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Enhanced transglucosylation/hydrolysis ratio of mutants of Pyrococcus furiosus β-glucosidase : Effects of donor concentration, water content, and temperature on activity and selectivity in hexanol

Hansson, Therese LU and Adlercreutz, Patrick LU orcid (2001) In Biotechnology and Bioengineering 75(6). p.656-665
Abstract

The transglucosylation reaction catalyzed by wild-type β-glucosidase CelB from hyperthermophilic Pyrococcus furiosus and active site mutants (M424K, F426Y, M424K/F426Y) was studied. The conversion of pentyl-β-glucoside to hexyl-β-glucoside in hexanol was used as a model transglucosylation reaction. Hydrolysis to glucose was a side reaction. The activity (rates of hydrolysis and transglucosylation) and the selectivity (S value) were measured as a function of pentyl-β-glucoside concentration (5-240 mM), water content (1-100% v/v), and temperature (50-95°C). All mutants had lower activity than the wild-type enzyme, but they had higher selectivity, which means that they provided a higher ratio of transglucosylation product to hydrolysis... (More)

The transglucosylation reaction catalyzed by wild-type β-glucosidase CelB from hyperthermophilic Pyrococcus furiosus and active site mutants (M424K, F426Y, M424K/F426Y) was studied. The conversion of pentyl-β-glucoside to hexyl-β-glucoside in hexanol was used as a model transglucosylation reaction. Hydrolysis to glucose was a side reaction. The activity (rates of hydrolysis and transglucosylation) and the selectivity (S value) were measured as a function of pentyl-β-glucoside concentration (5-240 mM), water content (1-100% v/v), and temperature (50-95°C). All mutants had lower activity than the wild-type enzyme, but they had higher selectivity, which means that they provided a higher ratio of transglucosylation product to hydrolysis product. The largest increase in S-value (2.6 fold) was obtained by the F426Y mutant, which resulted in increased hexyl-β-glucoside yield from 56% to 69%. In addition, the F426Y enzyme had higher selectivity over the wide range of temperatures tested. The activity of CelB wild-type and CelB F426Y increased as a function of water activity (aw), and complete activation by the water was obtained in a two-phase system with 20% water phase. In contrast to CelB wild-type, the F426Y mutant had transferase activity as low as aw = 0.29. Surprisingly, the S value increased with increasing water activity up to aw = 0.92. At still higher water content the S value decreased.

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βglucosidase, Activity, Hexanol, Selectivity, Transglucosylation
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  author       = {{Hansson, Therese and Adlercreutz, Patrick}},
  issn         = {{0006-3592}},
  keywords     = {{βglucosidase; Activity; Hexanol; Selectivity; Transglucosylation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{656--665}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Biotechnology and Bioengineering}},
  title        = {{Enhanced transglucosylation/hydrolysis ratio of mutants of Pyrococcus furiosus β-glucosidase : Effects of donor concentration, water content, and temperature on activity and selectivity in hexanol}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.10043}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/bit.10043}},
  volume       = {{75}},
  year         = {{2001}},
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