FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (7): 240-244.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201307050

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Characterization of Enzymatic Properties of High Homoserine Dehydrogenase-Producing Mutant D206G from Corynebacterium pekinense AS1.299

XU Jin-kun1,2,MIN Wei-hong1,2,*,ZHAN Dong-ling1,2,FANG Li1,2,LIU Jia1,2,SHEN Shu-xia1,2,GUO Yong-ling1,2   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; 2. National Engineering Laboratory on Wheat and Corn Further Processing, Changchun 130118, China
  • Received:2012-11-01 Revised:2013-02-21 Online:2013-04-15 Published:2013-03-20
  • Contact: MIN Wei-hong E-mail:minwh2000@162.com

Abstract: Homoserine dehydrogenase (HSD), a key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the aspartic acid family of amino acids, plays an important role in the synthesis of threonine and methionine. High HSD-producing mutant D206G from Corynebacterium pekinense AS1.299 was successfully constructed and heterologously expressed in E.coli BL21(DE3). Molecular docking and homologous alignment demonstrated that site 206 was a highly conservative sequence bound with substrate. The optimal pH, temperature and half-life of HSD from the mutant were 7.5, 37 ℃ and 4 h, respectively. In addition, it showed high resistance to metal ions and organic solvents. Compared with its wild-type counterpart, the Km of mutant D206G decreased, possibly due to a reduction in side-chain functional groups and consequent decrease in steric hindrance, thus promoting the enzyme-substrate binding.

Key words: Corynebacterium pekinense, homoserine dehydrogenase, site-directed mutagenesis, enzymatic

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