title: Synthesis of new glycosides by transglycosylation of N-acetylhexosaminidase from Serratia marcescens YS-1.
abstract: Serratia marcescens YS-1, a chitin-degrading microorganism, produced mainly N-acetylhexosaminidase. The purified enzyme had an optimal pH of approximately 8-9 and remained stable at 40 degrees C for 60 min at pH 6-8. The optimum temperature was around 50 degrees C, and enzyme activity was relatively stable below 50 degrees C. YS-1 N-acetylhexosaminidase hydrolyzed p-nitrophenyl beta-N-acetylgalactosamide by 28.1% relative to p-nitrophenyl beta-N-acetylglucosamide. The N-acetylchitooligosaccharides were hydrolyzed more rapidly, but the cellobiose and chitobiose of disaccharides that had the same beta-1,4 glycosidic bond as di-N-acetylchitobiose were not hydrolyzed. YS-1 N-acetylhexosaminidase efficiently transferred the N-acetylglucosamine residue from di-N-acetylchitobiose (substrate) to alcohols (acceptor). The ratio of transfer to methanol increased to 86% in a reaction with 32% methanol. N-Acetylglucosamine was transferred to the hydroxyl group at C1 of monoalcohols. A dialcohol was used as an acceptor when the carbon number was more than 4 and a hydroxyl group existed on each of the two outside carbons. Sugar alcohols with hydroxyl groups in all carbon positions were not proper acceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Science, Fukuyama University, Sanzou, Gakuenchou 1 banchi, Hiroshima 729-0292, Japan. kurakake@fubac.fukuyama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurakake
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Kanako
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashiki
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suenaga
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komaki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D006027:Glycosides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006031:Glycosylation; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D000432:Methanol / Q000378:metabolism; D017349:N-Acetylhexosaminyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000201:enzymology*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006027:Glycosides; D017349:N-Acetylhexosaminyltransferases; D000432:Methanol