ENZYMATIC PREPARATION OF [1,3-C-13]DIHYDROXYACETONE PHOSPHATE FROM [C-13]METHANOL AND HYDROXYPYRUVATE USING THE METHANOL-ASSIMILATING SYSTEM OF METHYLOTROPHIC YEASTS
H. Yanase et al., ENZYMATIC PREPARATION OF [1,3-C-13]DIHYDROXYACETONE PHOSPHATE FROM [C-13]METHANOL AND HYDROXYPYRUVATE USING THE METHANOL-ASSIMILATING SYSTEM OF METHYLOTROPHIC YEASTS, Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 43(2), 1995, pp. 228-234
Dihydroxyacetone synthase (EC 2.2.1.3), which is a key enzyme of the C
-1-compound-assimilating pathway in yeasts, catalyzes transketolation
between formaldehyde and hydroxypyruvate, leading to the formation of
dihydroxyacetone and CO2. When [C-13]formaldehyde was used as a substr
ate with dihydroxyacetone synthase from Candida boidinii 2201, C-13 wa
s confirmed to be incorporated to the C-1 and C-3 positions of dihydro
xyacetone, and the C-13 content of each carbon (atoms/100 atoms) was e
stimated to be 50%. [C-13]Methanol was also useful for the enrichment
of dihydroxyacetone with C-13: when alcohol oxidase from a methylotrop
hic yeast was added for the conversion of methanol to formaldehyde. A
fed-batch reaction with periodic addition of the substrates was requir
ed for the accumulation of C-13-labelled dihydroxyacetone at a higher
concentration, because the enzyme system was relatively susceptible to
the C donor, formaldehyde or methanol. The optimum conditions for the
production gave 160 mM (14.4 mg/ml) dihydroxyacetone for 180 min; the
molar yield relative to methanol added was 80%. Dihydroxyacetone kina
se (EC 2.7.1.29) from methanol-grown Hansenula polymorpha CBS 4732 was
a suitable enzyme for the phosphorylation of dihydroxyacetone. The ph
osphorylation system, comprising of dihydroxyacetone kinase, adenylate
kinase, and ATP, could be coupled with the system for dihydroxyaceton
e production. A fed-batch reaction afforded 185 mM [1: 3-C-13]dihydrox
yacetone phosphate from [C-13]methanol; the molar yield of the ester r
elative to methanol added was 92.5%.