This invention discloses a
glycosyltransferase UGT76G1
mutant, which is (a) a
protein with the
amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.3; or (b) a
protein derived from (a) having one or more
amino acid sequences substituted, deleted, or added in the
amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.3, and possessing enzymatic activity catalyzing the conversion of
rebaudioside D to
rebaudioside M. This invention also discloses the
gene sequence encoding the
glycosyltransferase UGT76G1
mutant of claim 1. This invention significantly improves the
enzyme activity of
glycosyltransferase UGT76G1 through site-
directed mutagenesis. Compared with wild-type glycosyltransferase UGT76G1, the optimal
mutant enzyme activity is increased by 4.72 times, thus significantly reducing the amount of
enzyme used. This invention heterologously expresses the glycosyltransferase UGT76G1 mutant and
sucrose synthase SUS in
Pichia pastoris, without purification, and constructs a "UDP-UDPG" cyclic regeneration
system using crude enzyme solution, avoiding the need to add additional UDPG as a
glycosyl donor, thus significantly reducing costs.