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Saturation point mutagenesis was carried out at position 479 in the polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase fromChromobacterium sp. strain USM2 (PhaCCs ) with specificities for short-chain-length (SCL) [(R )-3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and (R )-3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV)] and medium-chain-length (MCL) [(R )-3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx)] monomers in an effort to enhance the specificity of the enzyme for 3HHx. A maximum 4-fold increase in 3HHx incorporation and a 1.6-fold increase in PHA biosynthesis, more than the wild-type synthase, was achieved using selected mutant synthases. These increases were subsequently correlated with improved synthase activity and increased preference of PhaCCs for 3HHx monomers. We found that substitutions with uncharged residues were beneficial, as they resulted in enhanced PHA production and/or 3HHx incorporation. Further analysis led to postulations that the size and geometry of the substrate-binding pocket are determinants of PHA accumulation, 3HHx fraction, and chain length specificity.In vitro activities for polymerization of 3HV and 3HHx monomers were consistent within vivo substrate specificities. Ultimately, the preference shown by wild-type and mutant synthases for either SCL (C4 and C5 ) or MCL (C6 ) substrates substantiates the fundamental classification of PHA synthases.

applied and environmental microbiology

Characterization of Site-Specific Mutations in a Short-Chain-Length/Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase: <i>In Vivo</i> and <i>In Vitro</i> Studies of Enzymatic Activity and Substrate Specificity

Characterization of Site-Specific Mutations in a Short-Chain-Length/Medium-Chain-Length Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase: In Vivo and In Vitro Studies of Enzymatic Activity and Substrate Specificity