BcChi-A, a GH19 chitinase from the moss Bryum coronatum, is an endo-acting enzyme that hydrolyses the glycosidic bonds of chitin, (GlcNAc)n [a β-1,4-linked polysaccharide of GlcNAc (N-acetylglucosamine) with a polymerization degree of n], through an inverting mechanism. When the wild-type enzyme was incubated with α-(GlcNAc)2-F [α-(GlcNAc)2 fluoride] in the absence or presence of (GlcNAc)2, (GlcNAc)2 and hydrogen fluoride were found to be produced through the Hehre resynthesis–hydrolysis mechanism. To convert BcChi-A into a glycosynthase, we employed the strategy reported by Honda et al. [(2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281, 1426–1431; (2008) Glycobiology 18, 325–330] of mutating Ser102, which holds a nucleophilic water molecule, and Glu70, which acts as a catalytic base, producing S102A, S102C, S102D, S102G, S102H, S102T, E70G and E70Q. In all of the mutated enzymes, except S102T, hydrolytic activity towards (GlcNAc)6 was not detected under the conditions we used. Among the inactive BcChi-A mutants, S102A, S102C, S102G and E70G were found to successfully synthesize (GlcNAc)4 as a major product from α-(GlcNAc)2-F in the presence of (GlcNAc)2. The S102A mutant showed the greatest glycosynthase activity owing to its enhanced F− releasing activity and its suppressed hydrolytic activity. This is the first report on a glycosynthase that employs amino sugar fluoride as a donor substrate.
BcChi-A 是一种来自藓苔 Bryum coronatum 的 GH19
几丁质酶,它是一种内作用酶,可通过倒置机制
水解几丁质的糖苷键 (GlcNAc)n[聚合度为 n 的 GlcNAc(N-乙酰
葡糖胺)β-1,4 链式
多糖]。在没有(GlcNAc)2或有(GlcNAc)2存在的情况下,野生型酶与α-(GlcNAc)2-F [α-(GlcNAc)2
氟化物]孵育时,发现(GlcNAc)2和
氟化氢是通过Hehre再合成-
水解机制产生的。为了将 BcChi-A 转化为糖合成酶,我们采用了 Honda 等人报告的策略[(2006)J. Biol. Chem. 281, 1426-1431; (2008)Glycobiology 18, 325-330],即突变具有亲核
水分子的 Ser102 和作为催化碱基的 Glu70,产生 S102A、S102C、S102D、S102G、S102H、S102T、E70G 和 E70Q。在我们使用的条件下,除 S102T 外,所有突变酶都检测不到对 (GlcNAc)6 的
水解活性。在无活性的 BcChi-A 突变体中,发现 S102A、S102C、S102G 和 E70G 能在 (GlcNAc)2 存在的情况下成功合成 (GlcNAc)4 作为来自 α-(GlcNAc)2-F的主要产物。S102A 突变体的糖合成酶活性最强,因为它的 F 释放活性增强,
水解活性被抑制。这是首次报道使用
氨基糖
氟化物作为供体底物的糖合成酶。