A single Phe54Tyr substitution improves the catalytic activity and thermostability of trigonopsis variabilis d-amino acid oxidase

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2010

DOI

10.1016/j.nbt.2009.11.002

Abstract

The industrial importance of Trigonopsis variabilis d-amino acid oxidase (TvDAAO) is represented by its biocatalytic oxidative deamination of cephalosporin C (CPC) to yield glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid (GL-7-ACA). The process has been incorporated into a two-step bioconversion to produce 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, the crucial synthetic nucleus for several semi-synthetic cephalosporin antibiotics. A homology model of TvDAAO indicated that residue F54 is in a close proximity to the in silico docked CPC. Substitution of this F54 to Tyr (F54Y) resulted in 6-fold improvement in k cat, app and ∼2.5-fold increase in K i of GL-7-ACA. Heat treatment (55°C, 60 min) did not decrease the activity of F54Y. It is suggested that the Tyr substitution might initiate hydrogen bond formation with the amino group of CPC and facilitate deamination. Faster substrate turnover, reduced GL-7-ACA inhibition and improved thermostability of the F54Y substitution render it a useful candidate in industrial production of semi-synthetic cephems.

Source Publication

New Biotechnology

Volume Number

27

Issue Number

1

ISSN

1871-6784

First Page

78

Last Page

84

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