The invention relates to a
structural analysis-based rational transformation method for improving enzymatic properties of beta-mannase under an alkaline condition, and belongs to the technical field of
enzyme engineering and industrial
biology. The method comprises the following steps: on the basis of a three-dimensional structure model of beta-mannase, identifying aromatic
amino acid residues which are positioned in a catalytic center or near a substrate binding channel and play an important role in
enzyme conformation stability and
catalytic function; on the basis, establishing a negative limitation principle of
rational design of catalytic activity, namely avoiding
amino acid replacement of the aromatic
amino acid residues in an
enzyme engineering design process; on the premise of following the negative limitation principle, a substrate binding structure domain of the beta-mannase is constructed in series, so that the
enzyme structure stability and the substrate binding capacity are synergistically improved, and the beta-mannase with improved stability and catalytic performance under the alkaline condition is obtained. According to the method, blind
mutation is avoided, a
rational design method for improving the enzymatic performance of the beta-mannase under the alkaline condition is provided, the
rational design method has a clear structural basis and an
engineering modification path, and the method has a good industrial application prospect.