A new member of the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases superfamily: Purification, characterization and substrate specificity of a recombinant carbonyl reductase from Pichia stipitis

Qi Ye, Ming Yan, Zhong Yao, Lin Xu, Hou Cao, Zhengjiang Li, Yong Chen, Shuya Li, Jianxin Bai, Jian Xiong, Hanjie Ying, Pingkai Ouyang

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Abstract

A novel short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases superfamily (SDRs) reductase (PsCR) from Pichia stipitis that produced ethyl (S)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate with greater than 99% enantiomeric excess, was purified to homogeneity using fractional ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by DEAE-Sepharose chromatography. The enzyme purified from recombinant Escherichia coli had a molecular mass of about 35 kDa on SDS-PAGE and only required NADPH as an electron donor. The Km value of PsCR for ethyl 4-chloro-3-oxobutanoate was 4.9 mg/mL and the corresponding Vmax was 337 μmol/mg protein/min. The catalytic efficiency value was the highest ever reported for reductases from yeasts. Moreover, PsCR exhibited a medium-range substrate spectrum toward various keto and aldehyde compounds, i.e., ethyl-3-oxobutanoate with a chlorine substitution at the 2 or 4-position, or α,β-diketones. In addition, the activity of the enzyme was strongly inhibited by SDS and β-mercaptoethanol, but not by ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6022-6027
Number of pages6
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume100
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2009

Keywords

  • Carbonyl reductase
  • Pichia stipitis
  • Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases
  • Substrate specificity

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