The Biosynthetic Origin of Irregular Monoterpenes in Lavandula
摘要:
Lavender essential oils are constituted predominantly of regular monoterpenes, for example linalool, 1,8-cineole, and camphor. However, they also contain irregular monoterpenes including lavandulol and lavandulyl acetate. Although the majority of genes responsible for the production of regular monoterpenes in lavenders are now known, enzymes (including lavandulyl diphosphate synthase (LPPS)) catalyzing the biosynthesis of irregular monoterpenes in these plants have not been described. Here, we report the isolation and functional characterization of a novel cis-prenyl diphosphate synthase cDNA, termed Lavandula x intermedia lavandulyl diphosphate synthase (LiLPPS), through a homology-based cloning strategy. The LiLPPS ORF, encoding for a 305-amino acid long protein, was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the recombinant protein was purified by nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid affinity chromatography. The approximately 34.5-kDa bacterially produced protein specifically catalyzed the head-to-middle condensation of two dimethylallyl diphosphate units to LPP in vitro with apparent K-m and k(cat) values of 208 +/- 12 mu M and 0.1 s(-1), respectively. LiLPPS is a homodimeric enzyme with a sigmoidal saturation curve and Hill coefficient of 2.7, suggesting a positive co-operative interaction among its catalytic sites. LiLPPS could be used to modulate the production of lavandulol and its derivatives in plants through metabolic engineering.
Engineering of a Plant Isoprenyl Diphosphate Synthase for Development of Irregular Coupling Activity
作者:Iryna Gerasymenko、Yuriy V. Sheludko、Ismael Navarro Fuertes、Volker Schmidts、Lara Steinel、Elisabeth Haumann、Heribert Warzecha
DOI:10.1002/cbic.202100465
日期:2022.1.5
A side activity of a regular isoprenyldiphosphatesynthase results in two non-head-to-tail terpene structures. For one of them, a cyclobutane planococcyl diphosphate, this is the first example of an efficient enzymatic synthesis. Rational design of the protein allowed for a considerable increase of the irregularactivity. The engineered enzyme can be implicated in the sustainable production of insect