Engineering the L-Arabinose somerase from Enterococcus faecium for D-tagatose synthesis

L-Arabinose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.4) (l-AI) from Enterococcus faecium DBFIQ E36 was overproduced in Escherichia coli by designing a codon-optimized synthetic araA gene. Using this optimized gene, two N- and C-terminal His-tagged-l-AI proteins were produced. The cloning of the two chimeric genes into regulated expression vectors resulted in the production of high amounts of recombinant N-His-l-AI and C-His-l-AI in soluble and active forms. Both His-tagged enzymes were purified in a single step through metal-affinity chromatography and showed different kinetic and structural characteristics. Analytical ultracentrifugation revealed that C-His-L-AI was preferentially hexameric in solution, whereas N-His-L-AI was mainly monomeric. The specific activity of the N-His-L-AI at acidic pH was higher than that of C-His-l-AI and showed a maximum bioconversion yield of 26% at 50 °C for d-tagatose biosynthesis, with Km and Vmax parameters of 252 mM and 0.092 U mg−1, respectively. However, C-His-L-AI was more active and stable at alkaline pH than N-His-L-AI. N-His-L-AI follows a Michaelis-Menten kinetic, whereas C-His-l-AI fitted to a sigmoidal saturation curve.

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Main Authors: Sousa, Marylane de, Manzo, Ricardo M., García, José Luis, Mammarella, Enrique J., Gonçalves, Luciana R. B., Pessela, Benevides C.
Other Authors: Fundaçao Capes (Brasil)
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
Subjects:L-arabinose isomerase, Recombinant DNA, Affinity purification, D-tagatose, D-galactose,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/194069
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003593
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001807
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002322
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Summary:L-Arabinose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.4) (l-AI) from Enterococcus faecium DBFIQ E36 was overproduced in Escherichia coli by designing a codon-optimized synthetic araA gene. Using this optimized gene, two N- and C-terminal His-tagged-l-AI proteins were produced. The cloning of the two chimeric genes into regulated expression vectors resulted in the production of high amounts of recombinant N-His-l-AI and C-His-l-AI in soluble and active forms. Both His-tagged enzymes were purified in a single step through metal-affinity chromatography and showed different kinetic and structural characteristics. Analytical ultracentrifugation revealed that C-His-L-AI was preferentially hexameric in solution, whereas N-His-L-AI was mainly monomeric. The specific activity of the N-His-L-AI at acidic pH was higher than that of C-His-l-AI and showed a maximum bioconversion yield of 26% at 50 °C for d-tagatose biosynthesis, with Km and Vmax parameters of 252 mM and 0.092 U mg−1, respectively. However, C-His-L-AI was more active and stable at alkaline pH than N-His-L-AI. N-His-L-AI follows a Michaelis-Menten kinetic, whereas C-His-l-AI fitted to a sigmoidal saturation curve.