obtained compounds can be used as antiviral agents.
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- Cintia W Rivero
- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Biotecnología Sustentable (LIBioS), Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Roque Saenz Peña 352, Bernal (B1868BXD), Argentina
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