Efficient synthesis of phosphatidylglycerol using phospholipase D mutant with enhanced transphosphatidyl activity modified by the semi-rational design strategy
Shuizhi Lin , Yizhen Meng , Rongxin Wu , Shuhua Qi , Yinghua Lu , Chuanyi Yao , Cuixue Chen , Xueping Ling
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Abstract
Phospholipase D (PLD) enables efficient enzymatic synthesis of phosphatidylglycerol (PG) with high catalytic efficiency and eco-friendliness. A semi-rational design strategy was employed to mutate PLD by reducing its hydrolysis and enhancing transphosphatidylation. The mutant G381A exhibited suppressed hydrolysis, achieving a PG yield of 82.3 %, 36 % higher than the wild-type. In 5-L fermentor cultures, G381A's transphosphatidylation activity reached 35.7 U/mL, a 7.4-fold increase over the shake flask culture. Kinetic analysis revealed decreased Km and elevated Vmax for G381A. Structural analysis suggested that reorientation of loop 379–385 underpins its enhanced activity. Optimized conditions for G381A (32 °C, pH 8.0, anhydrous ether as organic phase, aqueous/organic phase ratio 1:2.5, glycerol/phosphatidylcholine molar ratio 160:1, 0.84 U/mL enzyme, 30 mmol/L Ca2+, 3 h) yielded 97.6 % PG, which is the highest reported to date. This work demonstrates directed evolution's utility in developing PLD mutants has industrial potential, offering insights for rational enzyme design and scalable PG synthesis.
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