序列(生物学)
聚类分析
计算生物学
化学
生物化学
生物
计算机科学
人工智能
作者
Jiajun Chen,Dawei Ni,Yingying Zhu,Wei Xu,Tarek A. A. Moussa,Wenli Zhang,Wanmeng Mu
标识
DOI:10.1021/acs.jafc.4c03793
摘要
d-Tagatose is a highly promising functional sweetener known for its various physiological functions. In this study, a novel tagatose 4-epimerase from Thermoprotei archaeon (Thar-T4Ease), with the ability to convert d-fructose to d-tagatose, was discovered through a combination of structure similarity search and sequence-based protein clustering. The recombinant Thar-T4Ease exhibited optimal activity at pH 8.5 and 85 °C, in the presence of 1 mM Ni2+. Its kcat and kcat/Km values toward d-fructose were measured to be 248.5 min-1 and 2.117 mM-1·min-1, respectively. Notably, Thar-T4Ease exhibited remarkable thermostability, with a t1/2 value of 198 h at 80 °C. Moreover, it achieved a conversion ratio of 18.9% using 100 g/L d-fructose as the substrate. Finally, based on sequence and structure analysis, crucial residues for the catalytic activity of Thar-T4Ease were identified by molecular docking and site-directed mutagenesis. This research expands the repertoire of enzymes with C4-epimerization activity and opens up new possibilities for the cost-effective production of d-tagatose from d-fructose.
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