The IPB has once again been recognized for its exemplary actions in terms of equal opportunity-oriented personnel and organizational policies and has received the TOTAL E-QUALITY certification for the…
The Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) has been organised by students from the two Leibniz institutes, IPK and IPB, every year for the last 20 years. In this interview, Christina Wäsch (IPK) and…
Darimont, D.; Weissenborn, M. J.; Nebel, B. A.; Hauer, B.;Modulating proposed electron transfer pathways in P450BM3 led to improved activity and coupling efficiencyBioelectrochemistry119119-123(2018)DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2017.08.009
Electrochemical in vitro reduction of P450 enzymes is a promising alternative to in vivo applications. Previously we presented three engineered P450BM3 variants for aniline hydroxylation, equipped with a carbon nanotube binding-peptide (CNT-tag) for self-assembly on CNT electrodes. Compared to wildtype P450BM3 the NADPH-dependent activity was enhanced, but the coupling efficiency remained low. For P450BM3 Verma, Schwaneberg and Roccatano (2014, Biopolymers 101, 197–209) calculated putative electron transfer pathways (eTPs) by MD simulations. We hypothesised that knockouts of these transfer pathways would alter the coupling efficiency of the system. The results revealed no improved system for the electrically-driven P450s. For the NADPH-driven P450s, however, the most active eTP-mutant showed a 13-fold increased activity and a 32-fold elevated coupling efficiency using NADPH as reducing equivalent. This suggests an alternative principle of electron transport for the reduction by NADPH and an electrode, respectively. The work presents moreover a tool to improve the coupling and activity of P450s with non-natural substrates.