Directed evolution of a para-nitrobenzyl esterase for aqueous-organic solvents

Nature Biotechnology
J C Moore, F H Arnold

Abstract

Through sequential generations of random mutagenesis and screening, we have directed the evolution of an esterase for deprotection of an antibiotic p-nitrobenzyl ester in aqueous-organic solvents. Because rapid screening directly on the desired antibiotic (loracarbef) nucleus p-nitrobenzyl ester was not feasible, the p-nitrophenyl ester was employed. Catalytic performance on the screening substrate was shown to reasonably mimic enzyme activity toward the desired ester. One p-nitrobenzyl esterase variant performs as well in 30% dimethylformamide as the wildtype enzyme in water, reflecting a 16-fold increase in esterase activity. Random pairwise gene recombination of two positive variants led to a further two-fold improvement in activity. Considering also the increased expression level achieved during these experiments, the net result of four sequential generations of random mutagenesis and the one recombination step is a 50-60-fold increase in total activity. Although the contributions of individual effective amino acid substitutions to enhanced activity are small (< 2-fold increases), the accumulation of multiple mutations by directed evolution allows significant improvement of the biocatalyst for reactions on substrates and un...Continue Reading

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