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Synthesis of isomalto-oligosaccharides by Pichia pastoris displaying the Aspergillus niger #-glucosidase Nannan Zhao, Yanshan Xu, Kuang Wang, and Suiping Zheng J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b04140 • Publication Date (Web): 05 Oct 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on October 5, 2017

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Synthesis of isomalto-oligosaccharides by Pichia pastoris displaying the Aspergillus niger α-glucosidase Nannan Zhao1, Yanshan Xu1, Kuang Wang, Suiping Zheng*

1. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China 2. Guangdong research center of Industrial enzyme and Green manufacturing technology, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China

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ABSTRACT

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We explored the ability of an Aspergillus niger α-glucosidase displayed on P. pastoris

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to act as a whole-cell biocatalyst (Pp-ANGL-GCW61) system to synthesize

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isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMOs). IMOs are a mixture that includes isomaltose (IG2),

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panose (P) and isomaltotriose (IG3). In this study, the IMOs were synthesized by a

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hydrolysis-transglycosylation reaction in an aqueous system of maltose. In a 2-mL

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reaction system, the IMOs were synthesized with a conversion rate of approximately

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49% in 2 h when 30% maltose was utilized under optimal conditions by

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61. Additionally, 0.5-L reaction system was conducted in a 2-L

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stirred reactor with a conversion rate of approximately 44% in 2 h. Moreover, the

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conversion rate was relatively stable after the whole-cell catalyst was reused three

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times. In conclusion, Pp-ANGL-GCW61 has a high reaction efficiency and

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operational stability, which makes it a powerful biocatalyst available for industrial

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scale synthesis.

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Aspergillus

niger

α-glucosidase,

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Keywords:

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Transglycosylation, IMOs, Scale synthesis

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INTRODUCTION

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The isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMOs) are a group of glucans that consist of glucosyl

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saccharide units linked by α-1, 6-glycosidic linkages. Its main functional components

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include isomaltose (IG2), panose (P) and isomaltotriose (IG3). The most direct

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physiological function of IMOs is to promote the growth of probiotics. On this basis,

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its indirect effects include regulating intestinal flora, inhibiting the growth of

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pathogenic bacteria, improving constipation1-3, and increasing the synthesis of

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essential vitamins and mineral absorption4. Wang Yu et al. found that IMOs can

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regulate lipid metabolism2. In addition, IMOs have approximately 45-50% of the

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sweetness of sucrose as well as having lower calories. Thus, it is an ideal sugar

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substitute for a person with diabetes. IMOs have already been used in

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pharmaceuticals2, 5 and food products6-7.

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The production and application of IMOs first originated in Japan in 1985.

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Commercial Isomalt-500 is an enzymatic product that contains approximately 50%

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IMOs8. During the industrial scale production of IMOs, starch is first liquefied with a

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thermostable bacterial α-amylase (e.g., Termamyl SC, Novozymes) to produce limit

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dextrins, which are further saccharified by fungal α-amylase (e.g., Fungamyl 800L,

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Novozymes) and transglucosylated using α-glucosidase (e.g., Transglucosidase L,

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Amano Enzymes Inc, Japan) in a separate process to produce IMOs9.

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α-Glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.20), a well-known hydrolyzing enzyme, can be used to carry

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out the transglucosylation of maltose10. It is the key to producing IMOs. The

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hydrolyzing reaction of α-glucosidase releases α-D-glucose from the non-reducing 3

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end of oligosaccharides. The transfer occurs most frequently at the 6-OH group of the

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non-reducing glucose unit, producing isomaltose from D-glucose or panose from

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maltose11.

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Many α-glucosidases from different sources have been found, and their characteristics

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were determined12-15. The α-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger (ANGL) has a high

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level of transglycosylation activity, even at quite low substrate concentrations16. The

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mutagenesis, immobilization and heterologous expression of the α-glucosidase from

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Aspergillus niger became research hotspots. The complete amino acid sequence of the

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α–glucosidase from Aspergillus niger has been reported in 199217. Until now, ANGL

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has been expressed in and secreted from E. coli, A. nidulans and P. pastoris18-20.

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Fermentation, to produce a large amount of stable, high-quality α–glucosidase, is

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extremely important. At the present, the most mature Aspergillus niger technology is

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in Amano Enzymes Inc, and the α–glucosidase IMOs products account for almost all

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imports from Japan into China. However, the Amano enzymes are free enzymes, and

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because of their import and difficulty in recycling, the cost of IMOs production is

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high in China.

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Whole-cell catalysts are a kind of unique immobilized technology that do not need the

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complicated free enzyme purification process. It can be recycled and reused by

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centrifugation, which reduces the free protein contamination in the process of product

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collection and purification. Moreover, it can also be used in fluidized beds to develop

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the continuous production of lots of IMOs. The approach of displaying an enzyme

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protein on the P. pastoris cell surface by using the GPI-modified cell-wall protein 4

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(GCW) has been successful in our laboratory21. It could be a cost-effective

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bioconversion process that could be applied in manufacturing with a simpler

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preparation.

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In this study, we constructed successfully a recombinant P. pastoris strain with ANGL

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immobilized on the cell surface by GCW61. We explored the ability of the

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ANGL-displaying P. pastoris whole-cell biocatalyst (Pp-ANGL) to synthesize IMOs

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using maltose. We mainly focused on the synthesis of isomaltose (IG2), panose (P)

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and isomaltotriose (IG3). Reaction parameters such as pH and temperature were

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optimized, and the effect of the concentrations of the whole-cell biocatalyst and

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substrate were determined. Subsequently, scaled-up reactions were performed in a 2-L

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stirred reactor under optimized conditions. We also tested the the reusability of

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61. In this paper, we report the first, synthesis of IMOs using the

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whole-cell biotransformation approach by cell surface displaying the α-glucosidase

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from Aspergillus niger.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

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Strains and growth conditions

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E. coli was used as the host strain for plasmid storage and amplification. P. pastoris

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GS115 was used for cell surface display. The recombinant Dalbergia cochinchinensis

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Pierre β-glucosidase (DCBGL) surface-displaying plasmid pKDCBGL-GCWn

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(n=12,19,21,49,61)was previously constructed by Guo et al.22 in our laboratory. On

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this basis, the recombinant plasmid pKANGL-GCW61 and ANGL-displaying P.

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pastoris strain Pp-ANGL-GCW61 were constructed for this study. DNA sequences 5

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encoding mature ANGL (NCBI accession No. XP_001402053.1) were synthetized after

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codon usage optimization by Genrey (Shanghai, China) and maintained in

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Escherichia coli Top10 cells.

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E. coli was cultivated on LB plates or in LB medium (1% NaCl, 0.5% yeast extract,

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and 1% tryptone, plates also contain 2% agar) containing 50 µg/mL kanamycin or 25

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µg/mL zeocin at 37 °C and 250 revolutions per minute (rpm). Yeast strains were

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grown on either MD plates (2% glucose, 1.34% yeast nitrogen base, and 2% agar) or

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in BMGY/BMMY media (1.34% yeast nitrogen base, 1% yeast extract, 2% peptone,

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100 mM potassium phosphate (pH 6.0), and 1% glycerol or 2% methanol). P. pastoris

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GS115 strain was cultured at 30 °C and 250 rpm. P. pastoris GS115 transformed with

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pPIC9K (GS115/9K) was used as a negative control.

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Standard chemicals including isomaltose, panose and isomaltotriose were purchased

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from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, USA).

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Construction

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recombinant yeast strain GS115/ pPIC9K-ANGL-GCW61

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The target gene encodes the mature ANGL was amplified from the synthetized

of

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template by PCR, with the upstream 5’-

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CCGGAATTCATGTACCCATACGATGTTCCAGATTACGCTTCTACAACTGCACC

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AA -3’ and downstream 5’-

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CGACGCGTCCATTCCAAAACCCAGT -3’ primers, while an HA peptide tag was

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added at the N-terminus for further study. The PCR product and the plasmid

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pKDCBGL-GCW61 were both digested with EcoRI and MluI, gel-purified and then 6

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ligated to form the recombinant plasmid pPIC9K-ANGL-GCW6122.

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The recombinant plasmid pPIC9k-ANGL-GCW61 was linearized with Kpn2I and

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integrated into the host strain P. pastoris GS115 by electroporation in homologous

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recombination method23. The transformants were selected by incubation at 30 °C for 3

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days on MD plates. The confirmed transformants were precultured first in 10 mL

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BMGY medium at 30 °C and 200 rpm. After 24 h, the cells were collected by

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centrifugation at 6000 rpm for 5 min and then resuspended in 25 mL BMMY medium

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containing 2% (v/v) methanol to make sure that the initial OD600 was controlled to

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be 1. To maintain the induced expression of the fusion proteins, 500 µL of methanol

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was added to the culture every 24 h throughout the induction phase.

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Hydrolysis activity of the ANGL-displaying P. pastoris cell

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α-Glucosidase activity was determined by release of p-nitrophenol from

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4-nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside (pNPG) solution. Briefly, the hydrolysis activity

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was measured in a 500-µL reaction at 55°C for 10 min with 5 mM pNPG in 0.04 M

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Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 5.0)24. The 500-µL reaction included the recombinant P.

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pastoris cells collected from 250 µL fermentation broth, which washed and

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resuspended with 250 µL Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 5.0). The reaction was

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terminated and colored by adding 500 µL of 2 M sodium carbonate. Then, the

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p-nitrophenol released in the reaction was determined by measuring its absorbance at

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405 nm22. One unit of hydrolysis activity was defined as the amount of biocatalyst

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required to release 1 µmol of p-nitrophenol from pNPG per min at 55 °C. Using this

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(Pp-ANGL-GCW61) was 2.88 U/ (g dry cell).

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Preparation of the ANGL-displaying P. pastoris whole-cell biocatalyst

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After 5 days of methanol induction, the recombinant P. pastoris cells were collected,

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washed, and then resuspended in a 0.04 M Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 4.0) with 0.2

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M trehalose added as a protectant for freeze-drying25. Freeze-dried ANGL-displaying

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P. pastoris whole-cell biocatalysts (Pp-ANGL-GCW61) were used for subsequent

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experiments.

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The synthetic ability of Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was analyzed with maltose as the

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substrate26. To this end, 0.1 g of the whole-cell biocatalyst was added to 2 mL of 30%

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(w/v) maltose dissolved in 0.04 M Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 4.0) in a 10-mL

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stoppered glass Erlenmeyer flask. The mixture was incubated on a rotary shaker at

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55 °C and 200 rpm for 1 h. One unit of synthesis activity corresponded to the amount

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of biocatalyst that caused 1 µmol of maltose into IMOs (IMOs=IG2+P+IG3) per min

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at 55 °C. A control reaction was performed using the same procedure and the control

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whole cells but without the whole-cell biocatalyst. Using this method, the synthetic

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ability of Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was 54.76 U/ (g dry cell).

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Optimization of synthesis of IMOs by Pp-ANGL-GCW61

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The IMOs synthesis by transglycosylation was carried out in 10 mL Erlenmeyer shake

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flasks containing 2 mL of reactant. The flasks were placed in a shaking incubator at

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200 rpm and at an appropriate temperature. The pH, temperature, and whole-cell

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biocatalyst and substrate concentrations were optimized through univariate

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The effects of pH were examined at 55 °C and 200 rpm using 62.5 mg/mL

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61, 300 mg/mL maltose, and 2 mL 0.04 M Britton-Robinson buffer.

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When a single variable was changed, all of the other variables were kept constant. The

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pH value was set at 3.0, 4.0, 5.0,6.0 or 7.0. The effect of temperature was also

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examined by performing the reactions at 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 °C with 50 mg/mL

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61, 300 mg/mL maltose, and 2 mL 0.04 M Britton-Robinson buffer

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(pH 4.0) at 200 rpm for 4 h. After this reaction, the whole-cell biocatalysts were kept

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warm for 15 h at the selected pH or temperature before the tolerance of

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was tested.

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The effect of the substrate concentration on the reaction was investigated by using 200,

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300, 400 and 500 mg/mL concentrations, while the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 concentration

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was maintained at 50 mg/mL. The Pp-ANGL-GCW61 concentration was set at 25,

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37.5, 50, 62.5 and 75 mg/mL, while the substrate concentration was maintained at 300

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mg/mL.

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To study the stability of the whole-cell catalyst under the optimal reaction conditions,

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the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was reused three times to investigate any changes in catalytic

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ability. The Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was collected by centrifugation after the reaction.

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Next, the cells were washed with 0.04 M Britton-Robinson buffer three times. After

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centrifugation and freeze-drying, the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was used for the next

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reaction. Moreover, the reuse experiments were performed with a 10 mL reaction

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system in the 50-mL Erlenmeyer shake flasks.

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At predetermined time intervals, 50 µL of reaction liquid was removed from the 9

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reaction mixture and centrifuged at 14,000 rpm for 1 min. Three parallel samples were

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removed for each reaction.

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In the present study, the conversion rate was referred to as the molar conversion,

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which is equal to the number of moles of maltose that were completely transformed

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into product divided by the number of moles of substrate.

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Synthesis of IMOs and reuse of Pp-ANGL-GCW61 in a 2-L stirred reactor

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To reduce the cost, a large quantity of Pp-ANGL-GCW61 fermentation broth of 30 L

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fed-batch fermentation was spray-dried directly without washing after 5 days of

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methanol induction. This whole-cell catalyst was prepared to be used in large-scale

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reactions.

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A 0.5-L reaction system was conducted in a 2-L stirred reactor. The reaction was

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carried out under optimized conditions: 62.5 mg/mL Pp-ANGL-GCW61, 300 mg/mL

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maltose, and 0.04 M Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 4.0) at 55°C and 200 rpm. Aliquots

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of the reaction liquid were removed from the reaction mixture at predetermined time

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intervals. In addition, the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was reused three times to investigate

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any changes in catalytic ability over time. The Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was reused as

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described above.

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HPLC analysis

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The quantitative analyses of maltose (M), isomaltose (IG2), panose (P) and

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isomaltotriose (IG3) were performed using an HPLC (Waters model 2695) equipped

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with an evaporative light-scattering detector (Waters model 2424 ELSD) and a Waters

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SPHERISORB NH2 column (particle size, 5 µm; dimensions, 250 mm × 4.6 mm). 10

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The reaction liquid was centrifuged at 13,000 rpm for 2 min. The supernatant (20 µL)

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was collected, diluted 50-fold with water to a total volume of 1 mL and filtered

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through a cellulose nitrate membrane (0.25 µm). Next, the samples were characterized

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by HPLC. A standard calibration curve was prepared using IG2, P and IG3 standards

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that were purchased from Sigma–Aldrich. The analysis was carried out at a column

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temperature of 30 °C using an acetonitrile-water (80:20, v/v HPLC GRADE) solvent

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as the mobile phase, at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. Using the ELSD detector, the drift

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tube was set at 65 °C using a nebulizer gas as the carrier gas at a flow rate of 30 psi.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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Display of ANGL on the yeast cell surface

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The constructed plasmid pPIC9K-ANGL-GCW61 is shown in Figure 1a. Gel

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electrophoresis of an EcoRI/MluI digestion of the recombinant vector revealed that

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this plasmid was constructed successfully. The isolated transformants were cultured in

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BMGY/BMMY medium. A growth curve of the transformants is shown in Figure 1b.

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As seen from the growth curves, the growth of the recombinant yeast strain is

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consistent with the growth of GS115/9K, showing that the expression of the fusion

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protein has no obvious influence on the growth of this strain. With the increase of the

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induction time, the enzyme activity and OD600 increased substantially, reaching the

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highest levels (Figure 1c).

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According

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transglycosylation activity of the Aspergillus niger α-glucosidase that was obtained

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via secretory expression in Aspergillus niger or other microorganisms. This report is

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the first in which the Aspergillus niger α-glucosidase was displayed on the yeast cell

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surface with a higher activity, and there are little activity existed in the free-form

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(Figure 1d). As a cost-effective whole-cell catalyst, its preparation and storage were

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convenient. Moreover, its operation stability was suitable for large-scale reactions.

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Effect of various reaction parameters on the IMOs yield by Pp-ANGL-GCW61

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The products were quantified using HPLC. Glucose (G), maltose (M), isomaltose

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(IG2), panose (P) and isomaltotriose (IG3) were well separated by a Waters amino

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propyl column (2). The retention times were 5.820 min for G, 7.575 min for M, 8.430

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for IG2, 11.142 min for P and12.607 min for IG3. The conversion rate was greatly

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affected by the reaction conditions, such as the pH, temperature, whole-cell

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biocatalyst concentration, substrate concentration and the properties of the enzyme.

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Effect of pH on IMOs synthesis

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A tiny deviation from the optimal pH can change the ionization of groups in the

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enzyme active site and reduce the activity of the enzyme. In addition, large deviations,

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which disturb many non-covalent bonds that maintain the enzyme’s three-dimensional

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structure, cause the enzyme to denature. As shown in Figure 3a, the effect of pH was

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obvious. The highest molar conversion was reached at pH 4.0 and reaction duration

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for 2 h. The initial synthesis activity was increased when the pH value decreased. The

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molar conversion of all reaction mixtures was approximately 30% under different pH

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conditions when the reaction was performed for 4 h.

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The pH-activity curves of IMOs synthesis for the Amano enzyme are shown in Figure

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3b. The optimal pH of the activity of Pp-ANGL-GCW61 is from 3.0~4.0, while the 12

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optimal pH is from 5.0~6.0 for transglucosidase L (Amano Enzymes Inc, Japan).

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These changes in the optimal pH range have rarely been reported by other

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researchers18-20. The essential ionizable groups of the α-glucosidase are two kinds of

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carboxyl groups: one is charged, and the other is a protonated 27. One possible reason

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for this behavior was that the GPI-modified cell-wall protein (GCW), which was

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co-expressed with ANGL, influenced the three-dimensional structure and the charge

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of the enzyme. We also studied the relationship between pH and stability of

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61. The activity was still high when the pH value was 3 and 4. We

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chose pH 4.0 as the optimal pH of the transglucosylation reaction.

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Effect of temperature on IMOs synthesis

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The influence of temperature on the enzymatic reaction includes two aspects; on the

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one hand, when the temperature rises, the reaction rate is accelerated, as in a general

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chemical reaction. On the other hand, the enzyme gradually degrades as the

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temperature rises, thus slowing the enzyme’s reaction by reducing the activity of the

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enzyme. Just below the optimal temperature, the former effect is dominant; but above

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the optimal temperature, the latter effect is dominant, resulting in the loss of enzyme

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activity and a decrease in the reaction rate.

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As shown in Figure 4a, the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 activity gradually increases with an

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increase in temperature; the high temperature resulted in a high initial rate because the

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high temperature accelerated molecular diffusion and increased the solubility of the

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substrate. When the temperature reached 60 °C, the molar conversion was highest.

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irreversibly, so the molar conversion sharply reduced. At 50, 55 and 60 °C, the molar

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conversion was higher and above 35%. Its properties are similar to the properties of

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the transglucosidase L (Amano Enzymes Inc, Japan)16.

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The 50 mg/mL whole-cell biocatalyst was kept warm for 15 h to test its thermal

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tolerance at 50, 55 and 60 °C. As shown in Figure 4b, the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 has

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good thermal stability at 50 and 55 °C, and the molar conversion still can reach

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approximately 25% after the heat treatment, although the conversion only reaches 10%

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at 60°C. Therefore, 55 °C was considered to be the most suitable temperature for

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further optimization research and biocatalyst reuse.

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Effect of the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 concentration on IMOs synthesis

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As the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 concentration increases, the initial reaction rate increases.

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The larger the dose of enzyme was added, the shorter reaction time was required to

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get to the molar conversion peak. As shown in Figure 5a, when 75 mg/mL

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was added, the conversion rate peaked at 32% in 3 h of reaction.

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When the added amount of catalyst was 25 mg/mL, the maximum conversion rate

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(30%) required the reaction to continue for 9 h. Optimizing the enzyme dose is

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important to reduce the reaction time, as well as to control costs.

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The results showed that the ultimate conversion rate that the different enzyme doses

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achieved was consistent, approximately 30%, when the reaction continues for a

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sufficient period. When the enzyme concentration reaches a certain value, restricted

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by the amount of substrate, the enzymatic reaction rate will not increase. When 62.5

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similar (Figure 5a). Therefore, considering the reaction time and enzyme cost, 62.5

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mg/mL Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was found to be the optimal enzyme concentration.

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Effect of maltose concentration on IMOs synthesis

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ANGL has exhibited typical substrate inhibition kinetics10. The rate increased linearly

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with increasing substrate concentration (up to 100 mg/mL maltose) and then exhibited

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a lower, incrementally changing slope in a non-linear phase between 100 and 200

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mg/mL of substrate. Once the substrate concentration increased above 200 mg/mL,

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the reaction velocity entered a non-linear deceleration phase, indicating strong

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substrate inhibition by the maltose10.

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As shown in Figure 5b , when the maltose concentration increased from 200 mg/mL,

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the IMOs concentrations showed a corresponding increase, in contrast, the

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conversation rates decreased. The reaction mixtures containing 200, 300, 400 and 500

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mg/mL maltose reached the highest conversion rate (approximately 35%) in 3, 5, 7

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and 9 h, respectively. After enough reaction time, the reaction system is a mixture of

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IMOs, glucose and small amounts of maltose. Since the maximum conversion rates of

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the reaction system of different substrate concentrations are similar, when the initial

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substrate concentration is higher, more maltose is not converted into IMOs.

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Considering the reaction time and substrate cost, 300 mg/mL maltose was used for

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Reuse of Pp-ANGL-GCW61 in 10-mL and 50-mL Erlenmeyer shake flasks under

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61,

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61, 300 mg/mL maltose, and 2 mL 0.04 M Britton-Robinson buffer

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(pH 4.0) at 55 °C and 200 rpm for 4 h.

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In the initial stage of the reaction, a mass of maltose was hydrolyzed into glucose.

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Because of the high concentrations of maltose in the mixture, free glucose residues are

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preferred to participate in the synthesis reaction of maltose to panose; As shown in

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Figure 6a, the synthesis rate of panose was highest28. When the reaction reached a

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certain time, the maltose concentration was greatly reduced, and the panose

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concentration increased; the effect of panose hydrolysis was remarkable, as shown in

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the conversion rate drop. The glucose content in the reaction system continued to

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increase. The reaction reached equilibrium when the glucose content was high enough

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to inhibit the hydrolysis activity of Pp-ANGL-GCW61.

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To study the reuse ability of the whole-cell catalyst, the Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was

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reused three times firstly in the 2-mL reaction system. Batches 1- 3 indicated that

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was reused once, twice and three times. As shown in Figure 7a,

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the conversion rate in the 2-mL reaction system achieved approximately 35% in 4 h

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when Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was reused once. There are two reasons: the loss of added

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enzyme and the loss of enzyme activity, which decreased the conversion rate. Then

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higher in 10-mL reaction system, as shown in Figure 7b. The conversion rate of

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was stable and reusable in a 2-mL and 10-mL reaction system.

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Synthesis of IMOs in a 2-L stirred reactor and the reuse of Pp-ANGL-GCW61

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IMOs were synthesized in 500-mL reaction system under the optimized conditions in

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a 2-L stirred reactor. Batches 1- 3 indicated that Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was reused once,

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twice and three times, respectively. Compared with the 2-mL and 10-mL reaction

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system, the initial conversion rate of the 500-mL reaction system was a little decrease

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in the reuse study (Table 1). The reaction in the small shake flask system may have

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been more uniform than that in the stirred reactor. Similar to the 2-mL and 10-mL

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reaction system, batch 1 achieved the highest conversion rate in 4 h, and the

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conversion rate was still increasing after reacting for 5 h in batches 2 and 3 (Figure

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In general, Pp-ANGL-GCW61, which has a high operational stability and the

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advantages of being inexpensive and conveniently prepared, is very suitable for the

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large-scale synthesis of IMOs through the transglycosylation reaction. This study

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provided a reference for enzymatic industrial applications.

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In conclusions, the P. pastoris strain that displayed the Aspergillus niger

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α-glucosidase was successfully constructed. The hydrolysis and synthetic activities of

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61 were 2.88 U/(g dry cell) and 54.76 U/(g dry cell), respectively.

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The ANGL-displaying P. pastoris whole-cell biocatalyst (Pp-ANGL-GCW61) was

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prepared by vacuum lyophilization. After a single-factor optimization test, we

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determined that the optimum reaction conditions are 62.5 mg/mL Pp-ANGL-GCW61,

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300 mg/mL maltose, and 2 mL 0.04 M Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 4.0) at 55 °C and 17

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200 rpm for 4 h. In a 2-mL reaction system, IMOs were synthesized with

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The whole-cell biocatalyst was reused in a 500-mL reaction system under the

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optimized conditions in a 2-L stirred reactor. Furthermore, the reusability of the

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Pp-ANGL-GCW61 indicated that Pp-ANGL-GCW61 was suitable for large-scale

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synthesis because of its high stability, low cost and moderate conversation rate.

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Because of its cost-effectiveness, high stability and catalytic activity, the whole-cell

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catalyst Pp-ANGL-GCW61 provides a reference for the enzymatic synthesis of IMOS

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on an industrial scale.

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Abbreviations Used

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GPI,

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pNPG, 4-nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside; GCW61, GPI-modified cell wall protein

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from Pichia pastoris; M, maltose; IMOs, isomalto-oligosaccharides; IG2, isomaltose;

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P,

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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All the authors are thankful for the financial support of the Science and Technology

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Planning Project of Guangzhou City (No.201607010307), the National Natural

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Science Foundation of China (No.31671840), the Recruitment Program of Leading

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Talents in Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Guangzhou (LCY201322) to Suiping

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Zheng.

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glycosylphosphatidylinositol; ANGL, the Aspergillus niger α-glucosidase;

panose; IG3, isomaltotriose; rpm, revolutions per minute.

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Figure 1. (a) Construction of the pPIC9K-ANGL-GCW61 plasmid used for

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activity of Pp-ANGL-GCW61; G, glucose; M, maltose; IG2, isomaltose; P, panose ;

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IG3, isomaltotriose.

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Figure 3. (a) Effect of pH on IMOs synthesis by Pp-ANGL-GCW61, (b) pH-activity

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curves of Amano and Pp-ANGL-GCW61 for IMOs synthesis, and (c) pH-stability

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relationship of Pp-ANGL-GCW61 for IMOs synthesis. Error bars represent standard

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deviations, and three replicates were performed.

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Figure 5. (a) Effect of the whole-cell biocatalyst Pp-ANGL-GCW61 concentration on

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IMOs synthesis. (b) Effect of the maltose concentration on IMOs synthesis. Error bars

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Figure 6. Production of IMOs under optimum conditions. Error bars represent

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