Demonstration of pH control in a commercial immobilized glucose isomerase

The synthesis of a variety of important biochemicals involves multistep enzyme-catalyzed reactions. In many cases, the optimal operating pH is much different for the individual enzymatic steps of such synthesis reactions. Yet, it may be beneficial if such reaction steps are combined or paired, allowing them to occur simultaneously, in proximity to one another, and at their respective optimal pH. This can be achieved by separating the micro-environments of the two steps of a reaction pathway using a thin urease layer that catalyzes an ammonia-forming reaction. In this article, the pH control system in a commercial immobilized glucose (xylose) isomerase pellet, which has an optimal pH of 7.5, is demonstrated. This system allows the glucose isomerase to have near its optimal pH activity when immersed in a bulk solution of pH 4.6. A theoretical analysis is also given for the effective fraction of the immobilized glucose isomerase, which remains active when the bulk pH is at 4.6 in the presence of 20 mM urea versus when the bulk pH is at its optimal pH of 7.5. Both theoretical and experimental results show that this pH control system works well in this case. (c) 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Preparation and Some Properties of Chitosan Bound Enzymes

An immobilization method using chitosan prepared from chitin as an insoluble carrier was investigated. Glucose isomerase, urease, glucamylase, trypsin and glucose oxidase were attached to chitosan by the aid of water soluble carbodiimide. Their activity yields were as follows; glucose isomerase 32%, urease 44%, glucamylase 8%, trypsin 10%, glucose oxidase 37%.

Immobilized glucose isomerase showed no significant changes in optimal temperature and heat stability. But pH optimum of reaction and pH stability range were somewhat lowered. The inhibitory effects of bivalent metal ions were considerably reduced by immobilization and similar tendency was observed for buffer reagents such as Tris or veronal. Immobilized glucose isomerase was inhibited by 8 m urea or 6 m guanidine hydrochloride in nearly the same way as free enzyme. With SDS, cysteine or mercaptoethanol free glucose isomerase was scarcely affected by these reagents, while immobilized enzyme considerably suffered to a loss of its activity.     

A simple method for the rapid and economical immobilization of glucose isomerase

The immobilization of glucose isomerase by adsorption on a macroreticular polystyrene sulphonate cation exchanger equilibrated with Ti⁴⁺, Zr⁴⁺, V⁵⁺ ions, followed by alkaline glutaraldehyde-induced crosslinking, is described. Experimental conditions are fixed for a selective and optimal retention of glucose isomerase and for its minimal leaching during subsequent use as a continuous compact glucose isomerase bed reactor, the performance of which is assessed on a laboratory scale for glucose isomerization. Factors influencing the glucose isomerase activity on solid supports, such as ratios of enzyme load - carrier - metal ion concentration, substrate feed concentration, residence period, loss of enzymic activity during storage and use, etc. are studied. The merits and drawbacks of the newly developed glucose isomerase reactor are discussed.     

Thermus thermophilus HB8葡萄糖异构酶在大肠杆菌中表达

为了增加高热稳定性的葡萄糖异构酶的得率,采用PCR技术扩增得到Thermus thermophilusHB8葡萄糖异构酶基因xylA,连接到表达载体pET-22b( )上,获得重组质粒pET-22b( )-xylA。将重组质粒转化到大肠杆菌Rosetta(DE3)中,经IPTG诱导后,通过半胱氨酸-咔唑法测葡萄糖异构酶酶活。重组菌经诱导培养,SDS-PAGE电泳结果显示出明显的分子量约为44 kD特异性蛋白质条带,比酶活约为18.562 U/mg,比野生型菌株提高了2倍。     

Improved ethanol production from xylose with glucose isomerase and Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the respiratory inhibitor azide

Summary Ethanol was produced from xylose, using the enzyme glucose isomerase (xylose isomerase) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The influence of aeration, pH, enzyme concentration, cell mass and the concentration of the respiratory inhibitor sodium azide on the production of ethanol and the formation of by-products was investigated. Anaerobic conditions at pH 6.0, 10 g/l enzyme, 75 g/l dry weight cell mass and 4.6 mM sodium azide were found to be optimal. Under these conditions theoretical yields of ethanol were obtained from 42 g/l xylose within 24 hours.In a fed-batch culture, 62 g/l ethanol was produced from 127 g/l xylose with a yield of 0.49 and a productivity of 1.35 g/l·h.     

树状黄杆菌变株U-616葡萄糖异构酶的研究

以树状黄杆菌（Ｆｌａｖｏｂａｃｔｅｒｉｕｍａｒａｂｏｒｅｓｃｅｎｓ）ＮＲＲＬ１１０２２为出发菌株,用紫外线对其进行诱变,经筛选得到一株葡萄糖异构酶的高产菌株Ｕ－６１６,其酶活力提高３１％。经保存三年和多次传代复测,其产酶能力保持稳定。其生长和产酶需较高的溶氧水平,最适产酶温度为３０℃,最适产酶ｐＨ为７．０－７．５,铁离子对其生长和产酶无明显的影响。所产葡萄糖异构酶的最适温度为６０－８０℃,最适ｐＨ为７．５－８．５,Ｃｏ２＋和Ｍｇ２＋对酶有激活作用,对金属离子耐受性较强,对Ｃａ２＋不敏感,热稳定性较好。树状黄杆菌变株Ｕ－６１６是一株产胞内葡萄糖异构酶的优良菌株。     

Streptomyces glucose/xylose isomerase has a single active site for glucose and xylose

A kinetic method which allows one to evaluate whether an enzyme acting on two different substrates has one or two active sites was employed to study the active site of glucose isomerase which catalyses the isomerization of both glucose and xylose. The experimental data on the rates of hydrolysis of mixtures of various concentrations of glucose and xylose by the glucose isomerase from Streptomyces coincides well with the theoretical values calculated for the case of a single active site.     

Mass-transfer effects on the rate of isomerization of D-glucose into D-fructose, catalyzed by whole-cell immobilized glucose isomerase.

The investigated catalyst system consists of immobilized Arthrobacter cells containing the enzyme glucose isomerase, which catalyzes the isomerization of glucose into fructose. The internal structure of the catalyst was determined from electrom microscope photographs of replicas of freeze-etched catalyst. On the basis of the photographs a model for the internal structure of the catalyst was proposed. This structure was subsequently used to describe the reaction including mass-transfer effects. It appeared that under normal operating conditions the external mass-transfer rate does not influence the overall rate of reaction. The effect of internal mass-transfer resistances on the overall reaction rate can well be accounted for by the so-called porous sphere model. The intrinsic kinetics of the isomerization catalyzed by the present catalyst system can be represented by a modified Michaelis-Menten equation for a reversible one-substrate reaction.     

Direct comparison of the crystal and solution structure of glucose/xylose isomerase from Streptomyces rubiginosus

Glucose isomerase (D-xylose ketol-isomerase, EC 5.3.1.5.) catalyses the isomerization reaction of glucose and xylose. The small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data of glucose/xylose isomerase from Streptomyces rubiginosus were recorded for protein solution using synchrotron radiation. The experimental data were compared with theoretical scattering calculated on the basis of the known crystal structure (PDB code: 1OAD). The radius of gyration measured by SAXS (R(G)=3.30 nm) was almost identical and the maximum dimension in the distance distribution function was by about 2.5 % lower than the corresponding values calculated on the basis of the crystal structure.     

Production of ethanol from wood hemicellulose hydrolyzates by a xylose-fermenting yeast mutant,Candida sp. XF 217

Summary Ethanol was produced from wood chip hemicellulose hydrolyzate by a xylose-fermenting yeast mutant, Candida sp. XF 217. The rates of D-xylose consumption and ethanol production were greater under aerobic than fermentative conditions. The slow rate of fermentation under fermentative conditions could be overcome by supplementing the broth with D-xylose isomerase (glucose isomerase). The ethanol yield, as based on the sugar consumed, was approximately 90% of the theoretical value.     

The performance of immobilized glucose isomerase supported by shrimp chitin in various types of reactors

Five different types of reactors were employed for glucose isomerization using shrimp shell as the support on which to immobilize the glucose isomerase. The Michaelis-Menten constants and effective diffusivity of glucose in the immobilized enzyme bed were experimentally determined and used in a theoretical analysis of the radial-flow reactor. The fractional conversions of the radial-flow, fluidizedbed, and packed-bed reactors with the same -residence time were found experimentally to be almost the same. This result reveals that the use of radial-flow and fluidized-bed reactors for this immobilized enzyme system is highly feasible.     

Evaluation of diffusional resistances in the process of glucose isomerization to fructose by immobilized glucose isomerase

A kinetic model presented in a previous work is employed to carry out a systematic study dealing with the relative importance of intraparticle and interparticle diffusional resistances in the process of glucose isomerization to fructose by immobilized glucose isomerase. An analytical generalized expression of the effectiveness factor is obtained, which promises to be particularly useful for design purposes. Finally, the role of each of the main parameters influencing the catalyst effectiveness factor is put in evidence and discussed within the whole range of possible operative conditions.     

Studies on glucose isomerase from a Streptomyces species.

Production and properties of glucose isomerase from a Co2+-sensitive Streptomyces species were studied. After 4 days of shaking cultivation at 30 degrees C and 200 rpm, a maximum of 1.1 enzyme units per ml of broth was obtained. Cell-free glucose isomerase, obtained from mycelia heat-treated in the presence of 0.5 mM Co2+, showed a 3.5-fold increase in specific activity over enzyme obtained from untreated mycelia. The optimum pH and temperature for the glucose isomerase were 7 to 8 and 80 degrees C, respectively. The Michaelis constant for fructose was 0.40 M. Mg2+ was found to enhance the glucose isomerase activity, whereas the effect of Co2+ on enzyme activity depended on the manner in which the enzyme was prepared. This glucose isomerase was quite heat stable, with a half-life of 120 h at 70 degrees C.     

Ⅱ型葡萄糖异构酶N端随机卷曲序列的嫁接效应

木糖/葡萄糖异构酶（xylose/glucose isomerase, XIase/GIase）是果葡糖浆生产的关键用酶,也是重要的模式酶,其组成域的结构和功能一直是研究的热点。本研究采用重叠PCR技术将源自超嗜热菌Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus的Ⅱ型葡萄糖异构酶（TTGIase）N端31个氨基酸序列融合到嗜热菌Thermobifida fusca的I型葡萄糖异构酶（TFGIase）的N端,构建了融合蛋白N-TFGIase。发酵实验结果显示,在相同培养和诱导条件下,N-TFGIase菌体单位浓度产酶量比TFGIase高出约40%;酶学检测结果显示,N-TFGIase比酶活较TFGIase高出26%,最适温度较TFGIase高出5℃,75℃下的半衰期较TFGIase延长30%,最适pH较TFGIase降低1.0。序列分析表明,TTGIase N端序列的mRNA二级结构不形成有阻碍的颈环结构,提高了融合蛋白的表达效率;其含有的31个氨基酸残基的疏水性指数均小于0,利于融合蛋白的初始折叠和包装;其含有的酸性氨基酸残基比例约为碱性氨基酸残基比例的两倍,减小了酸性介质环境对融合蛋白分子表面的影响。实验结果提示,将来自超嗜热菌的Ⅱ型XIase/GIase的N端随机卷曲序列融合到I型XIase/GIase N端,能够提高后者的热稳定性、酸稳定性和表达效率等酶学性质,与我们的预测结果相一致,这为酶的分子改造和生产应用提供了参考。     

Production of glucose isomerase by different strains ofStreptomyces

Summary The glucose isomerase activity ofStreptomyces haeochromogenes strains 1 and 2 varies considerably with the assay conditions (pH, glucose concentration,etc.). Nine other species of streptomyces were tested under conditions optimal forS.phaeochromogenes 2. The highest enzyme activity was found inS.nigrificans 3014.     

Glucose isomerase immobolized on porous glass

Partially purified glucose isomerase from a Streptomyces species was immobilized on porous glass particles and studied for various characteristics concerning its use as an industrial catalyst. The activities were investigated in relation to the reaction parameters and the enzyme deactivation was studied systematically under various reaction conditions. The half-life of the immobilized enzyme was found to exceed 200 days at 50°C. The rate equation of the reversible glucose ? fructose reaction was derived and the kinetic constants were determined. The rate equation was found to be in good agreement with experimental data for both forward and reverse reactions. The degree of diffusional effects was experimentally measured and theoretically analyzed.     

Effect of metal ions on the glucose isomerase activity of Streptomyces robeus S-606

The intracellular glucose isomerase produced by Str. robeus S-606 refers to the group of isomerases activated most effectively by Mg2+. Besides, an activating effect of Fe3+, Co2+ and Mn2+ is observed. The optimal Mg2+ concentration for the D-glucose isomerization to D-fructose is 10(-2) M, and that of Co2+ is 100 times as low. Addition of Ca2+ (above 10% of the Mg2+ content) to the reaction mixture with the optimal Mg concentration inhibits the enzyme. At the same time Co2+ increases thermostability of glucose isomerase to a greater extent than Mg2+.     

Cloning and expression of the Clostridium thermosulfurogenes glucose isomerase gene in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.

The gene that encodes thermostable glucose isomerase in Clostridium thermosulfurogenes was cloned by complementation of glucose isomerase activity in a xylA mutant of Escherichia coli. A new assay method for thermostable glucose isomerase activity on agar plates, using a top agar mixture containing fructose, glucose oxidase, peroxidase, and benzidine, was developed. One positive clone, carrying plasmid pCGI38, was isolated from a cosmid library of C. thermosulfurogenes DNA. The plasmid was further subcloned into a Bacillus cloning vector, pTB523, to generate shuttle plasmid pMLG1, which is able to replicate in both E. coli and Bacillus subtilis. Expression of the thermostable glucose isomerase gene in both species was constitutive, whereas synthesis of the enzyme in C. thermosulfurogenes was inducible by D-xylose. B. subtilis and E. coli produced higher levels of thermostable glucose isomerase (1.54 and 0.46 U/mg of protein, respectively) than did C. thermosulfurogenes (0.29 U/mg of protein). The glucose isomerases synthesized in E. coli and B. subtilis were purified to homogeneity and displayed properties (subunit Mr, 50,000; tetrameric molecular structure; thermostability; metal ion requirement; and apparent temperature and pH optima) identical to those of the native enzyme purified from C. thermosulfurogenes. Simple heat treatment of crude extracts from E. coli and B. subtilis cells carrying the recombinant plasmid at 85 degrees C for 15 min generated 80% pure glucose isomerase. The maximum conversion yield of glucose (35%, wt/wt) to fructose with the thermostable glucose isomerase (10.8 U/g of dry substrate) was 52% at pH 7.0 and 70 degrees C.     

Cloning and expression of the Clostridium thermosulfurogenes glucose isomerase gene in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis

The gene that encodes thermostable glucose isomerase in Clostridium thermosulfurogenes was cloned by complementation of glucose isomerase activity in a xylA mutant of Escherichia coli. A new assay method for thermostable glucose isomerase activity on agar plates, using a top agar mixture containing fructose, glucose oxidase, peroxidase, and benzidine, was developed. One positive clone, carrying plasmid pCGI38, was isolated from a cosmid library of C. thermosulfurogenes DNA. The plasmid was further subcloned into a Bacillus cloning vector, pTB523, to generate shuttle plasmid pMLG1, which is able to replicate in both E. coli and Bacillus subtilis. Expression of the thermostable glucose isomerase gene in both species was constitutive, whereas synthesis of the enzyme in C. thermosulfurogenes was inducible by D-xylose. B. subtilis and E. coli produced higher levels of thermostable glucose isomerase (1.54 and 0.46 U/mg of protein, respectively) than did C. thermosulfurogenes (0.29 U/mg of protein). The glucose isomerases synthesized in E. coli and B. subtilis were purified to homogeneity and displayed properties (subunit Mr, 50,000; tetrameric molecular structure; thermostability; metal ion requirement; and apparent temperature and pH optima) identical to those of the native enzyme purified from C. thermosulfurogenes. Simple heat treatment of crude extracts from E. coli and B. subtilis cells carrying the recombinant plasmid at 85 degrees C for 15 min generated 80% pure glucose isomerase. The maximum conversion yield of glucose (35%, wt/wt) to fructose with the thermostable glucose isomerase (10.8 U/g of dry substrate) was 52% at pH 7.0 and 70 degrees C.     

Selective isolation of acidophilic streptomyces strains for glucose isomerase production

Approximately 260 Streptomyces strains were isolated from neutral pH farmland soil and evaluated for their ability to produce glucose isomerase. The number of acidophilic Streptomyces organisms growing at pH 4.0 was low, i.e., 10 organisms per g of soil. All of the isolates showed glucose isomerase activity when they were grown in a medium containing d-xylose, an inducer for glucose isomerase. More than half of the strains tested developed heavy growth in 24 h, and many produced high titers of glucose isomerase after 24 h of growth in a medium buffered at pH 5.0.