Biofuels institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Material, Nanjing, 210042, Jiangsu Province, China.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019 May;103(9):3783-3793. doi: 10.1007/s00253-019-09753-8. Epub 2019 Mar 22.
Arabinofuranosidase plays an essential role in the process of hydrolysis of arabinoxylan (AX). Thermostable, versatile, and efficient arabinofuranosidase is thus of great interest for the biorefinery industry. A GH51 arabinofuranosidase, Abf51, from Hungateiclostridium clariflavum DSM 19732 was heterogeneously expressed in Escherichia coli. Abf51 was found to have an optimal pH and temperature of 6.5 and 60 °C, respectively, with very high thermostability. At the optimal working temperature (60 °C), Abf51 retained over 90% activity after a 2-day incubation and over 60% activity after a 6-day incubation. Abf51 could effectively remove the arabinofuranosyls from three kinds of AX oligosaccharides [2-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-xylotriose (AXX), 3-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-xylobiose (AX), and 23-di-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-xylotriose (AXX)], which characterized as either single substitution or double substitution by arabinofuranosyls on terminal xylopyranosyl units. The maximal catalytic efficiency (K/K) was observed using p-nitrophenyl-α-L-arabinofuranoside (pNPAF) as a substrate (205.0 s mM), followed by using AX (22.8 s mM), AXX (6.9 s mM), and AXX (0.5 s mM) as substrates. Moreover, the presence of Abf51 significantly stimulated the saccharification level of AX (18.5 g L) up to six times along with a β-xylanase as well as a β-xylosidase. Interestingly, in our survey of top thermostable arabinofuranosidases, most members were found from GH51, probably due to their owning of (β/α)-barrel architectures. Our results suggested the great importance of GH51s as candidates for thermostable, versatile, and efficient arabinofuranosidases toward industry application.
阿拉伯呋喃糖苷酶在阿拉伯木聚糖(AX)水解过程中发挥着重要作用。因此,具有热稳定性、多功能性和高效性的阿拉伯呋喃糖苷酶对于生物炼制工业具有重要意义。从 Hungateiclostridium clariflavum DSM 19732 中异源表达了 GH51 家族的阿拉伯呋喃糖苷酶 Abf51。Abf51 的最适 pH 和温度分别为 6.5 和 60°C,具有很高的热稳定性。在最佳工作温度(60°C)下,Abf51 在孵育 2 天后保留超过 90%的活性,在孵育 6 天后保留超过 60%的活性。Abf51 可以有效地从三种 AX 寡糖[2-α-L-阿拉伯呋喃糖基-木三糖(AXX)、3-α-L-阿拉伯呋喃糖基-木二糖(AX)和 2,3-二-α-L-阿拉伯呋喃糖基-木三糖(AXX)]中去除阿拉伯呋喃糖基,这些寡糖的末端木吡喃糖基单元上存在阿拉伯呋喃糖基的单取代或双取代。以 p-硝基苯-α-L-阿拉伯呋喃糖苷(pNPAF)为底物时,观察到最大催化效率(K/K)为 205.0 s mM,其次是 AX(22.8 s mM)、AXX(6.9 s mM)和 AXX(0.5 s mM)。此外,Abf51 的存在显著刺激了 AX(18.5 g L)的糖化水平,使其提高了六倍,同时还使用了一种β-木聚糖酶和一种β-木糖苷酶。有趣的是,在我们对耐热阿拉伯呋喃糖苷酶的调查中,大多数成员来自 GH51,这可能是由于它们具有(β/α)-桶状结构。我们的研究结果表明,GH51 作为耐热、多功能和高效阿拉伯呋喃糖苷酶的候选酶在工业应用中具有重要意义。