Cloning and Expression Heterologous Alanine Dehydrogenase Genes: Investigation of Reductive Amination Potential of L-alanine Dehydrogenases for Green Synthesis of Alanine Derivatives

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Journal Heliyon

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2024 Mar 11

PMID 38463761

Authors

Garip Demir

Jarkko Valjakka

Ossi Turunen

Fatih Aktas

Baris Binay

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Abstract

Unnatural amino acids (UAAs) offer significant promise in a wide range of applications, including drug discovery, the custom design of peptides and proteins, and their utility and use as markers for monitoring molecular interactions in biological research. The synthesis of UAAs presents a formidable challenge and can be classified into two primary categories: enzymatic and chemical synthesis. Notably, the enzymatic route, specifically asymmetric synthesis, emerges as a an attractive method for procuring enantiopure UAAs with high efficiency, owing to its streamlined and concise reaction mechanism. The current study investigated the reductive amination activity mechanisms of alanine dehydrogenase (L-AlaDH), sourced from a combination of newly and previously characterized microorganisms. Our principal aim was to evaluate the catalytic efficiency of these L-AlaDH enzymes concerning a range of specific ketoacids and pyruvate to ascertain their capability for facilitating the production of both natural and unnatural amino acids. After the characterization processes, mutation points for AlaDH were determined and as a result of the mutations, mutants that could use ketocaproate and ketovalerate more effectively than the wild type were obtained. Among the enzymes studied, AlaDH exhibited the highest specific activity against pyruvate, 173 U/mg, and a K value of 1.3 mM. AlaDH displayed the most favourable catalytic efficiency with a rate constant of 170 smM. On the other hand, AlaDH demonstrated the highest catalytic efficiency against α-ketobutyrate (34.0 smM) and α-ketovalerate (2.7 smM). Of the enzymes investigated in the study, AlaDH exhibited the highest effectiveness among bacterial enzymes in catalyzing ketocaproate with a measured catalytic efficiency of about 0.6 smM and a K value of approximately 0.3 mM. These findings provide valuable insights into the substrate specificity and catalytic performance of L-AlaDHs, enhancing our understanding of their potential applications in various biocatalytic processes.

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