title: Cloning and expression of fructosyl-amino acid oxidase gene from Corynebacterium sp. 2-4-1 in Escherichia coli.
abstract: The gene encoding the fructosyl-amino acid oxidase (fructosyl-alpha-L-amino acid: oxygen oxidoreductase (defructosylating); EC 1.5.3) of Corynebacterium sp. 2-4-1 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The gene consists of 1,116 nucleotides and encodes a protein of 372 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 39,042. The open reading frame was confirmed as the gene of the fructosyl-amino acid oxidase by comparison with the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified fructosyl-amino acid oxidase from Corynebacterium sp. 2-4-1. The sequence of the AMP-binding motif, GXGXXG, was found in the deduced N-terminal region. The amino acid sequence of the fructosyl-amino acid oxidase showed no similarity to that of fungal fructosyl-amino acid oxidases. In addition, substrate specificities of this fructosyl-amino acid oxidase were different from those of other fructosyl-amino acid oxidases. The fructosyl-amino acid oxidase of Corynebacterium sp. 2-4-1 is an enzyme that has unique substrate specificity and primary structure in comparison with fungal fructosyl-amino acid oxidases.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Division, Kikkoman Corporation, Noda, Chiba, Japan. rsakaue@mail.kikkoman.co.jp
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakaue
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiruma
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kajiyama
authors.forename: Yasuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyama
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; C103012:amadoriase