Enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 by semi-rational engineering
Abstract Background Glucaric acid, one of the aldaric acids, has been declared a “top value-added chemical from biomass”, and is especially important in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Biocatalytic production of glucaric acid from glucuronic acid is more environmentally friendly, efficient a...
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| author | Hui-Hui Su Fei Peng Pei Xu Xiao-Ling Wu Min-Hua Zong Ji-Guo Yang Wen-Yong Lou |
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| description | Abstract Background Glucaric acid, one of the aldaric acids, has been declared a “top value-added chemical from biomass”, and is especially important in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Biocatalytic production of glucaric acid from glucuronic acid is more environmentally friendly, efficient and economical than chemical synthesis. Uronate dehydrogenases (UDHs) are the key enzymes for the preparation of glucaric acid in this way, but the poor thermostability and low activity of UDH limit its industrial application. Therefore, improving the thermostability and activity of UDH, for example by semi-rational design, is a major research goal. Results In the present work, three UDHs were obtained from different Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains. The three UDHs have an approximate molecular weight of 32 kDa and all contain typically conserved UDH motifs. All three UDHs showed optimal activity within a pH range of 6.0–8.5 and at a temperature of 30 °C, but the UDH from A. tumefaciens (At) LBA4404 had a better catalytic efficiency than the other two UDHs (800 vs 600 and 530 s−1 mM−1). To further boost the catalytic performance of the UDH from AtLBA4404, site-directed mutagenesis based on semi-rational design was carried out. An A39P/H99Y/H234K triple mutant showed a 400-fold improvement in half-life at 59 °C, a 5 °C improvement in $$ {\text{T}}_{ 5 0}^{ 1 0} $$ T5010 value and a 2.5-fold improvement in specific activity at 30 °C compared to wild-type UDH. Conclusions In this study, we successfully obtained a triple mutant (A39P/H99Y/H234K) with simultaneously enhanced activity and thermostability, which provides a novel alternative for the industrial production of glucaric acid from glucuronic acid. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-392c472530194f109db1daa51721bd7b2022-12-21T22:26:47ZengSpringerOpenBioresources and Bioprocessing2197-43652019-09-01611910.1186/s40643-019-0267-3Enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 by semi-rational engineeringHui-Hui Su0Fei Peng1Pei Xu2Xiao-Ling Wu3Min-Hua Zong4Ji-Guo Yang5Wen-Yong Lou6Laboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of TechnologyLaboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of TechnologyLaboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of TechnologyLaboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of TechnologyLaboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of TechnologySouth China Institute of Collaborative InnovationLaboratory of Applied Biocatalysis, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of TechnologyAbstract Background Glucaric acid, one of the aldaric acids, has been declared a “top value-added chemical from biomass”, and is especially important in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Biocatalytic production of glucaric acid from glucuronic acid is more environmentally friendly, efficient and economical than chemical synthesis. Uronate dehydrogenases (UDHs) are the key enzymes for the preparation of glucaric acid in this way, but the poor thermostability and low activity of UDH limit its industrial application. Therefore, improving the thermostability and activity of UDH, for example by semi-rational design, is a major research goal. Results In the present work, three UDHs were obtained from different Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains. The three UDHs have an approximate molecular weight of 32 kDa and all contain typically conserved UDH motifs. All three UDHs showed optimal activity within a pH range of 6.0–8.5 and at a temperature of 30 °C, but the UDH from A. tumefaciens (At) LBA4404 had a better catalytic efficiency than the other two UDHs (800 vs 600 and 530 s−1 mM−1). To further boost the catalytic performance of the UDH from AtLBA4404, site-directed mutagenesis based on semi-rational design was carried out. An A39P/H99Y/H234K triple mutant showed a 400-fold improvement in half-life at 59 °C, a 5 °C improvement in $$ {\text{T}}_{ 5 0}^{ 1 0} $$ T5010 value and a 2.5-fold improvement in specific activity at 30 °C compared to wild-type UDH. Conclusions In this study, we successfully obtained a triple mutant (A39P/H99Y/H234K) with simultaneously enhanced activity and thermostability, which provides a novel alternative for the industrial production of glucaric acid from glucuronic acid.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40643-019-0267-3Uronate dehydrogenaseSemi-rational engineeringBiocatalysisGlucuronic acidGlucaric acid |
| spellingShingle | Hui-Hui Su Fei Peng Pei Xu Xiao-Ling Wu Min-Hua Zong Ji-Guo Yang Wen-Yong Lou Enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 by semi-rational engineering Bioresources and Bioprocessing Uronate dehydrogenase Semi-rational engineering Biocatalysis Glucuronic acid Glucaric acid |
| title | Enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 by semi-rational engineering |
| title_full | Enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 by semi-rational engineering |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 by semi-rational engineering |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 by semi-rational engineering |
| title_short | Enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 by semi-rational engineering |
| title_sort | enhancing the thermostability and activity of uronate dehydrogenase from agrobacterium tumefaciens lba4404 by semi rational engineering |
| topic | Uronate dehydrogenase Semi-rational engineering Biocatalysis Glucuronic acid Glucaric acid |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40643-019-0267-3 |
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