ISSN:
0006-3592
Keywords:
l-ascorbic acid
;
vitamin C
;
2-keto-l-gulonic acid
;
l-sorbose dehydrogenase
;
l-sorbosone dehydrogenase
;
Gluconobacter
;
chemical mutation
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
We isolated Gluconobacter oxydans T-100 that had an activity to produce 2-KLGA from d-sorbitol; however, the yield of 2-KLGA was quite insufficient. Therefore, enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of l-sorbosone and 2-KLGA, l-sorbose dehydrogenase (SDH) and l-sorbosone dehydrogenase (SNDH), respectively, were purified from G. oxydans T-100. A genomic library of G. oxydans T-100 was screened to clone both genes for SDH and SNDH based on their amino acid sequences. SNDH and SDH were encoded in sequential open reading frames with 1497 and 1596 nucleotides, respectively, which were verified by the expression in Escherichia coli. The amino acid sequence of SDH and SNDH showed close similarity with E. coli choline dehydrogenase (CDH) and betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH), respectively, which cooperatively play a key role for conferring osmotic tolerance. Because the yield of 2-KLGA by G. oxydans introduced with the genes for SDH and SNDH were insufficient, replacement of the promoter with that of Escherichia coli tufB1 in combination with chemical mutagenesis by N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine resulted in improvement of the production level. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biotechnol Bioeng 58:309-315, 1998.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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