Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 199-204.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.06.029

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Optimization of γ-aminobutyric Preparation by Recombinant Glutamate Decarboxylase

HUANG Yan, SU Ling-qia, WU Jing   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology,School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education,Jiangnan University,Wuxi 214122
  • Received:2015-09-17 Online:2016-06-27 Published:2016-06-28

Abstract: Glutamate decarboxylase(GAD),a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate(PLP)-dependent enzyme,irreversibly catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-glutamate to be the valuable food additive γ-aminobutyric acid(GABA). In this study,a recombinant Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pET-24a-gad producing Lactobacillus brevis WJH3 GAD was constructed as strain in the flask culturing of fermentation and induction. The activity of GAD produced in the supernatant of culturing for 24 h medium supplemented one-time with 0.05 mmol/L PLP was 81.7 U/mL,and this was 1.8-fold of that without PLP supplementation. Furthermore,the condition for GABA preparation by enzymatic conversion was optimized;under the condition of 250 g/L monosodium glutamate(MSG),pH5.0,37℃,60 U GAD per gram substrate incubated for 18 hours,and rotation rate 200 r/min,100% of the MSG was transformed into GABA. These results establish the utility of PLP supplementation and lay the foundation for large-scale enzymatic production of GABA.

Key words: glutamate decarboxylase, enzymatic conversion, pyridoxal 5&apos, -phosphate, monosodium glutamate, γ-aminobutyric