title: Synthesis of nucleotide sugars and α-galacto-oligosaccharides by recombinant Escherichia coli cells with trehalose substrate.
abstract: Useful nucleoside diphosphate (NDP)-sugars and α-galacto-oligosaccharides were synthesized by recombinant Escherichia coli whole cells and compared to those produced by enzyme-coupling. Production yields of NDP-glucoses (Glcs) by whole cells harboring trehalose synthase (TS) were 60% for ADP-Glc, 82% for GDP-Glc, and 27% for UDP-Glc, based on NDP used. Yield of UDP-galactose (Gal) by the whole-cell harboring a UDP-Gal 4-epimerase (pGALE) was 26% of the quantity of UDP-Glc. α-Galacto-oligosaccharides, α-Gal epitope (Galα-3Galβ-4Glu) and globotriose (Galα-4Galβ-4Glu), were produced by the combination of three recombinant whole cells harboring TS, pGALE, and α-galactosyltransferase, with production yields of 48% and 54%, based on UDP, respectively. Production yields of NDP-sugars and α-galacto-oligosaccharides by recombinant whole-cell reactions were approximately 1.5 times greater than those of enzyme-coupled reactions. These results suggest that a recombinant whole-cell system using cells harboring TS with trehalose as a substrate may be used as an alternative and practical method for the production of NDP-sugars and α-galacto-oligosaccharides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Soo-Bok
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014199:Trehalose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014199:Trehalose; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; C099692:trehalose synthase
keywords: Nucleoside diphosphate-sugar; Trehalose; Trehalose synthase; Whole-cell; α-Galacto-oligosaccharides