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A Mechanism‐Based Approach to Screening Metagenomic Libraries for Discovery of Unconventional Glycosidases
Author(s) -
Nasseri Seyed Amirhossein,
Betschart Leo,
Opaleva Daria,
Rahfeld Peter,
Withers Stephen G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201806792
Subject(s) - mechanism (biology) , metagenomics , computational biology , computer science , data science , drug discovery , biochemical engineering , biology , bioinformatics , engineering , biochemistry , philosophy , epistemology , gene
Functional metagenomics has opened new opportunities for enzyme discovery. To exploit the full potential of this new tool, the design of selective screens is essential, especially when searching for rare enzymes. To identify novel glycosidases that employ cleavage strategies other than the conventional Koshland mechanisms, a suitable screen was needed. Focusing on the unsaturated glucuronidases (UGLs), it was found that use of simple aryl glycoside substrates did not allow sufficient discrimination against β‐glucuronidases, which are widespread in bacteria. While conventional glycosidases cannot generally hydrolyze thioglycosides efficiently, UGLs follow a distinct mechanism that allows them to do so. Thus, fluorogenic thioglycoside substrates featuring thiol‐based self‐immolative linkers were synthesized and assessed as selective substrates. The generality of the approach was validated with another family of unconventional glycosidases, the GH4 enzymes. Finally, the utility of these substrates was tested by screening a small metagenomic library.

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