Efficient production of (S)-naproxen with (R)-substrate recycling using an overexpressed carboxylesterase BsE-NP01.
An (S)-enantioselective esterase from Bacillus subtilis ECU0554, named BsE-NP01, has been cloned and over-expressed in a heterologous host Escherichia coli BL21. BsE-NP01 was shown to be a carboxylesterase with a molecular mass of about 32 kDa, and temperature and pH optima at 50 degrees C and 8.5, respectively. It could catalyze the selective hydrolysis of the (S)-enantiomer of racemic naproxen methyl ester, giving optically pure (S)-naproxen with 98% enantiomeric excess. A mechanic-grinding approach to substrate dispersion was also reported, which was considered to be an alternative to take the place of deleterious surfactants such as Tween-80, with improved performance of the hydrolysis reaction. Batch production of (S)-naproxen was repeatedly carried out in a solid-water biphasic system at 2-L scale, achieving an average total yield of about 85% after ten runs with complete recycling of (R)-substrate.
Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, China.
Xiang
X
Liu
Jian-He
JH
Xu
Jiang
J
Pan
Jing
J
Zhao
D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D055162:Biocatalysis; D043182:Carboxylesterase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004950:Esterases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D009288:Naproxen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D009288:Naproxen; D004950:Esterases; D043182:Carboxylesterase