Int J Biol Sci 2006; 2(1):10-16. doi:10.7150/ijbs.2.10 This issue Cite

Research Paper

NAD(H) recycling activity of an engineered bifunctional enzyme galactose dehydrogenase/lactate dehydrogenase

Virapong Prachayasittikul1, Sarah Ljung2, Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya1, Leif Bülow2

1. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
2. Department of Pure and Applied Biochemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Citation:
Prachayasittikul V, Ljung S, Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya C, Bülow L. NAD(H) recycling activity of an engineered bifunctional enzyme galactose dehydrogenase/lactate dehydrogenase. Int J Biol Sci 2006; 2(1):10-16. doi:10.7150/ijbs.2.10. https://www.ijbs.com/v02p0010.htm
Other styles

File import instruction

Abstract

A chimeric bifunctional enzyme composing of galactose dehydrogenase (galDH; from Pseudomonas fluorescens) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH; from Bacillus stearothermophilus) was successfully constructed. The chimeric galDH/LDH possessed dual characteristics of both galactose dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase activities while exhibiting hexameric rearrangement with a molecular weight of approximately 400 kDa. In vitro observations showed that the chimeric enzyme was able to recycle NAD with a continuous production of lactate without any externally added NADH. Two fold higher recycling rate (0.3 mM/h) than that of the native enzyme was observed at pH values above 8.5. Proximity effects became especially pronounced during the recycling assay when diffusion hindrance was induced by polyethylene glycol. All these findings open up a high feasibility to apply the NAD(H) recycling system for metabolic engineering purposes e.g. as a model to gain a better understanding on the molecular proximity process and as the routes for synthesizing of numerous high-value-added compounds.

Keywords: Chimeric bifunctional enzyme, NAD recycling, galactose dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase, substrate channeling


Citation styles

APA
Prachayasittikul, V., Ljung, S., Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, C., Bülow, L. (2006). NAD(H) recycling activity of an engineered bifunctional enzyme galactose dehydrogenase/lactate dehydrogenase. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 2(1), 10-16. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.2.10.

ACS
Prachayasittikul, V.; Ljung, S.; Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, C.; Bülow, L. NAD(H) recycling activity of an engineered bifunctional enzyme galactose dehydrogenase/lactate dehydrogenase. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2006, 2 (1), 10-16. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.2.10.

NLM
Prachayasittikul V, Ljung S, Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya C, Bülow L. NAD(H) recycling activity of an engineered bifunctional enzyme galactose dehydrogenase/lactate dehydrogenase. Int J Biol Sci 2006; 2(1):10-16. doi:10.7150/ijbs.2.10. https://www.ijbs.com/v02p0010.htm

CSE
Prachayasittikul V, Ljung S, Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya C, Bülow L. 2006. NAD(H) recycling activity of an engineered bifunctional enzyme galactose dehydrogenase/lactate dehydrogenase. Int J Biol Sci. 2(1):10-16.

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC) License. See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.
Popup Image