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Recent advances and challenges in the heterologous production of microbial nitrilases for biocatalytic applications

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    SYSNO ASEP0473528
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleRecent advances and challenges in the heterologous production of microbial nitrilases for biocatalytic applications
    Author(s) Martínková, Ludmila (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Rucká, Lenka (MBU-M)
    Nešvera, Jan (MBU-M) RID
    Pátek, Miroslav (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
    Article number8
    Source TitleWorld Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. - : Springer - ISSN 0959-3993
    Roč. 33, č. 1 (2017), s. 1-11
    Number of pages11 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    KeywordsAldoxime-nitrile pathway ; Biocatalytic applications ; Database mining
    Subject RIVCE - Biochemistry
    OECD categoryBiochemistry and molecular biology
    R&D ProjectsLD15107 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportMBU-M - RVO:61388971
    UT WOS000392115600008
    EID SCOPUS84995772487
    DOI10.1007/s11274-016-2173-6
    AnnotationThe aim of this study is to review the current state of and highlight the challenges in the production of microbial nitrilases as catalysts for the mild hydrolysis of industrially important nitriles. Together with aldoxime dehydratase, the nitrile-hydrolyzing enzymes (nitrilase, nitrile hydratase) are key enzymes in the aldoxime-nitrile pathway which is widely distributed in bacteria and fungi. The availability of nitrilases has grown significantly over the past decade due to the use of metagenomic and database-mining approaches. Databases contain plenty of putative enzymes of this type, whose overproduction may improve the spectrum and the industrial utility of nitrilases. By exploiting this resource, the number of experimentally verified nitrilases has recently increased to several hundred. We especially focus on the efficient heterologous expression systems that are applicable for the overproduction of wild-type nitrilases and their artificial variants. Biocatalyst forms with industrial potential are also highlighted. The potential industrial applications of nitrilases are classified according to their target products (a-hydroxy acids, a-and beta-amino acids, cyano acids, amides). The emerging uses of nitrilases and their subtypes (cyanide hydratases, cyanide dihydratases) in bioremediation is also summarized. The integration of nitrilases with other enzymes into artificial multienzymatic and chemoenzymatic pathways is considered a promising strategy for future applications.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Microbiology
    ContactEliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231
    Year of Publishing2018
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