Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 157-167.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2021-0129

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Heterologous Expression and Characterization of the Hyaluronic Acid Lyase HylS from Staphylococcus aureus

CEN Xiao-long1(), LEI Xi1, MA Shi-yun1, CHEN Qian-ru1, HUANG Zun-xi1,2,3,4, ZHOU Jun-pei1,2,3,4, ZHANG Rui1,2,3,4()   

  1. 1. College of Life Science,Yunnan Normal University,Kunming 650500
    2. Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy,Ministry of Education,Kunming 650500
    3. Key Laboratory of Yunnan for Biomass Energy and Biotechnology of Environment,Kunming 650500
    4. Key Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Education Department for Plateau Characteristic Food Enzymes,Kunming 650500
  • Received:2021-02-02 Online:2022-01-26 Published:2022-02-22
  • Contact: ZHANG Rui E-mail:1248617002@qq.com;sharezr@126.com

Abstract:

Hyaluronidases degrade hyaluronic acid into low molecular weight oligosaccharides with biological activities such as antioxidant. Hyaluronidases from microorganisms have been a hot area of research in the development of hyaluronidase,because of their diverse enzymatic properties and easily recombinant expression. A potential hyaluronic acid(HA)lyase(hylS)gene from Staphylococcus aureus was identified by genome sequencing. It was successfully expressed by Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The characteristics of the recombinant enzyme were analyzed,and the antioxidation of its enzymolysis products was determined. The optimal pH and temperature of the purified recombinant enzyme rHylS was 5.0 and 45℃,respectively. It showed specific degradation of HA,and specific activity towards the substrate was(1.6×105±5.4)U/mg. It was an endo-hyaluronate lyase that degraded HA to produce low molecular weight unsaturated oligosaccharides(HAP). The scavenging abilities of HAP on ABTS,DPPH,superoxide anions and hydroxyl radicals were significantly higher than that of high molecular weight HA without degradation,and there was a positive correlation with the concentration. All these excellent characters indicate that rHylS from S. aureus is of enzymatic property,and it may be used to produce unsaturated hyaluronic acid oligosaccharides of low molecular weight and antioxidant properties.

Key words: Staphylococcus aureus, hyaluronic acid, lyase, enzymatic characterization, unsaturated oligosaccharide, antioxidant