Improved thermostability of bacillus circulans cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase by the introduction of a salt bridge
Leemhuis, H., Rozeboom, H.J., Dijkstra, B.W., Dijkhuizen, L.(2004) Proteins 54: 128-134
- PubMed: 14705029 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.10516
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1PJ9 - PubMed Abstract: 
Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) catalyzes the formation of cyclodextrins from starch. Among the CGTases with known three-dimensional structure, Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes CGTase has the highest thermostability. By replacing amino acid residues in the B-domain of Bacillus circulans CGTase with those from T. thermosulfurigenes CGTase, we identified a B. circulans CGTase mutant (with N188D and K192R mutations), with a strongly increased activity half-life at 60 degrees C. Asp188 and Arg192 form a salt bridge in T. thermosulfurigenes CGTase. Structural analysis of the B. circulans CGTase mutant revealed that this salt bridge is also formed in the mutant. Thus, the activity half-life of this enzyme can be enhanced by rational protein engineering.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Kerklaan 30, 9751 NN Haren, The Netherlands.