Protein Engineering of a Pyridoxal-5'-Phosphate-Dependent l-Aspartate-?-Decarboxylase from Tribolium castaneum for ?-Alanine Production.

ABSTRACT: In the present study, a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent L-aspartate-?-decarboxylase from Tribolium castaneum (TcPanD) was selected for protein engineering to efficiently produce ?-alanine. A mutant TcPanD-R98H/K305S with a 2.45-fold higher activity than the wide type was selected through error-prone PCR, site-saturation mutagenesis, and 96-well plate screening technologies. The characterization of purified enzyme TcPanD-R98H/K305S showed that the optimal cofactor PLP concentration, temperature, and pH were 0.04% (m/v), 50 °C, and 7.0, respectively. The 1mM of Na+, Ni2+, Co2+, K+, and Ca2+ stimulated the activity of TcPanD-R98H/K305S, while only 5 mM of Ni2+ and Na+ could increase its activity. The kinetic analysis indicated that TcPanD-R98H/K305S had a higher substrate affinity and enzymatic reaction rate than the wild enzyme. A total of 267 g/L substrate l-aspartic acid was consumed and 170.5 g/L of ?-alanine with a molar conversion of 95.5% was obtained under the optimal condition and 5-L reactor fermentation.

SUBMITTER: Yu XJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7143960 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature