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Kham NNN, Phovisay S, Unban K, Kanpiengjai A, Saenjum C, Lumyong S, Shetty K, Khanongnuch C. A Thermotolerant Yeast Cyberlindnera rhodanensis DK Isolated from Laphet-so Capable of Extracellular Thermostable β-Glucosidase Production. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:243. [PMID: 38667914 PMCID: PMC11051217 DOI: 10.3390/jof10040243] [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: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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This study aims to utilize the microbial resources found within Laphet-so, a traditional fermented tea in Myanmar. A total of 18 isolates of thermotolerant yeasts were obtained from eight samples of Laphet-so collected from southern Shan state, Myanmar. All isolates demonstrated the tannin tolerance, and six isolates were resistant to 5% (w/v) tannin concentration. All 18 isolates were capable of carboxy-methyl cellulose (CMC) degrading, but only the isolate DK showed ethanol production at 45 °C noticed by gas formation. This ethanol producing yeast was identified to be Cyberlindnera rhodanensis based on the sequence analysis of the D1/D2 domain on rRNA gene. C. rhodanensis DK produced 1.70 ± 0.01 U of thermostable extracellular β-glucosidase when cultured at 37 °C for 24 h using 0.5% (w/v) CMC as a carbon source. The best two carbon sources for extracellular β-glucosidase production were found to be either xylose or xylan, with β-glucosidase activity of 3.07-3.08 U/mL when the yeast was cultivated in the yeast malt extract (YM) broth containing either 1% (w/v) xylose or xylan as a sole carbon source at 37 °C for 48 h. The optimal medium compositions for enzyme production predicted by Plackett-Burman design and central composite design (CCD) was composed of yeast extract 5.83 g/L, peptone 10.81 g/L and xylose 20.20 g/L, resulting in a production of 7.96 U/mL, while the medium composed (g/L) of yeast extract 5.79, peptone 13.68 and xylan 20.16 gave 9.45 ± 0.03 U/mL for 48 h cultivation at 37 °C. Crude β-glucosidase exhibited a remarkable stability of 100%, 88% and 75% stable for 3 h at 35, 45 and 55 °C, respectively.
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- Nang Nwet Noon Kham
- Division of Biotechnology, School of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; (N.N.N.K.); (S.P.)
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- Division of Biotechnology, School of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand; (N.N.N.K.); (S.P.)
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- Division of Food Science and Technology, School of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand;
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- Division of Biochemistry and Biochemical Innovation, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
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- Global Institute of Food Security and International Agriculture (GIFSIA), Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
- Research Center for Multidisciplinary Approaches to Miang, Multidisciplinary Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Research Center for Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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Ramanathan N, Sreeramulu B, Mani M, Sundaram J. Potential of insect endogenous cellulases for lignocellulosic break down deciphered using molecular docking studies. Nat Prod Res 2023:1-9. [PMID: 37967019 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2280169] [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: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Insects possess cellulolytic system capable of producing variegate enzymes with multifarious specificities to break down complex lignocellulosic products. Astonishingly, endoglucanases, exoglucanases and β-glycosidases act sequentially in a synergistic system to facilitate the breakdown of cellulose to utilisable energy source glucose. In silico docking studies of endo-β-1,4-glucanase from 19 different insects belonging to six different orders identified that it possesses high affinity for all the six substrates, including CMC, cellulose, cellotriose, cellotetraose, cellopentose and cellohexaose. Additionally, β-glucosidase from nearly all the reported insect sources also showed considerable affinity towards cellobiose. Van der Waals, conventional hydrogen bonds and carbon-hydrogen bonds stabilise the interaction between the enzyme and different substrates. Molecular dynamics simulations also held up the stability of various complexes. Efficient breakdown of lignocelluloses-based substrates becoming a major focus of industrial and academic communities worldwide, this study can perhaps complement the propensity of insect cellulases for prospected applications.
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Biochemical characterization of the β-glucosidase Glu1B from Coptotermes formosanus produced in Pichia pastoris. Enzyme Microb Technol 2022; 163:110155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.110155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Huang YX, Yang JW, Wang Z. Nano-optical method for transforming a single yeast cell using exogenous genes. RSC Adv 2022; 12:31846-31854. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ra05474d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We report a highly efficient nano-optical method for transforming a single yeast cell using exogenous genes.
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- Yao-Xiong Huang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ji Nan University, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ji Nan University, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ji Nan University, Guangzhou, China 510632
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SUN Y, CUI X, WANG Z. Characterization of a rutin-hydrolyzing enzyme with β-glucosidase activity from tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tartaricum) seeds. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.42822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Yao SUN
- Shanxi University, China; Taiyuan Institute of Technology, China
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Kambiré MS, Gnanwa JM, Boa D, Kouadio EJP, Kouamé LP. Modeling of enzymatic activity of free β-glucosidase from palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum Linn. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae: Effects of pH and temperature. Biophys Chem 2021; 276:106611. [PMID: 34098161 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum L., is an important pest of palm trees (Elaeis guineensis) around the tropical regions. Characterization of their digestive enzymes could be an important stage to develop appropriate pest control strategies. Study of these enzymes could also be of interest in different biotechnological applications. Among digestive enzymes, there is β-glucosidase which hydrolytically catalyzes the β-glycosidic linkage of glycosides. In the present work, the catalytic activity of β-glucosidase in the digestive juice of last larval instar of R. palmarum L. (Rpbgl) has been investigated using p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (pNPG) as substrate. The "classical" physico-chemical properties for purified Rpbgl have been determined by the help of enzymatic activity modeling. Thus, the values of (325.4 ± 0.2) K, 5.28 ± 0.07 and (37.9 ± 0.6) kJ mol-1 were obtained for optimum temperature, optimum pH and activation energy, respectively. The pK values for enzyme-substrate complex are 4.25 ± 0.07 and 6.20 ± 0.07 for nucleophile and the proton donor, respectively. Enzyme kinetics study was also performed and the values of (127 ± 6) U mg-1 and (0.78 ± 0.08) mM were obtained for Vmax and Km, respectively. Using the Equilibrium model (EM), the thermal inactivation data were analyzed. ΔHeq, Teq, ΔGinact∗ and ΔGcat∗ were found to be (222 ± 4) kJ mol-1, (323.0 ± 0.1) K, (101.9 ± 0.2) kJ mol-1 and (53.37 ± 0.02) kJ mol-1, respectively. These results show that Rpbgl is less stable with a narrow temperature tolerance compared to other β-glucosidases.
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- Marius Sobamfou Kambiré
- Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et de Physico-Chimie du Milieu, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Laboratoire d'Agrovalorisation, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Daloa, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et de Physico-Chimie du Milieu, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire.
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- Laboratoire de Biocatalyse et Bioprocédé, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Laboratoire de Biocatalyse et Bioprocédé, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
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Jiang Z, Long L, Liang M, Li H, Chen Y, Zheng M, Ni H, Li Q, Zhu Y. Characterization of a glucose-stimulated β-glucosidase from Microbulbifer sp. ALW1. Microbiol Res 2021; 251:126840. [PMID: 34375805 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2021.126840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Glucose-tolerant and/or glucose-stimulated β-glucosidase is of great interest for its industrial utilization in enzymatic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production. In this study, a new gene of β-glucosidase MaGlu1A was cloned from an alginate-degrading marine bacterium Microbulbifer sp. ALW1. The gene of MaGlu1A encoded a 472-amino acid protein classified into the glycosyl hydrolase family 1 (GH1). The recombinant β-glucosidase was overexpressed and purified from Escherichia coli with a molecular mass of 65.0 kDa. Structure analysis illustrated the catalytic acid/base residue Glu186 and nucleophilic residue Glu370 in the enzyme. MaGlu1A displayed optimal activity at 40 °C and pH 4.5, respectively. It had substrate preference to the aryl-β-glycosidic bonds with glucose, fucose, and galactose moieties, in addition to cellobiose. MaGlu1A demonstrated strong stimulation to the supplemental glucose. Site-directed mutagenesis suggested an essential role of Asn242 in glucose stimulation. The enzymatic characterization of MaGlu1A provides general information about its catalytic properties facilitating its practical applications.
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- Zedong Jiang
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen, 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, 361008, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen, 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen, 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen, 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen, 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Xiamen, 361021, China; Research Center of Food Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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A novel β-glucosidase from a hot-spring metagenome shows elevated thermal stability and tolerance to glucose and ethanol. Enzyme Microb Technol 2021; 145:109764. [PMID: 33750538 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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β-glucosidase causes hydrolysis of β-1,4-glycosidic bond in glycosides and oligosaccharides. It is an industrially important enzyme owing to its potential in biomass processing applications. In this study, computational screening of an extreme temperature aquatic habitat metagenomic resource was done, leading to the identification of a novel gene, bglM, encoding a β-glucosidase. The comparative protein sequence and homology structure analyses designated it as a GH1 family β-glucosidase. The bglM gene was expressed in a heterologous host, Escherichia coli. The purified protein, BglM, was biochemically characterized for β-glucosidase activity. BglM exhibited noteworthy hydrolytic potential towards cellobiose and lactose. BglM, showed substantial catalytic activity in the pH range of 5.0-7.0 and at the temperature 40 °C-70 °C. The enzyme was found quite stable at 50 °C with a loss of hardly 20% after 40 h of heat exposure. Furthermore, any drastically negative effect was not observed on the enzyme's activity in the presence of metal ions, non-ionic surfactants, metal chelating, and denaturing agents. A significantly high glucose tolerance, retaining 80% relative activity at 1 M, and 40% at 5 M glucose, and ethanol tolerance, exhibiting 80% relative activity in 10% ethanol, enrolled BglM as a promising enzyme for cellulose saccharification. Furthermore, its ability to catalyze the hydrolysis of daidzin and polydatin ascertained it as an admirably suited biocatalyst for enhancement of nutritional values in soya and wine industries.
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Yuan M, Ning C, Yang S, Liang Q, Mou H, Liu Z. A New Cold-Active Glucose Oxidase From Penicillium: High-Level Expression and Application in Fish Preservation. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:606007. [PMID: 33329498 PMCID: PMC7719636 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.606007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Glucose oxidase (GOx) with high enzyme activity at low temperature (4°C) is potentially useful for food preservation, especially for aquatic products preservation. A cold-active GOx with approximately 83% similarity to known protein sequences, was isolated from Penicillium sp. MX3343 and expressed in Pichia pastoris X33. Through high cell density fermentation, the yield of recombinant enzyme (named GOxP5) reached 458.6 U/mL. GOxP5 showed optimal activity at 30°C and pH 5.5, and was stable at a broad pH range from pH 2-6. Moreover, GOxP5 could maintain 72% maximum activity at 4°C, suggesting its application for the preservation of aquatic products at low-temperatures. Importantly, GOxP5 showed a good antimicrobial effect against common fish pathogenic bacteria (Listeria monocytogenes and Vibrio parahaemolyticus). Moreover, sensory, microbiological (total bacterial count), and physicochemical (total volatile basic nitrogen and pH) systematic analyses proved GOxP5 to be an excellent freshness preserving agent in the context of the grass carp. These favorable enzymatic properties of GOxP5 make it potentially useful in food biopreservation, and the effect was better compared to the commonly used chemical preservatives.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Mariano D, Pantuza N, Santos LH, Rocha REO, de Lima LHF, Bleicher L, de Melo-Minardi RC. Glutantβase: a database for improving the rational design of glucose-tolerant β-glucosidases. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2020; 21:50. [PMID: 32611314 PMCID: PMC7329481 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-020-00293-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Β-glucosidases are key enzymes used in second-generation biofuel production. They act in the last step of the lignocellulose saccharification, converting cellobiose in glucose. However, most of the β-glucosidases are inhibited by high glucose concentrations, which turns it a limiting step for industrial production. Thus, β-glucosidases have been targeted by several studies aiming to understand the mechanism of glucose tolerance, pH and thermal resistance for constructing more efficient enzymes. In this paper, we present a database of β-glucosidase structures, called Glutantβase. Our database includes 3842 GH1 β-glucosidase sequences collected from UniProt. We modeled the sequences by comparison and predicted important features in the 3D-structure of each enzyme. Glutantβase provides information about catalytic and conserved amino acids, residues of the coevolution network, protein secondary structure, and residues located in the channel that guides to the active site. We also analyzed the impact of beneficial mutations reported in the literature, predicted in analogous positions, for similar enzymes. We suggested these mutations based on six previously described mutants that showed high catalytic activity, glucose tolerance, or thermostability (A404V, E96K, H184F, H228T, L441F, and V174C). Then, we used molecular docking to verify the impact of the suggested mutations in the affinity of protein and ligands (substrate and product). Our results suggest that only mutations based on the H228T mutant can reduce the affinity for glucose (product) and increase affinity for cellobiose (substrate), which indicates an increment in the resistance to product inhibition and agrees with computational and experimental results previously reported in the literature. More resistant β-glucosidases are essential to saccharification in industrial applications. However, thermostable and glucose-tolerant β-glucosidases are rare, and their glucose tolerance mechanisms appear to be related to multiple and complex factors. We gather here, a set of information, and made predictions aiming to provide a tool for supporting the rational design of more efficient β-glucosidases. We hope that Glutantβase can help improve second-generation biofuel production. Glutantβase is available at http://bioinfo.dcc.ufmg.br/glutantbase .
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- Diego Mariano
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modelling and Bioinformatics (LAMMB), Department of Physical and Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei, Campus Sete Lagoas, Sete Lagoas, 35701-970, Brazil
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- Protein Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Systems. Department of Computer Science, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil.
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Zhang X, Ma B, Liu J, Chen X, Li S, Su E, Gao L, Li H. β-Glucosidase genes differentially expressed during composting. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:174. [PMID: 33088344 PMCID: PMC7570026 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01813-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cellulose degradation by cellulase is brought about by complex communities of interacting microorganisms, which significantly contribute to the cycling of carbon on a global scale. β-Glucosidase (BGL) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the cellulose degradation process. Thus, analyzing the expression of genes involved in cellulose degradation and regulation of BGL gene expression during composting will improve the understanding of the cellulose degradation mechanism. Based on our previous research, we hypothesized that BGL-producing microbial communities differentially regulate the expression of glucose-tolerant BGL and non-glucose-tolerant BGL to adapt to the changes in cellulose degradation conditions. RESULTS To confirm this hypothesis, the structure and function of functional microbial communities involved in cellulose degradation were investigated by metatranscriptomics and a DNA library search of the GH1 family of BGLs involved in natural and inoculated composting. Under normal conditions, the group of non-glucose-tolerant BGL genes exhibited higher sensitivity to regulation than the glucose-tolerant BGL genes, which was suppressed during the composting process. Compared with the expression of endoglucanase and exoglucanase, the functional microbial communities exhibited a different transcriptional regulation of BGL genes during the cooling phase of natural composting. BGL-producing microbial communities upregulated the expression of glucose-tolerant BGL under carbon catabolite repression due to the increased glucose concentration, whereas the expression of non-glucose-tolerant BGL was suppressed. CONCLUSION Our results support the hypothesis that the functional microbial communities use multiple strategies of varying effectiveness to regulate the expression of BGL genes to facilitate adaptation to environmental changes.
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- Xinyue Zhang
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- School of Animal Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
- Northeastern Science Inspection Station, China Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Animal Pathogen Biology, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030 China
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Bioprospection of Enzymes and Microorganisms in Insects to Improve Second-Generation Ethanol Production. Ind Biotechnol (New Rochelle N Y) 2019. [DOI: 10.1089/ind.2019.0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Characterization of an extremely thermo-active archaeal β-glucosidase and its activity towards glucan and mannan in concert with an endoglucanase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:9505-9514. [PMID: 31713674 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10218-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A metagenome from an enrichment culture of a hydrothermal vent sample taken at Vulcano Island (Italy) was sequenced and an endoglucanase-encoding gene (vul_cel5A) was identified in a previous work. Vul_Cel5A with maximal activity at 115 °C was characterized as the most heat-active endoglucanase to date. Based on metagenome sequences, genomes were binned and bin4 included vul_cel5A as well as a putative GH1 β-glycosidase-encoding gene (vul_bgl1A) with highest identities to sequences from the archaeal genus Thermococcus. The recombinant β-glucosidase Vul_Bgl1A produced in E. coli BL21 pQE-80L exhibited highest activity at 105 °C and pH 7.0 (76.12 ± 5.4 U/mg, 100%) using 4NP β-D-glucopyranoside as substrate and 61% relative activity at 120 °C. Accordingly, Vul_Bgl1A represents one of the most heat-active β-glucosidases to date. The enzyme has a broad substrate specificity with 155% activity towards 4NP β-D-mannopyranoside in comparison with 4NP β-D-glucopyranoside. Moreover, nearly complete hydrolysis of cellobiose was demonstrated. The enzyme exhibited a high glucose tolerance with 26% residual activity in presence of 2 M glucose and was furthermore activated at glucose concentrations of up to 0.5 M. When the endoglucanase Vul_Cel5A and the β-glucosidase Vul_Bgl1A were applied simultaneously at 99 °C, 158% activity towards barley β-glucan and 215% towards mannan were achieved compared with the activity of Vul_Cel5A alone (100%). Consequently, a significant increase in glucose formation was observed when both enzymes were incubated with β-glucan and mannan suggesting a synergistic effect. Hence, the two archaeal extremozymes are ideal candidates for complete glucan and mannan saccharification at temperatures above the boiling point of water.
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Biochemical characteristics and potential application of a novel ethanol and glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase secreted by Pichia guilliermondii G1.2. J Biotechnol 2019; 294:73-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhou Y, Li X, Yan D, Addai Peprah F, Ji X, Fletcher EE, Wang Y, Wang Y, Gu J, Lin F, Shi H. Multifunctional elastin-like polypeptide renders β-glucosidase enzyme phase transition and high stability. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:157. [PMID: 31249620 PMCID: PMC6589881 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1497-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the enzymatic conversion of biomass, it becomes an important issue to efficiently and cost-effectively degrade cellulose into fermentable glucose. β-Glucosidase (Bgluc), an essential member of cellulases, plays a critical role in cellulosic biomass degradation. The difficulty in improving the stability of Bgluc has been a bottleneck in the enzyme-dependent cellulose degradation. The traditional method of protein purification, however, leads to higher production cost and a decrease in activity. To simplify and efficiently purify Bgluc with modified special properties, Bgluc-tagged ELP and His with defined phase transitions was designed to facilitate the process. RESULTS Here, a novel binary ELP and His tag was fused with Bgluc from termite Coptotermes formosanus to construct a Bgluc-linker-ELP-His recombinant fusion protein (BglucLEH). The recombinant plasmid Bgluc expressing a His tag (BglucH) was also constructed. The BglucLEH and BglucH were expressed in E. coli BL21 and purified using inverse transition cycling (ITC) or Ni-NTA resin. The optimum salt concentration for the ITC purification of BglucLEH was 0.5 M (NH4)2SO4 and the specific activity of BglucLEH purified by ITC was 75.5 U/mg for substrate p-NPG, which was slightly higher than that of BglucLEH purified by Ni-NTA (68.2 U/mg). The recovery rate and purification fold of BglucLEH purified by ITC and Ni-NTA were 77.8%, 79.1% and 12.60, 11.60, respectively. The results indicated that purification with ITC was superior to the traditional Ni-NTA. The K m of BglucLEH and BglucH for p-NPG was 5.27 and 5.73 mM, respectively. The K ca t/K m (14.79 S-1 mM-1) of BglucLEH was higher than that of BglucH (12.10 S-1 mM-1). The effects of ELP tag on the enzyme activity, secondary structure and protein stability were also studied. The results showed that ELP tag did not affect the secondary structure or enzyme activity of Bgluc. More importantly, ELP improved the protein stability in harsh conditions such as heating and exposure to denaturant. CONCLUSION The Bgluc-linker-ELP-His system shows wide application prospect in maintaining the activity, efficient purification and improving the stability of Bgluc. These properties of BglucLEH make it an interesting tool to reduce cost, to improve the efficiency of biocatalyst and potentially to enhance the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Yang Zhou
- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Freshwater Aquaculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Huzhou, 313001 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013 People’s Republic of China
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Salgado JCS, Meleiro LP, Carli S, Ward RJ. Glucose tolerant and glucose stimulated β-glucosidases - A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 267:704-713. [PMID: 30093225 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The β-glucosidases (β-D-glucoside glucohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.21) hydrolyze glycosidic bonds of alkyl-, amino-, or aryl-β-D-glucosides, cyanogenic glucosides, disaccharides and short oligosaccharides and can also catalyze the synthesis of glycosyl-bonds between different molecules via transglycosylation. Due to their ubiquitous phylogenetic distribution, substrate diversity and ability to both hydrolyze and synthesize glycosidic bonds, the catalysis and regulation of β-glucosidases have been extensively studied. Many β-glucosidases are inhibited by the reaction product glucose, and reduced catalytic activity may limit the biotechnological and industrial applications of these enzymes and this has stimulated the search for β-glucosidases that maintain their activity at high glucose concentrations. Studies of many glucose tolerant enzymes have been reported and due to the ongoing interest in these enzymes, here it has been reviewed this accumulated body of knowledge which provides valuable insights as to the kinetics, structure, regulation and evolution of glucose tolerant and glucose stimulated β-glucosidases.
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- José Carlos Santos Salgado
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Li X, Xia W, Bai Y, Ma R, Yang H, Luo H, Shi P. A Novel Thermostable GH3 β-Glucosidase from Talaromyce leycettanus with Broad Substrate Specificity and Significant Soybean Isoflavone Glycosides-Hydrolyzing Capability. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:4794690. [PMID: 30426008 PMCID: PMC6218797 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4794690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A novel β-glucosidase gene (Bgl3B) of glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 3 was cloned from the thermophilic fungus Talaromyce leycettanus JM12802 and successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris. The deduced Bgl3B contains 860 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 91.2 kDa. The purified recombinant Bgl3B exhibited maximum activities at pH 4.5 and 65°C and remained stable at temperatures up to 60°C and pH 3.0-9.0, respectively. The enzyme exhibited broad substrate specificities, showing β-glucosidase, glucanase, cellobiase, xylanase, and isoflavone glycoside hydrolase activities, and its activities were stimulated by short-chain alcohols. The catalytic efficiencies of Bgl3B were 693 and 104/mM/s towards pNPG and cellobiose, respectively. Moreover, Bgl3B was highly effective in converting isoflavone glycosides to aglycones at 37°C within 10 min, with the hydrolysis rates of 95.1%, 76.0%, and 75.3% for daidzin, genistin, and glycitin, respectively. These superior properties make Bgl3B potential for applications in the food, animal feed, and biofuel industries.
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- Xinxin Li
- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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Increasing of activity and thermostability of cold active butanol-tolerant endoglucanase from a marine Rhodococcus sp. under high concentrations of butanol condition. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:265. [DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1249-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Molecular Characterization and Potential Synthetic Applications of GH1 β-Glucosidase from Higher Termite Microcerotermes annandalei. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2018; 186:877-894. [PMID: 29779183 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-018-2781-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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A novel β-glucosidase from higher termite Microcerotermes annandalei (MaBG) was obtained via a screening method targeting β-glucosidases with increased activities in the presence of glucose. The purified natural MaBG showed a subunit molecular weight of 55 kDa and existed in a native form as a dimer without any glycosylation. Gene-specific primers designed from its partial amino acid sequences were used to amplify the corresponding 1,419-bp coding sequence of MaBG which encodes a 472-amino acid glycoside hydrolase family 1 (GH1) β-glucosidase. When expressed in Komagataella pastoris, the recombinant MaBG appeared as a ~ 55-kDa protein without glycosylation modifications. Kinetic parameters as well as the lack of secretion signal suggested that MaBG is an intracellular enzyme and not involved in cellulolysis. The hydrolytic activities of MaBG were enhanced in the presence of up to 3.5-4.5 M glucose, partly due to its strong transglucosylation activity, which suggests its applicability in biosynthetic processes. The potential synthetic activities of the recombinant MaBG were demonstrated in the synthesis of para-nitrophenyl-β-D-gentiobioside via transglucosylation and octyl glucoside via reverse hydrolysis. The information obtained from this study has broadened our insight into the functional characteristics of this variant of termite GH1 β-glucosidase and its applications in bioconversion and biotechnology.
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Characterization of a Thermophilic Monosaccharide Stimulated β-Glucosidase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus. Chem Res Chin Univ 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-018-7408-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Improved thermostability of a metagenomic glucose-tolerant β-glycosidase based on its X-ray crystal structure. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:8353-8363. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8525-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Dong W, Xue M, Zhang Y, Xin F, Wei C, Zhang W, Wu H, Ma J, Jiang M. Characterization of a β-glucosidase from Paenibacillus species and its application for succinic acid production from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 241:309-316. [PMID: 28577479 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 05/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, a β-glucosidase from Paenibacillus sp. M1 was expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3), purified and characterized. The specific activity of purified BglA was 137.64U·mg-1 protein with optimal temperature and pH of 50°C and 6.0. Furthermore, BglA shows excellent adaption to various environmental factors such as temperature, pH and metal ions. Engineered E. coli Suc260 was further reconstructed by overexpressing the β-glucosidase for achieving direct cellobiose utilization, which could efficiently utilize the pretreated sugarcane bagasses hydrolysate (SBH) consisting of 25.30g·L-1 cellobiose, 9.70g·L-1 glucose, 5.90g·L-1 arabinose and 7.10g·L-1 xylose. As a result, 26.50g·L-1 and 24.30g·L-1 succinic acid were produced by strain Suc260(pTbglA) from cellobiose and SBH with corresponding yields of 88.30% and 89.20% using dual-phase fermentation, respectively. This study indicated that incomplete enzymatic hydrolysate of SCB will be a potential feedstock for succinic acid production.
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- Weiliang Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China; Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China; Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China; Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China; Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China; Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China; Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, PR China.
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Heterologous expression and biochemical studies of a thermostable glucose tolerant β-glucosidase from Methylococcus capsulatus ( bath strain ). Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 102:805-812. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Zhang Z, Wang M, Gao R, Yu X, Chen G. Synergistic effect of thermostable β-glucosidase TN0602 and cellulase on cellulose hydrolysis. 3 Biotech 2017; 7:54. [PMID: 28444598 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-0672-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Thermophilic enzymes have many potential benefits in industrial production with increased flexibility related to process configurations. A thermostable β-glucosidase from Thermotoga naphthophila RUK-10 was found to possess catalytic activity for cellobiose hydrolysis with a high potential for application in biomass conversion. The aggregation of cellobiose often has an inhibitory effect on cellobiohydrolases and endoglucanases during cellulose hydrolysis. The presence of β-glucosidases has a significant effect on reducing inhibition from hydrolytic products by hydrolysing the intermedia cellobiose. In this study, β-glucosidase TN0602 exhibited a high tolerance to glucose and high thermostability even after a long incubation (>72 h). Additionally, supplementing β-glucosidase TN0602 with microcrystalline cellulose, untreated corn straw and steam-exploded corn straw hydrolysis reactions containing a commercial cellulase led to an increased conversion rate in released glucose compared to hydrolysis without the addition of β-glucosidase (15.82, 30.62 and 35.21%, respectively); the increase of conversion rates were 61.86, 93.50 and 94.55%. It was thus shown that an obvious synergistic effect exists between TN0602 and cellulases for cellulose hydrolysis, suggesting its potential as a component of enzymatic cocktails for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to other chemicals.
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Colabardini AC, Valkonen M, Huuskonen A, Siika-aho M, Koivula A, Goldman GH, Saloheimo M. Expression of Two Novel β-Glucosidases from Chaetomium atrobrunneum in Trichoderma reesei and Characterization of the Heterologous Protein Products. Mol Biotechnol 2016; 58:821-831. [DOI: 10.1007/s12033-016-9981-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ergün BG, Çalık P. Lignocellulose degrading extremozymes produced by Pichia pastoris: current status and future prospects. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2016; 39:1-36. [PMID: 26497303 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-015-1476-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In this review article, extremophilic lignocellulosic enzymes with special interest on xylanases, β-mannanases, laccases and finally cellulases, namely, endoglucanases, exoglucanases and β-glucosidases produced by Pichia pastoris are reviewed for the first time. Recombinant lignocellulosic extremozymes are discussed from the perspectives of their potential application areas; characteristics of recombinant and native enzymes; the effects of P. pastoris expression system on recombinant extremozymes; and their expression levels and applied strategies to increase the enzyme expression yield. Further, effects of enzyme domains on activity and stability, protein engineering via molecular dynamics simulation and computational prediction, and site-directed mutagenesis and amino acid modifications done are also focused. Superior enzyme characteristics and improved stability due to the proper post-translational modifications and better protein folding performed by P. pastoris make this host favourable for extremozyme production. Especially, glycosylation contributes to the structure, function and stability of enzymes, as generally glycosylated enzymes produced by P. pastoris exhibit better thermostability than non-glycosylated enzymes. However, there has been limited study on enzyme engineering to improve catalytic efficiency and stability of lignocellulosic enzymes. Thus, in the future, studies should focus on protein engineering to improve stability and catalytic efficiency via computational modelling, mutations, domain replacements and fusion enzyme technology. Also metagenomic data need to be used more extensively to produce novel enzymes with extreme characteristics and stability.
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Chan CS, Sin LL, Chan KG, Shamsir MS, Manan FA, Sani RK, Goh KM. Characterization of a glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from Anoxybacillus sp. DT3-1. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2016; 9:174. [PMID: 27555880 PMCID: PMC4994278 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0587-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND In general, biofuel production involves biomass pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification, followed by the subsequent sugar conversion to biofuel via fermentation. The crucial step in the production of biofuel from biomass is the enzymatic saccharification. Many of the commercial cellulase enzyme cocktails, such as Spezyme(®) CP (Genencor), Acellerase™ 1000 (Genencor), and Celluclast(®) 1.5L (Novozymes), are ineffectively to release free glucose from the pretreated biomass without additional β-glucosidase. RESULTS In this study, for the first time, a β-glucosidase DT-Bgl gene (1359 bp) was identified in the genome of Anoxybacillus sp. DT3-1, and cloned and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli BL21. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that DT-Bgl belonged to glycosyl hydrolase (GH) family 1. The recombinant DT-Bgl was highly active on cello-oligosaccharides and p-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucopyranoside (pNPG). The DT-Bgl was purified using an Ni-NTA column, with molecular mass of 53 kDa using an SDS-PAGE analysis. It exhibited optimum activity at 70 °C and pH 8.5, and did not require any tested co-factors for activation. The K m and V max values for DT-Bgl were 0.22 mM and 923.7 U/mg, respectively, with pNPG as substrate. The DT-Bgl displayed high glucose tolerance, and retained 93 % activity in the presence of 10 M glucose. CONCLUSIONS Anoxybacillus DT-Bgl is a novel thermostable β-glucosidase with low glucose inhibition, and converts long-chain cellodextrins to cellobiose, and further hydrolyse cellobiose to glucose. Results suggest that DT-Bgl could be useful in the development of a bioprocess for the efficient saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Chia Sing Chan
- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300 Skudai, Johor Malaysia
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300 Skudai, Johor Malaysia
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300 Skudai, Johor Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, USA
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300 Skudai, Johor Malaysia
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Arakawa G, Kamino K, Tokuda G, Watanabe H. Purification, Characterization, and cDNA Cloning of a Prominent β-Glucosidase from the Gut of the Xylophagous Cockroach Panesthia angustipennis spadica. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2016; 63:51-59. [PMID: 34354483 PMCID: PMC8056914 DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.jag-2016_006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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In this study, a β-glucosidase (PaBG1b) with high specific activity was purified from gut extracts of the wood-feeding cockroach Panesthia angustipennis spadica using Superdex 75 gel filtration chromatography and High-Trap phenyl hydrophobic chromatography. The protein was purified 14-fold to a single band identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, with an apparent molecular mass of 56.7 kDa. The specific activity of the purified enzyme was 708 μmol/min/mg protein using cellobiose as substrate. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest specific activity reported among β-glucosidases to date. The purified PaBG1b showed optimal activity at pH 5.0 and retained more than 65 % of the activity between pH 4.0 and 6.5. The activity was stable up to 50 °C for 30 min. Kinetic studies on cellobiose revealed that the K m was 5.3 mM, and the V max was 1,020 μmol/min/mg. The internal amino acid sequence of PaBG1b was analyzed, and two continuous sequences (a total of 39 amino acids) of the C-terminal region were elucidated. Based on these amino acid sequences, a full-length cDNA (1,552 bp) encoding 502 amino acids was isolated. The encoded protein showed high similarity to β-glucosidases from glycoside hydrolase family 1. Thus, the current study demonstrated the potential of PaBG1b for application in enzymatic biomass-conversion as a donor gene for heterologous recombination of cellulase-producing agents (fungi or bacteria) or an additive enzyme for cellulase products based on the high-performance of PaBG1b as a digestive enzyme in cockroaches.
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- Gaku Arakawa
- Insect-mimetics Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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- Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
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- Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus
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- Insect-mimetics Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
- Molecular Biomimetics Research Unit, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
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Baba Y, Sumitani JI, Tanaka K, Tani S, Kawaguchi T. Site-saturation mutagenesis for β-glucosidase 1 from Aspergillus aculeatus to accelerate the saccharification of alkaline-pretreated bagasse. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:10495-10507. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7726-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Willis JD, Mazarei M, Stewart CN. Transgenic Plant-Produced Hydrolytic Enzymes and the Potential of Insect Gut-Derived Hydrolases for Biofuels. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:675. [PMID: 27303411 PMCID: PMC4885837 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Various perennial C4 grass species have tremendous potential for use as lignocellulosic biofuel feedstocks. Currently available grasses require costly pre-treatment and exogenous hydrolytic enzyme application to break down complex cell wall polymers into sugars that can then be fermented into ethanol. It has long been hypothesized that engineered feedstock production of cell wall degrading (CWD) enzymes would be an efficient production platform for of exogenous hydrolytic enzymes. Most research has focused on plant overexpression of CWD enzyme-coding genes from free-living bacteria and fungi that naturally break down plant cell walls. Recently, it has been found that insect digestive tracts harbor novel sources of lignocellulolytic biocatalysts that might be exploited for biofuel production. These CWD enzyme genes can be located in the insect genomes or in symbiotic microbes. When CWD genes are transformed into plants, negative pleiotropic effects are possible such as unintended cell wall digestion. The use of codon optimization along with organelle and tissue specific targeting improves CWD enzyme yields. The literature teaches several important lessons on strategic deployment of CWD genes in transgenic plants, which is the focus of this review.
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- Jonathan D. Willis
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, BioEnergy Science CenterOak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, BioEnergy Science CenterOak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, BioEnergy Science CenterOak Ridge, TN, USA
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Gao G, Wang A, Gong BL, Li QQ, Liu YH, He ZM, Li G. A novel metagenome-derived gene cluster from termite hindgut: Encoding phosphotransferase system components and high glucose tolerant glucosidase. Enzyme Microb Technol 2016; 84:24-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2015.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pei X, Zhao J, Cai P, Sun W, Ren J, Wu Q, Zhang S, Tian C. Heterologous expression of a GH3 β-glucosidase from Neurospora crassa in Pichia pastoris with high purity and its application in the hydrolysis of soybean isoflavone glycosides. Protein Expr Purif 2016; 119:75-84. [PMID: 26596358 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Previous studies have shown isoflavone aglycones to have more biological effects than their counterparts, isoflavone glycones. Some β-glucosidases can hydrolyze isoflavone glucosides to release aglycones, and discovery of these has attracted great interest. A glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 3 β-glucosidase (bgl2) gene from Neurospora crassa was heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris with high purity. The recombinant BGL2 enzyme displayed its highest activity at pH 5.0 and 60 °C, and had its maximum activity against p-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucopyranoside (pNPG) (143.27 ± 4.79 U/mg), followed by cellobiose (74.99 ± 0.78 U/mg), gentiobiose (47.55 ± 0.15 U/mg), p-nitrophenyl-β-d-cellobioside (pNPC) (40.07 ± 0.87 U/mg), cellotriose (12.31 ± 0.36 U/mg) and cellotetraose (9.04 ± 0.14 U/mg). The kinetic parameters of Km and Vmax were 0.21 ± 0.01 mM and 147.93 ± 2.77 μM/mg/min for pNPG. The purified enzyme showed a heightened ability to convert the major soybean isoflavone glycosides (daidzin, genistin and glycitin) into their corresponding aglycone forms (daidzien, genistein and glycitein). With this activity against soybean isoflavone glycosides, BGL2 shows great potential for applications in the food, animal feed, and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Xue Pei
- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China; Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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Peng X, Su H, Mi S, Han Y. A multifunctional thermophilic glycoside hydrolase from Caldicellulosiruptor owensensis with potential applications in production of biofuels and biochemicals. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2016; 9:98. [PMID: 27141233 PMCID: PMC4852416 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0509-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thermophilic enzymes have attracted much attention for their advantages of high reaction velocity, exceptional thermostability, and decreased risk of contamination. Exploring efficient thermophilic glycoside hydrolases will accelerate the industrialization of biofuels and biochemicals. RESULTS A multifunctional glycoside hydrolase (GH) CoGH1A, belonging to GH1 family with high activities of β-d-glucosidase, exoglucanase, β-d-xylosidase, β-d-galactosidase, and transgalactosylation, was cloned and expressed from the extremely thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor owensensis. The enzyme exerts excellent thermostability by retaining 100 % activity after 12-h incubation at 75 °C. The catalytic coefficients (k cat/K m) of the enzyme against pNP-β-D-galactopyranoside, pNP-β-D-glucopyranoside, pNP-β-D-cellobioside, pNP-β-D-xylopyranoside, and cellobiose were, respectively, 7450.0, 2467.5, 1085.4, 90.9, and 137.3 mM(-1) s(-1). When CoGH1A was supplemented at the dosage of 20 Ucellobiose g(-1) biomass for hydrolysis of the pretreated corn stover, comparing with the control, the glucose and xylose yields were, respectively, increased 37.9 and 42.1 %, indicating that the enzyme contributed not only for glucose but also for xylose release. The efficiencies of lactose decomposition and synthesis of galactooligosaccharides (GalOS) by CoGH1A were investigated at low (40 g L(-1)) and high (500 g L(-1)) initial lactose concentrations. At low lactose concentration, the time for decomposition of 83 % lactose was 10 min, which is much shorter than the reported 2-10 h for reaching such a decomposition rate. At high lactose concentration, after 50-min catalysis, the GalOS concentration reached 221 g L(-1) with a productivity of 265.2 g L(-1) h(-1). This productivity is at least 12-fold higher than those reported in literature. CONCLUSIONS The multifunctional glycoside hydrolase CoGH1A has high capabilities in saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass, decomposition of lactose, and synthesis of galactooligosaccharides. It is a promising enzyme to be used for bioconversion of carbohydrates in industrial scale. In addition, the results of this study indicate that the extremely thermophilic bacteria are potential resources for screening highly efficient glycoside hydrolases for the production of biofuels and biochemicals.
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- Xiaowei Peng
- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Wang C, Wang H, Ma R, Shi P, Niu C, Luo H, Yang P, Yao B. Biochemical characterization of a novel thermophilic α-galactosidase from Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802 with significant transglycosylation activity. J Biosci Bioeng 2015; 121:7-12. [PMID: 26087712 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Thermophilic α-galactosidases have great potentials in biotechnological and medicinal applications due to their high-temperature activity and specific stability. In this study, a novel α-galactosidase gene of glycoside hydrolase family 27 (aga27A) was cloned from Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802 and successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115. Purified recombinant Aga27A (rAga27A) was thermophilic and thermotolerant, exhibiting the maximum activity at 70°C and retaining stability at 65°C. Like most fungal α-galactosidases, rAga27A had an acidic pH optimum (pH 4.0) but retained stability over a boarder pH range (pH 3.0-11.0) at 70°C. Moreover, the enzyme exhibited strong resistance to most metal ions and chemicals tested (except for Ag(+) and SDS) and great tolerance to galactose (19 mM). The preferable transglycosylation capacity of rAga27A with various substrates further widens its application spectrum. Thus rAga27A with excellent enzymatic properties will be ideal for applications in various industries, especially for the synthesis of galactooligosaccharides.
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- Caihong Wang
- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China; Biotechnology Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China; CAAS-ICRAF Joint Laboratory on Agroforestry and Sustainable Animal Husbandry, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
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Identification and Characterization of Two Endogenous β-Glucosidases from the Termite Coptotermes formosanus. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 176:2039-52. [PMID: 26054618 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1699-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Coptotermes formosanus is a well-known wood-feeding termite that can degrade lignocellulose polysaccharides efficiently with its unique multi-enzyme catalysis system. β-glucosidase (BG) is one of the important cellulases in its enzyme system. However, there may present multiple endogenous BGs in termite digestive system for various properties and functions. This study aims to characterize two BG homologs and reveal their potential coordinative effect. In this study, two endogenous BG homologs (CfGlu1B and CfGlu1C) from C. formosanus showed different substrate specificity. CfGlu1B favors cellobiose while CfGlu1C favors sucrose. Besides, CfGlu1C exhibited higher alkali resistance than CfGlu1B. Kinetic analysis revealed that CfGlu1B enzyme's activity toward p-NP-β-D-glucopyranoside (p-NPG) was higher than that of CfGlu1C, and the difference mainly attributes to the turnover number (K cat). In addition, the activity assay showed significant synergistic action of CfGlu1B and CfGlu1C in degrading D-lactosum. For effect of metals, Cu(2+) inhibited both enzymes and Ca(2+) increased the activity of CfGlu1C but not CfGlu1B. Site-directed mutagenesis analysis indicated that both enzymes lost activities when residues E190 of CfGlu1B and E168 of CfGlu1C were mutated to alanine, respectively, which were essential active centers of the GHF1 enzymes. Moreover, mutation H252N increased the activity of enzyme CfGlu1C by 2.1-fold. This study implies interesting possibilities for better practical biotechnological use in green energy production.
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Yang F, Yang X, Li Z, Du C, Wang J, Li S. Overexpression and characterization of a glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from T. aotearoense with high specific activity for cellobiose. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:8903-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6619-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Revised: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bolchi A, Canali E, Santoni A, Spagnoli G, Viarisio D, Accardi R, Tommasino M, Müller M, Ottonello S. Thioredoxin-Displayed Multipeptide Immunogens. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1348:137-51. [PMID: 26424270 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2999-3_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fusion to carrier proteins is an effective strategy for stabilizing and providing immunogenicity to peptide epitopes. This is commonly achieved by cross-linking of chemically synthesized peptides to carrier proteins. An alternative approach is internal grafting of selected peptide epitopes to a scaffold protein via double stranded-oligonucleotide insertion or gene synthesis, followed by recombinant expression of the resulting chimeric polypeptide. The scaffold protein should confer immunogenicity to the stabilized and structurally constrained peptide, but also afford easy production of the antigen in recombinant form. A macromolecular scaffold that meets the above criteria is the redox protein thioredoxin, especially bacterial thioredoxin. Here we describe our current methodology for internal grafting of selected peptide epitopes to thioredoxin as tandemly arranged multipeptide repeats ("Thioredoxin Displayed Multipeptide Immunogens"), bacterial expression and purification of the recombinant thioredoxin-multipeptide fusion proteins and their use as antigens for the production of anti-peptide antibodies for prophylactic vaccine as well as diagnostic purposes.
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- Angelo Bolchi
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization, Lyon, France
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. .,Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 23/A, Parma, 43124, Italy.
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Ogawa S, Shiota K, Yoshida T. Improvement of the Glucose Tolerance of Oligo-1,6-glucosidase from Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2015. [DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.jag-2014_010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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- Shun Ogawa
- Enzymes and Pharmaceuticals Laboratory, GODO SHUSEI Co., Ltd
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- Enzymes and Pharmaceuticals Laboratory, GODO SHUSEI Co., Ltd
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University
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Cao LC, Wang ZJ, Ren GH, Kong W, Li L, Xie W, Liu YH. Engineering a novel glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase as supplementation to enhance the hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse at high glucose concentration. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2015; 8:202. [PMID: 26628916 PMCID: PMC4666061 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0383-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Most β-glucosidases reported are sensitive to the end product (glucose), making it the rate limiting component of cellulase for efficient degradation of cellulose through enzymatic route. Thus, there are ongoing interests in searching for glucose-tolerant β-glucosidases, which are still active at high glucose concentration. Although many β-glucosidases with different glucose-tolerance levels have been isolated and characterized in the past decades, the effects of glucose-tolerance on the hydrolysis of cellulose are not thoroughly studied. RESULTS In the present study, a novel β-glucosidase (Bgl6) with the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50) of 3.5 M glucose was isolated from a metagenomic library and characterized. However, its poor thermostability at 50 °C hindered the employment in cellulose hydrolysis. To improve its thermostability, random mutagenesis was performed. A thermostable mutant, M3, with three amino acid substitutions was obtained. The half-life of M3 at 50 °C is 48 h, while that of Bgl6 is 1 h. The K cat/K m value of M3 is 3-fold higher than that of Bgl6. The mutations maintained its high glucose-tolerance with IC 50 of 3.0 M for M3. In a 10-h hydrolysis of cellobiose, M3 completely converted cellobiose to glucose, while Bgl6 reached a conversion of 80 %. Then their synergistic effects with the commercial cellulase (Celluclast 1.5 L) on hydrolyzing pretreated sugarcane bagasse (SCB) were investigated. The supplementation of Bgl6 or mutant M3 to Celluclast 1.5 L significantly improved the SCB conversion from 64 % (Celluclast 1.5 L alone) to 79 % (Bgl6) and 94 % (M3), respectively. To further evaluate the application potential of M3 in high-solids cellulose hydrolysis, such reactions were performed at initial glucose concentration of 20-500 mM. Results showed that the supplementation of mutant M3 enhanced the glucose production from SCB under all the conditions tested, improving the SCB conversion by 14-35 %. CONCLUSIONS These results not only clearly revealed the significant role of glucose-tolerance in cellulose hydrolysis, but also showed that mutant M3 may be a potent candidate for high-solids cellulose refining.
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- Li-chuang Cao
- />School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
- />South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
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- />School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
- />South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
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- />School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
- />South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
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- />School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
- />South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
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- />School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
- />South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
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- />State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
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- />School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
- />South China Sea Bio-Resource Exploitation and Utilization Collaborative Innovation Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 People’s Republic of China
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Expression and characterization of a novel β-glucosidase, with transglycosylation and exo-β-1,3-glucanase activities, from Rhizomucor miehei. Food Chem 2014; 175:431-8. [PMID: 25577102 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Revised: 11/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A novel β-glucosidase gene, designated RmBglu3B, was cloned from the thermophilic fungus, Rhizomucor miehei CAU432. Its 2196-bp open reading frame encoded 731 amino acids. Its deduced amino-acid sequence showed highest identity (66%) with a glycoside hydrolase family 3 β-glucosidase from R. miehei NRRL5382. RmBglu3B was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme was purified to homogeneity with 18.2-fold purification and 59% recovery yield. Molecular masses of 76.5 kDa, by SDS-PAGE, and 66.4 kDa, by gel filtration, suggested that it is a monomer. Optimal pH and temperature of the purified enzyme were 5.0 and 50°C, respectively. RmBglu3B exhibited a broad range of substrate specificity, catalyzing the cleavage of β-1,2, β-1,3, β-1,4 and β-1,6 linkages, in various oligosaccharides, to liberate glucose. RmBglu3B also showed relatively high activity (19.1 U/mg) toward laminaran and transglycosylation activity, enabling gentiobiose production. This enzyme is a potential candidate for several industrial applications.
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Fang W, Song R, Zhang X, Zhang X, Zhang X, Wang X, Fang Z, Xiao Y. Characterization of a novel β-glucosidase from Gongronella sp. W5 and its application in the hydrolysis of soybean isoflavone glycosides. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:11688-95. [PMID: 25389558 DOI: 10.1021/jf502850z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel β-glucosidase named BglW5 from Gongronella sp. was isolated, purified, and characterized for the first time. Under solid state fermentation, the yield of BglW5 was 49.9 U/g fermented medium. BglW5 was stable over a wide pH range of 3.0-8.5 and retained more than 50% of its maximal activity after incubation at 25 °C for 96 h. The half-lives of BglW5 were 20 h at 60 °C, and 1 h at 70 °C. The activity of BglW5 was stimulated by xylose and fructose at concentrations up to 500 mM, with maximal stimulatory effect of 1.6-fold and 2.2-fold, respectively. BglW5 converted isoflavone glycosides to aglycones, with a hydrolysis rate of 96.2% for daidzin and 96.7% for genistin. The productivities were 1.5 mmol L(-1) h(-1) for daidzein and 1.23 mmol L(-1) h(-1) for genistein, respectively. These features suggest that BglW5 has great application potential in the hydrolysis of soybean isoflavone glycosides.
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- Wei Fang
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University , Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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Shirley D, Oppert C, Reynolds TB, Miracle B, Oppert B, Klingeman WE, Jurat-Fuentes JL. Expression of an endoglucanase from Tribolium castaneum (TcEG1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. INSECT SCIENCE 2014; 21:609-618. [PMID: 24318365 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Insects are a largely unexploited resource in prospecting for novel cellulolytic enzymes to improve the production of ethanol fuel from lignocellulosic biomass. The cost of lignocellulosic ethanol production is expected to decrease by the combination of cellulose degradation (saccharification) and fermentation of the resulting glucose to ethanol in a single process, catalyzed by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae transformed to express efficient cellulases. While S. cerevisiae is an established heterologous expression system, there are no available data on the functional expression of insect cellulolytic enzymes for this species. To address this knowledge gap, S. cerevisiae was transformed to express the full-length cDNA encoding an endoglucanase from the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (TcEG1), and evaluated the activity of the transgenic product (rTcEG1). Expression of the TcEG1 cDNA in S. cerevisiae was under control of the strong glyceraldehyde-3 phosphate dehydrogenase promoter. Cultured transformed yeast secreted rTcEG1 protein as a functional β-1,4-endoglucanase, which allowed transformants to survive on selective media containing cellulose as the only available carbon source. Evaluation of substrate specificity for secreted rTcEG1 demonstrated endoglucanase activity, although some activity was also detected against complex cellulose substrates. Potentially relevant to uses in biofuel production rTcEG1 activity increased with pH conditions, with the highest activity detected at pH 12. Our results demonstrate the potential for functional production of an insect cellulase in S. cerevisiae and confirm the stability of rTcEG1 activity in strong alkaline environments.
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- Derek Shirley
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee
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Yang X, Ma R, Shi P, Huang H, Bai Y, Wang Y, Yang P, Fan Y, Yao B. Molecular characterization of a highly-active thermophilic β-glucosidase from Neosartorya fischeri P1 and its application in the hydrolysis of soybean isoflavone glycosides. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106785. [PMID: 25188254 PMCID: PMC4154733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Isoflavone occurs abundantly in leguminous seeds in the form of glycoside and aglycone. However, isoflavone glycoside has anti-nutritional effect and only the free type is beneficial to human health. In the present study we identified a β-glucosidase from thermophilic Neosartorya fischeri P1, termed NfBGL1, capable of efficiently converting isoflavone glycosides into free isoflavones. The gene, belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 3, was successfully overexpressed in Pichia pastoris at high cell density in a 3.7-l fermentor. Purified recombinant NfBGL1 had higher specific activity (2189 ± 1.7 U/mg) and temperature optimum (80 °C) than other fungal counterparts when using p-nitrophenyl β-D-glucopyranoside as the substrate. It retained stable at temperatures up to 70 °C and over a broad pH range of 3.0-10.0. NfBGL1 had broad substrate specificity including glucosidase, cellobiase, xylanase and glucanase activities, and displayed preference for hydrolysis of β-1,2 glycosidic bond rather than β-1,3, β-1,4, β-1,6 bonds. The enzyme showed high bioconversion ability for major soybean isoflavone glycosides (daidin, gensitin and glycitin) into free forms. These properties make NfBGL1 potential for the wide use in the food, feed, pharmacy and biofuel industries.
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- Xinzhuo Yang
- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Insect-derived enzymes: a treasure for industrial biotechnology and food biotechnology. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014. [PMID: 23881056 DOI: 10.1007/10_2013_204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Insects are the most diverse group of organisms on earth, colonizing almost every ecological niche of the planet. To survive in various and sometimes extreme habitats, insects have established diverse biological and chemical systems. Core components of these systems are enzymes that enable the insects to feed on diverse nutrient sources. The enzymes are produced by either the insects themselves (homologous) or by symbiotic organisms located in the insects' bodies or in their nests (heterologous). The use of these insect-associated enzymes for applications in the fields of food biotechnology and industrial (white) biotechnology is gaining more and more interest. Prominent examples of insect-derived enzymes include peptidases, amylases, lipases, and β-D-glucosidases. Highly potent peptidases for the degradation of gluten, a storage protein that can cause intestinal disorders, may be received from grain pests. Several insects, such as bark and ambrosia beetles and termites, are able to feed on wood. In the field of white biotechnology, their cellulolytic enzyme systems of mainly endo-1,4-β-D-glucanases and β-D-glucosidases can be employed for saccharification of the most prominent polymer on earth-cellulose.
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Thongpoo P, Srisomsap C, Chokchaichamnankit D, Kitpreechavanich V, Svasti J, Kongsaeree PT. Purification and characterization of three β-glycosidases exhibiting high glucose tolerance from Aspergillus niger ASKU28. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:1167-76. [PMID: 25229852 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.915727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Production and utilization of cellulosic ethanol has been limited, partly due to the difficulty in degradation of cellulosic feedstock. β-Glucosidases convert cellobiose to glucose in the final step of cellulose degradation, but they are inhibited by high concentrations of glucose. Thus, in this study, we have screened, isolated, and characterized three β-glycosidases exhibiting highly glucose-tolerant property from Aspergillus niger ASKU28, namely β-xylosidase (P1.1), β-glucosidase (P1.2), and glucan 1,3-β-glucosidase (P2). Results from kinetic analysis, inhibition study, and hydrolysis of oligosaccharide substrates supported the identification of these enzymes by both LC/MS/MS analysis and nucleotide sequences. Moreover, the highly efficient P1.2 performed better than the commercial β-glucosidase preparation in cellulose saccharification, suggesting its potential applications in the cellulosic ethanol industry. These results shed light on the nature of highly glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase activities in A. niger, whose kinetic properties and identities have not been completely determined in any prior investigations.
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- Preeyanuch Thongpoo
- a Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Graduate School , Kasetsart University , Bangkok , Thailand
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Ni J, Tokuda G. Lignocellulose-degrading enzymes from termites and their symbiotic microbiota. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 31:838-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Overexpression and characterization of a glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from Thermotoga thermarum DSM 5069T with high catalytic efficiency of ginsenoside Rb1 to Rd. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2013.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cairo JPLF, Oliveira LC, Uchima CA, Alvarez TM, Citadini APDS, Cota J, Leonardo FC, Costa-Leonardo AM, Carazzolle MF, Costa FF, Pereira GAG, Squina FM. Deciphering the synergism of endogenous glycoside hydrolase families 1 and 9 from Coptotermes gestroi. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 43:970-81. [PMID: 23917163 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Termites can degrade up to 90% of the lignocellulose they ingest using a repertoire of endogenous and symbiotic degrading enzymes. Termites have been shown to secrete two main glycoside hydrolases, which are GH1 (EC 3.2.1.21) and GH9 (EC 3.2.1.4) members. However, the molecular mechanism for lignocellulose degradation by these enzymes remains poorly understood. The present study was conducted to understand the synergistic relationship between GH9 (CgEG1) and GH1 (CgBG1) from Coptotermes gestroi, which is considered the major urban pest of São Paulo State in Brazil. The goal of this work was to decipher the mode of operation of CgEG1 and CgBG1 through a comprehensive biochemical analysis and molecular docking studies. There was outstanding degree of synergy in degrading glucose polymers for the production of glucose as a result of the endo-β-1,4-glucosidase and exo-β-1,4-glucosidase degradation capability of CgEG1 in concert with the high catalytic performance of CgBG1, which rapidly converts the oligomers into glucose. Our data not only provide an increased comprehension regarding the synergistic mechanism of these two enzymes for cellulose saccharification but also give insight about the role of these two enzymes in termite biology, which can provide the foundation for the development of a number of important applied research topics, such as the control of termites as pests as well as the development of technologies for lignocellulose-to-bioproduct applications.
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- João Paulo L Franco Cairo
- Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), Rua Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro, nº 10000, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Laboratório de Genômica e Expressão (LGE), Departamento de Genética, Evolução e Bioagentes da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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Akemi Uchima C, Tokuda G, Watanabe H, Kitamoto K, Arioka M. A novel glucose-tolerant β-glucosidase from the salivary gland of the termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis. J GEN APPL MICROBIOL 2013; 59:141-5. [DOI: 10.2323/jgam.59.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wu Y, Chi S, Yun C, Shen Y, Tokuda G, Ni J. Molecular cloning and characterization of an endogenous digestive β-glucosidase from the midgut of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes barneyi. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 21:604-14. [PMID: 23126269 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2012.01164.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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β-glucosidase from the midgut of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes barneyi was first cloned and characterized to gain a better understanding of cellulolytic systems in fungus-growing termites. β-glucosidase activity was proven to present primarily in the midgut of M. barneyi and two β-glucosidases were partially purified from the midgut. Based on the N-terminus sequence of one of the β-glucosidases, a full-length cDNA fragment of 1708 bp was obtained. This sequence encodes a 493 amino acid protein belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 1. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis proved that the β-glucosidase gene was primarily expressed in the midgut. β-glucosidase was expressed heterologously and biochemically characterized. Results indicate that β-glucosidase is an endogenous, midgut-origin termite digestive enzyme. It may have applications in understanding the mechanism of lignocellulose degradation in fungus-growing termites.
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- Y Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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