转氨酶催化不对称合成芳香族L-氨基酸

芳香族L-氨基酸是合成许多药物、农药、精细化学品和食品添加剂的重要手性砌块(Chiral buildingblocks)。利用酶催化具有高活性和高立体选择性的特点合成手性砌块是目前不对称合成领域重要的研究方向。通过对不同来源转氨酶的进化分析,选择分别源自原核生物大肠杆菌Escherichia coli和真核生物酿酒酵母Saccharomyces cerevisia中的两种具有代表性Ⅰ型芳香族转氨酶TyrB和Aro8,比较研究了两种转氨酶通过平衡逆转不对称氨化催化合成芳香族L-氨基酸的反应过程和催化效率。重组转氨酶TyrB和Aro8都能有效地合成天然芳香族氨基酸苯丙氨酸和酪氨酸以及非天然氨基酸苯甘氨酸。手性HPLC分析表明,合成的氨基酸都是L-构型的,e.e值等于100%。L-丙氨酸是适宜的氨基供体,转氨酶TyrB和Aro8都不能利用D-型氨基酸作为氨基供体。反应体系中氨基供体L-丙氨酸和氨基受体芳香族α-酮酸的最适摩尔比为4∶1。底物芳香族α-酮酸分子结构中芳香环上的取代基以及脂肪酸碳链部分的长度都对酶催化的转氨效率有显著的影响。在制备规模试验中,TyrB催化不对称转氨反应合成L-苯甘氨酸、L-苯丙氨酸和L-酪氨酸的比生产速率为0.28 g/(g.h)、0.31 g/(g.h)和0.60 g/(g.h),Aro8催化上述反应的比生产速率分别为0.61 g/(g.h)、0.48 g/(g.h)和0.59 g/(g.h)。研究结果对利用转氨酶通过平衡逆转不对称催化合成芳香族L-氨基酸的工业化应用具有指导意义。     

阿维拉霉素生物合成研究进展

阿维拉霉素是由绿色产色链霉菌生产的寡糖类抗生素,对革兰氏阳性致病菌具有极强抗性,是一种新型饲料添加剂,广泛应用于肉鸡、仔猪等畜禽养殖中.以阿维拉霉素最新国内外研究进展为基础,综述了阿维拉霉素的抑菌机制、结构改造、菌种选育及发酵优化等方面的研究进展,重点阐述了阿维拉霉素的生物合成基因簇、合成途径及生物合成转录调控机制,探...     

酶法合成D-氨基酸的动向

<正> D-氨基酸近年来作为医药,农药,食品等的组成部分已在积极的开发。据载,山田,高桥等用酶法生产对羟基D-苯甘氨酸的工业研究是划时代的。最近,关于D-丙氨酸等各种D-型氨基酸酶法合成的报导已相继出现。这些方法大部分都是将现有的酶     

苯甘氨酸氨基转移酶基因hpgt的原核优化表达与酶动力学特性研究

苯甘氨酸氨基转移酶(4-Hydroxyphenylglycine aminotransferase)是假单胞菌所产生的一种能够合成D-苯甘氨酸的重要转氨酶。利用密码子优化技术,合成苯甘氨酸转移酶基因。构建原核重组质粒pCDF-hpgt,转入感受态细胞E.coli BL21(DE3),优化表达His-HpgT蛋白。利用Ni-NTA柱纯化技术获得高纯度的His-HpgT融合蛋白。分别测定融合蛋白在正反向反应中的酶活力单位及最佳的反应温度、pH值及其他动力学参数,并对该酶特性作相关的机理分析。测定结果表明,正向反应和反向反应的酶比活力分别为749mU/mg、2 257mU/mg,此酶分解苯甘氨酸的能力要强于合成苯甘氨酸;正向反应的最适温度与pH分别是35℃和8.0;由米氏方程得出该酶对苯甘氨酸的亲和力远大于谷氨酸;较低浓度的苯乙醛酸即可抑制反应的进行。     

L-脯氨酸的制备研究

<正> 一前言 L-脯氨酸(L-proline)是蛋白质组成成分之一。它是一种有一亚胺基的氨基酸,是骨胶原、麸朊、玉米朊的一种较重要的成分。 L-脯氨酸,随着医药科学的发展,在复合结晶氨酸基输液的制备和医药合成工业中用途日趋广泛。在我国,目前由L-脯氨酸配伍其它氨基酸组成的用于抢救病人的十四种、十八种氨基酸大输液,已开始用于临床试验;由L-脯氨酸配伍其它氨基酸组成的用于治疗肝病的十五种氨基酸大输液正在准备进行试验;由L-脯氨酸与其它氨基酸等合成的“催产     

L-脯氨酸的制备研究

<正> 一前言 L-脯氨酸(L-proline)是蛋白质组成成分之一。它是一种有一亚胺基的氨基酸,是骨胶原、麸朊、玉米朊的一种较重要的成分。 L-脯氨酸,随着医药科学的发展,在复合结晶氨酸基输液的制备和医药合成工业中用途日趋广泛。在我国,目前由L-脯氨酸配伍其它氨基酸组成的用于抢救病人的十四种、十八种氨基酸大输液,已开始用于临床试验;由L-脯氨酸配伍其它氨基酸组成的用于治疗肝病的十五种氨基酸大输液正在准备进行试验;由L-脯氨酸与其它氨基酸等合成的“催产     

ABC转运蛋白SgnA/B促进纳他霉素胞外转运与高产

纳他霉素是一种天然、广谱、高效的多烯大环内酯类还原性抗真菌剂,广泛应用于食品真菌污染的防治和临床真菌感染的治疗。纳他霉素胞外转运效率可能是限制褐黄孢链霉菌(Streptomyces gilvosporeus)发酵高产纳他霉素的重要因素。通过生物信息学及分子对接技术分析纳他霉素胞外转运蛋白SgnA/B,发现SgnA和SgnB两个异源二聚体组成的ABC转运蛋白是内向开口构象的转运蛋白,且2个结合位点与纳他霉素结合能力有强弱差异,更有利于纳他霉素的胞外转运。本研究以纳他霉素生产菌株——褐黄孢链霉菌F607为出发菌株,构建了sgnA/B基因超表达菌株F-EX,以分析sgn A/B基因超表达对纳他霉素合成及胞外转运的影响。研究发现,纳他霉素对数合成期的F-EX菌株不仅提高了纳他霉素胞外/胞内比,其120 h发酵总产量也提高了12.5%,达到7.38 g/L。最后,通过转录组测序发现,sgnA/B基因超表达除提高纳他霉素胞外转运效率外,还影响了与多种氨基酸、丙酸盐、糖、五碳化合物代谢和TCA循环相关基因的表达。研究表明,强化纳他霉素胞外转运有利于纳他霉素的合成,是提高褐黄孢链霉菌纳他霉素产量的有效...     

固定化巨大芽孢杆菌青霉素G酰化酶酶促合成头孢氨苄的研究

β—内酰胺系列抗菌素抗菌谱广、疗效高、毒副作用小,国际上研究与应用日渐广泛深入。头孢氨苄(Cephalexin)是重要的半合成抗菌素之一,由头孢霉素母核7—氨基脱乙酰氧基头孢烷酸(简称7-ADCA)和侧链结构物苯甘氨酸或其甲酯(PGME)经酰化而生成。酰化有化学法和酶法两种。采用青霉素G酰化酶或a—氨基酸酯酶或,a—氨酰转移酶的酶法,具有工艺操作简单、无需基团保护、环境污染轻等优点。继日本人于70年代初试验成功酶法之后,80年代初我们开展了这方面研究。制备方面,胞外酶优于胞内酶;使用方面,固定化酶优于固定化细胞。在用具有青霉素G酰化酶活性的固定化大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)细胞合成头孢氨苄的基础上,又研究了用固定化巨大芽孢杆菌(Bacillus megaterium)BP931胞外青霉素G酰化酶酰化合成头孢氨苄的条件。本文报道这一研究结果。     

N-氨甲酰基-D-苯甘氨酸不对称热水解反应的研究

D－苯甘氨酸是半合成β－内酰胺类抗生素的重要原料,它的合成主要是从5－苯基海因出发,经海因酶开环生成N－氨甲酰基－D－苯甘氨酸后,再脱去氨甲酰基得到。后一步目前国内外主要用两种方法：一种是用亚硝酸通过迭氮化反应脱氨甲酰基^[1],另一种是用酶法脱氨甲酰基⑵。但这两种方法都存在一定问题。亚硝酸是致癌物质．会带来环境污染。酶法则由于微生物天然存在的脱氨甲酰基酶活力只有海因酶的1％～2％⑵,反应效率很低。因此,N－氨甲酰基－D一苯甘氨酸脱氨甲酰基反应就成为D－苯甘氨酸合成路线中的一个瓶颈。最近．我们发现在弱酸或弱碱条件下,N－氨甲酰基－D－苯甘氨酸加热可以得到D－苯甘氨酸,可望解决这一瓶颈问题。本文报道了对该反应的部分研究结果。     

纳他霉素在纳塔尔链霉菌中的合成及其调控机制的研究进展

纳他霉素作为一种多烯大环内酯类抗生素,是纳塔尔链霉菌的次级代谢产物。它不仅能够有效地抑制真菌的生长,还能够抑制黄曲霉毒素的形成,因而广泛应用于食品防腐剂和真菌角膜炎的治疗等领域。纳他霉素首先由乙酸激活聚酮合酶(PKS)催化合成纳他霉素的骨架环,再由系列相关合成酶对其进行加工修饰,此过程涉及系列基因簇的表达调控机制,如转录调节子的调节、途径特异性调节、总体调控、交叉调节及胞内ROS调节等。完整的纳他霉素分子形成后由胞内转运子运出胞外。结合纳他霉素的研究进展,对其未来的研究方向进行了展望。     

非天然氨基酸细胞工厂的构建与应用

非天然氨基酸在医药、农药、材料等领域得到广泛应用,其绿色、高效合成越来越受到关注.近年来,随着合成生物学的快速发展,微生物细胞工厂为非天然氨基酸的制造提供了重要手段.文中从合成途径的重构、关键酶的设计改造及与前体的协同调控、竞争性旁路途径的敲除、辅因子循环系统的构建等方面介绍了 一系列非天然氨基酸细胞工厂构建与应用的研...     

Coevolution theory of the genetic code at age thirty

The coevolution theory of the genetic code, which postulates that prebiotic synthesis was an inadequate source of all twenty protein amino acids, and therefore some of them had to be derived from the coevolving pathways of amino acid biosynthesis, has been assessed in the light of the discoveries of the past three decades. Its four fundamental tenets regarding the essentiality of amino acid biosynthesis, role of pretran synthesis, biosynthetic imprint on codon allocations and mutability of the encoded amino acids are proven by the new knowledge. Of the factors that guided the evolutionary selection of the universal code, the relative contributions of Amino Acid Biosynthesis: Error Minimization: Stereochemical Interaction are estimated to first approximation as 40,000,000:400:1, which suggests that amino acid biosynthesis represents the dominant factor shaping the code. The utility of the coevolution theory is demonstrated by its opening up experimental expansions of the code and providing a basis for locating the root of life.     

Co-ordination of leaf minor amino acid contents in crop species: significance and interpretation

The question of whether general control of amino acid synthesis exists in plants remains to be resolved. It is not known whether there is overall co-ordination of the biosynthesis of amino acids that are formed through distinct pathways. In this work, amino acid contents were measured in a large number of samples taken from wheat, potato and barley leaves under different photosynthetic conditions. The variability in total soluble amino acid contents between samples was approximately 6-fold in wheat and potato. Subtracting the major amino acids from the total soluble amino acids showed that the variability in summed minor amino acid contents was approximately 20-fold. This variability was not correlated with short-term changes in primary carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and only poorly correlated with total leaf amino acids. By contrast, striking linear relationships between the contents of most minor amino acids were observed, demonstrating that the contents of many minor amino acids vary in concert. These observations show that amino acid contents are co-ordinated across biosynthetic families. While these data might be interpreted as an indication of cross-pathway regulation of the expression of key biosynthetic enzymes, the impact of factors such as protein degradation and storage cannot be ignored.     

The relationship between the biosynthetic paths to the amino acids and their coding

The genetic code could not have been fixed until the means for biosynthesis of the amino acids was at hand. The biosynthetic enzymes could not be optimized until the genetic code ceased to be rearranged. Therefore the development of the code and the development of the biosynthesis of the amino acids occurred concurrently. The present day biosynthetic pathways of amino acids, examined from this point of view, help to explain the present set of coded amino acids, in particular the absence of norvaline, norleucine, homoserine, ornithine, and alpha-aminobutyric acid. An order of development of biosyntheses is also proposed. Lysine was first, followed by valine and isoleucine. The more common primordial amino acids did not need biosyntheses so early. The central pathways of metabolism probably developed in response to a need for amino acid biosynthesis.     

13C-NMR study of acetate assimilation in Thermoproteus neutrophilus

Acetate assimilation into amino acids and the functioning of central biosynthetic pathways in the extremely thermophilic anaerobic archaebacterium Thermoproteus neutrophilus was investigated using 13C NMR as the method for determination of the labelling patterns. Acetate was assimilated via reductive carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to pyruvate and pyruvate conversion to phosphoenolpyruvate which was further carboxylated to oxaloacetate. 2-Oxoglutarate was mainly formed via citrate. However, the labelling patterns of glutamic acid and alanine were in agreement with the concurrent synthesis of about 15% 2-oxoglutarate and 5% pyruvate through the reductive citric acid cycle. A scrambling phenomenon occurring in aspartate and all amino acids derived through oxaloacetate was observed. The labelling patterns of amino acids were in agreement with their standard biosynthetic pathways, with two remarkable exceptions: isoleucine was synthesized via the citramalate pathway and lysine was synthesized via the 2-aminoadipate pathway which has previously been reported only in eukaryotic microorganisms.     

Amino Acid Biosynthesis in the Halophilic Archaeon Haloarcula hispanica

Biosynthesis of proteinogenic amino acids in the extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula hispanica was explored by using biosynthetically directed fractional 13C labeling with a mixture of 90% unlabeled and 10% uniformly 13C-labeled glycerol. The resulting 13C-labeling patterns in the amino acids were analyzed by two-dimensional 13C,1H correlation spectroscopy. The experimental data provided evidence for a split pathway for isoleucine biosynthesis, with 56% of the total Ile originating from threonine and pyruvate via the threonine pathway and 44% originating from pyruvate and acetyl coenzyme A via the pyruvate pathway. In addition, the diaminopimelate pathway involving diaminopimelate dehydrogenase was shown to lead to lysine biosynthesis and an analysis of the 13C-labeling pattern in tyrosine indicated novel biosynthetic pathways that have so far not been further characterized. For the 17 other proteinogenic amino acids, the data were consistent with data for commonly found biosynthetic pathways. A comparison of our data with the amino acid metabolisms of eucarya and bacteria supports the theory that pathways for synthesis of proteinogenic amino acids were established before ancient cells diverged into archaea, bacteria, and eucarya.     

Evolution of the Genetic Code by Incorporation of Amino Acids that Improved or Changed Protein Function

Fifty years have passed since the genetic code was deciphered, but how the genetic code came into being has not been satisfactorily addressed. It is now widely accepted that the earliest genetic code did not encode all 20 amino acids found in the universal genetic code as some amino acids have complex biosynthetic pathways and likely were not available from the environment. Therefore, the genetic code evolved as pathways for synthesis of new amino acids became available. One hypothesis proposes that early in the evolution of the genetic code four amino acids—valine, alanine, aspartic acid, and glycine—were coded by GNC codons (N = any base) with the remaining codons being nonsense codons. The other sixteen amino acids were subsequently added to the genetic code by changing nonsense codons into sense codons for these amino acids. Improvement in protein function is presumed to be the driving force behind the evolution of the code, but how improved function was achieved by adding amino acids has not been examined. Based on an analysis of amino acid function in proteins, an evolutionary mechanism for expansion of the genetic code is described in which individual coded amino acids were replaced by new amino acids that used nonsense codons differing by one base change from the sense codons previously used. The improved or altered protein function afforded by the changes in amino acid function provided the selective advantage underlying the expansion of the genetic code. Analysis of amino acid properties and functions explains why amino acids are found in their respective positions in the genetic code.     

Regulatory analysis of amino acid synthesis pathway in Escherichia coli: aspartate family

Proteins have various compositions of twenty specific naturally occurring amino acids. In spite of their importance in cellular metabolism, biosynthesis mechanisms, changing control conditions, and affection of effectors are not clearly understood yet. So we have made an effort to elucidate the details of metabolic control mechanisms in amino acid synthesis pathways through examining an extensive database search. In this study, we have newly constructed six amino acid biosynthesis pathways including aspartate, asparagine, methionine, threonine, isoleucine, and lysine, which we call the aspartate family. They contain the major reaction mechanisms, which inhibitory control loops and activating compounds. Moreover, we have tried to collect all of the effectors which might affect the aspartate family biosynthetic networks.