Engineering substrate recognition sites of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP116B3 from Rhodococcus ruber for enhanced regiospecific naphthalene hydroxylation

Sha Tao, Yang Gao, Kang Li, Qiuhao Lu, Chenggang Qiu, Xin Wang, Kequan Chen, Pingkai Ouyang

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Abstract

In this study, a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP116B3 from Rhodococcus ruber was engineered to convert naphthalene selectively into 1-naphthol. The substrate recognition sites (SRSs) of CYP116B3 were identified using structure-based computational analysis. Subsequently, site-directed and saturation mutagenesis were conducted on SRS1, SRS2, and SRS3. The improved resulting triple mutant (E88C-N199Q-Q209A) was characterized. A final 1-naphthol titer of 8.26 mg/L/h was achieved, which is 14-fold higher than the control. The docking results suggest that the conformational changes produced by directed evolution improved the substrate binding environment. The results presented here hold promise for 1-naphthol production by P450 enzymes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number111089
JournalMolecular Catalysis
Volume493
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2020

Keywords

  • Molecular docking simulation
  • P450 monooxygenase
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Protein engineering

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