title: Organic co-solvents affect activity, stability and enantioselectivity of haloalkane dehalogenases.
abstract: Haloalkane dehalogenases are microbial enzymes with a wide range of biotechnological applications, including biocatalysis. The use of organic co-solvents to solubilize their hydrophobic substrates is often necessary. In order to choose the most compatible co-solvent, the effects of 14 co-solvents on activity, stability and enantioselectivity of three model enzymes, DbjA, DhaA, and LinB, were evaluated. All co-solvents caused at high concentration loss of activity and conformational changes. The highest inactivation was induced by tetrahydrofuran, while more hydrophilic co-solvents, such as ethylene glycol and dimethyl sulfoxide, were better tolerated. The effects of co-solvents at low concentration were different for each enzyme-solvent pair. An increase in DbjA activity was induced by the majority of organic co-solvents tested, while activities of DhaA and LinB decreased at comparable concentrations of the same co-solvent. Moreover, a high increase of DbjA enantioselectivity was observed. Ethylene glycol and 1,4-dioxane were shown to have the most positive impact on the enantioselectivity. The favorable influence of these co-solvents on both activity and enantioselectivity makes DbjA suitable for biocatalytic applications. This study represents the first investigation of the effects of organic co-solvents on the biocatalytic performance of haloalkane dehalogenases and will pave the way for their broader use in industrial processes.
authors: Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology and Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors: Veronika
authors: V
authors: Stepankova
authors: Jiri
authors: J
authors: Damborsky
authors: Radka
authors: R
authors: Chaloupkova
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D005663:Furans; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005663:Furans; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012997:Solvents; C018674:tetrahydrofuran; D006867:Hydrolases; C046137:haloalkane dehalogenase