Expression of the sweet-tasting plant protein brazzein in Escherichia coli and Lactococcus lactis: a path toward sweet lactic acid bacteria.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
; 73(1): 158-65, 2006 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-16703320
ABSTRACT
Brazzein is an intensely sweet-tasting plant protein with good stability, which makes it an attractive alternative to sucrose. A brazzein gene has been designed, synthesized, and expressed in Escherichia coli at 30 degrees C to yield brazzein in a soluble form and in considerable quantity. Antibodies have been produced using brazzein fused to His-tag. Brazzein without the tag was sweet and resembled closely the taste of its native counterpart. The brazzein gene was also expressed in Lactococcus lactis, using a nisin-controlled expression system, to produce sweet-tasting lactic acid bacteria. The low level of expression was detected with anti-brazzein antibodies. Secretion of brazzein into the medium has not led to significant yield increase. Surprisingly, optimizing the codon usage for Lactococcus lactis led to a decrease in the yield of brazzein.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Plantas
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Edulcorantes
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Lactococcus lactis
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Escherichia coli
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Eslovênia