一种基于通道结构入口理性设计提高脂肪酶活性的分子改造方法及其突变体

By modifying key residues at the Tunnel entry point of lipase through molecular simulation and site-directed mutagenesis, the hydrolytic activity of lipase was improved, solving the problem of insufficient catalytic activity for long-chain substrates, and enabling efficient application in the food, pharmaceutical and biochemical fields.

CN121075406BActive Publication Date: 2026-07-17NANJING TECH UNIV +1

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
NANJING TECH UNIV
Filing Date
2025-08-22
Publication Date
2026-07-17

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Technical Problem

Existing lipases have low catalytic activity for long-chain or large-volume substrates, which limits their effectiveness in industrial applications, especially when preparing drug intermediates with long fatty chains or large steric hindrance.

Method used

By identifying key residues at the lipase tunnel entry point through molecular simulation, site-directed saturation mutagenesis was performed using the NNK degenerate codon to establish a mutant library, and the hydrolytic activity of the lipase was improved by microplate screening.

Benefits of technology

It significantly improved the hydrolytic activity of lipases. Multiple mutants showed more than 20-fold increased hydrolytic activity of pNPP at 40℃, enhancing its industrial application performance in the food, pharmaceutical and biochemical fields.

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Abstract

本发明提供了一种提高脂肪酶水解活性的理性设计方法,属于酶工程领域。通过分子模拟发现底物进入Tunnel的初始构象是否合理很有可能是影响其活性的重要因素。基于此,通过CaverWeb识别了脂肪酶的Tunnel入口处的关键残基,采用NNK简并密码子进行定点饱和突变来建立突变体文库,采用基于分光光度法的微孔板筛选方法筛选出水解活性提高的优异突变体。本发明得到的多个南极假丝酵母脂肪酶B的单区域突变体在40℃下对4‑对对硝基苯酚棕榈酸酯的水解活性较野生型提高了10倍以上;多个多区域突变体在40℃下对pNPP的水解活性较野生型提高了近20倍。通过针对脂肪酶Tunnel入口处进行改造,大幅提升其水解活性。
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