Expression and characterization of a novel halohydrin dehalogenase from Rhodospirillaceae bacterium.

Wenjing XU; Zhi Chen; Lei Chen; Jinping Lin; Dongzhi Wei

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Expression and characterization of a novel halohydrin dehalogenase from Rhodospirillaceae bacterium.

Author: Wenjing XU ¹ ; Zhi CHEN ¹ ; Lei CHEN ¹ ; Jinping LIN ¹ ; Dongzhi WEI ¹
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1. School of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: (R/S)-ethyl-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate; 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol; halohydrin dehalogenases; β-substitited alcohol
MeSH: Escherichia coli/metabolism*; Hydrolases/metabolism*; Rhodospirillaceae; Substrate Specificity
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2021;37(4):1298-1311
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: As a class of multifunctional biocatalysts, halohydrin dehalogenases are of great interest for the synthesis of chiral β-substituted alcohols and epoxides. There are less than 40 halohydrin dehalogenases with relatively clear catalytic functions, and most of them do not meet the requirements of scientific research and practical applications. Therefore, it is of great significance to excavate and identify more halohydrin dehalogenases. In the present study, a putative halohydrin dehalogenase (HHDH-Ra) from Rhodospirillaceae bacterium was expressed and its enzymatic properties were investigated. The HHDH-Ra gene was cloned into the expression host Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) and the target protein was shown to be soluble. Substrate specificity studies showed that HHDH-Ra possesses excellent specificity for 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol (1,3-DCP) and ethyl-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate (CHBE). The optimum pH and temperature for HHDH-Ra with 1,3-DCP as the reaction substrate were 8.0 and 30 °C, respectively. HHDH-Ra was stable at pH 6.0-8.0 and maintained about 70% of its original activity after 100 h of treatment. The thermal stability results revealed that HHDH-Ra has a half-life of 60 h at 30 °C and 40 °C. When the temperature is increased to 50 °C, the enzyme still has a half-life of 20 h, which is much higher than that of the reported enzymes. To sum up, the novel halohydrin dehalogenase from Rhodospirillaceae bacterium possesses good temperature and pH stability as well as catalytic activity, and shows the potential to be used in the synthesis of chemical and pharmaceutical intermediates.