J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (2016), 26(6), 1077–1086 http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1512.12051 Research Article Review jmb Characterization of Glycerol Dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum DSM 571 and GGG Motif Identification Liangliang Wang1,2, Jiajun Wang1,2, Hao Shi1,2, Huaxiang Gu1,2, Yu Zhang1,2, Xun Li1,2, and Fei Wang1,2* 1College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P.R. China 2Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing 210037, P.R. China Received: December 17, 2015 Revised: March 5, 2016 Glycerol dehydrogenases (GlyDHs) are essential for glycerol metabolism in vivo, catalyzing Accepted: March 9, 2016 its reversible reduction to 1,3-dihydroxypropranone (DHA). The gldA gene encoding a putative GlyDH was cloned from Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum DSM 571 (TtGlyDH) and expressed in Escherichia coli. The presence of Mn2+ enhanced its enzymatic 171 254 271 First published online activity by 79.5%. Three highly conserved residues (Asp , His , and His ) in TtGlyDH were March 14, 2016 associated with metal ion binding. Based on an investigation of glycerol oxidation and DHA *Corresponding author reduction, TtGlyDH showed maximum activity towards glycerol at 60°C and pH 8.0 and Phone: +86-25-85427649; towards DHA at 60°C and pH 6.0. DHA reduction was the dominant reaction, with a lower Fax: +86-25-85427649; K of 1.08 ± 0.13 mM and V of 0.0053 ± 0.0001 mM/s, compared with glycerol oxidation, E-mail:
[email protected] m(DHA) max with a Km(glycerol) of 30.29 ± 3.42 mM and Vmax of 0.042 ± 0.002 mM/s.