| Title | Glycosynthase activity of hybrid aspen xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase PttXET16-34 nucleophile mutants |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Piens, K, Henriksson, A-M, Gullfot, F, Lopez, M, Faure, E, Ibatullin, FM, Teeri, TT, Driguez, H, Brumer, H |
| Journal | ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY |
| Volume | 5 |
| Pagination | 3971-3978 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISSN | 1477-0520 |
| Abstract | Glycosynthases are active-site mutants of glycoside hydrolases that catalyse glycosyl transfer using suitable activated donor substrates without competing product hydrolysis ( S. M. Hancock, M. D. Vaughan and S. G. Withers, Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol., 2006, 10, 509-519). Site-directed mutagenesis of the catalytic nucleophile, Glu-85, of a Populus tremula x tremuloides xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase (PttXET16-34, EC 2.4.1.207) into alanine, glycine, and serine yielded enzymes with glycosynthase activity. Product analysis indicated that PttXET16-34 E85A in particular was able to catalyse regio- and stereospecific homo- and hetero- condensations of alpha-xylogluco-oligosaccharyl fluoride donors XXXG alpha F andXLLG alpha F to produce xyloglucans with regular sidechain substitution patterns. This substrate promiscuity contrasts that of the Humicola insolens Ce17B E197A glycosynthase, which was not able to polymerise the di-galactosylated substrate XLLG alpha F. The production of the PttXET16-34 E85A xyloglucosynthase thus expands the repertoire of glycosynthases to include those capable of synthesising structurally homogenenous xyloglucans |
| DOI | 10.1039/b714570e |
