为获得具有高热稳定性的木糖异构酶,运用基因工程技术,从嗜热栖热菌Thermus thermophilus HB8中克隆到嗜热木糖异构酶基因xylA。测序结果表明,该基因与GenBank数据库中相比271位的碱基A突变为G,导致氨基酸序列中N91D突变。将该基因克隆到载体pET22b(+),并在E.coli BL21(DE3)中进行高效表达。通过热变性和强阴离子交换两步对该酶进行纯化,并对酶学性质进行了研究。结果表明,该酶最适温度为80℃,最适pH为8.0,80℃下半衰期为225min在60℃,pH7.5该酶的Km为15.20mmol/L,Vmax为69.54μmol/min,kcat为50.62/s,Kcat/Km为3.33L/s·mmol。研究结果为嗜热木糖异构酶的进一步工业应用奠定了基础。
To obtain thermostable xylose isomerase, the gene xyIA from an extreme thermophilic bacterium, namely Thermus thermophilus HB8, was cloned and its product was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 ( DE3 ) with expression vector pET22b( + ). The sequence of PCR product was compared with T. thermophilus HB8 xylA gene (GenBank accession number: D90256 ), and N91D mutation in the TtXI was identified by DNA sequencing. The overexpressed xylose isomerase was purified by heat precipitation and anion-exchange chromatography. The property of xylose isomerase was determined by the coupled sorbitol dehydrogenase assay with D-xylose as a substrate. Results showed that the optimum temperature was 80℃, and the optimum pH was 8.0. The half life of recombinant enzyme on 80℃ was 225 min. At 60℃ and pH 7.5, the Km was 15.20 mmol/ L, Vmax was 69.54 μmol/min,kcat was 50.62/s,kcat/Km was 3.33 L/s· mmol. The results can lay a foundation for application in industry of xylose isomerase.