Journal of Biotechnology 2011-05-20

Modulating the synthetase activity of penicillin G acylase in organic media by addition of N-methylimidazole: using vinyl acetate as activated acyl donor.

Bokai Liu, Qi Wu, Deshui Lv, Xianfu Lin

Index: J. Biotechnol. 153(3-4) , 111-5, (2011)

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Abstract

This paper reported the modulation of enzyme activity by organic small molecule. The esterification activity of Penicillin G acylase (PGA) was improved more than 70-fold by the addition of 10% N-methylimidazole. Some control experiments have been designed to demonstrate the catalytic specificity of PGA. The structure and the amount of additive were optimized to improve the product yield. The influence of N-methylimidazole on the PGA conformation was investigated by FTIR and autodock simulation. Seven substrates were used to evaluate the effect of structure on the PGA-catalyzed transesterification. A series of products were successfully synthesized with the yield ranged from 56% to 84% and PGA showed specific recognition on the substrate with phenyl group in the presence of 10% N-methylimidazole.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Related Compounds

  • vinyl acetate
  • methylimidazole
  • Guaifenesin

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