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Ito T, Masaki H, Fujita K, Murakami H, Shizuma M, Kiso T, Kiryu T. Identification of Pathways for Production of D-Glucaric Acid by Pseudogluconobacter saccharoketogenes. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 196:1876-1895. [PMID: 37440113 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04628-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Pseudogluconobacter saccharoketogenes produces glucaric acid from D-glucose via two pathways, i.e., through D-glucuronic acid or D-gluconic acid. These pathways are catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase, and gluconate dehydrogenase. Although D-glucaraldehyde and L-guluronic acid are also theorized to be produced in pathways throsugh D-glucuronic acid and D-gluconic acid, respectively, no direct data to identify these intermediates have been reported. In this study, the intermediates were purified and identified as D-glucaraldehyde and L-guluronic acid. The substrate specificities of the three enzymes on these intermediates and their oxidation products were studied, and the roles of alcohol, aldehyde, and gluconate dehydrogenases in D-glucaric acid-producing pathways were elucidated using the intermediates. Additionally, the substrate specificities of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenases on some alcohols, aldehydes, and aldoses were determined. Alcohol dehydrogenase showed wide substrate specificities, whereas the substrates oxidized by aldehyde dehydrogenase were limited. A 30-L scale reaction using the resting cells of Rh47-3 revealed that D-glucaric acid was produced from D-glucose and D-gluconic acid in 60.3 mol% (7.0 g/L) and 78.6 mol% (22.5 g/L) yields, respectively.
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- Tetsuya Ito
- ENSUIKO Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 103-0012, Japan
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- ENSUIKO Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 103-0012, Japan
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- Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, 536-8553, Japan
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- Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, 536-8553, Japan
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- Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, 536-8553, Japan
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- Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, 536-8553, Japan.
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Hu S, Zhu R, Yu XY, Wang BT, Ruan HH, Jin FJ. A High-Quality Genome Sequence of the Penicillium oxalicum 5-18 Strain Isolated from a Poplar Plantation Provides Insights into Its Lignocellulose Degradation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12745. [PMID: 37628925 PMCID: PMC10454814 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Studies on the degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides by fungal extracellular enzymes have attracted recent attention from researchers. Xylan, abundant in hemicellulose, that play great role in connection between cellulose and lignin, has seen interest in its hydrolytic enzymatic complex. In this study, dozens of fungus species spanning genera were isolated from rotting leaves based on their ability to decompose xylan. Among these isolates, a strain with strong xylanase-producing ability was selected for further investigation by genome sequencing. Based on phylogenetic analysis of ITS (rDNA internal transcribed spacer) and LSU (Large subunit 28S rDNA) regions, the isolate was identified as Penicillium oxalicum. Morphological analysis also supported this finding. Xylanase activity of this isolated P. oxalicum 5-18 strain was recorded to be 30.83 U/mL using the 3,5-dinitro-salicylic acid (DNS) method. Further genome sequencing reveals that sequenced reads were assembled into a 30.78 Mb genome containing 10,074 predicted protein-encoding genes. In total, 439 carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) encoding genes were predicted, many of which were associated with cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, chitin and starch degradation. Further analysis and comparison showed that the isolate P. oxalicum 5-18 contains a diverse set of CAZyme genes involved in degradation of plant cell wall components, particularly cellulose and hemicellulose. These findings provide us with valuable genetic information about the plant biomass-degrading enzyme system of P. oxalicum, facilitating a further exploration of the repertoire of industrially relevant lignocellulolytic enzymes of P. oxalicum 5-18.
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; (S.H.); (R.Z.); (X.-Y.Y.); (B.-T.W.); (H.-H.R.)
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Zhao Y, Zuo F, Shu Q, Yang X, Deng Y. Efficient Production of Glucaric Acid by Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0053523. [PMID: 37212714 PMCID: PMC10304745 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00535-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Glucaric acid is a valuable chemical with applications in the detergent, polymer, pharmaceutical and food industries. In this study, two key enzymes for glucaric acid biosynthesis, MIOX4 (myo-inositol oxygenase) and Udh (uronate dehydrogenase), were fused and expressed with different peptide linkers. It was found that a strain harboring the fusion protein MIOX4-Udh linked by the peptide (EA3K)3 produced the highest glucaric acid titer and thereby resulted in glucaric acid production that was 5.7-fold higher than that of the free enzymes. Next, the fusion protein MIOX4-Udh linked by (EA3K)3 was integrated into delta sequence sites of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae opi1 mutant, and a strain, GA16, that produced a glucaric acid titer of 4.9 g/L in a shake flask fermentation was identified by a high-throughput screening method using an Escherichia coli glucaric acid biosensor. Strain improvement by further engineering was performed to regulate the metabolic flux of myo-inositol to increase the supply of glucaric acid precursors. The downregulation of ZWF1 and the overexpression of INM1 and ITR1 increased glucaric acid production significantly, and glucaric acid production was increased to 8.49 g/L in the final strain GA-ZII in a shake flask fermentation. Finally, in a 5-L bioreactor, GA-ZII produced a glucaric acid titer of 15.6 g/L through fed-batch fermentation. IMPORTANCE Glucaric acid is a value-added dicarboxylic acid that was synthesized mainly through the oxidation of glucose chemically. Due to the problems of the low selectivity, by-products, and highly polluting waste of this process, producing glucaric acid biologically has attracted great attention. The activity of key enzymes and the intracellular myo-inositol level were both rate-limiting factors for glucaric acid biosynthesis. To increase glucaric acid production, this work improved the activity of the key enzymes in the glucaric acid biosynthetic pathway through the expression of a fusion of Arabidopsis thaliana MIOX4 and Pseudomonas syringae Udh as well as a delta sequence-based integration. Furthermore, intracellular myo-inositol flux was optimized by a series of metabolic strategies to increase the myo-inositol supply, which improved glucaric acid production to a higher level. This study provided a way for constructing a glucaric acid-producing strain with good synthetic performance, making glucaric acid production biologically in yeast cells much more competitive.
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- Yunying Zhao
- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fat and Oil Deep-Processing, Shandong Bohi Industry Co., Ltd., Binzhou, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fat and Oil Deep-Processing, Shandong Bohi Industry Co., Ltd., Binzhou, Shandong, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Ito T, Masaki H, Fujita K, Murakami H, Shizuma M, Kiso T, Kiryu T. Identification of Enzymes from Pseudogluconobacter saccharoketogenes Producing D-Glucaric Acid from D-Glucose. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2021; 86:56-67. [PMID: 34669931 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbab182] [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: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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In 2004, the US Department of Energy listed D-glucaric acid as one of the top 12 bio-based chemicals and a potential biopolymer building block. In this study, we show that Pseudogluconobacter saccharoketogenes strains can produce D-glucaric acid from D-glucose, although in low yield because of the generation of the byproduct 2-keto-D-gluconic acid in large quantities. To improve D-glucaric acid yield, we generated Rh47-3, a P. saccharoketogenes IFO14464 mutant, which produced D-glucaric acid from D-gluconic acid and D-glucose with 81 and 53 mol% yields, respectively. Furthermore, the key enzymes involved in D-glucaric acid production, alcohol dehydrogenase (Ps-ADH), aldehyde dehydrogenase (Ps-ALDH), and gluconate 2-dehydrogenase (Ps-GADH), were purified and their roles in D-glucaric acid synthesis were evaluated. Ps-ADH and Ps-ALDH catalyzed D-glucaric acid production, which was mediated by D-gluconic acid and D-glucuronic acid pathways. In contrast, Ps-GADH inhibited D-glucaric acid production by promoting the formation of 2-keto-D-gluconic acid from D-glucose.
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- Tetsuya Ito
- ENSUIKO Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- ENSUIKO Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan
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Vuong TV, Master ER. Enzymatic upgrading of heteroxylans for added-value chemicals and polymers. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2021; 73:51-60. [PMID: 34311175 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Xylan is one of the most abundant, natural polysaccharides, and much recent interest focuses on upgrading heteroxylan to make use of its unique structures and chemistries. Significant progress has been made in the discovery and application of novel enzymes for debranching and modifying heteroxylans. Debranching enzymes include acetylxylan esterases, α-l-arabinofuranosidases and α-dglucuronidases that release side groups from the xylan backbone to recover both biochemicals and less substituted xylans for polymer applications in food packaging or drug delivery systems. Besides esterases and hydrolases, many oxidoreductases including carbohydrate oxidases, lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases, laccases and peroxidases have been also applied to alter different types of xylans for improved physical and chemical properties. This review will highlight the recent discovery and application of enzymes for upgrading xylans for use as added-value chemicals and in functional polymers.
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- Thu V Vuong
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.
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Molecular modification, structural characterization, and biological activity of xylans. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 269:118248. [PMID: 34294285 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118248] [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: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The differences in the source and structure of xylans make them have various biological activities. However, due to their inherent structural limitations, the various biological activities of xylans are far lower than those of commercial drugs. Currently, several types of molecular modification methods have been developed to address these limitations, and many derivatives with specific biological activity have been obtained. Further research on structural characteristics, structure-activity relationship and mechanism of action is of great significance for the development of xylan derivatives. Therefore, the major molecular modification methods of xylans are introduced in this paper, and the primary structure and conformation characteristics of xylans and their derivatives are summarized. In addition, the biological activity and structure-activity relationship of the modified xylans are also discussed.
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Raji O, Arnling Bååth J, Vuong TV, Larsbrink J, Olsson L, Master ER. The coordinated action of glucuronoyl esterase and α-glucuronidase promotes the disassembly of lignin-carbohydrate complexes. FEBS Lett 2021; 595:351-359. [PMID: 33277689 PMCID: PMC8044923 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Glucuronoxylans represent a significant fraction of woody biomass, and its decomposition is complicated by the presence of lignin–carbohydrate complexes (LCCs). Herein, LCCs from birchwood were used to investigate the potential coordinated action of a glucuronoyl esterase (TtCE15A) and two α‐glucuronidases (SdeAgu115A and AxyAgu115A). When supplementing α‐glucuronidase with equimolar quantities of TtCE15A, total MeGlcpA released after 72 h by SdeAgu115A and AxyAgu115A increased from 52% to 67%, and 61% to 95%, respectively. Based on the combined TtCE15A and AxyAgu115A activities, ~ 34% of MeGlcpA in the extracted birchwood glucuronoxylan was occupied as LCCs. Notably, insoluble LCC fractions reduced soluble α‐glucuronidase concentrations by up to 70%, whereas reduction in soluble TtCE15A was less than 30%, indicating different tendencies to adsorb onto the LCC substrate.
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- Olanrewaju Raji
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Science, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Science, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Science, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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Chen LZ, Huang SL, Hou J, Guo XP, Wang FS, Sheng JZ. Cell-based and cell-free biocatalysis for the production of D-glucaric acid. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:203. [PMID: 33303009 PMCID: PMC7731778 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01847-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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D-Glucaric acid (GA) is a value-added chemical produced from biomass, and has potential applications as a versatile platform chemical, food additive, metal sequestering agent, and therapeutic agent. Marketed GA is currently produced chemically, but increasing demand is driving the search for eco-friendlier and more efficient production approaches. Cell-based production of GA represents an alternative strategy for GA production. A series of synthetic pathways for GA have been ported into Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris, respectively, and these engineered cells show the ability to synthesize GA de novo. Optimization of the GA metabolic pathways in host cells has leapt forward, and the titer and yield have increased rapidly. Meanwhile, cell-free multi-enzyme catalysis, in which the desired pathway is constructed in vitro from enzymes and cofactors involved in GA biosynthesis, has also realized efficient GA bioconversion. This review presents an overview of studies of the development of cell-based GA production, followed by a brief discussion of potential applications of biosensors that respond to GA in these biosynthesis routes.
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- Lu-Zhou Chen
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Natural Products (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Bloomage BioTechnology Corp., Ltd., Jinan, 250010, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Bloomage BioTechnology Corp., Ltd., Jinan, 250010, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Natural Products (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Natural Products (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
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Enjalbert T, De La Mare M, Roblin P, Badruna L, Vernet T, Dumon C, Montanier CY. Characterisation of the Effect of the Spatial Organisation of Hemicellulases on the Hydrolysis of Plant Biomass Polymer. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124360. [PMID: 32575393 PMCID: PMC7353053 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Synergism between enzymes is of crucial importance in cell metabolism. This synergism occurs often through a spatial organisation favouring proximity and substrate channelling. In this context, we developed a strategy for evaluating the impact of the geometry between two enzymes involved in nature in the recycling of the carbon derived from plant cell wall polymers. By using an innovative covalent association process using two protein fragments, Jo and In, we produced two bi-modular chimeric complexes connecting a xylanase and a xylosidase, involved in the deconstruction of xylose-based plant cell wall polymer. We first show that the intrinsic activity of the individual enzymes was preserved. Small Angle X-rays Scattering (SAXS) analysis of the complexes highlighted two different spatial organisations in solution, affecting both the distance between the enzymes (53 Å and 28 Å) and the distance between the catalytic pockets (94 Å and 75 Å). Reducing sugar and HPAEC-PAD analysis revealed different behaviour regarding the hydrolysis of Beechwood xylan. After 24 h of hydrolysis, one complex was able to release a higher amount of reducing sugar compare to the free enzymes (i.e., 15,640 and 14,549 µM of equivalent xylose, respectively). However, more interestingly, the two complexes were able to release variable percentages of xylooligosaccharides compared to the free enzymes. The structure of the complexes revealed some putative steric hindrance, which impacted both enzymatic efficiency and the product profile. This report shows that controlling the spatial geometry between two enzymes would help to better investigate synergism effect within complex multi-enzymatic machinery and control the final product.
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- Thomas Enjalbert
- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France; (T.E.); (L.B.); (C.D.)
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- Toulouse White Biotechnology, UMS INRA 1337, UMS CNRS 3582, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, 31077 Toulouse, France;
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, 31077 Toulouse, France;
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France; (T.E.); (L.B.); (C.D.)
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- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Univ., Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, F-38000 Grenoble, France;
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France; (T.E.); (L.B.); (C.D.)
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 31077 Toulouse, France; (T.E.); (L.B.); (C.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-(0)5-61-55-97-13
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