U.S. patent application number 13/704210 was filed with the patent office on 2013-04-04 for novel soil microorganism, novel oxidoreductase separated from the soil microorganism, gene encoding the oxidoreductase, and method for producing aglycones using the microorganism, the oxidoreductase and the gene.
This patent application is currently assigned to AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION. The applicant listed for this patent is Byung Gee Kim, Duck Hee Kim, Eun Mi Kim, Han Kon Kim, Jun Seong Park. Invention is credited to Byung Gee Kim, Duck Hee Kim, Eun Mi Kim, Han Kon Kim, Jun Seong Park.
Application Number | 20130084601 13/704210 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 45348740 |
Filed Date | 2013-04-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130084601 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Park; Jun Seong ; et
al. |
April 4, 2013 |
NOVEL SOIL MICROORGANISM, NOVEL OXIDOREDUCTASE SEPARATED FROM THE
SOIL MICROORGANISM, GENE ENCODING THE OXIDOREDUCTASE, AND METHOD
FOR PRODUCING AGLYCONES USING THE MICROORGANISM, THE OXIDOREDUCTASE
AND THE GENE
Abstract
The present invention relates to the novel Rhizobium sp. GIN611
KCTC11708BP or to cell extracts thereof, to a novel oxidoreductase
which exhibits a glycolytic activity, to a gene encoding the
oxidoreductase, to a recombinant strain comprising recombinant
vector proteins or to an expression vector encoding recombinant
proteins, and to a method for the glycolysis of natural products
using same as a biocatalyst. The present invention also relates to
a method for producing aglycones from a variety of natural products
using same. The novel oxidoreductase separated from the novel
microorganism of the present invention does not belong to a
glucosidase group but belongs to an oxidoreductase group, and has a
glycolytic activity for natural products. The novel oxidoreductase
oxidizes the sugar in the aglycones of natural products, thereby
producing a variety of aglycones.
Inventors: |
Park; Jun Seong; (Suwon-si,
KR) ; Kim; Duck Hee; (Seoul, KR) ; Kim; Han
Kon; (Suwon-si, KR) ; Kim; Eun Mi; (Seoul,
KR) ; Kim; Byung Gee; (Seoul, KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Park; Jun Seong
Kim; Duck Hee
Kim; Han Kon
Kim; Eun Mi
Kim; Byung Gee |
Suwon-si
Seoul
Suwon-si
Seoul
Seoul |
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KR
KR
KR
KR
KR |
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Assignee: |
AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
Seoul
KR
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Family ID: |
45348740 |
Appl. No.: |
13/704210 |
Filed: |
June 14, 2011 |
PCT Filed: |
June 14, 2011 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR2011/004361 |
371 Date: |
December 13, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
435/52 ; 435/125;
435/189; 435/252.2 |
Current CPC
Class: |
C12P 33/00 20130101;
Y02P 20/52 20151101; C12P 19/02 20130101; C12R 1/41 20130101; C12P
33/20 20130101; C12P 17/06 20130101; C12N 1/20 20130101; C12N
9/0004 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
435/52 ;
435/252.2; 435/189; 435/125 |
International
Class: |
C12P 33/00 20060101
C12P033/00; C12N 9/00 20060101 C12N009/00; C12P 17/06 20060101
C12P017/06; C12N 1/20 20060101 C12N001/20 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 14, 2010 |
KR |
10-2010-0055988 |
Jul 9, 2010 |
KR |
10-2010-0066307 |
Claims
1-28. (canceled)
29. Rhizobium sp. having a capability to produce an oxidoreductase
comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3.
30. The Rhizobium sp. according to claim 29, which is the Rhizobium
sp. GIN611.
31. The Rhizobium sp. according to claim 29, which is the Rhizobium
sp. GIN611 KCTC 11708BP.
32. A cell extract of the Rhizobium sp. having a capability to
produce an oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ
ID NO 3.
33. The cell extract according to claim 32, wherein the Rhizobium
sp. is Rhizobium sp. GIN611.
34. The cell extract according to claim 32, wherein the Rhizobium
sp. is Rhizobium sp. GIN611 KCTC 11708BP.
35. A method for deglycosylating a natural product using Rhizobium
sp. having a capability to produce an oxidoreductase comprising an
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, or a cell extract of the
Rhizobium sp. as a biocatalyst.
36. The method for deglycosylating a natural product according to
claim 35, wherein the Rhizobium sp. is Rhizobium sp. GIN611.
37. The method for deglycosylating a natural product according to
claim 35, wherein the Rhizobium sp. is Rhizobium sp. GIN611 KCTC
11708BP.
38. The method for deglycosylating a natural product according to
claim 35, wherein the natural product is a ginsenoside glycoside,
an isoflavone glycoside or a flavonoid glycoside.
39. The method for deglycosylating a natural product according to
claim 35, wherein the natural product is selected from a group
consisting of ginsenoside compound K (CK), ginsenoside Rh2,
ginsenoside F2, ginsenoside Rb1, ginsenoside Rb2, ginsenoside Rc,
ginsenoside Rb3, ginsenoside F1, ginsenoside Re, daidzin, icariin,
camelliaside A and camelliaside B.
40. The method for deglycosylating a natural product according to
claim 35, wherein a sugar of the deglycosylated natural product is
selected from a group consisting of glucose, galactose, rhamnose,
arabinose and xylose and the sugar is degraded by oxidation.
41. The method for deglycosylating a natural product according to
claim 40, wherein the glucose is degraded by oxidizing the
3-hydroxyl (OH) group of a glucose residue.
42. An oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO 3.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a novel microorganism
isolated from soil, an oxidoreductase isolated from the
microorganism and a method for deglycosylating various plant
glycosides and producing various aglycones using same.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) is one of the herbs that
have been traditionally used in Asian countries including Korea,
China and Japan for treatment and prevention of a variety of
diseases. Ginseng saponins also called ginsenosides are main active
ingredients of ginseng and are known to have various physiological
activities including anti-aging activity, anti-inflammatory
activity, antioxidative activity in the central nervous system,
cardiovascular system and immune system, anti-diabetic activity and
antitumor activity.
[0003] Until now, more than 40 kinds of ginsenosides have been
isolated and identified. The ginsenosides which are glycosides
having a dammarane structure including aglycones may be largely
classified into protopanaxadiols and protopanaxatriols. The
ginsenosides belonging to the protopanaxadiol group are mainly Rb1,
Rb2, Rc and Rd, and the ginsenosides belonging to the
protopanaxatriol group are mainly Re and Rg1 (see FIG. 1 and FIG.
2).
[0004] After taken in, the ginsenosides are metabolized by
intestinal microorganisms and the metabolic products are known to
have various physiological activities. For example, the
representative protopanaxadiol-based saponins Rb1, Rb2 and Rc are
metabolized by human intestinal microorganisms to CK and the
protopanaxatriol-based saponins Re and Rg1 are metabolized by
intestinal microorganisms to Rh1 or F1, thereby exhibiting a
variety of physiological activities. CK is known to induce
anti-metastatic or anticancer effect of preventing invasion and
formation of tumors. And, it is reported that its aglycone PPD(S)
has higher physiological activity as compared to the sugar-attached
counterpart Rh2.
[0005] Accordingly, studies have been made to transform
ginsenosides into metabolites having less sugar. In addition to
enzymatic methods, hydrolysis using weak acids, degradation using
alkalis, or the like have been reported. However, since these
methods induce several side reactions such as epimerization,
hydration, hydroxylation, etc., methods of transforming into active
ginsenosides using enzymes, intestinal microorganisms, and so forth
are studied recently. But, most of the reported microorganisms are
anaerobic intestinal microorganisms, there is a limit in industrial
application. Also, since most enzymes lack the activity of
transforming ginsenosides into aglycones and have their own
specificity, they are applicable to production of specific
ginsenosides only.
[0006] Although a lot of studies have been made thus far about the
biotransformation of the metabolite of the ginsenoside Rb1 by
intestinal microorganisms to CK, there are few researches about
production of its aglycone. And, it is reported that the
ginsenoside having one sugar on the saponin backbone is not
degraded by the enzymes of microorganisms any more. Ginsenosides in
aglycone form are known to be absorbed more easily into the
bloodstream and act as active compounds. Also, the production of
aglycones as backbones of various ginsenosides will make a base
technology for specific production of desired types of ginsenoside.
Accordingly, there is a need of exploring enzymes involved in the
production of ginsenoside aglycones.
DISCLOSURE
Technical Problem
[0007] The present disclosure is directed to providing a novel
microorganism, a novel oxidoreductase exhibiting deglycosylation
activity isolated from the microorganism and a method for producing
various ginsenoside aglycones, isoflavone aglycones or flavonoid
aglycones using a gene and a recombinant protein encoding same.
Technical Solution
[0008] In one general aspect, there is provided novel Rhizobium sp.
GIN611 (KCTC 11708BP) or a cell extract thereof.
[0009] In another general aspect, there is provided a method for
deglycosylating a natural product using Rhizobium sp. GIN611 or a
cell extract thereof as a biocatalyst.
[0010] In another general aspect, there is provided a method for
producing aglycones from various glycosides using Rhizobium sp.
GIN611 or a cell extract thereof as a biocatalyst.
[0011] In another general aspect, there is provided an
oxidoreductase having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 or a
cell extract including same.
[0012] In another general aspect, there is provided a DNA encoding
an oxidoreductase having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a
DNA having a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a recombinant DNA vector
including the DNA having a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a host cell
transformed with the recombinant DNA vector including the DNA
having a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2 or a cell extract including the
host cell transformed with the recombinant DNA vector including the
DNA having a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2
[0013] In another general aspect, there is provided an
oxidoreductase having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having a deglycosylation activity or a
cell extract including the oxidoreductase.
[0014] In another general aspect, there is provided a method for
deglycosylating a natural product using a biocatalyst selected from
a group consisting of an oxidoreductase having an amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a cell extract including the
oxidoreductase having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a host
cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector including a DNA
encoding the oxidoreductase having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO 3, a cell extract including the host cell transformed with a
recombinant DNA vector including a DNA encoding the oxidoreductase
having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a host cell
transformed with a recombinant DNA vector including a DNA having a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a cell extract of the host cell
transformed with a recombinant DNA vector including a DNA having a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a host cell transformed with a recombinant
DNA vector including a DNA encoding a protein having a sequence
identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having
deglycosylation activity, a cell extract including the host cell
transformed with a recombinant DNA vector including a DNA encoding
a protein having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity, an
oxidoreductase having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity, and a
cell extract including the oxidoreductase having a sequence
identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having
deglycosylation activity.
[0015] In another general aspect, there is provided a method for
producing aglycones from various glycosides using a biocatalyst
selected from a group consisting of an oxidoreductase having an
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a cell extract including the
oxidoreductase having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a host
cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector including a DNA
encoding the oxidoreductase having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO 3, a cell extract including the host cell transformed with a
recombinant DNA vector including a DNA encoding the oxidoreductase
having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a host cell
transformed with a recombinant DNA vector including a DNA having a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a cell extract of the host cell
transformed with a recombinant DNA vector including a DNA having a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a host cell transformed with a recombinant
DNA vector including a DNA encoding a protein having a sequence
identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having
deglycosylation activity, a cell extract including the host cell
transformed with a recombinant DNA vector including a DNA encoding
a protein having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity, an
oxidoreductase having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity, and a
cell extract including the oxidoreductase having a sequence
identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having
deglycosylation activity.
[0016] In another general aspect, there is provided a method for
preparing a cell extract of Rhizobium sp. GIN611, a cell extract
including an oxidoreductase having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID
NO 3, a cell extract including a host cell transformed with a
recombinant DNA vector including a DNA encoding an oxidoreductase
having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a cell extract
including a host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector
including a DNA having a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, or a cell extract
including an oxidoreductase having a sequence identity of at least
60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation
activity, including inducing enzymatic expression by adding a
ginsenoside.
Advantageous Effects
[0017] In general, ginsenoside-deglycosylating enzymes are known to
belong to the glucosidase family. The inventors of the present
disclosure have found that an enzyme belonging to the
oxidoreductase family, not to the glucosidase family, has a
deglycosylation activity for ginsenosides. This novel
oxidoreductase is entirely different from the previously known
deglycosylating enzymes in sequence, has a sequence similarity with
the enzymes in the oxidoreductase family, and induces spontaneous
deglycosylation by oxidizing a sugar in a naturally occurring
glycoside.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] FIG. 1 shows a protopanaxadiol (PPD)-based ginsenoside.
[0019] FIG. 2 shows a protopanaxatriol (PPT)-based ginsenoside.
[0020] FIG. 3 describes a reaction whereby an aglycone PPD(S) is
produced from a ginsenoside compound K (CK) by deglycosylation.
[0021] FIG. 4 shows a reactivity analysis result of a novel
oxidoreductase. The asterisk indicates oxidized CK and the triangle
indicates PPD(S). The chromatogram 3 shows a result of reaction for
3 hours and the chromatogram 4 shows a result of reaction for 12
hours. The amount of the substrate CK decreases with time, that of
the intermediate, oxidized CK, increase and then decreases, and
that of the final product PPD(S) increases consistently with
time.
[0022] FIG. 5 shows a mass analysis result of oxidized CK analyzed
in FIG. 4.
[0023] FIG. 6 compares SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
result of proteins expressed in a complete medium and an
M9/ginsenoside medium.
[0024] FIG. 7 shows a result of comparing reactivity of proteins
obtained from cells cultured in a complete medium and an
M9/ginsenoside medium.
[0025] FIG. 8 shows a 16S DNA sequence of a novel soil
microorganism Rhizobium sp. GIN611 growing with a ginsenoside as a
carbon source.
[0026] FIG. 9 shows an amino acid sequence of an oxidoreductase
produced by Rhizobium sp. GIN611 and a sequence of a gene encoding
same.
[0027] FIG. 10 shows a reaction mechanism of a novel
oxidoreductase.
[0028] FIG. 11 shows a reactivity analysis result of a novel
oxidoreductase for various ginsenosides and isoflavone. It can be
seen that the enzyme has specific reactivity for glucose.
[0029] FIG. 12 shows a result of measuring deglycosylation activity
of a mixture of camelliaside A and camelliaside B.
[0030] FIG. 13 shows a result of measuring deglycosylation activity
of icariin.
BEST MODE
[0031] The terms used in the present disclosure are those commonly
used in the related art and may be easily understood by those
skilled in the art. Some of them will be described briefly.
[0032] (1) Ginsenoside: ginseng saponin; the active ingredient of
ginseng.
[0033] (2) Compound K (CK):
20-O-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol.
[0034] (3) Ginsenoside Rh2:
3-O-.beta.-D-glycopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol.
[0035] (4) Ginsenoside F2:
3-O-(.beta.-D-glucopyranosy)-20-O-(.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl)-20(S)protopan-
axadiol.
[0036] (5) Ginsenoside Rb1:
3-O-[(.beta.-D-glucopyranosy)(1,2)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20-O-[(.beta.-
-D-glucopyranosyl)(1,6)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)protopanaxadiol.
[0037] (6) Ginsenoside Rb2:
3-O-[(.beta.-D-glucopyranosy)(1,2)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20-O-[(.alpha-
.-L-arabinopyranosyl)(1,
6)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)protopanaxadiol.
[0038] (7) Ginsenoside Rc:
3-O-[(.beta.-D-glucopyranosy)(1,2)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20-O-[(.alpha-
.-L-arabinofuranosyl)(1,6)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)protopanaxadiol.
[0039] (8) Ginsenoside Rb3:
3-O-[(.beta.-D-glucopyranosy)(1,2)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20-O-[(.beta.-
-D-xylopyranosyl)(1,6)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)protopanaxadiol.
[0040] (9) Ginsenoside F1:
20-O-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol.
[0041] (10) Ginsenoside Re:
6-O-[.alpha.-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1,2)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20-O-(.beta.-
-D-glucopyranosyl)-20(S)-protopanaxatriol.
[0042] (11) Daidzin: daidzein 7-O-.beta.-D-glucoside.
[0043] (12) PPD(S): 20(S)-protopanaxadiol.
[0044] (13) Compound Y:
20-O-[(.alpha.-L-arabinopyranosyl)(1,6)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)pro-
topanaxadiol.
[0045] (14) Compound Mc:
20-O-[(.alpha.-L-arabinofuranosyl)(1,6)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)pro-
topanaxadiol.
[0046] (15) Compound Mx:
20-O-[(.beta.-D-xylopyranosyl)(1,6)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)protopa-
naxadiol.
[0047] (16) PPT(S): 20(S)-protopanaxatriol.
[0048] (17) Ginsenoside Rg2:
6-O-[.alpha.-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1,2)-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl]-20(S)-protop-
anaxatriol.
[0049] (18) Daidzein:
7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one.
[0050] (19) Icariin: 3,4',5,7-tetrahydroxy-8-prenylflavone-4'-Me
ether-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside, 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside.
[0051] (20) Camelliaside A: kaempferol
3-O-(2-O-galactopyranosyl-6-O-rhamnopyranosyl)glucopyranoside.
[0052] (21) Camelliaside B: kaempferol
3-O-(2-O-xylopyranosyl-6-O-rhamnopyranosyl)glucopyranoside.
[0053] (22) Glycone(s): sugar molecule(s) attached to a
glycoside.
[0054] (23) Whole-cell reaction: a reaction using whole cells
without disrupting the cells or isolating enzymes.
[0055] (24) Oxidoreductase: an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation and
reduction reactions necessary for providing energy to an organism.
Most of oxidation of organic compounds occurs by
dehydrogenation.
[0056] (25) Oxidoreductase extract: a cell extract comprising an
oxidoreductase which is obtained disrupting the cells of Rhizobium
sp. GIN611 or recombinant proteins expressing the
oxidoreductase.
[0057] (22) MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: matrix-assisted laser
desorption/Ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
[0058] (26) HPLC: high-performance liquid chromatography.
[0059] (27) PCR: polymerase chain reaction; a technique of
specifically amplifying a region of a DNA.
[0060] (28) ORF: open reading frame; a sequence between an
initiation codon and a stop codon.
[0061] (29) Cloning: a technique of inserting a DNA fragment into a
recombinant DNA cloning vector and transforming a host cell using
the resulting recombinant DNA.
[0062] (30) bp: base pair(s).
[0063] The present disclosure provides novel microorganism
Rhizobium sp. GIN611 or a cell extract thereof. The inventors of
the present disclosure have selected the microorganism which grows
with a mixture of various ginsenosides as a carbon source and have
confirmed that the microorganism has reactivity for ginsenoside CK
as substrate.
[0064] In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method
for deglycosylating a natural product using Rhizobium sp. GIN611 or
a cell extract thereof as a biocatalyst.
[0065] The natural product may be a ginsenoside glycoside, an
isoflavone glycoside or a flavonoid glycoside, but is not limited
thereto.
[0066] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a
method for producing various aglycones from glycosides using
Rhizobium sp. GIN611 or a cell extract thereof as a
biocatalyst.
[0067] The glycoside may be a ginsenoside glycoside, an isoflavone
glycoside or a flavonoid glycoside, but is not limited thereto.
[0068] The aglycone may be a ginsenoside aglycone, an isoflavone
aglycone or a flavonoid aglycone, but is not limited thereto.
[0069] The ginsenoside glycoside is not specially limited but may
be selected, for example, from a group consisting of ginsenoside
compound K (CK), ginsenoside Rh2, ginsenoside F2, ginsenoside Rb1,
ginsenoside Rb2, ginsenoside Rc, ginsenoside Rb3, ginsenoside F1,
and ginsenoside Re. Specifically, it may be ginsenoside compound K
(CK).
[0070] The ginsenoside aglycone is not specially limited but may be
selected, for example, from a group consisting of ginsenoside
PPD(S), ginsenoside compound Y, ginsenoside Mc, ginsenoside
compound Mx, ginsenoside PPT(S) and ginsenoside Rg2. Specifically,
it may be ginsenoside PPD(S).
[0071] The ginsenoside glycosides and ginsenoside aglycones are
summarized in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Ginsenoside glycosides Ginsenoside aglycones
Ginsenoside compound K (CK) Ginsenoside PPD(S) Ginsenoside Rh2
Ginsenoside PPD(S) Ginsenoside F2 Ginsenoside PPD(S) Ginsenoside
Rb1 Ginsenoside PPD(S) Ginsenoside Rb2 Ginsenoside compound Y
Ginsenoside Rc Ginsenoside Mc Ginsenoside Rb3 Ginsenoside compound
Mx Ginsenoside F1 Ginsenoside PPT(S) Ginsenoside Re Ginsenoside
Rg2
[0072] The isoflavone glycoside is not specially limited but may
be, for example, daidzin.
[0073] The isoflavone aglycone is not specially limited but may be,
for example, daidzein.
[0074] The flavonoid glycoside is not specially limited but may be,
for example, icariin, camelliaside A or camelliaside B.
[0075] The deglycosylation is accomplished by oxidizing a sugar of
the glycoside of the natural product. For example, if the sugar is
glucose, deglycosylation occurs spontaneously by oxidizing the
3-hydroxyl (OH) group of a glucose residue.
[0076] The sugar is not specially limited but may be selected from
a group consisting of glucose, galactose, rhamnose, arabinose and
xylose.
[0077] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides an
oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 or
a cell extract comprising the oxidoreductase. Specifically, the
oxidoreductase may be isolated from Rhizobium sp. GIN611.
[0078] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a DNA
sequence encoding an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 or a DNA
sequence encoding the oxidoreductase. Specifically, the sequence is
SEQ ID NO 2. Specifically, the DNA may be a DNA encoding the
oxidoreductase isolated from Rhizobium sp. GIN611.
[0079] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a DNA
encoding a protein having a sequence identity of at least 60%,
specifically at least 90%, more specifically at least 97%, further
more specifically at least 99%, with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and
having a deglycosylation activity for a natural product. A sugar
degraded by the protein may be selected from a group consisting of
glucose, galactose, rhamnose, arabinose and xylose.
[0080] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a
recombinant DNA vector comprising a DNA sequence encoding the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a DNA sequence encoding an
oxidoreductase comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 or
a DNA sequence comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2.
[0081] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a
host cell transformed with the recombinant DNA vector and a cell
extract comprising the host cell.
[0082] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides an
oxidoreductase having a sequence identity of at least 60%,
specifically at least 90%, more specifically at least 97%, further
more specifically at least 99%, with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and
having a deglycosylation activity for a natural product and a cell
extract comprising the oxidoreductase.
[0083] The oxidoreductase is not specially limited but may be
derived from Agrobacterium sp., Sphingobacterium sp. or
Stenotrophomonas sp.
[0084] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a
method for deglycosylating a natural product using a biocatalyst
selected from a group consisting of an oxidoreductase comprising an
amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a cell extract comprising the
oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a
host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector comprising a
DNA encoding the oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence
of SEQ ID NO 3, a cell extract comprising the host cell transformed
with a recombinant DNA vector comprising a DNA encoding the
oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a
host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector comprising a
DNA comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a cell extract of the
host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector comprising a
DNA comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a host cell transformed
with a recombinant DNA vector comprising a DNA encoding a protein
having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ
ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity, a cell extract
comprising the host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector
comprising a DNA encoding a protein having a sequence identity of
at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having
deglycosylation activity, an oxidoreductase having a sequence
identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having
deglycosylation activity, and a cell extract comprising the
oxidoreductase having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity.
[0085] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a
method for producing various aglycones of a natural product using a
biocatalyst selected from a group consisting of an oxidoreductase
comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a cell extract
comprising the oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence of
SEQ ID NO 3, a host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector
comprising a DNA encoding the oxidoreductase comprising an amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a cell extract comprising the host
cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector comprising a DNA
encoding the oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence of
SEQ ID NO 3, a host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector
comprising a DNA comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a cell
extract of the host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector
comprising a DNA comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO 2, a host cell
transformed with a recombinant DNA vector comprising a DNA encoding
a protein having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity, a cell
extract comprising the host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA
vector comprising a DNA encoding a protein having a sequence
identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having
deglycosylation activity, an oxidoreductase having a sequence
identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having
deglycosylation activity, and a cell extract comprising the
oxidoreductase having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity.
Specifically, the method is a method for producing aglycones from
various glycosides using a biocatalyst, more specifically, a method
for producing a ginsenoside aglycone, an isoflavone aglycone or a
flavonoid aglycone from a ginsenoside glycoside, an isoflavone
glycoside or a flavonoid glycoside.
[0086] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a
method for preparing a cell extract of Rhizobium sp. GIN611, a cell
extract comprising an oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3, a cell extract comprising a host cell
transformed with a recombinant DNA vector comprising a DNA encoding
an oxidoreductase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 3,
a cell extract comprising a host cell transformed with a
recombinant DNA vector comprising a DNA comprising a sequence of
SEQ ID NO 2, a cell extract comprising a host cell transformed with
a recombinant DNA vector comprising a DNA encoding a protein having
a sequence identity of at least 60% with a sequence of SEQ ID NO 3
and having deglycosylation activity, or a cell extract comprising
an oxidoreductase having a sequence identity of at least 60% with a
sequence of SEQ ID NO 3 and having deglycosylation activity,
comprising inducing enzymatic expression by adding a
ginsenoside.
[0087] Selection of Microorganism Comprising Enzyme having
Deglycosylation Activity for Ginsenoside
[0088] The inventors of the present disclosure have selected a soil
microorganism comprising an enzyme having activity for ginsenoside
CK from soil using a minimal medium comprising a mixture of
ginsenosides as a carbon source, as described in Table 2. Table 2
shows the composition of the minimal medium comprising a mixture of
ginsenosides as a carbon source.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Ingredients Contents Carbon source
Ginsenoside mixture 0.2%, w/v (red ginseng extract) Nitrogen source
NH.sub.4Cl 1 g/L Buffer ingredient 64 g
Na.sub.2HPO.sub.4.cndot.7H.sub.2O 12.8 g/L 15 g KH.sub.2HPO.sub.4 3
g/L Trace ingredient 2.5 g NaCl 0.5 g/L MgSO.sub.4 1 mM CaCl.sub.2
0.1 mM Solid ingredient Agar 1-3%
[0089] The method of selecting the microorganism using the minimal
medium is a simple method based on growth rate. During the
culturing, the microorganisms having low deglycosylation activity
are removed spontaneously and only the microorganism comprising the
enzyme with high activity remains.
[0090] Thus selected microorganism is a novel one. The inventors
have identified that it belongs to the genus Rhizobium based on the
characteristic DNA sequence encoding the 16S rRNA sequence and
named it Rhizobium sp. GIN611. They have deposited the
microorganism in the Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) on
Jun. 4, 2010 (KCTC 11708BP).
[0091] Investigation of the substrate specificity using a
deglycosylating enzyme isolated from the selected Rhizobium sp.
GIN611 revealed that the microorganism exhibits high activity for
ginsenoside CK and has deglycosylation activity for other various
ginsenosides. The inventors of the present disclosure have
disrupted and centrifuged the microorganism and produced a cell
extract comprising the active enzyme from a supernatant.
[0092] Production of Ginsenoside Aglycone Using Deglycosylating
Enzyme Extract as Biocatalyst
[0093] Aglycone PPD(S) may be produced from a reaction solution
comprising the microorganism or the deglycosylating enzyme extract
and ginsenoside CK. The associated reaction is initiated by adding
the microorganism or the enzyme extract to the reaction solution as
a biocatalyst.
[0094] In addition to the ginsenoside CK, a PPD-based ginsenoside
such as ginsenoside Rb1, ginsenoside Rb2, ginsenoside Rb3,
ginsenoside Rc, ginsenoside Rd, ginsenoside F2 and ginsenoside Rh2
may be used as the substrate. As a PPT-based ginsenoside,
ginsenoside Re or ginsenoside F1 may be used. Also, the isoflavone
daidzin and the flavonoids icariin, camelliaside A or camelliaside
B may be used.
[0095] Hereinafter, the present disclosure is described in further
detail through examples. The examples are for illustrative purposes
only. It will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art
that and are not intended to limit the scope of this
disclosure.
EXAMPLE 1
Selection of Rhizobium sp. GIN611
[0096] A soil sample (10 g) was added to phosphate buffered saline
(PBS; 50 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The
resulting turbid mixture was passed through filter paper to remove
suspending matter. The filtered microorganism solution (0.2 mL) was
added to the minimal medium (10 mL) described in Table 2 and
incubated at 30.degree. C. for 3 days. After repeating this
procedure 3 times, the culture solution (0.2 mL) was transferred to
a solid minimal medium consisting of the liquid minimal medium and
1.5% agar and incubated at 30.degree. C. for 24 hours. After
incubating each 3 mL of microorganism in the liquid minimal medium
and reacting, respectively, the colony exhibiting high activity for
ginsenoside CK was identified as Rhizobium sp.
EXAMPLE 2
Preparation of Deglycosylating Enzyme Extract
[0097] Cells cultured in a medium (hereinafter, a complete medium)
consisting of yeast extract (5 g/L), peptone (10 g/L) and sodium
chloride (10 g/L) were washed 3 times with PBS buffer (pH 7.0) and
the medium components other than the cells were removed. The
recovered cells were suspended in 5 cell volume equivalents of a
buffer solution (hereinafter, a lysis buffer) consisting of 5 cell
volume equivalents of 20 mM phosphate buffer, 1 mM
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), 1 mM phenylmethanesulfonyl
fluoride (PMSF) and 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT). After disrupting the
cells using an ultrasonic homogenizer, followed by centrifugation
at 13,000 rpm for 30 minutes, the supernatant was recovered and a
deglycosylating enzyme extract was obtained.
EXAMPLE 3
Inducement of Expression of Deglycosylating Enzyme by Addition of
Ginsenoside
[0098] Cells cultured using the liquid minimal medium (hereinafter,
M9/ginsenoside medium) described in Table 2 were washed 3 times
with PBS buffer and the medium components other than the cells were
removed. The recovered cells were suspended in a lysis buffer.
After disrupting the cells using an ultrasonic homogenizer,
followed by centrifugation at 13,000 rpm for 30 minutes, the
supernatant was recovered and a cell extract comprising a
deglycosylating enzyme which was induced to express in the minimal
medium was obtained.
EXAMPLE 4
Comparison of Reactivity and Expression Level of Proteins Prepared
in Complete Medium and M9/Qinsenoside Medium
[0099] After quantitating the amount of proteins in the cell
extracts prepared in Example 2 and Example 3, reactivity for
ginsenoside CK was compared using the same amount of proteins. As a
result, the cell extract prepared in Example 3 exhibited higher
reactivity than the cell extract prepared in Example 2 (see FIG.
7). After reaction using the same amount of proteins, the
reactivity was compared as per amount of proteins. Whereas the
protein obtained from the cells cultured in the complete medium
(Example 2) resulted in complete conversion from ginsenoside CK to
PPD(S) when 500 or more of protein was used, the protein obtained
from the cells cultured in the M9/ginsenoside medium (Example 3)
resulted in conversion from ginsenoside CK to PPD(S) when 100 or
more of protein was used. Also, expression level of the proteins
from the two extracts was compared by sodium dodecyl sulfate
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The result is shown
in FIG. 6. In FIG. 6, the arrows indicate that the proteins whose
expression level is different in the enzyme extracts of Example 2
and Example 3.
EXAMPLE 5
Isolation and Purification of Deglycosylating Enzyme
[0100] In order to isolate the enzyme catalyzing the reaction
illustrated in FIG. 3 from the novel Rhizobium sp. GIN611, the
microorganism was cultured in the liquid minimal medium described
in Table 2 after adding a ginsenoside (10 L). Then, an enzyme
extract was prepared from the cultured microorganism in the same
manner as described in Example 2. The prepared enzyme extract was
subjected to 60-70% saturated ammonium sulfate fractionation. Thus
obtained proteins were isolated and purified by fast protein liquid
chromatography (FPLC) using several columns. The reactivity of the
purified protein was investigated by native gel
electrophoresis.
EXAMPLE 6
Activity of Purified Enzyme for Ginsenoside CK
[0101] The activity of the enzyme purified in Example 5 for
ginsenoside CK was investigated. A reaction was performed by using
about 100 .mu.g enzyme solution, 0.1 mM CK and 50 mM phosphate
buffer (pH 6.5), and adding ethyl acetate of the same volume as
that of the solution. After the reaction is completed, HPLC
analysis was performed by isocratic elution using 80% acetonitrile
(ACN). The result is shown in FIG. 4. In the figure, the peak
indicated by the triangle is that of PPD(S) and the peak indicated
by the asterisk is that of oxidized CK. It can be seen that the
amount of oxidized CK increase and then decreases with time and
that of PPD(S) increases consistently. This suggests that the sugar
is degraded by the novel enzyme through oxidation of ginsenoside
CK. The reaction mechanism is illustrated in FIG. 10.
EXAMPLE 7
Determination of N-Terminal and Internal Peptide Sequences of Novel
Enzyme
[0102] The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the oxidoreductase
purified in Example 5 was determined by Edman sequencing using the
Procise 491 sequencer (Applied Biosystems, CA) using Edman analytic
technique after performing 12% SDS-PAGE electrophoresis,
transferring the fragments to PVDF membrane (Bio-Rad). The sequence
of the internal peptide was determined using the PEAKS software
after analyzing the sequence of the peptide fragments obtained by
treating with trypsin for sequencing (Promega) using the
LTQ-Orbitrap mass analyzer.
EXAMPLE 8
Isolation of Total DNA from Rhizobium sp. GIN611
[0103] Cells cultured in the complete medium were centrifuged at
4.degree. C. and 4,000 rpm for 10 minutes and precipitated. After
removing the supernatant, the remaining cells were lysed in 10 mL
of lysis buffer (15% sucrose, 25 mM EDTA, 25 mM Tris buffer) and
left at 37.degree. C. for 10 minutes after adding 1.2 mL of EDTA
(0.5 M) and 0.13 mL of Pronase. Then, after adding 10% SDS (1 mL),
the mixture was kept at 70.degree. C. for 10 minutes and then in
icy water for 10 minutes. Subsequently, reaction was performed for
15 minutes in icy water after adding 5 M potassium acetate (2.5
mL). After adding a phenol/chloroform mixture (50:50) of the same
volume to the reaction solution and mixing for 30 minutes,
centrifugation was performed at 4.degree. C. and 4,000 rpm for 10
minutes and the supernatant was obtained. After adding 0.5 volume
equivalent of chloroform to the resulting solution and mixing
slowly, centrifugation was performed at 4.degree. C. and 4,000 rpm
for 10 minutes and the supernatant was obtained. Then, after
treating with RNase until an amount of 50/mL, followed by
incubation at 37.degree. C. for 1 hour, 0.8 volume equivalent of
isopropanol was added and then 2.5 volume equivalents of 80%
ethanol was added. After gently shaking, total DNA was collected
using a Pasteur pipette, transferred to a 1.5 mL microtube, dried
and then dissolved in sterilized water for further use.
EXAMPLE 9
Gene Sequencing of Deglycosylating Enzyme by PCR
[0104] After preparing primers using the N-terminal amino acid
sequence and the internal sequence determined in Example 7, DNA
fragments of the oxidoreductase were obtained using the genomic DNA
obtained in Example 8 as a template. Primers binding specifically
to the obtained DNA fragments were prepared and the remaining
sequence was determined by inverse PCR. A self-ligated DNA obtained
by cutting the genomic DNA fragments using the Hind III restriction
enzyme and then treating with ligase was used as a template for
inverse PCR.
EXAMPLE 10
Recombination Expression Vector and Expresstion in Transformed E.
coli
[0105] The DNA sequence of the obtained oxidoreductase was digested
with the BamHI/SalI restriction enzyme and the resulting fragments
were ligated into pETDuet-1 (Novagen) to prepare a recombinant
plasmid, which was then transformed E. coli for expression
(Rosetta-gami2; DE3). The transformed E. coli was cultured in a
medium containing ampicillin. When the optical density reached
0.3-0.7, IPTG was added and expression of the enzyme was induced by
further incubating at 20.degree. C. for 15 hours.
EXAMPLE 11
Deglycosylation Reactivity of Three Enzymes having Sequence
Similarity of at Least 65% with Novel Enzyme of SEQ ID NO 3 for
Ginsenoside and Glycoside Derived from Natural Product
[0106] Enzymes derived from Agrobacterium sp., Sphingobacterium sp.
or Stenotrophomonas sp. and having amino acid sequence similarity
of at least 60% with SEQ ID NO 3 were cloned and their
deglycosylation reactivity for glucose of ginsenosides was
investigated. The enzymes derived from the microorganisms were
confirmed to degrade the glucose residue of ginsenosides by
oxidation.
EXAMPLE 12
Measurement of Aglycone Production Activity Using
Expression-Induced Enzyme
[0107] After preparing the enzyme whose expression was induced in
Example 11 by the method described in Example 2, aglycone
production activity was measured using ginsenoside CK as a
substrate.
EXAMPLE 13
Measurement of Activity Using Various Ginsenosides and Isoflavone
as Substrates
[0108] After reacting using ginsenoside Rh2, ginsenoside F2,
ginsenoside Rb1, ginsenoside Rb2, ginsenoside Rc, ginsenoside Rb3,
ginsenoside F1, ginsenoside Re or the isoflavone daidzin as a
substrate, followed by extraction by adding the same volume of
ethyl acetate, the ethyl acetate layer was dried and then dissolved
again in ethanol, which was subjected to activity measurement by
MALDI mass spectrometry.
EXAMPLE 14
Measurement of Deglycosylation Activity for Different Aglycone
Structures and Specificity for Glycone Substrates
[0109] The oxidoreductase enzyme derived from Rhizobium sp. GIN611,
whose expression was induced, was reacted with the flavonoid
icariin, camelliaside A or camelliaside B as a substrate in the
manner described above and activity was measured by MALDI mass
spectrometry. Oxidation of galactose attached to camelliaside A and
deglycosylation activity thereof were identified. Also, oxidation
of xylose attached to camelliaside B and deglycosylation activity
thereof were identified. That is to say, the enzyme was confirmed
to show deglycosylation activity for sugars attached to the
flavonoid-based aglycones and to capable of degrading not only
glucose but also galactose and xylose by oxidizing them (see FIGS.
12 and 13).
EXAMPLE 15
Substrate Specificity for Glycone Binding
[0110] Specificity of the enzyme for .alpha.-bonding and
.beta.-bonding was investigated using 4-nitrophenyl
.alpha.-D-glucopyranoside, 4-nitrophenyl .beta.-D-glucopyranoside,
4-nitrophenyl .alpha.-D-galactopyranoside and p-nitrophenyl
.beta.-D-galactopyranoside. The enzyme showed activity for both
.alpha.-bonding and .beta.-bonding (see Table 3).
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Substrates Relative activity (%)
p-Nitrophenyl .alpha.-D-glucopyranoside 103 p-Nitrophenyl
.beta.-D-glucopyranoside 100 p-Nitrophenyl
.alpha.-D-galactopyranoside 201 p-Nitrophenyl
.beta.-D-galactopyranoside 400
[0111] [Accession Number] [0112] KCTC 11708BP
Sequence CWU 1
1
31971DNARhizobium sp. GIN611 1gaatgcgagc ttaccatgca gtcgagcgcc
ccgcaagggg agcggcagac gggtgagtaa 60cgcgtgggaa tctaccgagc cctgcggaat
agctccggga aactggaatt aataccgcat 120acgccctacg ggggaaagat
ttatcggggt ttgatgagcc cgcgttggat tagctagttg 180gtggggtaaa
ggcctaccaa ggcgacgatc catagctggt ctgagaggat gatcagccac
240attgggactg agacacggcc caaactccta cgggaggcag cagtggggaa
tattggacaa 300tgggcgcaag cctgatccag ccatgccgcg tgagtgatga
aggccctagg gttgtaaagc 360tctttcaacg gtgaagataa tgacggtaac
cgtagaagaa gccccggcta acttcgtgcc 420agcagccgcg gtaatacgaa
gggggctagc gttgttcgga attactgggc gtaaagcgca 480cgtaggcgga
tatttaagtc aggggtgaaa tcccggggct caacctcgga actgcctttg
540atactgggta tcttgagtat ggaagaggta agtggaattg cgagtgtaga
ggtgaaattc 600gtagatattc gcaggaacac cagtggcgaa ggcggcttac
tggtccatta ctgacgctga 660ggtgcgaaag cgtggggagc aaacaggatt
agataccctg gtagtccacg ccgtaaacga 720tgaatgttag ccgtcgggca
gtatactgtt cggtggcgca gctaacgcat taaacattcc 780gcctggggag
tacggtcgca agattaaaac tcaaaggaat tgacgggggc ccgcacaagc
840ggtggagcat gtggtttaat tcgaagcaac gcgcagaacc ttaccagctc
ttgacattcg 900gggtatgggc agtggagaca ttgtccttca gttaggctgg
ccccagaaca ggtgctgcat 960ggctgtcgtc a 97121686DNARhizobium sp.
GIN611 2atggcgaata atcattacga cgcgattgtt gtcggttcgg ggatcagcgg
aggctgggcc 60gcaaaagaac tcacacaaaa gggtctaaaa gttcttcttc ttgaacgtgg
cagaaacatt 120gaacacatca ccgattacca gaatgcagac aaggaagcgt
gggactaccc tcaccgcaat 180cgtgccacgc aggaaatgaa ggcaaagtat
ccggttctga gccgcgatta tctgttggaa 240gaagccacac tcggcatgtg
ggctgacgaa caagaaacgc cttacgtcga agaaaaacgt 300ttcgattggt
tccgtgggta ccacgtgggt ggtcgttctc tcctttgggg ccgtcaaacc
360tatcgatggt cacagaccga ttttgaggcc aatgcaaaag aaggcatcgc
tgttgattgg 420cctattcgtt accaggatgt tgcgccgtgg tacgactacg
ttgaacggtt tgcgggcatt 480tccggcagca aagaagggct cgatatcctt
cctgatggtg aattccttcc accaatccct 540ttgaactgcg tagaagaaga
tgtggcgcgt cgtctgaagg acaggttcaa gggcacgcgt 600cacctgatca
attcccgctg cgccaacatc acacaggaac ttcctgacca ggatcgcaca
660cgctgtcagt tcagaaacaa gtgtcggttg ggctgtccgt tcggcggtta
cttcagcaca 720caatcatcaa ccctgcctgc ggccgtcgcg accggcaatc
tcaccctgcg gccgttctca 780atcgtcaagg agatccttta cgacaaggac
aagaagaagg cccgcggtgt cgagatcatc 840gatgccgaaa ccaacatgac
ctatgaatat accgcagaca ttatcttcct gaatgcctca 900acgctgaatt
cgacctgggt cctgatgaac tcagccaccg acgtgtggga agggggattg
960ggaagcagtt ccggcgaact cggccacaat gtcatggacc atcatttccg
catgggtgcg 1020acgggtgagg tcgaaggatt tgacgagttc tatttcaagg
gacgccgccc ggcaggtttc 1080tacattcctc gcttccgcaa catcggcgat
gaaaagcgta aatatctgcg tggttttggt 1140tatcagggtt cggcaagccg
ctcccgctgg gagcgcgaaa tcgccgagat gaatattgga 1200gcagattata
aagacgcgtt gaccgaacca ggcggctgga caatcggcat gacagccttt
1260ggcgagatgc tgccctacca cgaaaatcgc gtgaagcttg accaaaacaa
aaaggacaaa 1320tgggggttgc cggtcctttc aatgaatgtc gagttgaaac
aaaacgaact cgatatgcgt 1380gaagacatgg tgaatgacgc tgtcgaaatg
tttgaggccg tcggcatcaa gaacgtcaaa 1440ccgacccgag gcagctacgc
acccggtatg ggtattcacg aaatgggaac ggcgcgcatg 1500ggccgcgatc
caaagtcttc ggttctaaat ggcaacaacc aggtgtggga tgcccctaac
1560gtgttcgtga cggatggtgc ctgcatgacg tctgctgcct gtgtaaatcc
gtctctcacc 1620tacatggcac tgacggcacg tgccgccgat tttgccgtgt
cagagctcaa gaagggaaat 1680ctgtaa 16863561PRTRhizobium sp. GIN611
3Met Ala Asn Asn His Tyr Asp Ala Ile Val Val Gly Ser Gly Ile Ser1 5
10 15 Gly Gly Trp Ala Ala Lys Glu Leu Thr Gln Lys Gly Leu Lys Val
Leu 20 25 30 Leu Leu Glu Arg Gly Arg Asn Ile Glu His Ile Thr Asp
Tyr Gln Asn 35 40 45 Ala Asp Lys Glu Ala Trp Asp Tyr Pro His Arg
Asn Arg Ala Thr Gln 50 55 60 Glu Met Lys Ala Lys Tyr Pro Val Leu
Ser Arg Asp Tyr Leu Leu Glu65 70 75 80 Glu Ala Thr Leu Gly Met Trp
Ala Asp Glu Gln Glu Thr Pro Tyr Val 85 90 95 Glu Glu Lys Arg Phe
Asp Trp Phe Arg Gly Tyr His Val Gly Gly Arg 100 105 110 Ser Leu Leu
Trp Gly Arg Gln Thr Tyr Arg Trp Ser Gln Thr Asp Phe 115 120 125 Glu
Ala Asn Ala Lys Glu Gly Ile Ala Val Asp Trp Pro Ile Arg Tyr 130 135
140 Gln Asp Val Ala Pro Trp Tyr Asp Tyr Val Glu Arg Phe Ala Gly
Ile145 150 155 160 Ser Gly Ser Lys Glu Gly Leu Asp Ile Leu Pro Asp
Gly Glu Phe Leu 165 170 175 Pro Pro Ile Pro Leu Asn Cys Val Glu Glu
Asp Val Ala Arg Arg Leu 180 185 190 Lys Asp Arg Phe Lys Gly Thr Arg
His Leu Ile Asn Ser Arg Cys Ala 195 200 205 Asn Ile Thr Gln Glu Leu
Pro Asp Gln Asp Arg Thr Arg Cys Gln Phe 210 215 220 Arg Asn Lys Cys
Arg Leu Gly Cys Pro Phe Gly Gly Tyr Phe Ser Thr225 230 235 240 Gln
Ser Ser Thr Leu Pro Ala Ala Val Ala Thr Gly Asn Leu Thr Leu 245 250
255 Arg Pro Phe Ser Ile Val Lys Glu Ile Leu Tyr Asp Lys Asp Lys Lys
260 265 270 Lys Ala Arg Gly Val Glu Ile Ile Asp Ala Glu Thr Asn Met
Thr Tyr 275 280 285 Glu Tyr Thr Ala Asp Ile Ile Phe Leu Asn Ala Ser
Thr Leu Asn Ser 290 295 300 Thr Trp Val Leu Met Asn Ser Ala Thr Asp
Val Trp Glu Gly Gly Leu305 310 315 320 Gly Ser Ser Ser Gly Glu Leu
Gly His Asn Val Met Asp His His Phe 325 330 335 Arg Met Gly Ala Thr
Gly Glu Val Glu Gly Phe Asp Glu Phe Tyr Phe 340 345 350 Lys Gly Arg
Arg Pro Ala Gly Phe Tyr Ile Pro Arg Phe Arg Asn Ile 355 360 365 Gly
Asp Glu Lys Arg Lys Tyr Leu Arg Gly Phe Gly Tyr Gln Gly Ser 370 375
380 Ala Ser Arg Ser Arg Trp Glu Arg Glu Ile Ala Glu Met Asn Ile
Gly385 390 395 400 Ala Asp Tyr Lys Asp Ala Leu Thr Glu Pro Gly Gly
Trp Thr Ile Gly 405 410 415 Met Thr Ala Phe Gly Glu Met Leu Pro Tyr
His Glu Asn Arg Val Lys 420 425 430 Leu Asp Gln Asn Lys Lys Asp Lys
Trp Gly Leu Pro Val Leu Ser Met 435 440 445 Asn Val Glu Leu Lys Gln
Asn Glu Leu Asp Met Arg Glu Asp Met Val 450 455 460 Asn Asp Ala Val
Glu Met Phe Glu Ala Val Gly Ile Lys Asn Val Lys465 470 475 480 Pro
Thr Arg Gly Ser Tyr Ala Pro Gly Met Gly Ile His Glu Met Gly 485 490
495 Thr Ala Arg Met Gly Arg Asp Pro Lys Ser Ser Val Leu Asn Gly Asn
500 505 510 Asn Gln Val Trp Asp Ala Pro Asn Val Phe Val Thr Asp Gly
Ala Cys 515 520 525 Met Thr Ser Ala Ala Cys Val Asn Pro Ser Leu Thr
Tyr Met Ala Leu 530 535 540 Thr Ala Arg Ala Ala Asp Phe Ala Val Ser
Glu Leu Lys Lys Gly Asn545 550 555 560 Leu
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