Construction of cellobiose phosphorylase variants with broadened acceptor specificity towards anomerically substituted glucosides

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Abstract

The general application of glycoside phosphorylases such as cellobiose phosphorylase (CP) for glycoside synthesis is hindered by their relatively narrow substrate specificity. We have previously reported on the creation of Cellulomonas uda CP enzyme variants with either modified donor or acceptor specificity. Remarkably, in this study it was found that the donor mutant also displays broadened acceptor specificity towards several β-glucosides. Triple mutants containing donor (T508I/N667A) as well as acceptor mutations (E649C or E649G) also display a broader acceptor specificity than any of the parent enzymes. Moreover, further broadening of the acceptor specificity has been achieved by site-saturation mutagenesis of residues near the active site entrance. The best enzyme variant contains the additional N156D and N163D mutations and is active towards various alkyl β-glucosides, methyl α-glucoside and cellobiose. In comparison with the wildtype C. uda CP enzyme, which cannot accept anomerically substituted glucosides at all, the obtained increase in substrate specificity is significant. The described CP enzyme variants should be useful for the synthesis of cellobiosides and other glycosides with prebiotic and pharmaceutical properties. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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De Groeve, M. R. M., Remmery, L., Van Hoorebeke, A., Stout, J., Desmet, T., Savvides, S. N., & Soetaert, W. (2010). Construction of cellobiose phosphorylase variants with broadened acceptor specificity towards anomerically substituted glucosides. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 107(3), 413–420. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.22818

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