Restoration of the Activity of Active-Site Mutants of the Hyperthermophilic β-Glycosidase from Sulfolobus solfataricus: Dependence of the Mechanism on the Action of External Nucleophiles

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Abstract

The beta-glycosidase from the hyperthermophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus hydrolyzes beta-glycosides following a retaining mechanism based upon the action of two amino acids: Glu387, which acts as the nucleophile of the reaction, and Glu206, which acts as the general acid/base catalyst. The activities of inactive mutants of the catalytic nucleophile Glu387Ala/Gly were restored by externally added nucleophiles. Sodium azide and sodium formate were used as external nucleophiles and the products of their reaction were characterized. Glu387Ala/Gly mutants were reactivated with 2, 4-DNP-beta-Glc substrate and the Glu387Gly mutant showed recovered activity, with the same nucleophiles, also on 2-NP-beta-Glc. The reaction catalyzed by the Glu387Gly mutant proceeded differently depending on the type of externally added nucleophile. Sodium azide restored the catalytic activity of the mutant by attacking the alpha-side of the anomeric carbon of the substrates, thereby yielding an inverting glycosidase. Sodium formate promoted the opposite behavior (retaining) in the mutant, producing 3-O-beta-linked disaccharide derivative of the substrates. A possible role of sodium formate as a biomimicking agent in replacing the natural nucleophile Glu387 is also discussed.

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