The synthesis of NDP-glucose 3a-d (NA, C, U, dU) with sucrose synthase B was combined with the enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside diphosphates 2a-d from their corresponding nucleoside monophosphates 1a-d by different kinases A. Further combination with recombinant dTDP-glucose 4,6-dehydratase D enabled us to synthesize dUDP-6-deoxy-α-D-xylo-4-hexulose 5 from 1d on a preparative scale. By using the
Systematic study on the broad nucleotide triphosphate specificity of the pyrophosphorylase domain of the N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase from Escherichia coli K12
作者:Junqiang Fang、Wanyi Guan、Li Cai、Guofeng Gu、Xianwei Liu、Peng George Wang
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.09.039
日期:2009.11
N-Acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GlmU) from Escherichia coli K12 is a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes both the acetyltransfer and uridyltransfer reactions in the prokaryotic UDP-GlcNAc biosynthetic pathway. In this study, we report the broad substrate specificity of the pyrophosphorylase domain of GlmU during its uridyltransfer reaction and the substrate priority is ranked in the following order: UTP > dUTP > dTTP >> CTP > dATP/dm(6) ATP. This pyrophosphorylase domain of GlmU is also a tool to synthesize UDP-GlcNAc analogs, two examples of which were synthesized herein in multiple mg scale in vitro. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Biosynthesis of nucleotide sugars by a promiscuous UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtUSP)
Nucleotide sugars are activated forms of monosaccharides and key intermediates of carbohydrate metabolism in all organisms. The availability of structurally diverse nucleotide sugars is particularly important for the characterization of glycosyltransferases. Given that limited methods are available for preparation of nucleotide sugars, especially their useful non-natural derivatives, we introduced herein an efficient one-step three-enzyme catalytic system for the synthesis of nucleotide sugars from monosaccharides. In this study, a promiscuous UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase (USP) from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtUSP) was used with a galactokinase from Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 (SpGalK) and an inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPase) to effectively synthesize four UDP-sugars. AtUSP has better tolerance for C4-derivatives of Gal-1-P compared to UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from S. pneumoniae TIGR4 (SpGalU). Besides, the nucleotide substrate specificity and kinetic parameters of AtUSP were systematically studied. AtUSP exhibited considerable activity toward UTP, dUTP and dTTP, the yield of which was 87%, 85% and 84%, respectively. These results provide abundant information for better understanding of the relationship between substrate specificity and structural features of AtUSP. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A chemoenzymatic route to synthesize unnatural sugar nucleotides using a novel N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate pyrophosphorylase from Camphylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168
作者:Junqiang Fang、Mengyang Xue、Guofeng Gu、Xian-wei Liu、Peng George Wang
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.003
日期:2013.8
A novel N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate pyrophosphorylase was identified from Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168. An unprecedented degree of substrate promiscuity has been revealed by systematic studies on its substrate specificities towards sugar-1-P and NTP. The yields of the synthetic reaction of seven kinds of sugar nucleotides catalyzed by the enzyme were up to 60%. In addition, the yields of the other nine were around 20%. With this enzyme, three novel sugar nucleotide analogs were synthesized on a preparative scale and well characterized. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.