Marina Paronyan, Haykanush Koloyan, Hovsep Aganyants, Artur Hambardzumyan, Tigran Soghomonyan, Sona Avetisyan, Sergey Kocharov, Henry Panosyan, Vehary Sakanyan, Anichka Hovsepyan
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The synthesis of enantiomeric forms of D-amino acids can be achieved by a two-step "hydantoinase process" based on the sequential catalysis of substrates by specific enzymes, D-carbamoylase and D-hydantoinase. Here, we describe the structural features of D-carbamoylase from Pseudomonas, the encoded gene of which was chemically synthesized and cloned into Escherichia coli. A significant fraction of the overexpressed recombinant protein forms insoluble inclusion bodies, which are partially converted to a soluble state upon treatment with N-lauroylsarcosine or upon incubation of cells at 28 °C. Purified His-tagged protein exhibits the highest activity towards N-carbamoyl-D-alanine and N-carbamoyl-D-tryptophan. Comprehensive virtual analysis of the interactions of bulky carbamylated amino acids with D-carbamoylase provided valuable information. Molecular docking analysis revealed the location of the substrate binding site in the three-dimensional structure of D-carbamoylase. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that the binding pocket of the enzyme in complex with N-carbamoyl-D-tryptophan was stabilized within 100 nanoseconds. The free energy data showed that Arg176 and Asn173 formed hydrogen bonds between the enzyme and substrates. The studies of D-carbamoylases and the properties of our previously obtained D-hydantoinase suggest the possibility of developing a harmonized biotechnological process for the production of new drugs and peptide hormones.