Expression and Characterization of a Thermostable Acyl-peptide Releasing Enzyme ST0779 from Sulfolobus tokodaii

Acyl-peptide releasing enzyme(AARE) belongs to a serine peptidase family and catalyzes the NH₂-terminal hydrolysis of N^α-acylpeptides to release N^α-acylated amino acids. ORF0779(ORF=open reading frame) from thermophilic archaea Sulfolobus tokodaii(ST0779) was cloned and expressed in E. coli BL21 and the expressed protein was identified as a thermostable AARE. The target protein could be optimally overexpressed in E. coli at 30 ℃ for 8 h with 0.1 mmol/L isopropyl β-dthiogalactoside(IPTG). The crude enzyme was heated at 70 ℃ for 30 min, and then the target protein could account for above 40% of the total protein. The purification fold was 27 and the enzyme showed both esterase activity and peptidase activity. The optimal temperature and pH for ST0779 were 70 ℃ and 8.0 when Ac-Ala₃ was used as substrate. The half-life of the enzyme(0.2 mg/mL) at 90 ℃ was about 16 h, indicating that the enzyme exhibits a favorable thermostability. The activity of ST0779 could still remain over 85% after being treated at 25 ℃ in different buffers with pH range from 6.0 to10.0 for 24 h, which indicates ST0779 is stable in neutral or slight alkali environment. Under neutral or slightly alkali conditions, the enzyme exhibits really high catalytic efficiency against acyl-peptide, and the optimal substrate is Ac-Ala₃. Most metal ions have no inhibition effect on the activity of ST0779, while 4% activity of ST0779 is inhibited in the presence of K⁺. This enzyme was supposed to be applied in the analysis of protein sequencing and the synthesis of small peptides.     

Gene Clone and Characterization of a Novel Thermostable β-Galactosidase with Transglycosylation Activity from Thermotoga naphthophila RUK-10

We cloned and expressed a new recombinant β-galactosidase(TN0949) from Thermotoga naphthophila RKU-10 with the pET28a(+) vector system in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3), and determined its catalytic capability to synthesize alkyl glucosides. The recombinant enzyme was purified to a single band via heat treatment and Ni²⁺-NTA affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the recombinant enzyme was estimated to be 79 kDa with sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE). TN0949 can hydrolyze o-nitrophenyl β-D- galactopyranoside at the optimum pH and temperature of 6.5 and 80 ℃, respectively. TN0949 can also hydrolyze lactose at the optimum pH and temperature of 5.2 and 80 ℃, respectively. The K_m values for the hydrolyses of o-nitrophenyl β-D-galactopyranoside and lactose were 0.82 and 83.65 mmol/L, respectively. TN0949 was stable over a wide range of pH(3.0 to 7.0) after 24 h of incubation. The half-lives of TN0949 at 75, 80 and 85 ℃ were 22, 6 and 1.33 h, respectively. The enzyme displayed the capability to use lactose as the transglycosylation substrate to synthesize butyl galactopyranoside and hexyl galactopyranoside, indicating its suitability as a candidate industrial biocatalyst.     

人参二醇类皂苷的生物转化动态及人参稀有皂苷C-K或F2的制备

为了低成本有效制备人参稀有皂苷C-K或F₂, 将A. niger g.848菌酶用于转化含有人参皂苷(质量分数)分别为49.6% Rb₁, 25.9% Rd, 19.3% Rc和5.23% Rb₂的西洋参二醇混合皂苷. 霉菌发酵时, 采用人参二醇皂苷诱导物比人参提取液诱导物的产酶总活力提高10%~15%. 所产的2种诱导酶均能水解人参二醇皂苷的3-O-和20-O-多种糖基, 均为人参皂苷酶Ⅰ型; 但是人参二醇皂苷诱导物所产酶几乎全部转化人参二醇皂苷为C-K, 而人参提取液诱导物所产酶则残留中间产物. 使用黑曲霉人参二醇皂苷诱导所产酶, 在转化西洋参二醇皂苷的动态研究中发现, 酶反应1.5~2.5 h, 主要为产物F₂; 酶反应12 h后, 主要产物为C-K皂苷. 基于此, 40 g人参二醇类皂苷在45 ℃粗酶反应24 h, 经处理得到含C-K质量分数为87%的23 g酶反应产物, C-K转化率达85%(摩尔分数). 用40 g西洋参二醇皂苷在45 ℃粗酶反应2.5 h, 经处理得到含有质量分数为58%的F₂和27%的C-K的26 g酶反应产物, F₂转化率为50.4%, C-K转化率为29.5%. 通过人参二醇皂苷诱导的黑曲霉粗酶转化人参二醇类皂苷动态研究, 建立了C-K转化率为85%, F₂转化率为50%的制备方法, 为大批量制备提供了基础依据.     

Cloning and expression of the gene for xylose isomerase fromThermus flavus AT62 inEscherichia coli

The gene encoding xylose isomerase (xylA) was cloned fromThermus flavus AT62 and the DNA sequence was determined. ThexylA gene encodes the enzyme xylose isomerase (XI orxylA) consisting of 387 amino acids (calculated Mr of 44,941). Also, there was a partial xylulose kinase gene that was 4 bp overlapped in the end of XI gene. The XI gene was stably expressed inE. coli under the control oftac promoter. XI produced inE. coli was simply purified by heat treatment at 90°C for 10 min and column chromatography of DEAE-Sephacel. The Mr of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 45 kDa on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. However, Mr of the cloned XI was 185 kDa on native condition, indicating that the XI consists of homomeric tetramer. The enzyme has an optimum temperature at 90°C. Thermostability tests revealed that half life at 85°C was 2 mo and 2 h at 95°C. The optimum pH is around 7.0, close to where by-product formation is minimal. The isomerization yield of the cloned XI was about 55% from glucose, indicating that the yield is higher than those of reported enzymes. The Km values for various sugar substrates were calculated as 106 mM for glucose. Divalent cations such as Mn²⁺, Co²⁺, and Mg²⁺ are required for the enzyme activity and 100 mM EDTA completely inhibited the enzyme activity.     

纳微尺度层状MgAl固体碱催化解聚木质素磺酸钙制取含氧化合物的研究

在水热合成体系中引入羟基化合物制备纳微尺度层状镁铝水滑石前驱体(MgAl-LDHs), 通过正交实验优化合成工艺参数, 焙烧后得到固体碱氧化物(MgAlO_x); 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和二氧化碳程序升温脱附(CO₂-TPD)对水滑石前驱体及固体碱氧化物进行晶相、 形貌和碱度表征, 对MgAlO_x解聚木质素磺酸钙(CLS)的催化性能进行评价, 采用气相色谱(GC)、 气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)和凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)对反应后气、 液和固三相产物组成规律进行分析. 结果表明, 在n(Mg)/n(Al)=3, pH=12, 180 ℃, 24 h条件下, 添加15%(体积分数)C₂H₅OH时, 可以制备晶粒尺寸140~230 nm的层状MgAl-LDHs, 在空气气氛下于600 ℃焙烧6 h得到MgAlO_x. 水热体系下固体碱氧化物对木质素磺酸钙解聚的优化条件为270 ℃, 4 h, 65% C₂H₅OH, m(MgAlO_x)/m(CLS)=1/2, 此时其气、 液和固三相产物的产率分别为4.50%, 58.30%和37.20%, 其中液相产物收率比纯木质素磺酸钙解聚提高了13.30%, 液相产物主要组成为酚类、 芳香类、 酯类和其它化合物, 含氧化合物总选择性为79.05%(酚类66.06%, 酯类12.99%), 反应后的MgAlO_x经焙烧氧化再生后, 循环使用4次仍具有较高的活性和稳定性.     

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a New Cold-active Extradiol Dioxygenase from a Metagenomic Library Derived from Polychlorinated Biphenyl-contaminated Soil

To find new extradiol dioxygenases(EDOs, EC 1.13.11.2), a metagenomics library was constructed from polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soil and was screened for some dioxygenase with aromatic ring cleavage activity. A novel EDO, designated as Bph­C_A, was identified and heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. The deduced amino acid sequence of BphC­_A exhibited a homology of less than 60% with other known EDOs. Phylogenetic analysis of BphC­_A suggests that the protein is a novel member of the EDO family. The enzyme exhibits higher substrate affinity and catalytic efficiency toward 3-methylcatechol than toward 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl or catechol, the preferred substrate of other known EDOs. The optimum activity of purified Bph­C_A occurred at pH=8.5 and 35℃, and Bph­C_A showed more than 40% of its initial activity at 5℃. The activity of purified Bph­C_A was significantly induced by Mn²⁺ and slightly reduced by Al³⁺, Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺.     

哈茨木霉CGMCC 2979生物转化栀子中的京尼平苷制备京尼平

采用微生物直接转化药材的方法,将栀子中的京尼平苷转化为京尼平,无需糖苷酶和京尼平苷的制备. 在培养温度为30 ℃,pH 6.1以及栀子载量为80 g/L的条件下,48 h京尼平苷的转化率为97.8%. 转化后的京尼平通过XAD-16N大孔树脂偶联硅胶层析的方法,制备得到纯度大于95%的京尼平,收率为62.3%. 在催化、转化机制研究中,从哈茨木霉CGMCC2979的发酵液中分离得到了分子量为74.4 kDa的京尼平苷β-葡萄糖苷酶,该酶最优催化条件为50 ℃和pH 4.0-5.0. K_m和V_max分别为3.6 mmol/L和775 μmol/h/mg蛋白. 本文提供了一种简便、高效制备京尼平的新方法.     

Cloning and expression of thermostable beta-glycosidase gene from Thermus nonproteolyticus HG102 and characterization of recombinant enzyme

The gene coding for beta-glycosidase (EC 3.2.1.21) from Thermus nonproteolyticus HG102 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The gene open reading frame was 1311 bp, and it codes for 437 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of the enzyme showed identity with members of the glycosyl hydrolase family I. The enzyme had high content of Arg and Pro. The recombinant enzyme was purified to homogeneity with heat precipitation, ammonium sulfate precipitation, DEAE-cellulose (DE52) chromatography, and prepared slab polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme was monomeric and had a molecular mass of 48,900 Daltons and a pI of 5.2. The enzyme showed optimum activity at pH 5.6 and 90 degrees C. It catalyzed the hydrolysis of beta-D-glucoside, beta-D-galactoside, beta-D-fucoside, and beta-D-mannoside. Lineweaver-Burk plots showed that the kcat/Km ratio for beta-D-glucoside and beta-D-fucoside was higher than for beta-D-mannoside and beta-D-galactoside. The enzyme was extremely thermostable, with a half-life of 2.5 h at 90 degrees C, and was stable over a wide range of pH. It also had transglycosidic activity at high temperature.     

An enkephalin-degrading aminopeptidase from rat brain catalyzes the hydrolysis of a neuropeptide, kyotorphin (L-Tyr-L-Arg).

We studied the hydrolysis of a neuropeptide kyotorphin (L-Tyr-L-Arg) by an enkephalin-degrading aminopeptidase purified from cytosol of rat brain in vitro. The purified enzyme was homogeneous as judged by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), gel filtration and isoelectric focusing. The aminopeptidase with an apparent molecular weight (Mr) = 98000 catalyzed the hydrolysis of Leu- and Met-enkephalins with Km values of 125 and 142 microM, respectively. The enzyme activity was inhibited by bestatin, amastatin and puromycin but not by pepstatin, leupeptin and phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (PMSF). Kyotorphin was degraded by the aminopeptidase at pH 7.0, and the Vmax and Km values were 9.2 mumol/min/mg protein and 95 microM, respectively. The Km value for kyotorphin was compatible to those for Leu- and Met-enkephalins. Taken together, these results suggest a possible involvement of the enkephalin-degrading aminopeptidase in cytosolic degradation of kyotorphin in neuronal cells of rat brain.     

Purification and Properties of an Extracellular Polyhydroxybutyrate Depolymerase from Pseudomonas mendocina DSWY0601

An extracellular polyhydroxybutyrate(PHB) depolymerase was purified to homogeneity from the culture supernatant of a PHB-degrading bacterium, Pseudomonas mendocina DSWY0601, which was isolated from brewery sewage for the ability to form clear zones on the PHB mineral agar plates. The molecular weight of the purified PHB depolymerase as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE) was approximately 59800 at the optimal temperature and pH value being 50 ℃ and 8.5, respectively. PHB depolymerase was stable in a temperature range of 20―50 ℃ and sensitive to pH value within a pH range of 8.0―9.5. PHB depolymerase degraded poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate(P3/4HB) and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3- hydroxyvalerate(PHBV) but did not degrade poly(lactic acid)(PLA), poly(butylene succinate)(PBS) or poly- (caprolactone)(PCL). PHB depolymerase was sensitive to phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride(PMSF), H₂O₂ and SDS. The main product after enzymatic degradation of PHB was indentified as 3-hydroxbutyrate monomer(3HB) by mass spectrometric analysis, suggesting that PHB depolymerase acted as an exo-type hydrolase. Analysis of phaZ_pm gene reveals that PHB depolymerase is a typical denatured short-chain-length PHA(dPHA_SCL, PHA=polyhydroxyalkanoate) depolymerase containing catalytic domain, linker and substrate-binding domain.     

Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Methionine Aminopeptidase (MetAP) from Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155

The methionine aminopeptidase (MetAP) catalyzes the removal of amino terminal methionine from newly synthesized polypeptide. MetAP from Mycobacterium smegmatis mc(2) 155 was purified from the culture lysate in four sequential steps to obtain a final purification fold of 22. The purified enzyme exhibited a molecular weight of approximately 37 kDa on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Activity staining was performed to detect the methionine aminopeptidase activity on native polyacrylamide gel. The enzyme was characterized biochemically, using L-methionine p-nitroanilide as substrate. The enzyme was found to have a temperature and pH optimum of 50 degrees C and 8.5, respectively, and was found to be stable at 50 degrees C with half-life more than 8 h. The enzyme activity was enhanced by Mg(2+) and Co(2+) and was inhibited by Fe(2+) and Cu(2+). The enzyme activity inhibited by EDTA is restored in presence of Mg(2+) suggesting the possible role of Mg(2+) as metal cofactor of the enzyme in vitro.     

无花果叶超氧化物歧化酶的分离、纯化及性质研究

以我国山东无花果树(Brunswike, 原产法国Ficus carica)树叶为原料, 采用缓冲液抽提、硫酸铵分级、DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow阴离子交换层析和Sephacryl S-100 HR分子筛层析分离纯化得到电泳纯CuZn-SOD, 并对其酶学性质进行研究.     

Streptomyces maritimus苯丙氨酸变位酶的制备、表征及催化合成β-芳香丙氨酸

克隆Streptomyces maritimus来源的苯丙氨酸变位酶(Sm PAM)基因,并进行异源表达,制备了重组Sm PAM,用于一步合成高附加值的β-芳香丙氨酸.提取S.maritimus的基因组,设计1对特异性引物,采用PCR扩增编码Sm PAM的结构基因pam,与表达载体p ET28a连接,构建重组表达质粒p ET28a-pam,转入E.coli BL21中表达,采用亲和层析柱分离纯化重组酶Sm PAM.结果表明,克隆得到编码523个氨基酸长度的Sm PAM基因pam,并在大肠杆菌中实现了高效表达,制得电泳纯的重组Sm PAM.该酶在最适温度30℃,p H=9.0条件下活力达到2.5 U/mg,具有较高的热稳定性和p H稳定性,在60~70℃下保持3 h未见活性下降,在p H=9~11保持24 h,残余酶活力达到98%.Sm PAM具有较宽的底物谱,可催化苯环上携带不同基团的3-芳香丙烯酸合成β-芳香丙氨酸,当苯环上携带吸电子基团时催化反应更易完成,其中2-硝基-β-苯丙氨酸的产率最高,达到93%.     

Purification and characterization of acetate kinase from Clostridium thermocellum

Acetate kinase (EC 2.7.2.1), an enzyme involved in the wasteful production of acetate during conversion of cellulose to ethanol by Clostridium thermocellum, was purified 144-fold. The enzyme has an Mr of 84 kD by non-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, and an Mr of 46 kD when estimated with a denaturing gel; thus it appears to be a homodimer. Optimum enzyme activity occurs at 50°C and between pH 7.2 and 8.0. Acetate kinase is stable to temperatures up to 60°C, but is completely inactivated at 80°C after two h. The enzyme is stable between pH 7.0 and 9.0 when incubated at 50°C for two h. Optimum acetate kinase activity occurs at a MgCl₂:ATP ratio of 2:1, which indicates an interaction between Mg²⁺ and ATP and that between Mg²⁺ and acetate kinase. Enzyme activity is partially inhibited by KCl, an inorganic salt frequently used in chromatography and fermentation media, losing 60% activity in the presence of 0.2 M KCl. Sigmoidal enzyme kinetics were observed from the velocity plot of acetate kinase when either the acetate (S_0.5 = 285 mM) or ATP (S_0.5 = 11 mM) concentration was varied, suggesting cooperative binding of the two substrates.     

来源于类芽孢杆菌属新型耐有机溶剂脂肪酶的克隆、表达与性质研究（英文）

脂肪酶(EC 3.1.1.3)全称为三酰基甘油水解酶,是一类能够将长链脂肪酸甘油酯水解成脂肪酸和二甘酯、单甘酯或甘油的酯键水解酶.它除了能够水解脂肪外,还具有催化酯化反应、酯交换反应、酸解反应、醇解反应以及氨解等反应的性质.在脂肪酶催化的反应中,通常用有机溶剂代替水.有机溶剂可以转移合成反应的平衡方向,通过溶剂工程修饰酶的选择性能够提高底物的溶解度、有机相产物的回收率、酶的热稳定性.但有机溶剂对酶活性和稳定性有不同程度的影响.因此,寻找在有机溶剂中表现出高活性和稳定性的脂肪酶是一个亟待解决的重要课题.由于微生物种类多、作用底物专一性强,且微生物来源的脂肪酶一般分泌到胞外,因此微生物脂肪酶是工业用脂肪酶的重要来源.目前,微生物脂肪酶的研究主要集中于根霉属(Rhizopus)、曲霉属(Aspergillus)、青霉属(Penicillium)、毛霉属(Mucor)、地霉属(Geotrichum)、假丝酵母属(Candida)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)、伯克霍尔德菌属(Burkholderia)等具有工业应用价值的菌株.很少有类芽孢杆菌属所产脂肪酶进行相关酶学性质的研究.我们以Paenibacillus pasadenensis CS0611为出发菌株,在全基因序列草图中得到了一个新型脂肪酶基因lp2252.以Paenibacillus pasadenensis CS0611基因组为模板,设计特异性引物对目标序列进行扩增,并成功将其插入到表达载体p ET-28a中得到含有目的基因的重组质粒.在E.coli BL21(DE3)中,脂肪酶lp2252经0.1mmol/L的IPTG诱导后在20°C实现了高水平表达.重组脂肪酶的活性约为野生型的1631倍.用镍离子亲和层析柱快速、高效地纯化了两端带有组氨酸标签的重组脂肪酶,回收率为63.5%,纯化因子为10.78.纯化后的脂肪酶最适温度为50°C,在20-40°C范围内具有良好的稳定性.最适pH值为7,属于中性脂肪酶,同时在pH 3.0-8.0间具有较高稳定性.在金属离子如钙、镁离子和一些非离子表面活性剂的作用下,其活性有所提高.此外,纯化后的脂肪酶可被一系列水溶性有机溶剂激活,例如一些短链醇.而对某些水不溶性有机溶剂,其也具有高度的耐受性.综上所述,本文所涉新型脂肪酶在非水相催化领域具有广泛的应用和前景.     

Purification, Molecular Cloning, and Biochemical Characterization of Subtilisin JB1 from a Newly Isolated Bacillus subtilis JB1

An extracellular gelatinolytic enzyme obtained from the newly isolated Bacillus subtilis JB1, a thermophilic microorganism relevant to the aerobic biodegradation process of fish-meal production, was purified via ammonium sulfate precipitation, Sephadex G-200 Gel filtration chromatography, and one-dimensional gel electrophoresis separation and subsequently identified via peptide mass fingerprinting and chemically assisted fragmentation matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The subtilisin JB1 gene was sequenced and its recombinant protein prosubtilisin JB1 was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the purified prosubtilisin JB1 (62 kDa) protein was digested with gelatin, bovine serum albumin, azocasein, fibrinogen, and the fluorogenic peptide substrate Ala-Ala-Phe-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin hydrochloride, whereas the serine protease inhibitors phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and chymostatin completely inhibited its enzyme activity at an optimal pH of 7.5. Thus, our results show that subtilisin JB1 may serve as a potential source material for use in industrial applications of proteolytic enzymes and microorganisms for fishery waste degradation and fish by-product processing.     

Properties of androsterone-sulfating sulfotransferase in female rat liver

Some properties of androsterone (AD)-sulfating sulfotransferase (ST) present in female rat livers were characterized. Based on the substrate specificities of the enzyme preparation obtained by anion exchange chromatography and 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphate (PAP)-agarose affinity chromatography, AD-ST was supposed to be among isoenzymes of hydroxysteroid STs. The identity of the AD-ST with the isoenzymes of hydroxysteroid ST, however, remains unclear at present. The enzyme preparation revealed a wide range of native molecular weight with a major Mr of some 600000. The AD-ST did not appear to have a homogeneous isoelectric point, because the enzymatic activity was spread over a wide range of the pH gradient, centering around pH 6.6 on chromatofocusing. On sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, the AD-ST showed a subunit with Mr of 30000, which was similar to the hydroxysteroid STs purified previously. Under denaturing conditions the subunit was demonstrated to be composed of three protein species containing distinct pI values (pI 6.1, 6.7 and 7.2). The AD-ST was thus supposed to be an oligomer with high molecular weight, in which the subunits of different pI values are assembled in various association numbers.     

来源于类芽孢杆菌属碱性甲壳素酶的分离纯化及其性质

甲壳素,又名几丁质(chitin),是自然界中含量仅次于纤维素的第二大天然多糖,有第六生命要素之美称.其主要存在于甲壳类动物的外壳、真菌细胞的细胞壁以及一些昆虫的外壳中,每年自然界中约有100多亿吨甲壳素生成.甲壳素是由2-乙酰氨基-2-脱氧-D-吡喃葡萄糖和2-氨基-2-脱氧-D-吡喃葡萄糖通过β-1,4糖苷键连接而成的二元线性聚合物,分子链中分布许多羟基、氨基及乙酰氨基,形成大量分子间及分子内氢键,致使其结晶度较高,化学性质十分稳定,直接利用较为困难.甲壳素不溶于稀酸、稀碱以及一般有机溶剂,工业上常用强酸强碱法处理甲壳素,以制备壳寡糖类产品,但该方法具有产品结构不单一,环境污染较为严重等缺点.甲壳素酶可特异性水解甲壳素链中β-1,4糖苷键,得到甲壳寡糖和N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖.酶解法降解甲壳素工艺简单、反应条件温和、环境友好,有很好的应用前景.我们以Paenibacillus pasadenensis CS0611为出发菌株,以蟹壳粉末为培养基唯一碳源及氮源,在适宜条件下培养48 h.发酵液经离心、硫酸铵(80％饱和度)盐析、透析除盐后得到粗酶液.再利用HiTrap DEAE FF离子交换层析和HiLoad 26/600Superdex 200 pg凝胶过滤层析对该粗酶液进行分离纯化,以得到电泳纯甲壳素酶.所制备甲壳素酶比活力为10.28 U/mg,最终纯化倍数为5.3,酶活得率为15.7％.SDS-PAGE结果表明,该甲壳素酶相对分子质量约为69 kDa.后经MALDI-TOF-MS鉴定,该酶部分肽段和来源于另一株Paenibacillus pasadenenss的甲壳素酶(accession No:gi655151624)具有较高的同源性,进一步证实所纯化蛋白为甲壳素酶.对上述纯化的甲壳素酶的酶学性质进行研究,结果发现:其最适反应温度为50℃,在20-35℃内有较好的稳定性,50℃及以上热稳定性较差;最适pH为5.0,在pH4.0-11.0间具有较高稳定性,表明该酶具有很好的耐碱性;金属离子对该酶催化活性没有明显的激活作用,表明该甲壳素酶是非金属酶.同时,对该酶的底物特异性进行研究,发现该酶对胶体甲壳素和甲壳素水解能力较强,对淀粉和纤维素无水解能力,对不同脱乙酰度的壳聚糖的水解程度随脱乙酰度不同而变化,表明该酶只能特异性识别并降解GlcNAc-GlcNAc之间的糖苷键;以胶体甲壳素为底物时,米氏常数Km为4.41 mg/mL,最大反应初速度为1.08 mg/min.利用薄板层析和高效液相色谱对酶解产物进行分析,结果表明该甲壳素酶对胶体甲壳素的降解产物主要是(GlcNAc)2.综上所述,本研究所涉甲壳素酶在甲壳二糖的酶法制备方面具有较好的应用前景.     

来源于Alcaligenes A-6的D-氨基酰化酶基因的合成与融合表达

将来源于Alcaligenes A-6的D-氨基酰化酶基因用大肠杆菌中的丰沛密码子替换, 利用化学和基于聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术的酶促方法进行基因全合成, 利用pET-32a构建重组表达载体pET-dan, 转化进E.coil BL21(DE3)中进行融合表达. 经SDS-PAGE电泳、 Western-blot检测和活性测定发现, D-ANase可在大肠杆菌中高效表达, 目的蛋白可达到菌体总蛋白的69.2%, 密码子优化后基因构建的工程菌发酵活性为96 U/mL, 重组蛋白经超声细胞破碎及Ni²⁺柱亲和层析纯化, 比活可达1692.3 U/mg, 纯度可达95%以上.     

Expression,Purification and Characterization of a Bifunctional α‐L‐Arabinofuranosidase/β‐D‐Xylosidase from Trichoderma Koningii G‐39

A gene of α‐L ‐arabinofuranosidase (Abf) from Trichoderma koningii G‐39 was successfully expressed in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant enzyme was purified to > 90% homogeneity by a cation‐exchanged chromatography. The purified enzyme exhibits both α‐L ‐arabinofuranosidase and β‐D ‐xylosidase (Xyl) activities with p‐nitrophenyl‐α‐L ‐arabionfuranoside (pNPAF) and 2,4‐dinitrophenyl‐β‐D ‐xylopyanoside (2,4‐DNPX) as substrate, respectively. The stability and the catalytic feature of the bifunctional enzyme were characterized. The enzyme was stable for at least 2 h at pH values between 2 and 8.3 at room temperature when assayed for Abf and Xyl activities. Enzyme activity decreased dramatically when the pH exceeded 9.5 or dropped below 1.5. The enzyme lost 35% of Abf activity after incubation at 55 °C for 2 h, but retained 95% of Xyl activity, with 2,4‐DNXP as substrate, under the same conditions. Further investigation of the active site topology of both enzymatic functions was performed with the inhibition study of enzyme activities. The results revealed that methyl‐α‐L ‐arabinofuranoside inhibition is noncompetitive towards 2,4‐DNPX as substrate but competitive towards pNPAF. Based on the thermal stability and the inhibition studies, we suggest that the enzymatic reactions of Abf and Xyl are performed at distinct catalytic sites. The recombinant enzyme possesses both the retaining transarabinofuranosyl and transxylopyranosyl activities, indicating both enzymatic reactions proceed through a two‐step, double displacement mechanism.