Tuning the pH profile of ß-glucuronidase by rational site-directed mutagenesis for efficient transformation of glycyrrhizin.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
; 103(12): 4813-4823, 2019 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
In this study, we aimed to shift the optimal pH of acidic ß-glucuronidase from Aspergillus oryzae Li-3 (PGUS) to the neutral region by site-directed mutagenesis, thus allowing high efficient biotransformation of glycyrrhizin (GL) into glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) under higher pH where the solubility of GL could be greatly enhanced. Based on PGUS structure analysis, five critical aspartic acid and glutamic acid residues were replaced with arginine on the surface to generate a variant 5Rs with optimal pH shifting from 4.5 to 6.5. The catalytic efficiency (kcat /Km) value of 5Rs at pH 6.5 was 10.7-fold higher than that of PGUS wild-type at pH 6.5, even 1.4-fold higher than that of wild-type at pH 4.5. Molecular dynamics simulation was performed to explore the molecular mechanism for the shifted pH profile and enhanced pH stability of 5Rs.
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Aspergillus oryzae
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Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida
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Ácido Glicirrízico
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Glucuronidase
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2019
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