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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2025

Recombinant production of acidophilic L-arabinose isomerase from Lentilactobacillus parakefiri in Bacillus subtilis.

Nathanael Weber, Sebastian Götz, Jana Senger, Sabine Lutz-Wahl, Lutz Fischer

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Nathanael WeberInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7110-0250
Sebastian GötzInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
Jana SengerInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
Sabine Lutz-WahlInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
Lutz FischerInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 25, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany. lutz.fischer@uni-hohenheim.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8307-7027

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backgroundThe monosaccharide D-tagatose is a promising alternative to sucrose because of its similar sweetness and lower glycemic index. A novel L-arabinose isomerase (L-AI) from Lentilactobacillus parakefiri DSM 10551 (L-AI-Lp) has been biochemically characterized and used to isomerize D-galactose to D-tagatose in skim milk ultrafiltration permeate at pH 4.5 and 6.5. However, like most L-AIs described in the literature, this enzyme has only been produced recombinantly in Escherichia coli. This study aimed to systematically investigate the intracellular recombinant production of L-AI-Lp in Bacillus subtilis, which has qualified for a presumption of safety (QPS) designation from the European Food Safety Authority.

resultsThe influence of four promoters on L-AI-Lp production in B. subtilis 007 was investigated in shake flask cultivations. Among these, the PAprE promoter yielded the highest volumetric L-AI activity of 69.2 ± 7.4 µkatGal, 65 °C/LCulture. The production yield was further increased to 147.7 ± 1.0 µkatGal, 65 °C/LCulture by using the nonsporulating, surfactin-deficient strain B. subtilis 007 ∆sfp ∆sigF, which was constructed by deleting sigF and sfp in B. subtilis 007. Furthermore, the influence of pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) on bioreactor cultivations of B. subtilis 007 ∆sfp ∆sigF was analyzed. In bioreactor cultivations, the highest L-AI activity of 88.6 ± 2.4 µkatGal, 65 °C/LCulture was measured under unregulated pH and low oxygen conditions (DO ≤ 5%), representing a 3.2-fold increase compared with previous recombinant production in E. coli. The L-AI-Lp was subsequently partially purified by heat treatment and precipitation methods, resulting in a 7.8-fold increase in specific activity to 128.2 nkatGal, 65 °C/mg and a yield of 84%.

conclusionsThe L-AI-Lp was recombinantly produced for the first time in a microbial species with QPS status using the nonsporulating and surfactin-deficient strain B. subtilis 007 ∆sfp ∆sigF. The L-AI-Lp was subsequently partially purified via nonchromatographic methods, providing a basis for a low-cost downstream process. These results represent an important step toward potential industrial application of L-AI-Lp and highlight the potential of B. subtilis 007 ∆sfp ∆sigF as an expression host for the recombinant production of L-AIs compared with previously used hosts from the order Lactobacillales.

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Aldose-Ketose IsomerasesBacillus subtilisBacterial ProteinsHexosesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsAldose-Ketose IsomerasesBacterial ProteinsHexosesL-arabinose isomeraseRecombinant ProteinstagatoseBacillus subtilisCRISPR/Cas9L-arabinose isomeraseLentilactobacillus parakefiriNonsporulating strain

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