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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
The gene encoding an epoxide hydrolase from Aspergillus niger M200 has been cloned and its sequence determined. The gene is interrupted by seven introns, one exon being only nine nucleotides long. The non-coding 5'- and 3'-regions of the mRNA are composed of 47 and 76 nucleotides, respectively. Overexpression of the fungal epoxide hydrolase in E. coli TOP10 has led to a 15-fold increase in specific activity (compared to the wild-type strain). Saturation mutagenesis at codon 217 resulted in the discovery of nine enzyme variants showing in several cases profound differences in activity and enantioselectivity towards various epoxides when compared to the data of the wild-type enzyme. The site 217 is located at the entrance of the tunnel that provides the substrate with access to the active site. The exchange of Ala at this position for Cys has led to a doubled enantioselectivity (E-value of 5.0) towards benzyl glycidyl ether. The same substitution resulted in a threefold-enhanced activity of the enzyme towards allyl glycidyl ether and styrene oxide without affecting enantioselectivity. The variant A217L showed an enhanced enantioselectivity towards tert-butyl glycidyl ether reaching an E-value of 100 (from 60 for the wild-type enzyme). Replacement of A217 by Val has led to higher activity towards allyl glycidyl ether by a factor of six. The substitutions Ala-->Glu and Ala-->Gln increased the enantioselectivity towards allyl glycidyl ether and styrene oxide by over 50% to E-values of 10 and 16, respectively. The study underlines that single amino acid exchanges in the substrate tunnel region can lead to significant improvements in enantioselectivity and activity of the epoxide hydrolase from A. niger M200.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0168-1656
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
132
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Amino Acid Substitution, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Aspergillus niger, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Biotechnology, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Catalytic Domain, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-DNA, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Epoxide Hydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Genes, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Protein Engineering, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Stereoisomerism, pubmed-meshheading:17875334-Substrate Specificity
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning of an epoxide hydrolase-encoding gene from Aspergillus niger M200, overexpression in E. coli, and modification of activity and enantioselectivity of the enzyme by protein engineering.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Enzyme Technology, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic. kotik@biomed.cas.cz
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't