Abstract
α-Glucosidase (AG) is a bifunctional enzyme, it has a capacity to
synthesize 2-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid (AA-2G) from
L-ascorbic acid (L-AA) and low-cost maltose under mild conditions, but
it can also hydrolyze AA-2G, which leads to low synthesis efficiency of
AA-2G. Main Methods and Major Results This study introduces a rational
molecular design strategy to regulate enzymatic reactions based on
inhibiting the formation of ground state of enzyme-substrate complex.
Y215 was analyzed as the key amino acid site affecting the affinity of
AG to AA-2G and L-AA. For the purpose of reducing the hydrolysis
efficiency of AA-2G, the mutant Y215W was obtained by analyzing the
molecular docking binding energy and hydrogen bond formation between AG
and the substrates. Compared with the wild type, Isothermal Titration
Calorimetry(ITC) results showed that the equilibrium dissociation
constant (KD) of the mutant for AA-2G was doubled; the Michaelis
constant (Km) for AA-2G was reduced by 1.15 times; and the yield of
synthetic AA-2G was increased by 39%. Conclusions and Implications Our
work also provides a new reference strategy for the molecular
modification of multifunctional enzymes and other enzymes in cascade
reactions system.