Production of rebaudioside D from stevioside using a UGTSL2 Asn358Phe mutant in a multi‐enzyme system

Summary Rebaudioside D is a sweetener from Stevia rebaudiana with superior sweetness and organoleptic properties, but its production is limited by its minute abundance in S. rebaudiana leaves. In this study, we established a multi‐enzyme reaction system with S. rebaudiana UDP‐glycosyltransferases UG...

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Main Authors: Liangliang Chen, Ruxin Cai, Jingyuan Weng, Yan Li, Honghua Jia, Kequan Chen, Ming Yan, Pingkai Ouyang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Microbial Biotechnology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13539
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author Liangliang Chen
Ruxin Cai
Jingyuan Weng
Yan Li
Honghua Jia
Kequan Chen
Ming Yan
Pingkai Ouyang
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Honghua Jia
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Pingkai Ouyang
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description Summary Rebaudioside D is a sweetener from Stevia rebaudiana with superior sweetness and organoleptic properties, but its production is limited by its minute abundance in S. rebaudiana leaves. In this study, we established a multi‐enzyme reaction system with S. rebaudiana UDP‐glycosyltransferases UGT76G1, Solanum lycopersicum UGTSL2 and Solanum tuberosum sucrose synthase StSUS1, achieving a two‐step glycosylation of stevioside to produce rebaudioside D. However, an increase in the accumulation of rebaudioside D required the optimization of UGTSL2 catalytic activity towards glucosylation of rebaudioside A and reducing the formation of the side‐product rebaudioside M2. On the basis of homology modelling and structural analysis, Asn358 in UGTSL2 was subjected to saturating mutagenesis, and the Asn358Phe mutant was used instead of wild‐type UGTSL2 for bioconversion. The established multi‐enzyme reaction system employing the Asn358Phe mutant produced 14.4 g l−1 (1.6 times of wild‐type UGTSL2) rebaudioside D from 20 g l−1 stevioside after reaction for 24 h. This system is useful for large‐scale rebaudioside D production and expands our understanding of the pathways involved in its synthesis.
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spelling doaj.art-a6b1d06f26c3463ba06d763ad47101d82022-12-21T19:57:51ZengWileyMicrobial Biotechnology1751-79152020-07-0113497498310.1111/1751-7915.13539Production of rebaudioside D from stevioside using a UGTSL2 Asn358Phe mutant in a multi‐enzyme systemLiangliang Chen0Ruxin Cai1Jingyuan Weng2Yan Li3Honghua Jia4Kequan Chen5Ming Yan6Pingkai Ouyang7College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211800ChinaCollege of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211800ChinaCollege of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211800ChinaCollege of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211800ChinaCollege of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211800ChinaCollege of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211800ChinaCollege of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211800ChinaCollege of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211800ChinaSummary Rebaudioside D is a sweetener from Stevia rebaudiana with superior sweetness and organoleptic properties, but its production is limited by its minute abundance in S. rebaudiana leaves. In this study, we established a multi‐enzyme reaction system with S. rebaudiana UDP‐glycosyltransferases UGT76G1, Solanum lycopersicum UGTSL2 and Solanum tuberosum sucrose synthase StSUS1, achieving a two‐step glycosylation of stevioside to produce rebaudioside D. However, an increase in the accumulation of rebaudioside D required the optimization of UGTSL2 catalytic activity towards glucosylation of rebaudioside A and reducing the formation of the side‐product rebaudioside M2. On the basis of homology modelling and structural analysis, Asn358 in UGTSL2 was subjected to saturating mutagenesis, and the Asn358Phe mutant was used instead of wild‐type UGTSL2 for bioconversion. The established multi‐enzyme reaction system employing the Asn358Phe mutant produced 14.4 g l−1 (1.6 times of wild‐type UGTSL2) rebaudioside D from 20 g l−1 stevioside after reaction for 24 h. This system is useful for large‐scale rebaudioside D production and expands our understanding of the pathways involved in its synthesis.https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13539
spellingShingle Liangliang Chen
Ruxin Cai
Jingyuan Weng
Yan Li
Honghua Jia
Kequan Chen
Ming Yan
Pingkai Ouyang
Production of rebaudioside D from stevioside using a UGTSL2 Asn358Phe mutant in a multi‐enzyme system
Microbial Biotechnology
title Production of rebaudioside D from stevioside using a UGTSL2 Asn358Phe mutant in a multi‐enzyme system
title_full Production of rebaudioside D from stevioside using a UGTSL2 Asn358Phe mutant in a multi‐enzyme system
title_fullStr Production of rebaudioside D from stevioside using a UGTSL2 Asn358Phe mutant in a multi‐enzyme system
title_full_unstemmed Production of rebaudioside D from stevioside using a UGTSL2 Asn358Phe mutant in a multi‐enzyme system
title_short Production of rebaudioside D from stevioside using a UGTSL2 Asn358Phe mutant in a multi‐enzyme system
title_sort production of rebaudioside d from stevioside using a ugtsl2 asn358phe mutant in a multi enzyme system
url https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13539
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