R. Zheng, Jian-qiang Jin, Zheming Wu
Feb 1, 2018
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Bioorganic chemistry
Abstract
2-Chloronicotinic acid (2-CA) is an important building block for a series of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. Amidase-catalyzed hydrolysis of 2-chloronicotinamide is one of the most attractive approaches for 2-CA production. However, development of the bioprocess was plagued by low activity of amidase for 2-chloronicotinamide. In this work, an amidase signature (AS) family amidase from Pantoea sp. (Pa-Ami), with superior activity for nicotinamide and its chlorinated derivatives, was exploited and characterized. Kinetic analysis and molecular docking clearly indicated that chlorine substitution in the pyridine ring of nicotinamide, especially the substitution at 2-position led to a dramatic decrease of Pa-Ami activity. The productivity of the bioprocess was significantly improved using fed-batch mode at low reaction temperature and 2-CA was produced as high as 370 mM with a substrate conversion of 94.2%. These results imply that Pa-Ami is potentially promising biocatalyst for industrial production of 2-CA.