Biochemical characterization of a β-N-acetylhexosaminidase from Streptomyces alfalfae and its application in the production of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine

Add time:08/26/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

N-Acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc) is a valuable monosaccharide widely used in the medical, agricultural, biofuel, and food industries. Its efficient and environment-friendly production depends on the binary system of β-N-acetylhexosaminidase (HEX) and chitinase. In the present study, a HEX of glycoside hydrolasefamily 20 was identified in Streptomyces alfalfae ACCC40021, and was overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The purified recombinant SaHEX showed maximal activities at 60°C and pH 5.5, and retained stable up to 45°C. The enzyme not only exhibited broad substrate specificity including p-nitrophenyl β-N-acetylglucosaminide, p-nitrophenyl β-N-acetylgalactosaminide, chitooligosaccharides and colloidal chitin, but also had higher specific activities (up to 1149.7 ± 72.6 U/mg) towards natural and synthetic substrates. When combined with a commercial chitinase, it achieved a conversion rate of 93.7% from 1% of colloidal chitin to GlcNAc in 6 h, with the product purity of >98%. These excellent properties make SaHEX a potential enzyme candidate for the chitin conversion for various industrial purposes.

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