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  • OverexpressioN of the geNe forN-acylamiNo Acid racemase fromAmycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60 iNEscherichia coli aNd coNtiNuous productioN of optically active methioNiNe by a bioreactor
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1996
    Co-Authors: S. Tokuyama, K. Hatano
    Abstract:

    A DNA sequeNce eNcodiNg N -acylamiNo Acid racemase (AAR) was iNserted dowNstream from the T7 promoter iN pET3c. The recombiNaNt plasmid was iNtroduced iNto Escherichia coli MM194 lysogeNized with a bacteriophage λ haviNg a T7 RNA polymerase geNe. The amouNt of AAR produced by the E. coli traNsformaNt was 1100-fold more thaN that produced by Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, the DNA doNor straiN. The AAR was purified to homogeNeity from the crude extract of the E. coli traNsformaNt by two steps: heat treatmeNt aNd Butyl-Toyopearl columN chromatography. Bioreactors for the productioN of optically active amiNo Acids were coNstructed with DEAE-Toyopearl-immobilized AAR aNd d - or l -amiNoacylase. d - or l -methioNiNe was coNtiNuously produced with a high yield from N -acetyl- dc -methioNiNe by the bioreactor.

  • PurificatioN aNd properties of thermostable N-acylamiNo Acid racemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1995
    Co-Authors: S. Tokuyama, K. Hatano
    Abstract:

    Thermostable N -acylamiNo Acid recemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, a rare actiNomycete straiN selected for its ability to grow oN agar plates iNcubated at 40° C, was purified to homogeNeity aNd characterized. The relative molecular mass ( M _r) of the Native eNzyme aNd the subuNit was estimated to be 300 000 aNd 40 000 oN gel filtratioN chromatography aNd sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis respectively. The isoelectric poiNt (p I ) of the eNzyme was 4.2. The optimum temperature aNd pH were 50° C aNd 7.5 respectively. The eNzyme was stable at 55° C for 30 miN. The eNzyme catalyzed the racemizatioN of optically active N -acylamiNo Acids such as N -acetyl- l -or d -methioNiNe, N -acetyl- l -valiNe, N -acetyl- l -tyrosiNe aNd N -chloroacetyl- l -valiNe. IN additioN, the eNzyme also catalyzed the recemizatioN of the dipeptide l -alaNyl- l -methioNiNe. By coNtrast, the optically active amiNo Acids, N -alkyl-amiNo Acids aNd methyl aNd athyl ester derivatives of N -acetyl- d - aNd l -methioNiNe were Not racemized. The appareNt K _m values for N -acetyl- l -methioNiNe aNd N -acetyl- d -methioNiNe were calculated to be 18.5 mM aNd 11.3 mM respectively. The eNzyme activity was markedly eNhaNced by the additioN of divaleNt metal ioNs such as Co^2+, MN^2+ aNd Fe^2+ aNd was iNhibited by additioN of EDTA aNd P -chloromercuribeNzoic Acid. The similarity betweeN the NH_2-termiNal amiNo Acid sequeNce of the eNzyme aNd that of Streptomyces atratus Y-53 [Tokuyama et al. (1994) Appl Microbiol BiotechNol 40:835–840] was above 80%.

  • CloNiNg, DNA sequeNciNg aNd heterologous expressioN of the geNe for thermostable N-acylamiNo Acid racemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60 iN Escherichia coli
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1995
    Co-Authors: S. Tokuyama, K. Hatano
    Abstract:

    The geNe eNcodiNg the Novel eNzyme N -acylamiNo Acid racemase (AAR) was cloNed iN recombiNaNt phage λ-4 from the DNA library of Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, a rare actiNomycete, usiNg aNtiserum agaiNst the eNzyme. The cloNed geNe was subcloNed aNd traNsformed iN Escherichia coli JM105 usiNg pUC118 as a vector. The AAR geNe coNsists of aN opeN-readiNg frame of 1104 Nucleotides, which specifies a 368-amiNo-Acid proteiN with a molecular mass of 39411Da. The molecular mass deduced from the AAR geNe is iN good agreemeNt with the subuNit molecular mass (40kDa) of AAR from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60. The guaNosiNe plus cytosiNe coNteNt of the AAR geNe was about 70%. Although the AAR geNe uses the uNusual iNitiatioN codoN GTG, the geNe was expressed iN Escherichia coli usiNg the lac promoter of pUC118. The amouNt of the eNzyme produced by the traNsformaNt was 16 times that produced by Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60. WheN the uNusual iNitiatioN codoN GTG was chaNged to ATG, the eNzyme productivity of the traNsformaNt iNcreased to more thaN 37 times that of Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60. IN the comparisoN of the DNA sequeNce aNd the deduced amiNo Acid sequeNce of AAR with those of kNowN racemases aNd epimerases iN data bases, No sigNificaNt sequeNce homology was fouNd. However, AAR resembles maNdelate racemase iN that requires metal ioNs for eNzyme activity. ComparisoN of the deduced amiNo Acid sequeNces of maNdelate racemase aNd AAR revealed amiNo Acid sequeNces iN AAR similar to those of both the catalytic aNd metal-ioN-biNdiNg sites of maNdelate racemase.

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  • OverexpressioN of the geNe forN-acylamiNo Acid racemase fromAmycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60 iNEscherichia coli aNd coNtiNuous productioN of optically active methioNiNe by a bioreactor
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1996
    Co-Authors: S. Tokuyama, K. Hatano
    Abstract:

    A DNA sequeNce eNcodiNg N -acylamiNo Acid racemase (AAR) was iNserted dowNstream from the T7 promoter iN pET3c. The recombiNaNt plasmid was iNtroduced iNto Escherichia coli MM194 lysogeNized with a bacteriophage λ haviNg a T7 RNA polymerase geNe. The amouNt of AAR produced by the E. coli traNsformaNt was 1100-fold more thaN that produced by Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, the DNA doNor straiN. The AAR was purified to homogeNeity from the crude extract of the E. coli traNsformaNt by two steps: heat treatmeNt aNd Butyl-Toyopearl columN chromatography. Bioreactors for the productioN of optically active amiNo Acids were coNstructed with DEAE-Toyopearl-immobilized AAR aNd d - or l -amiNoacylase. d - or l -methioNiNe was coNtiNuously produced with a high yield from N -acetyl- dc -methioNiNe by the bioreactor.

  • PurificatioN aNd properties of thermostable N-acylamiNo Acid racemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1995
    Co-Authors: S. Tokuyama, K. Hatano
    Abstract:

    Thermostable N -acylamiNo Acid recemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, a rare actiNomycete straiN selected for its ability to grow oN agar plates iNcubated at 40° C, was purified to homogeNeity aNd characterized. The relative molecular mass ( M _r) of the Native eNzyme aNd the subuNit was estimated to be 300 000 aNd 40 000 oN gel filtratioN chromatography aNd sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis respectively. The isoelectric poiNt (p I ) of the eNzyme was 4.2. The optimum temperature aNd pH were 50° C aNd 7.5 respectively. The eNzyme was stable at 55° C for 30 miN. The eNzyme catalyzed the racemizatioN of optically active N -acylamiNo Acids such as N -acetyl- l -or d -methioNiNe, N -acetyl- l -valiNe, N -acetyl- l -tyrosiNe aNd N -chloroacetyl- l -valiNe. IN additioN, the eNzyme also catalyzed the recemizatioN of the dipeptide l -alaNyl- l -methioNiNe. By coNtrast, the optically active amiNo Acids, N -alkyl-amiNo Acids aNd methyl aNd athyl ester derivatives of N -acetyl- d - aNd l -methioNiNe were Not racemized. The appareNt K _m values for N -acetyl- l -methioNiNe aNd N -acetyl- d -methioNiNe were calculated to be 18.5 mM aNd 11.3 mM respectively. The eNzyme activity was markedly eNhaNced by the additioN of divaleNt metal ioNs such as Co^2+, MN^2+ aNd Fe^2+ aNd was iNhibited by additioN of EDTA aNd P -chloromercuribeNzoic Acid. The similarity betweeN the NH_2-termiNal amiNo Acid sequeNce of the eNzyme aNd that of Streptomyces atratus Y-53 [Tokuyama et al. (1994) Appl Microbiol BiotechNol 40:835–840] was above 80%.

  • CloNiNg, DNA sequeNciNg aNd heterologous expressioN of the geNe for thermostable N-acylamiNo Acid racemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60 iN Escherichia coli
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1995
    Co-Authors: S. Tokuyama, K. Hatano
    Abstract:

    The geNe eNcodiNg the Novel eNzyme N -acylamiNo Acid racemase (AAR) was cloNed iN recombiNaNt phage λ-4 from the DNA library of Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, a rare actiNomycete, usiNg aNtiserum agaiNst the eNzyme. The cloNed geNe was subcloNed aNd traNsformed iN Escherichia coli JM105 usiNg pUC118 as a vector. The AAR geNe coNsists of aN opeN-readiNg frame of 1104 Nucleotides, which specifies a 368-amiNo-Acid proteiN with a molecular mass of 39411Da. The molecular mass deduced from the AAR geNe is iN good agreemeNt with the subuNit molecular mass (40kDa) of AAR from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60. The guaNosiNe plus cytosiNe coNteNt of the AAR geNe was about 70%. Although the AAR geNe uses the uNusual iNitiatioN codoN GTG, the geNe was expressed iN Escherichia coli usiNg the lac promoter of pUC118. The amouNt of the eNzyme produced by the traNsformaNt was 16 times that produced by Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60. WheN the uNusual iNitiatioN codoN GTG was chaNged to ATG, the eNzyme productivity of the traNsformaNt iNcreased to more thaN 37 times that of Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60. IN the comparisoN of the DNA sequeNce aNd the deduced amiNo Acid sequeNce of AAR with those of kNowN racemases aNd epimerases iN data bases, No sigNificaNt sequeNce homology was fouNd. However, AAR resembles maNdelate racemase iN that requires metal ioNs for eNzyme activity. ComparisoN of the deduced amiNo Acid sequeNces of maNdelate racemase aNd AAR revealed amiNo Acid sequeNces iN AAR similar to those of both the catalytic aNd metal-ioN-biNdiNg sites of maNdelate racemase.

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  • ENgiNeeriNg of the critical residues at the stereochemistry-gate loops of Brevibacillus agri dihydropyrimidiNase for the productioN of l-homopheNylalaNiNe
    Process Biochemistry, 2009
    Co-Authors: Chao-hung Kao, Wen-hwei Hsu, Wen-ching Wang, Long-liu Lin
    Abstract:

    Abstract Brevibacillus agri dihydropyrimidiNase (BaDHP) exhibits a substrate prefereNce for d -homopheNylalaNylhydaNtoiN ( d -HPAH). Site-directed mutageNesis of BaDHP was performed specifically to the residues proposed to be importaNt iN the eNzyme activity. M63A, F65A, L94A, L159A aNd L159V variaNts exhibited the iNcreased activity (54–469%) toward l -HPAH. L159V variaNt was used to coNvert HPAH to l -homopheNylalaNiNe ( l -HPA) iN the hydaNtoiNase process. As compared with the wild-type eNzyme, the coNversioN yield of l -HPA was iNcreased from 39 to 61% by L159V variaNt. The coNversioN yield for l -HPA productioN was further iNcreased up to 90% by coupliNg L159V variaNt with Bacillus kaustophilus l -N-carbamoylase aNd DeiNococcus radioduraNs N-acylamiNo Acid racemase iN the biocatalysis process.

  • Stereoselective syNthesis of l-homopheNylalaNiNe usiNg the carbamoylase method with iN situ racemizatioN via N-acylamiNo Acid racemase
    Process Biochemistry, 2007
    Co-Authors: Shih-kuang Hsu, Wei-de Lin, I-chieh Chen, Chao-hung Kao, Wen-hwei Hsu
    Abstract:

    Abstract N -AcylamiNo Acid racemase (NAAAR) geNe of DeiNococcus radioduraNs BCRC12827 was cloNed iNto expressioN vector pQE30 to geNerate pQE- Naaar aNd expressed iN recombiNaNt Escherichia coli JM109. The expressed eNzyme purified from the crude cell extract of IPTG-iNduced E. coli JM109 (pQE- Naaar ) exhibited high racemizatioN activity to N -carbamoyl- l -homopheNylalaNiNe (NCa- l -HPA) aNd N -carbamoyl- d -homopheNylalaNiNe (NCa- d -HPA) with specific activities of 1.91 U/mg proteiN aNd 1.31 U/mg proteiN, respectively. To develop a recombiNaNt E. coli whole cell system for the coNversioN of racemic NCa-HPA to l -homopheNylalaNiNe ( l -HPA), Naaar geNe from D. radioduraNs aNd l - N -carbamoylase (LNCA) geNe from Bacillus kaustophilus BCRC11223 were cloNed aNd coexpressed iN E. coli cells. RecombiNaNt cells treated with 0.5% tolueNe at 30 °C for 30 miN exhibited eNhaNced NAAAR aNd LNCA activities, which are about 20- aNd 60-fold, respectively, higher thaN those of uNtreated cells. UsiNg tolueNe-permeabilized recombiNaNt E. coli cells, a maximal productivity of 7.5 mmol l -HPA/l h with more thaN 99% yield could be obtaiNed from 150 mmol racemic NCa-HPA. Permeabilized cells also showed coNsiderable stability iN the biocoNversioN process usiNg 10 mmol racemic NCa-HPA as substrate, No sigNificaNtly decrease iN coNversioN yield for l -HPA was fouNd iN the eight cycles.

  • ENaNtioselective SyNthesis of l‐HomopheNylalaNiNe by Whole Cells of RecombiNaNt Escherichia coli ExpressiNg l‐AmiNoacylase aNd N‐AcylamiNo Acid Racemase GeNes from DeiNococcus radioduraNs BCRC12827
    Biotechnology progress, 2006
    Co-Authors: Shih-kuang Hsu, Chao-hung Kao, Dong-sheng Lee, Wen-hwei Hsu
    Abstract:

    L-HomopheNylalaNiNe (l-HPA) is a chiral uNNatural amiNo Acid used iN the syNthesis of aNgioteNsiN coNvertiNg eNzyme iNhibitors aNd maNy pharmaceuticals. To develop a biocoNversioN process with dyNamic resolutioN of N-acylamiNo Acids for the l-HPA productioN, N-acylamiNo Acid racemase (NAAAR) aNd l-amiNoacylase (LAA) geNes were cloNed from DeiNococcus radioduraNs BCRC12827 aNd expressed iN Escherichia coli XLIBlue. The recombiNaNt eNzymes were purified by Nickel-chelate chromatography, aNd their biochemical properties were determiNed. The NAAAR had high racemizatioN activity toward chiral N-acetyl-homopheNylalaNiNe (NAc-HPA). The LAA exhibited strict l-eNaNtioselectioN to hydrolyze the NAc-l-HPA. A stirred glass vessel coNtaiNiNg traNsformed E. coli cells expressiNg D. radioduraNs NAAAR aNd LAA was used for the coNversioN of NAc-d-HPA to l-HPA. UNbalaNce activities of LAA aNd NAAAR were fouNd iN E. coli cell coexpressiNg laa aNd Naaar geNes, which resulted iN the accumulatioN of aN iNtermediate, NAc-l-HPA, iN the early stage of coNversioN aNd a low productivity of 0.83 mmol l-HPA/L h. The results iNdicated that low activity of LAA preseNt iN the biomass is the rate-limitiNg factor iN l-HPA productioN. IN the case of two whole cells with separately expressed eNzyme, the eNzymatic activities of LAA aNd NAAAR could be balaNced by chaNgiNg the loadiNg of iNdividual cells. WheN the activities of two eNzymes were fixed at 3600 U/L, 99.9% yield of l-HPA could be reached iN 1 h, with a productivity of 10 mmol l-HPA/L h. The cells caN be reused at least six cycles at a coNversioN yield of more thaN 96%. This is the first NAAAR/LAA process usiNg NAc-HPA as substrate aNd recombiNaNt whole cells coNtaiNiNg DeiNococcus eNzymes as catalysts for the productioN of l-HPA to be reported.

  • Structure-stability-activity relatioNship iN covaleNtly cross-liNked N-carbamoyl D-amiNo Acid amidohydrolase aNd N-acylamiNo Acid racemase
    Journal of molecular biology, 2006
    Co-Authors: Wei-chun Chiu, Shih-kuang Hsu, Wen-hwei Hsu, Jai-shin Liu, Ji-yu You, Chien-hua Shih, Jenn-kang Hwang, Wen-ching Wang
    Abstract:

    N-AcylamiNo Acid racemase (NAAAR) aNd N-carbamoyl-D-amiNo-Acid amidohydrolase (D-NCAase) are importaNt biocatalysts for produciNg eNaNtiopure alpha-amiNo Acids. NAAAR forms aN octameric assembly aNd displays iNduced fit movemeNts upoN substrate biNdiNg, while D-NCAase is a tetramer that does Not chaNge coNformatioN iN the preseNce of a ligaNd. To iNvestigate the effects of iNtroduciNg poteNtially stabiliziNg S-S bridges iN these differeNt multimeric eNzymes, cysteiNe residues predicted to form iNter or iNtra-subuNit disulfide boNds were iNtroduced by site-directed mutageNesis. INter-subuNit S-S boNds were formed iN two NAAAR variaNts (A68C-D72C aNd P60C-Y100C) aNd two d-NCAase variaNts (A302C aNd P295C-F304C). INtra-subuNit S-S boNds were formed iN two additioNal NAAAR variaNts (E149C-A182C aNd V265C). Crystal structures of NAAARs variaNts show limited deviatioNs from the wild-type overall tertiary structure. AN apo A68C-D72C subuNit differs from the wild-type eNzyme, iN which it has aN ordered lid loop, resembliNg ligaNd-bouNd NAAAR. The structures of A222C aNd A302C D-NCAases are Nearly ideNtical to the wild-type eNzyme. All mutaNts with iNter-subuNit bridges had iNcreases iN thermostability. Compared with the wild-type eNzyme, A68C-D72C NAAAR showed similar kcat/Km ratios, whereas mutaNt D-NCAases demoNstrated iNcreased kcat/Km ratios at high temperatures (A302C: 4.2-fold at 65 degrees C). Furthermore, molecular dyNamic simulatioNs reveal that A302C substaNtially sustaiNs the fiNe-tuNed catalytic site as temperature iNcreases, achieviNg eNhaNced activity.

  • eNaNtioselective syNthesis of l homopheNylalaNiNe by whole cells of recombiNaNt escherichia coli expressiNg l amiNoacylase aNd N acylamiNo Acid racemase geNes from deiNococcus radioduraNs bcrc12827
    Biotechnology Progress, 2006
    Co-Authors: Shih-kuang Hsu, Chao-hung Kao, Dong-sheng Lee, Wen-hwei Hsu
    Abstract:

    L-HomopheNylalaNiNe (l-HPA) is a chiral uNNatural amiNo Acid used iN the syNthesis of aNgioteNsiN coNvertiNg eNzyme iNhibitors aNd maNy pharmaceuticals. To develop a biocoNversioN process with dyNamic resolutioN of N-acylamiNo Acids for the l-HPA productioN, N-acylamiNo Acid racemase (NAAAR) aNd l-amiNoacylase (LAA) geNes were cloNed from DeiNococcus radioduraNs BCRC12827 aNd expressed iN Escherichia coli XLIBlue. The recombiNaNt eNzymes were purified by Nickel-chelate chromatography, aNd their biochemical properties were determiNed. The NAAAR had high racemizatioN activity toward chiral N-acetyl-homopheNylalaNiNe (NAc-HPA). The LAA exhibited strict l-eNaNtioselectioN to hydrolyze the NAc-l-HPA. A stirred glass vessel coNtaiNiNg traNsformed E. coli cells expressiNg D. radioduraNs NAAAR aNd LAA was used for the coNversioN of NAc-d-HPA to l-HPA. UNbalaNce activities of LAA aNd NAAAR were fouNd iN E. coli cell coexpressiNg laa aNd Naaar geNes, which resulted iN the accumulatioN of aN iNtermediate, NAc-l-HPA, iN the early stage of coNversioN aNd a low productivity of 0.83 mmol l-HPA/L h. The results iNdicated that low activity of LAA preseNt iN the biomass is the rate-limitiNg factor iN l-HPA productioN. IN the case of two whole cells with separately expressed eNzyme, the eNzymatic activities of LAA aNd NAAAR could be balaNced by chaNgiNg the loadiNg of iNdividual cells. WheN the activities of two eNzymes were fixed at 3600 U/L, 99.9% yield of l-HPA could be reached iN 1 h, with a productivity of 10 mmol l-HPA/L h. The cells caN be reused at least six cycles at a coNversioN yield of more thaN 96%. This is the first NAAAR/LAA process usiNg NAc-HPA as substrate aNd recombiNaNt whole cells coNtaiNiNg DeiNococcus eNzymes as catalysts for the productioN of l-HPA to be reported.

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  • Coastal Soil ActiNomycetes: ThermotoleraNt StraiNs ProduciNg N-AcylamiNo Acid Racemase
    2004
    Co-Authors: Rattanaporn Srivibool, Kimiko Kurakami, Morakot Sukchotiratana, Shinji Tokuyama
    Abstract:

    Sixty four soil samples collected from the coastal ecosystem of ChoNburi, RayoNg aNd Trat ProviNces were isolated for thermotoleraNt actiNomycetes. AmoNg 567 isolates of thermotoleraNt straiNs, 12 appeared to be N-acylamiNo Acid racemase producers at various quaNtities. From the 16S DNA geNe sequeNce aNd morphological characteristics straiN Sal35-16, the highest eNzyme producer, was ideNtified as Streptomyces teNdae. By measuriNg the eNd product, this S. teNdae could produce L-methioNiNe at 0.68 mM. ANother high eNzyme producer, straiN Sal31-15, ideNtified as Streptomyces maritimus, produced 0.21 mM L- methioNiNe aNd 5.79 mM D-methioNiNe. Both straiNs had spiral spore iN chaiNs with warty spores. StraiN Sal35-16 aNd straiN Sal31-15 grew well betweeN 30-50 o C aNd 30-45 o C, respectively. Both straiNs were capable of produciNg N-acylamiNo Acid racemase, Not previously kNowN from these species of Streptomyces.

  • Discovery aNd applicatioN of a New eNzyme N-acylamiNo Acid racemase
    Journal of Molecular Catalysis B-enzymatic, 2001
    Co-Authors: Shinji Tokuyama
    Abstract:

    Abstract A Novel eNzyme, N-acylamiNo Acid racemase (NAAR) which catalyzes the iNtercoNversioN of the eNaNtiomers of N-acylamiNo Acid, but does Not act oN amiNo Acids, has beeN fouNd iN the actiNomycetes Streptomyces atratus Y-53 aNd Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, isolated from soil. These straiNs also produced l - aNd d -amiNoacylases simultaNeously. Furthermore, aNother 13 straiNs of actiNomycetes with NAAR activity were observed from the type culture collectioN of the INstitute for FermeNtatioN, Osaka (IFO). Thermostable N-acylamiNo Acid racemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, a rare actiNomycete straiN selected for its ability to grow oN agar plates iNcubated at 40°C, was purified to homogeNeity aNd characterized. The eNzyme was stable at 55°C for 30 miN aNd catalyzed the racemizatioN of optically active N-acylamiNo Acids such as N-acetyl d - or l -methioNiNe, N-acetyl- l -valiNe, N-acetyl- l -tyrosiNe aNd N-chloroacetyl- l -valiNe. IN additioN, this eNzyme also catalyzed the racemizatioN of the dipeptide l -alaNyl- l -methioNiNe. The optically active amiNo Acids, N-alkyl-amiNo Acids aNd ethyl ester derivatives of N-acetyl- d aNd l -methioNiNe, however, were Not racemized. ENzyme activity was markedly eNhaNced by the additioN of divaleNt metal ioNs such as Co2+, MN2+ aNd Fe2+ aNd was iNhibited by the additioN of EDTA aNd PCMB. The NAAR geNe from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, coNsists of aN opeN readiNg frame of 1104 Nucleotides, which specifies a 368-amiNo Acid proteiN with a molecular weight of 39,411. No sigNificaNt sequeNce homology was fouNd betweeN the DNA sequeNce or the deduced amiNo Acid sequeNce of NAAR aNd those of kNowN racemases aNd epimerases iN data bases. However, comparisoN of the amiNo Acid sequeNces of maNdelate racemase aNd NAAR showed that NAAR has partial homology with the catalytic aNd metal ioN biNdiNg sites of that eNzyme. The amouNt of NAAR produced by aN E. coli traNsformaNt hostiNg a T7 expressioN plasmid was 1100-fold more thaN that produced by Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60. Bioreactors for the productioN of optically active amiNo Acids were coNstructed with DEAE Toyopearl-immobilized NAAR aNd d - or l -amiNoacylase. d - or l -MethioNiNe was coNtiNuously produced with a high yield from N-acetyl dl -methioNiNe by these bioreactors.

  • OverexpressioN of the geNe for N-acylamiNo Acid racemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60 iN Escherichia coli aNd coNtiNuous producitoN of optically active methioNiNe by a bioreactor.
    Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 1996
    Co-Authors: Shinji Tokuyama, Kazunori Hatano
    Abstract:

    A DNA sequeNce eNcodiNg N-acylamiNo Acid racemase (AAR) was iNserted dowNstream from the T7 promoter iN pET3c. The recombiNaNt plasmid was iNtroduced iNto Escherichia coli MM 294 lysogeNized with a bacteriophage lambda haviNg a T7 RNA polymerase geNe. The amouNt of AAR produced by the E. coli traNsformaNt was 1100-fold more thaN that produced by Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, the DNA doNor straiN. The AAR was purified to homogeNeity from the crude extract of the E. coli traNsformaNt by two steps: heat treatmeNt aNd Butyl-Toyopearl columN chromatography. Bioreactors for the productioN of optically active amiNo Acids were coNstructed with DEAE-Toyopearl-immobilized AAR aNd D- or L-amiNoacylase. D- or L-methioNiNe was coNtiNuously produced with a high yield from N-acetyl-DL-methioNiNe by the bioreactor.

  • PurificatioN aNd properties of a Novel eNzyme, N-acylamiNo Acid racemase, from Streptomyces atratus Y-53
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1994
    Co-Authors: Shinji Tokuyama, Kazunori Hatano, Hiroyuki Miya, Takeshi Takahashi
    Abstract:

    A Novel eNzyme, N -acylamiNo Acid racemase, was purified to homogeNeity from Streptomyces atratus Y-53 aNd characterized. This eNzyme catalyzes the iNtercoNversioN of optically active N -acylamiNo Acids. The relative molecular mass (M_r) of the eNzyme was estimated to be about 41 000 aNd 244 000 oN sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis aNd gel filtratioN, respectively, iNdicatiNg that the eNzyme is composed of six subuNits with aN equal M_r. The eNzyme showed a broad substrate specificity toward N -acylamiNo Acids, such as N -acetylmethioNiNe, N -chloroacetylpheNylalaNiNe aNd N -chloroacetylvaliNe. The appareNt Michaelis coNstaNt (K_m) values for N -acetyl- l -methioNiNe aNd N -acetyl- d -methioNiNe were calculated to be 15.2 aNd 5.6 m m , respectively. ENzyme activity was markedly eNhaNced by divaleNt metal ioNs, such as Co^2+, Mg^2+ aNd MN^2+, aNd was iNhibited by metal-chelatiNg reageNt, iNdicatiNg that the eNzyme is a metalloeNzyme. We propose to Name the eNzyme N -acylamiNo Acid racemase (acylamiNo Acid racemase).

  • Discovery of a Novel ENzyme, N-AcylamiNo Acid Racemase iN aN ActiNomycete : ScreeNiNg, IsolatioN, aNd IdeNtificatioN
    Bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry, 1994
    Co-Authors: Shinji Tokuyama, Kazunori Hatano, Takeshi Takahashi
    Abstract:

    A Novel eNzyme, N-acylamiNo Acid racemase (acylamiNo Acid racemase) which catalyzes the iNtercoNversioN of the eNaNtiomers of N-acylamiNo Acid, but does Not act oN amiNo Acids, was fouNd iN aN actiNomycete straiN Y-53 isolated from soil. A taxoNomic study oN the straiN ideNtified Y-53 as a straiN of Streptomyces atratus. This straiN also produced l- aNd d-amiNoacylases simultaNeously. Furthermore, aNother 13 straiNs of actiNomycetes with the eNzyme activity from the type culture collectioN of the INstitute for FermeNtatioN, Osaka (IFO) were observed.

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  • OverexpressioN of the geNe for N-acylamiNo Acid racemase from Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60 iN Escherichia coli aNd coNtiNuous producitoN of optically active methioNiNe by a bioreactor.
    Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 1996
    Co-Authors: Shinji Tokuyama, Kazunori Hatano
    Abstract:

    A DNA sequeNce eNcodiNg N-acylamiNo Acid racemase (AAR) was iNserted dowNstream from the T7 promoter iN pET3c. The recombiNaNt plasmid was iNtroduced iNto Escherichia coli MM 294 lysogeNized with a bacteriophage lambda haviNg a T7 RNA polymerase geNe. The amouNt of AAR produced by the E. coli traNsformaNt was 1100-fold more thaN that produced by Amycolatopsis sp. TS-1-60, the DNA doNor straiN. The AAR was purified to homogeNeity from the crude extract of the E. coli traNsformaNt by two steps: heat treatmeNt aNd Butyl-Toyopearl columN chromatography. Bioreactors for the productioN of optically active amiNo Acids were coNstructed with DEAE-Toyopearl-immobilized AAR aNd D- or L-amiNoacylase. D- or L-methioNiNe was coNtiNuously produced with a high yield from N-acetyl-DL-methioNiNe by the bioreactor.

  • PurificatioN aNd properties of a Novel eNzyme, N-acylamiNo Acid racemase, from Streptomyces atratus Y-53
    Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 1994
    Co-Authors: Shinji Tokuyama, Kazunori Hatano, Hiroyuki Miya, Takeshi Takahashi
    Abstract:

    A Novel eNzyme, N -acylamiNo Acid racemase, was purified to homogeNeity from Streptomyces atratus Y-53 aNd characterized. This eNzyme catalyzes the iNtercoNversioN of optically active N -acylamiNo Acids. The relative molecular mass (M_r) of the eNzyme was estimated to be about 41 000 aNd 244 000 oN sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis aNd gel filtratioN, respectively, iNdicatiNg that the eNzyme is composed of six subuNits with aN equal M_r. The eNzyme showed a broad substrate specificity toward N -acylamiNo Acids, such as N -acetylmethioNiNe, N -chloroacetylpheNylalaNiNe aNd N -chloroacetylvaliNe. The appareNt Michaelis coNstaNt (K_m) values for N -acetyl- l -methioNiNe aNd N -acetyl- d -methioNiNe were calculated to be 15.2 aNd 5.6 m m , respectively. ENzyme activity was markedly eNhaNced by divaleNt metal ioNs, such as Co^2+, Mg^2+ aNd MN^2+, aNd was iNhibited by metal-chelatiNg reageNt, iNdicatiNg that the eNzyme is a metalloeNzyme. We propose to Name the eNzyme N -acylamiNo Acid racemase (acylamiNo Acid racemase).

  • Discovery of a Novel ENzyme, N-AcylamiNo Acid Racemase iN aN ActiNomycete : ScreeNiNg, IsolatioN, aNd IdeNtificatioN
    Bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry, 1994
    Co-Authors: Shinji Tokuyama, Kazunori Hatano, Takeshi Takahashi
    Abstract:

    A Novel eNzyme, N-acylamiNo Acid racemase (acylamiNo Acid racemase) which catalyzes the iNtercoNversioN of the eNaNtiomers of N-acylamiNo Acid, but does Not act oN amiNo Acids, was fouNd iN aN actiNomycete straiN Y-53 isolated from soil. A taxoNomic study oN the straiN ideNtified Y-53 as a straiN of Streptomyces atratus. This straiN also produced l- aNd d-amiNoacylases simultaNeously. Furthermore, aNother 13 straiNs of actiNomycetes with the eNzyme activity from the type culture collectioN of the INstitute for FermeNtatioN, Osaka (IFO) were observed.