An L213A variant of ?-glycosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus with increased ?-L-arabinofuranosidase activity converts ginsenoside Rc to compound K.
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ABSTRACT: Compound K (C-K) is a crucial pharmaceutical and cosmetic component because of disease prevention and skin anti-aging effects. For industrial application of this active compound, the protopanaxadiol (PPD)-type ginsenosides should be transformed to C-K. ?-Glycosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus has been reported as an efficient C-K-producing enzyme, using glycosylated PPD-type ginsenosides as substrates. ?-Glycosidase from S. solfataricus can hydrolyze ?-d-glucopyranoside in ginsenosides Rc, C-Mc1, and C-Mc, but not ?-l-arabinofuranoside in these ginsenosides. To determine candidate residues involved in ?-l-arabinofuranosidase activity, compound Mc (C-Mc) was docking to ?-glycosidase from S. solfataricus in homology model and sequence was aligned with ?-glycosidase from Pyrococcus furiosus that has ?-l-arabinofuranosidase activity. A L213A variant ?-glycosidase with increased ?-l-arabinofuranosidase activity was selected by substitution of other amino acids for candidate residues. The increased ?-l-arabinofuranosidase activity of the L213A variant was confirmed through the determination of substrate specificity, change in binding energy, transformation pathway, and C-K production from ginsenosides Rc and C-Mc. The L213A variant ?-glycosidase catalyzed the conversion of Rc to Rd by hydrolyzing ?-l-arabinofuranoside linked to Rc, whereas the wild-type ?-glycosidase did not. The variant enzyme converted ginsenosides Rc and C-Mc into C-K with molar conversions of 97%, which were 1.5- and 2-fold higher, respectively, than those of the wild-type enzyme. Therefore, protein engineering is a useful tool for enhancing the hydrolytic activity on specific glycoside linked to ginsenosides.
SUBMITTER: Choi JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5764348 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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