Unexpected regioselectivity of Humicola insolens Cel7B glycosynthase mutants

Carbohydr Res. 2007 Apr 9;342(5):710-6. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.12.017. Epub 2006 Dec 22.

Abstract

Four Humicola insolens Cel7B glycoside hydrolase mutants have been evaluated for the coupling of lactosyl fluoride on O-allyl N(I)-acetyl-2(II)-azido-beta-chitobioside. Double mutants Cel7B E197A H209A and Cel7B E197A H209G preferentially catalyze the formation of a beta-(1-->4) linkage between the two disaccharides, while single mutant Cel7B E197A and triple mutant Cel7B E197A H209A A211T produce predominantly the beta-(1-->3)-linked tetrasaccharide. This result constitutes the first report of the modulation of the regioselectivity through site-directed mutagenesis for an endoglycosynthase.

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota / enzymology*
  • Ascomycota / genetics
  • Ascomycota / metabolism
  • Azides / chemical synthesis
  • Azides / chemistry
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Catalysis
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Disaccharides / chemical synthesis
  • Disaccharides / chemistry
  • Disaccharides / metabolism
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / chemistry
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / genetics*
  • Glycoside Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Glycosides / biosynthesis
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Lactose / analogs & derivatives
  • Lactose / chemistry
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry
  • Oligosaccharides / metabolism
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Azides
  • Disaccharides
  • Glycosides
  • O-allyl N(1)-acetyl-2(II)-azidochitobioside
  • Oligosaccharides
  • lactosyl fluoride
  • Glycoside Hydrolases
  • Lactose