Directed evolution of biphenyl dioxygenase: Emergence of enhanced degradation capacity for benzene, toluene, and alkylbenzenes
Directed evolution of biphenyl dioxygenase: Emergence of enhanced degradation capacity for benzene, toluene, and alkylbenzenes
复制标题
DOI:
10.1128/jb.183.18.5441-5444.2001
复制
发表时间:
2001-09-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Furukawa, K
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Suenaga, H;Mitsuoka, M;Furukawa, K
Biphenyl dioxygenase (Bph Dox) catalyzes the initial oxygenation of biphenyl and related compounds. Bph Dox is a multicomponent enzyme in which a large subunit (encoded by the bphA1 gene) is significantly responsible for substrate specificity. By using the process of DNA shuffling of bphA1 of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 and Burkholderia cepacia LB400, a number of evolved Bph Dox enzymes were created. Among them, an Escherichia coli clone expressing chimeric Bph Dox exhibited extremely enhanced benzene-, toluene-, and alkylbenzene-degrading abilities. In this evolved BphA1, four amino acids (H255Q, V258I, G268A, and F277Y) were changed from the KF707 enzyme to those of the LB400 enzyme. Subsequent site-directed mutagenesis allowed us to determine the amino acids responsible for the degradation of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.