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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2004, p. 3298-3304, Vol. 70, No. 6
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.6.3298-3304.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Cloning, Nucleotide Sequence, and Overexpression of the L-Rhamnose Isomerase Gene from Pseudomonas stutzeri in Escherichia coli

Khim Leang, Goro Takada, Akihiro Ishimura, Masashi Okita, and Ken Izumori*

Department of Biochemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Rare Sugar Research Center, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan

Received 8 October 2003/ Accepted 23 February 2004

The gene encoding L-rhamnose isomerase (L-RhI) from Pseudomonas stutzeri was cloned into Escherichia coli and sequenced. A sequence analysis of the DNA responsible for the L-RhI gene revealed an open reading frame of 1,290 bp coding for a protein of 430 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular mass of 46,946 Da. A comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence with sequences in relevant databases indicated that no significant homology has previously been identified. An amino acid sequence alignment, however, suggested that the residues involved in the active site of L-RhI from E. coli are conserved in that from P. stutzeri. The L-RhI gene was then overexpressed in E. coli cells under the control of the T5 promoter. The recombinant clone, E. coli JM109, produced significant levels of L-RhI activity, with a specific activity of 140 U/mg and a volumetric yield of 20,000 U of soluble enzyme per liter of medium. This reflected a 20-fold increase in the volumetric yield compared to the value for the intrinsic yield. The recombinant L-RhI protein was purified to apparent homogeneity on the basis of three-step chromatography. The purified recombinant enzyme showed a single band with an estimated molecular weight of 42,000 in a sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel. The overall enzymatic properties of the purified recombinant L-RhI protein were the same as those of the authentic one, as the optimal activity was measured at 60°C within a broad pH range from 5.0 to 11.0, with an optimum at pH 9.0.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biochemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Rare Sugar Research Center, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan. Phone: 81-087-891-3106. Fax: 81-087-891-3021. E-mail: izumori{at}ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2004, p. 3298-3304, Vol. 70, No. 6
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.6.3298-3304.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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