Crystal structure of fungal tannase from Aspergillus niger

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-277
Author(s):  
Liangbo Dong ◽  
William J. McKinstry ◽  
Li Pan ◽  
Janet Newman ◽  
Bin Ren
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Gallic Acid ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Catalytic Triad ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Hydrophobic Contact ◽  
Hydrolase Fold ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Serine Esterases

Tannases are serine esterases that were first discovered in fungi more than one and half centuries ago. They catalyze the hydrolysis of the gallolyl ester bonds in gallotannins to release gallic acid, which is an important intermediate in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Since their discovery, fungal tannases have found wide industrial applications, although there is scarce knowledge about these enzymes at the molecular level, including their catalytic and substrate-binding sites. While this lack of knowledge hinders engineering efforts to modify the enzymes, many tannases have been isolated from various fungal strains in a search for the desired enzymatic properties. Here, the first crystal structure of a fungal tannase, that from Aspergillus niger, is reported. The enzyme possesses a typical α/β-hydrolase-fold domain with a large inserted cap domain, which together form a bowl-shaped hemispherical shape with a surface concavity surrounded by N-linked glycans. Gallic acid is bound at the junction of the two domains within the concavity by forming two hydrogen-bonding networks with neighbouring residues. One is formed around the carboxyl group of the gallic acid and involves residues from the hydrolase-fold domain, including those from the catalytic triad, which consists of Ser206, His485 and Asp439. The other is formed around the three hydroxyl groups of the compound, with the involvement of residues mainly from the cap domain, including Gln238, Gln239, His242 and Ser441. Gallic acid is bound in a sandwich-like mode by forming a hydrophobic contact with Ile442. All of these residues are found to be highly conserved among fungal and yeast tannases.

scholarly journals Combined Use of Structure Analysis, Studies of Molecular Association in Solution, and Molecular Modelling to Understand the Different Propensities of Dihydroxybenzoic Acids to Form Solid Phases

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 734
Author(s):  
Aija Trimdale ◽  
Anatoly Mishnev ◽  
Agris Bērziņš
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Structure Analysis ◽  
Crystal Structure Analysis ◽  
Molecular Association ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Solid Phases ◽  
Solvent Molecules ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

The arrangement of hydroxyl groups in the benzene ring has a significant effect on the propensity of dihydroxybenzoic acids (diOHBAs) to form different solid phases when crystallized from solution. All six diOHBAs were categorized into distinctive groups according to the solid phases obtained when crystallized from selected solvents. A combined study using crystal structure and molecule electrostatic potential surface analysis, as well as an exploration of molecular association in solution using spectroscopic methods and molecular dynamics simulations were used to determine the possible mechanism of how the location of the phenolic hydroxyl groups affect the diversity of solid phases formed by the diOHBAs. The crystal structure analysis showed that classical carboxylic acid homodimers and ring-like hydrogen bond motifs consisting of six diOHBA molecules are prominently present in almost all analyzed crystal structures. Both experimental spectroscopic investigations and molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the extent of intramolecular bonding between carboxyl and hydroxyl groups in solution has the most significant impact on the solid phases formed by the diOHBAs. Additionally, the extent of hydrogen bonding with solvent molecules and the mean lifetime of solute–solvent associates formed by diOHBAs and 2-propanol were also investigated.

Synthesis and crystal structure analyses of tri-substituted guanidine-based copper(II) complexes

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 193-199
Author(s):  
Muhammad Said ◽  
Sadia Rehman ◽  
Muhammad Ikram ◽  
Hizbullah Khan ◽  
Carola Schulzke
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Synthesis And Crystal Structure ◽  
Pyramidal Geometry ◽  
Tautomeric Forms ◽  
Square Planar ◽  
Nitrogen Donor ◽  
Square Pyramidal Geometry

Abstract Three guanidine-derived tri-substituted ligands viz. N-pivaloyl-N′,N″-bis-(2-methoxyphenyl)guanidine (L1), N-pivaloyl-N′-(2-methoxyphenyl)-N″-phenylguanidine (L2) and N-pivaloyl-N′-(2-methoxyphenyl)-N″-(2-tolyl)guanidine (L3) were reacted with Cu(II) acetate to produce the corresponding complexes. The significance of the substituent on N″ for the resulting molecular structures and their packing in the solid state has been studied with respect to the structural specifics of the corresponding Cu(II) complexes. The key characteristic of the guanidine-based metal complexation with Cu(II) is the formation of an essentially square planar core with an N2O2 donor set. As an exception, in the complex of L1, the substituent’s methoxy moiety also interacts with the Cu(II) center to generate a square-pyramidal geometry. The hydroxyl groups of the imidic acid tautomeric forms of L1–L3, in addition to N″, are also bonded to Cu(II) in all three complexes rather than the nitrogen donor of the guanidine motif.

scholarly journals Discovery of Fe7O9: a new iron oxide with a complex monoclinic structure

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Sinmyo ◽  
Elena Bykova ◽  
Sergey V. Ovsyannikov ◽  
Catherine McCammon ◽  
Ilya Kupenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Iron Oxides ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Pressure High Temperature ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Iron oxides are fundamentally important compounds for basic and applied sciences as well as in numerous industrial applications. In this work we report the synthesis and investigation of a new binary iron oxide with the hitherto unknown stoichiometry of Fe7O9. This new oxide was synthesized at high-pressure high-temperature (HP-HT) conditions, and its black single crystals were successfully recovered at ambient conditions. By means of single crystal X-ray diffraction we determined that Fe7O9 adopts a monoclinic C2/m lattice with the most distorted crystal structure among the binary iron oxides known to date. The synthesis of Fe7O9 opens a new portal to exotic iron-rich (M,Fe)7O9 oxides with unusual stoichiometry and distorted crystal structures. Moreover, the crystal structure and phase relations of such new iron oxide groups may provide new insight into the cycling of volatiles in the Earth’s interior.

Crystal structure of acetylxylan esterase from Caldanaerobacter subterraneus subsp. tengcongensis

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kohei Sasamoto ◽  
Tomoki Himiyama ◽  
Kunihiko Moriyoshi ◽  
Takashi Ohmoto ◽  
Koichi Uegaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Cellulose Acetate ◽  
Electron Density ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Crystal Packing ◽  
Signal Sequence ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Active Site Conformation

The acetylxylan esterases (AXEs) classified into carbohydrate esterase family 4 (CE4) are metalloenzymes that catalyze the deacetylation of acetylated carbohydrates. AXE from Caldanaerobacter subterraneus subsp. tengcongensis (TTE0866), which belongs to CE4, is composed of three parts: a signal sequence (residues 1–22), an N-terminal region (NTR; residues 23–135) and a catalytic domain (residues 136–324). TTE0866 catalyzes the deacetylation of highly substituted cellulose acetate and is expected to be useful for industrial applications in the reuse of resources. In this study, the crystal structure of TTE0866 (residues 23–324) was successfully determined. The crystal diffracted to 1.9 Å resolution and belonged to space group I212121. The catalytic domain (residues 136–321) exhibited a (β/α)7-barrel topology. However, electron density was not observed for the NTR (residues 23–135). The crystal packing revealed the presence of an intermolecular space without observable electron density, indicating that the NTR occupies this space without a defined conformation or was truncated during the crystallization process. Although the active-site conformation of TTE0866 was found to be highly similar to those of other CE4 enzymes, the orientation of its Trp264 side chain near the active site was clearly distinct. The unique orientation of the Trp264 side chain formed a different-shaped cavity within TTE0866, which may contribute to its reactivity towards highly substituted cellulose acetate.

scholarly journals Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of tannase fromLactobacillus plantarum

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingbo Wu ◽  
Xiaohong Peng ◽  
Hua Wen ◽  
Qin Wang ◽  
Qianming Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Gallic Acid ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Ester Bond ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Vapour Diffusion ◽  
Serine Esterases ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Tannase catalyses the hydrolysis of the galloyl ester bond of tannins to release gallic acid. It belongs to the serine esterases and has wide applications in the food, feed, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The tannase fromLactobacillus plantarumwas cloned, expressed and purified. The protein was crystallized by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method with microseeding. The crystals belonged to space groupP1, with unit-cell paramtersa= 46.5,b= 62.8,c= 83.8 Å, α = 70.4, β = 86.0, γ = 79.4°. Although the enzyme exists mainly as a monomer in solution, it forms a dimer in the asymmetric unit of the crystal. The crystals diffracted to beyond 1.60 Å resolution using synchrotron radiation and a complete data set was collected to 1.65 Å resolution.

Crystal structure of rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate Form I (Exelon®), C14H23N2O2(C4H5O6)

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Kaduk ◽  
Kai Zhong ◽  
Amy M. Gindhart ◽  
Thomas N. Blanton
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Carbonyl Oxygen ◽  
Strong Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
A Chain ◽  
Tartrate Anion

The crystal structure of rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate has been solved and refined using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques. Rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate crystallizes in space group P21 (#4) with a = 17.538 34(5), b = 8.326 89(2), c = 7.261 11(2) Å, β = 98.7999(2)°, V = 1047.929(4) Å3, and Z = 2. The un-ionized end of the hydrogen tartrate anions forms a very strong hydrogen bond with the ionized end of another anion to form a chain. The ammonium group of the rivastigmine cation forms a strong discrete hydrogen bond with the carbonyl oxygen atom of the un-ionized end of the tartrate anion. These hydrogen bonds form a corrugated network in the bc-plane. Both hydroxyl groups of the tartrate anion form intramolecular O–H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Several C–H⋯O hydrogen bonds appear to contribute to the crystal energy. The powder pattern is included in the Powder Diffraction File™ as entry 00-064-1501.

Biochemistry and function of cutin and suberin

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 2918-2933 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. E. Kolattukudy
Keyword(s):  
Hydrolytic Enzyme ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Catalytic Triad ◽  
Nucleotide Sequencing ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Serine Hydrolase ◽  
Tissue Slices ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Copy Dna ◽  
And Function

Cutin, the structural component of plant cuticle, is a biopolyester composed of hydroxy- and hydroxyepoxy-fatty acids. The major monomers are a 16-hydroxy C16 acid, a 10,16-dihydroxy C16 acid together with its positional isomers, 18-hydroxy C18 acids, 18-hydroxy-9,10-epoxy C18 acids, and 9,10,18-trihydroxy C18 acids. The hydroxylation, epoxidation, and epoxide hydration reactions postulated to be involved in the biosynthesis of these monomers have been demonstrated in tissue slices and in cell-free preparations. The synthesis of the polymer occurs by the enzymatic transfer of the hydroxyacyl groups from CoA to the free hydroxyl groups in cutin primer. Natural and wound periderms and a variety of internal barrier layers contain a somewhat analogous polymer called suberin. This polymer is probably composed of aromatic domains somewhat similar to those found in lignin and aliphatic polyester domains somewhat similar to cutin. The chemical composition and biosynthesis of this polymer is discussed. Pathogenic fungi use a hydrolytic enzyme, cutinase, to gain entry into the plant through the cuticle. The fungal cutinase has been isolated from a variety of pathogenic fungi and characterized. This enzyme is a "serine hydrolase" containing the characteristic catalytic triad. The primary structure of this enzyme has been determined using both amino acid and nucleotide sequencing of the cloned copy DNA. Inhibition of cutinase was shown to prevent fungal infection of plants. This novel approach to fungal control is described.

Crystal structure of methylprednisolone acetate form II, C24H32O6

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Austin M. Wheatley ◽  
James A. Kaduk ◽  
Amy M. Gindhart ◽  
Thomas N. Blanton
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Methylprednisolone Acetate ◽  
Powder Diffraction File ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Bond Network ◽  
Acetate Form

The crystal structure of methylprednisolone acetate form II, C24H32O6, has been solved and refined using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques. Methylprednisolone acetate crystallizes in space group P212121 (#19) with a = 8.17608(2), b = 9.67944(3), c = 26.35176(6) Å, V = 2085.474(6) Å3, and Z = 4. Both hydroxyl groups act as hydrogen bond donors, resulting in a two-dimensional hydrogen bond network in the ab plane. C–H⋯O hydrogen bonds also contribute to the crystal energy. The powder pattern is included in the Powder Diffraction File™ as entry 00-065-1412.

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