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Efficient Synthesis of Glucosyl-#-Cyclodextrin from Maltodextrins by Combined Action of Cyclodextrin Glucosyltransferase and Amyloglucosidase Liuxi Xia, Yuxiang Bai, Wanmeng Mu, Jinpeng Wang, Xueming Xu, and Zhengyu Jin J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02079 • Publication Date (Web): 29 Jun 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on June 30, 2017
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Efficient Synthesis
of Glucosyl-β-Cyclodextrin from Maltodextrins
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Combined Action of Cyclodextrin Glucosyltransferase and Amyloglucosidase
Liuxi Xia†, ‡, #, Yuxiang Bai†, ‡, #, Wanmeng Mu†, Jinpeng Wang†, ‡,Xueming Xu†, ‡, #, Zhengyu Jin*, †, ‡, #
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State Key laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi
214122, Jiangsu Province, China ‡
School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122,
Jiangsu Province, China #
Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangnan University,
Wuxi 214122, China
* Corresponding author: Email:
[email protected] Phone: +86-510-85913660
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Abstract
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Instead of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), branched β-CDs have been increasingly used in
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many aspects as they possess better solubility and higher bioadaptability. But most
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commercialized
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glucosyl-β-cyclodextrin (G1-β-CD) prepared via enzymatic approach could be a nice
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substitute. However, the yield of G1-β-CD was low. Here, we reported a controlled
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two-step
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β-cyclodextrin
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Compared to the single β-CGTase reaction, controlled two-step reaction caused a
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yield increase of G1-β-CD by 130%. Additionally, the percentage of G1-β-CD was
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enhanced from 2.4% to 24.0% and the side products α-CD and γ-CD were hydrolyzed
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because of the coupling activity of β-CGTase. Thus, this controlled two-step reaction
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might be an efficient approach for industrial production of pure G1-β-CD.
branched
reaction
to
β-CDs
efficiently
glucosyltransferase
were
chemically
prepare
synthesized.
G1-β-CD
(β-CGTase)
and
from
Thus,
maltodextrins
amyloglucosidase
the
by
(AG).
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Keywords
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Glucosyl-β-Cyclodextrin,
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Controlled two-step reaction, Coupling activity.
Cyclodextrin
Glucosyltransferase,
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Introduction
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β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) is a native cyclic oligomer composed of seven glucopyranose
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units linked by α-(1,4) glycosidic bonds. It has an exclusive ability to act as a
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molecular container for entrapping hydrophobic molecules in their internal cavities.1, 2
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Thus, it has been widely used in many aspects, including pharmaceutical, cosmetic
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and food.3 However, the solubility of β-CD is rather low. Branched β-CDs are β-CD
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derivatives containing mono-/di-saccharides or other functional group which are
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introduced to the glucosyl units in β-CD via α-(1,6) linkage.4,5 Besides better
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solubility, they have lower hemolytic activity compared to β-CD.6, 7
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For the production of branched β-CDs, β-CD pyrolysis at a temperature range
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between 135 °C to 220 °C has been successfully applied.8,9 Hirsenkorn et al. prepared
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branched β-CDs in a reaction system containing β-CD and glycosyl donor in a molar
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ratio from 1:1 to 1:20 in the solvent in the presence of an acid catalyst.10 The currently
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and
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hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin
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synthesized by chemical approaches.11-14
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Enzymatic synthesis of branched β-CDs has drawn increasing attention and it may
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replace the chemical way in the future due to its green property. Among all the
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enzymatic synthesized branched CDs, glucosyl-β-CD (G1-β-CD) is the deepest
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studied and largest consumed one, in which one glucosyl unit is attached to one –OH
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group of β-CD via α-(1,6) linkage.15 G1-β-CD has an internal cavity similar to that of
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β-CD. But it is of much higher aqueous solubility and lower hemolysis. It has been
widely
used
branched and
β-CDs,
such
as
methyl-β-cyclodextrin,
hydroxyethyl-β-cyclodextrin,
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reported that complex with G1-β-CD can improve the aqueous solubility of puerarin.16
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G1-β-CD also showed greater affinity for the cationic drugs in comparison with β-CD
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and G2-β-CD.17 In addition, G1-β-CD could be used as a chiral selector to separate
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basic drug enantiomers while being applied in capillary zone electrophoresis.18
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Currently, the G1-β-CD is mainly synthesized by cleavage of the side chain of
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maltosyl-β-CD (G2-β-CD), by a mixture of taka-amylase and glucoamylase.19 The
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G2-β-CD is synthesized from β-CD and maltose substrates by a reverse reaction
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catalyzed by pullulanase. However, the transferase activity of pullulanase is a side
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activity only if the maltose and CD are both present at a high concentration. And the
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cost of β-CD and maltose substrate is relatively high. Besides, French et al. have
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treated starch with an enzyme to produce gelatinized and liquefied starch slurry,
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followed by treatment with cyclodextrin glucanotransferase.20 But the detailed results
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have not been reported and the catalysis mechanism is still unclear.
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Maltodextrins (MDs) are partially hydrolyzed products from starch by ɑ-amylase
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treatment.21, 22 They contain the original branching α-(1, 6) linkages from starch and
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possess high aqueous solubility.23 Thus, they may be better substrates for the
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production of branched CDs compared to starch. In this paper we tried to use the MDs
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with certain dextrose equivalent (DE) value as a substrate to produce G1-β-CD
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catalyzed
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amyloglucosidase (AG).24 The specificities of the used enzymes were characterized.
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The G1-β-CD product was confirmed by NMR, HPLC and UPLC-MS/MS by
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comparing with a standard prepared from the laboratory-synthesized and purchased
by
both
Cyclodextrin
Glucosyltransferase
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G2-β-CD. Moreover, a controlled enzymatic synthesis was tested in this study in order
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to further improve the yield of G1-β-CD.
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Materials and methods
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Materials
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Cyclodextrin-glycosyltransferase (β-CGTase, EC 2.4.1.19) from Thermoanaerobacter
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sp. (Toruzyme 3.0 L) was purchased by Novozymes Co. Ltd (Shanghai, China).
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Amyloglucosidase (AG) from Rhizopus sp. was purchased from Megazyme
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International Ireland Ltd. (Bray, Ireland). Pullulanase was purchased from Jienengke
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Biological Engineering Co. Ltd. (Wuxi, China). DE 4-7 maltodextrins and soluble
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starch were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC. (Shanghai, China). G2-β-CD
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standard was purchased from Aladdin Biochemical Technology Co. (Shanghai, China).
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β-CD and maltose were purchased from Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. (Wuxi, China).
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All other chemicals were reagent grade.
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Enzyme purification
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The purchased β-CGTase was purified by anion-exchange chromatography on an
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AKTA Pure system (GE Healthcare). A linear gradient of 30 mL with 1 M NaCl in 20
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mM Tris buffer, pH 8.0, as eluent ran through a 1 mL HiTrap Q HP column (GE
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Healthcare) at a flow rate of 1 mL/min. Proteins present in the elution peak were
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collected and then desalted using a 5 mL Hi-Trap desalting column (GE Healthcare)
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with 20 mM Tris buffer, pH 8.0.
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Enzyme assays
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The activity of purified β-CGTase was determined through measuring the yield of
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β-CD while converting soluble starch. The reaction mixture was composed of 900 µL
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of 1% (w/v) soluble starch prepared in 20 mM phosphate buffer, pH 5.5 and 100 µL of
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the enzyme solution.25 The mixture was incubated at 60 °C for 10 min, and then
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boiled for 15 min to inactivate the enzyme. The generated β-CD was quantified using
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high performance liquid chromatography described below. One unit of β-CGTase
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activity was defined as the amount of enzyme used for producing 1 µmol of β-CD per
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minute under the assay conditions used.
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The activity of AG was estimated by measuring the release of reducing sugars from
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soluble starch substrate using the 3, 5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) method.23 The
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reaction mixture contained 200 µL of gelatinized soluble starch (1%, w/v), 700 µL of
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20 mM phosphate buffer (pH 6.0), and 100 µL of the enzyme solution. The reaction
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was implemented at 45 °C for 10 min, followed by boiling for 15 min. Then, one mL
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distilled water was added and the mixture was incubated at 50 °C for 30 min. After
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adding 1 mL distilled water, the system was incubated in 50 ° C water bath for 30 min.
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Then, a volume of 2 mL DNS solution was added. The reaction was carried out for 5
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min in the boiling water. Afterwards, the reaction system was cooled to room
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temperature by addition of distilled water to a total volume of 25 mL. Absorbance was
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measured at 540 nm. One unit of AG activity was defined as the amount of enzyme
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used for releasing 1 µmol of reducing sugars (expressed as glucose) per minute under
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assay conditions used.
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The optimal temperature and pH of β-CGTase and AG were determined over the pH
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range of 3.0-9.0 (20 mM sodium acetate buffer, pH 3.0-5.0; 20 mM phosphate buffer,
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pH 5.5-7.0; 20 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.5-9.0) at 60 °C and 45 °C, and temperature
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range of 40-80 °C for CGTase or 25-60 °C for AG at pH 5.5 and 6.0 with 1%
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maltodextrins (DE 4-7, w/v) as substrate. The activity was measured according to the
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methods mentioned above.
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Enzymatic reactions
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The reaction mixture containing 900 µL of 1% DE 4-7 maltodextrins (20 mM
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phosphate buffer pH 5.5, w/v), and 100 µL (0.38 U) of the purified β-CGTase solution
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was incubated at 60 °C for 12 h. Then the mixture was boiled for 15 min. In a parallel
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experiment, a volume of 100 µL (0.72 U) of the AG solution was added after
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β-CGTase processing and inactivation. The reaction mixture was then incubated at
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45 °C for another 12 h, and was boiled for 15 min afterwards.
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The substrate specificity of AG detected by incubating 1% (w/v) β-CD (20 mM
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phosphate buffer pH 5.5, w/v) with 0.72 U AG at 45 °C for 12 h.
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A one-pot conversion of 900 µL of 1% DE 4-7 maltodextrins (20 mM phosphate
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buffer pH 5.5, w/v) by both 100 µL (0.38 U) of the β-CGTase and 100 µL (0.72 U) of
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the AG solution were carried out at 45 °C for 12 h followed by boiling for 15 min.
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In a controlled two-step reaction, one hundred µL (0.38 U) of the purified β-CGTase
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solution was incubated with 900 µL of 1% DE 4-7 maltodextrins at pH 5.5 and 60 °C
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for 48 h until the activity of β-CGTase decreased to 0.026 U. Then, an AG solution
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(100 µL, 0.72 U) was added and the mixture was incubated for another 12 h at 45 °C.
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Finally, the enzymes were inactivated in boiling water for 15 min.
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For testing the coupling activity of β-CGTase on α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD and G1-β-CD,
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one mL mixture solution with α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD and G1-β-CD at the same
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concentration of 0.4% (w/v) were prepared. Then β-CGTase (0.13 U) and AG (0.24 U)
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were added. The reaction was carried out at pH 5.5 and 45 °C for 24 h. Every 1 h, 10
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µL of samples were taken and the reaction was stopped by addition of 10 µL 0.4 M
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NaOH. Afterwards, all the samples were neutralized by adding 10 µL 0.4 M HCl and
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analyzed by HPLC.
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Production of G2-β-CD and G1-β-CD
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Based on the method published by our group before, the G2-β-CD was synthesized.26
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Maltose (20.31 g) and β-CD (4.0 g) substrates were catalyzed by purified pullulanase
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(800 U) at 60 °C for 60 h. Then the mixture was boiled for 15 min to inactivate the
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enzyme. Then the mixture was treated with 100 µL (0.72 U) AG for 12 h at 45 °C in a
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shaking water bath and then was boiled for 15 min. The G1-β-CD was further purified
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by preparative HPLC and was evaluated by LC-MS/MS.
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Analytical and Preparative High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
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The HPLC equipment consisted of a Shimadzu LC-20AT pump, a Rheodyne injector
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fitted with a 20 µL loop and a Shimadzu RID-10A detector. Prior to analysis, the
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reaction samples were filtered through a 0.45 µm syringe filter. Analyses were
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performed in an APS-2 HYPERSIL column (250 mm×4.6 mm column, Thermo
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scientific) at 30 °C with a mobile phase of acetonitrile/water (75:25, v/v) at a flow rate
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In preparative HPLC, the sample was separated by the same procedures described
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above. A total volume of 300 mL eluent containing pure G1-β-CD was collected and
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was subjected to rotary evaporation in order to remove the organic solvent. Then, the
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sample was freeze-dried for further analysis.
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Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
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The reaction mixtures were analyzed on a Waters Acquity ultra-performance liquid
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chromatography (UPLC) system coupled to a Waters MALDI SYNAPT Q-TOF mass
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spectrometer (Waters Co., Milford, MA, USA),which is equipped with electrospray
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ionization (ESI) source in both ESI (-) -MS and ESI (-) -MS/MS modes.
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The reaction samples (1 µL) were separated in Acquity UPLC BEH amide column
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(2.1 mm×100 mm, 1.7 µm; Waters Co., Miford, MA, USA) with acetonitrile (A) and
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0.1% ammonia (B) as eluents, at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min with gradient elution: 0-15
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min, 80% A and 20% B; 15-17 min, 65% A and 35% B; 15-18 min, 50% A and 50% B.
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MS parameters were ESI source block temperature of 100 °C, desolvation
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temperature of 400 °C, capillary voltage of 2.8 kV, and desolvation gas flow of 700
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L/h. In tandem mass spectrometry mode, the collision gas flow was 50 L/h, and the
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data was collected from m/z 100 to 3000 Da. The whole system was controlled by
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MassLynx 4.1 software (Waters Co., Milford, MA, USA).
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy
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The reaction products were desalted and the buffer was exchanged twice with D2O
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with intermediate lyophilization and then dissolved in 0.5 mL D2O. Resolution
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enhanced 400 MHz 1D 1H NMR spectra were recorded with a spectral width of 8012
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Hz in 65 k size of fid (D8 Avance III, Bruker) at a probe temperature of 298 K.
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Suppression of the HOD signal was achieved by applying a noesygppr 1d pulse
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sequence. All spectra were processed using MestReNova.
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Results and discussion
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Characterization of β-CGTase and AG
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For characterization of β-CGTase, soluble starch, a regular substrate for starch active
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enzymes, was used here. As shown in Figure S1A, the optimal reaction pH of purified
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β-CGTase at 60 °C was 5.5. While determining the optimal pH, two summit points
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occurred at pH 5.5 and 8.0 (Figure S1B), indicating that the β-CGTase is active under
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both acidic and alkaline condition. This is similar to other reported β-CGTases from
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different species.27,28 The product profile demonstrated that the major product was
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β-CD, while α-CD and γ-CD were generated simultaneously (Figure 1A). The
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proportions of α-CD,β-CD and γ-CD were 33.3%, 42.2% and 7.3%, respectively.
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This result showed that the enzyme preferably produces the β-CD. Thus the activity of
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such β-CGTase was defined based on the productivity of β-CD.
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For the production of G1-β-CD, AG was also used here in order to cleave the extra
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glucosyl units from the branching chain of branched-CD synthesized by β-CGTase
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from maltodextrins. In order to confirm that AG has no cleavage specificity on the CD
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part of branched β-CD, β-CD was tested as a single substrate. As shown in Figure 1B,
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the product profiles before and after processing by AG are identical, demonstrating
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that AG is not able to process the CD structure. Like β-CGTase, the optimal reaction
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conditions of AG were determined over a pH range from 3.0 to 9.0 and a temperature
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range from 25 to 60 °C. As shown in Figure S2, the AG is most active at 45 °C and
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pH 6.0. While the temperature increased to 55 °C, the activity of AG decreased
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dramatically by 40%. Especially at the optimal temperature for β-CGTase, approx. 75%
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of the AG activity was reduced. Thus in one-pot reaction, the temperature should be
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set below 45 °C.
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The pH value also strongly influences the activity of AG. For instance, at pH 5.0 and
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7.0, the activity of AG decreased by approx. 20%. But at pH 5.5 which is the optimal
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reaction pH for β-CGTase, the activity is as high as the one corresponding to pH 6.0.
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In conclusion, the pH 5.5 is the best reaction pH condition for one-pot and two-step
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reactions.
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Production and identification of standard G1-β-CD from G2-β-CD
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As reported by our group before, the maltosyl-β-cyclodextrin (G2-β-CD) could be
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synthesized from maltose and β-CD through the reverse reaction catalyzed by
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pullulanase.26 Similar activities were also explored in other hydrolases, e.g.
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galactosidase could catalyze the reverse synthesis of galactosyl-β-CD from galactose
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and β-CD.29,30 As the G2-β-CD has been successfully prepared and identified before, it
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the cleavage capacity of AG on the side chain of branched β-CD. A product mixture
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containing maltose, β-CD and G2-β-CD was incubated with AG. After incubation for
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12 h, the maltose and G2-β-CD disappeared (Figure 2A). Instead, two new peaks
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emerged. The first peak was confirmed as glucose by comparing with glucose
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standard. The compound corresponding to the peak X was purified. At the same time,
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a purchased G2-β-CD was also processed by AG. A peak corresponding to glucose
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and peak X (Figure 2B) were generated. This also proved that AG is able to
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hydrolyze the side chains of branched CD but maintain the structure of CD part. The
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MS/MS result of purified X (Figure 2E) showed that the [M-H] - of peak X is 1295.7,
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indicating that the molecular weight of the compound corresponding to peak X is
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1296 which is identical to the molecular weight of G1-β-CD and γ-CD. As the
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retention time of the peak X is different from that of γ-CD (Figure 2C), peak X most
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likely represented G1-β-CD.
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In order to further confirm the structure of the compound corresponding to peak X, a
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published by Cui et al. from our group.31 The signal at δ 4.96 ppm belongs to the
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branching glucose (A1), while the signals around δ 5.08 ppm belong to the glucoses in
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CD structure including the branched glucose (B1) and the remaining glucoses of the
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core β-CD.32 The area integration ratio of the peak at δ 5.08 ppm to the one at δ 4.96
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ppm is 7:1, indicating that the yielded compound may contain one branching glucose
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and a cyclic maltoheptaose. In addition, the signal around δ 5.40 ppm corresponding
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to the H-4 in longer branching chain cannot be observed.33 This means that the
H-NMR spectrum was given in Figure 2D. The spectrum was identical with the one
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product corresponding to peak X only has one branching glucose and no α-(1, 4)
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linked linear chain. To conclude, the HPLC, LC-MS/MS and NMR analyses, showed
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that the generated product corresponding to peak X is G1-β-CD.
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Production of G1-β-CD from MDs by β-CGTase with or without AG
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While incubating maltodextrins (DE=4-7) with single β-CGTase, the products are
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mainly normal CDs (Figure 3A). This is similar to the conversion of soluble starch.
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The proportions of α-CD , β-CD and γ-CD were 26.5%, 38.6% and 11.8%,
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respectively. β-CD was also the leading product and both α-CD and γ-CD occurred.
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Surprisingly, a peak Y possessing an identical MS/MS spectrum (Figure 3C) and
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HPLC retention time with G1-β-CD was generated (Figure 3A), demonstrating that
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the β-CGTase is able to synthesize branched β-CD from highly soluble MDs.
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However, compared to the normal CDs, the yield of G1-β-CD is relatively low.
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Except for the G1-β-CD, other long-chain branched-β-CD may be generated. Thus AG
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which could remove extra glucosyl units of branching chains was used in combination
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with β-CGTase in order to produce more G1-β-CD. But as shown in Figure 3B, all the
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compounds were hydrolyzed. This is possibly due to the coupling activity of
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β-CGTase. When the cyclic structure of CD and branched CD was opened by the
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coupling activity of β-CGTase, AG immediately hydrolyzed the cleaved chains from
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their non-reducing ends and resulted in the production of glucose.
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Controlled two-step reaction for the production of G1-β-CD
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Thus, here a controlled two-step reaction was used in order to enhance the yield of
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G1-β-CD. First, the MDs substrate was incubated with β-CGTase for 48 h. After
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processing, the activity of β-CGTase was reduced from 0.38 U to 0.026 U. Then the
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product mixture was further processed by AG. The product profile (Figure 4B) is
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completely different from the one of one-pot reaction. The peak area of normal CDs,
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especially the α-CD and γ-CD decreased dramatically. But the yield of G1-β-CD was
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increased by 130% (Table 1). Interestingly, the amount of G1-β-CD is higher than
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that of α-CD and γ-CD, which are main products in single β-CGTase reaction. The
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percentage of G1-β-CD increased up to 24.0%, which is almost 10-fold as high as that
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in single β-CGTase reaction. This is probably because the remaining coupling activity
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of β-CGTase converted the part of CDs into linear oligosaccharides which were
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degraded by AG. In addition, the β-CGTase may have low affinity with G1-β-CD, so
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core ring structure of G1-β-CD is harder to be cleaved compared to normal CDs.
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In order to explain the phenomenon above, a mimic mixture containing pure α-CD,
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β-CD, γ-CD and G1-β-CD was processed by a combination of less amount of
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β-CGTase and AG. As shown in Figure 5A, after 7 h incubation, all substrates were
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slightly digested. The degradation speed of α-CD and γ-CD was much faster than that
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of β-CD and G1-β-CD. After 15 h treatment, the normal CDs almost disappeared but
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G1-β-CD remained. The time-tracking results (Figure 5B) also demonstrated that the
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rate of the G1-β-CD digestion was much slower than that of normal CDs. After 10 h
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treatment, more than half of all types of normal CDs were degraded while only 20%
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of the G1-β-CD was consumed. The coupling activity was determined based on the
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methods described by Bart A. et al.34 The coupling activities of β-CGTase on α-CD,
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β-CD, γ-CD and G1-β-CD are 0.34 U, 0.15 U, 0.25 U and 0.06 U, respectively. This
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confirmed that the β-CGTase preferred to open the core ring structure of regular CDs
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rather than the G1-β-CD. As separation of the branched β-CD from regular CDs is one
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of the key problem in product purification, the controlled two-step reaction may be an
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efficient way for preparing pure G1-β-CD while hydrolyzing the regular CDs.
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Acknowledgements
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This work was financially supported by Foundation of self-initiated research project
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of State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology (SKLF-ZZB-201610), the
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National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31230057, 31401524),
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Jiangnan University Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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(JUSRP11706), and Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Support Program
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(BE2013311).
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Supporting Information
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The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications
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website at http://pubs.acs.org. Temperature and pH profile of the β-CGTase (Figure
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S1). Temperature and pH profile of the AG (Figure S2).
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Figure 1. (A) The product specificity of β-CGTase while converting soluble starch as
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substrate. (B) The substrate specificity of AG while acting on β-CD as substrate.
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Figure 2. (A) The laboratory synthesized G2-β-CD mixture was treated with AG. (B)
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Figure 4. (A) Standards of α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD and G1-β-CD. (B) HPLC of product
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Figure 5. (A) The HPLC of the product derived from the mixture of α-CD, β-CD,
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γ-CD and G1-β-CD by β-CGTase and AG process for 0, 7 and 15 h, respectively. (B)
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The time-tracking consumption of the α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD and G1-β-CD during the
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Table Table 1. The concentrations and percentages of α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD and G1-β-CD from maltodextrins, treated with β-CGTase or two-step (β-CGTase + AG) process. α-CD
β-CD
γ-CD
G1-β-CD
2.6
3.9
1.2
0.2
33.6
49.0
15.0
2.4
0.2
1.0
0.2
0.4
9.8
53.4
12.6
24.0
Concentration of products (Maltodextrins+β-CGTase) (mg/mL) Percentage of products (Maltodextrins+β-CGTase) (%, w/w) Concentration of products (Maltodextrins+β-CGTase+A G) (mg/mL) Percentage of products (Maltodextrins+β-CGTase+A G) (%, w/w)
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