Functional assembly of camphor converting two-component Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases with a flavin reductase from E. coli

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 May;98(9):3975-86. doi: 10.1007/s00253-013-5338-3. Epub 2013 Nov 5.

Abstract

The major limitation in the synthetic application of two-component Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases was addressed by identifying the 28-kDa flavin-reductase Fre from Escherichia coli as a suitable supplier of reduced FMN for these enzymes. Coexpression of Fre with either 2,5- or 3,6-diketocamphane monooxygenase from Pseudomonas putida NCIMB 10007 significantly enhanced the conversion of camphor and norcamphor serving as representative ketones. With purified enzymes, full conversion was achieved, while only slight amounts of product were formed in the absence of this flavin reductase. Fusion of the genes of Fre and DKCMOs into single open reading frame constructs resulted in unstable proteins exhibiting flavin reducing, but poor oxygenating activity, which led to overall decreased conversion of camphor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Camphor / metabolism*
  • Coenzymes / metabolism*
  • Escherichia coli / enzymology*
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism*
  • FMN Reductase / genetics
  • FMN Reductase / metabolism*
  • Flavin Mononucleotide / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases / genetics
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases / metabolism*
  • Pseudomonas putida / enzymology*
  • Pseudomonas putida / metabolism
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Coenzymes
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Camphor
  • Flavin Mononucleotide
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases
  • FMN Reductase
  • Fre protein, E coli