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KMID : 0545120110210111151
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
2011 Volume.21 No. 11 p.1151 ~ p.1158
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Galactooligosaccharide Synthesis by Active β-Galactosidase Inclusion Bodies-Containing Escherichia coli Cells
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Lee Sang-Eun
Seo Hyeon-Beom
Kim Hye-Ji
Yeon Ji-Hyeon
Jung Kyung-Hwan
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Abstract
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In this study, galactooligosaccharide (GOS) was synthesized using active β-galactosidase (β-gal) inclusion bodies (IBs)- containing Escherichia coli (E. coli) cells. Analysis by MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionizationtime of flight) mass spectrometry revealed that a trisaccharide was the major constituent of the synthesized GOS mixture. Additionally, the optimal pH, lactose concentration, amounts of E. coli β-gal IBs, and temperature for GOS synthesis were 7.5, 500 g/l, 3.2 U/ml, and 37oC, respectively. The total GOS yield from 500 g/l of lactose under these optimal conditions was about 32%, which corresponded to 160.4 g/l of GOS. Western blot analyses revealed that β-gal IBs were gradually destroyed during the reaction. In addition, when both the reaction mixture and E. coli β-gal hydrolysate were analyzed by highperformance thin-layer chromatography (HP-TLC), the trisaccharide was determined to be galactosyl lactose, indicating that a galactose moiety was most likely transferred to a lactose molecule during GOS synthesis. This GOS synthesis system might be useful for the synthesis of galactosylated drugs, which have recently received significant attention owing to the ability of the galactose molecules to improve the drugs solubility while decreasing their toxicity. β-Gal IB utilization is potentially a more convenient and economic approach to enzymatic GOS synthesis, since no enzyme purification steps after the transgalactosylation reaction would be required.
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KEYWORD
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galactooligosacchride, β-galactosidase inclusion body, galactosyl lactose, araBAD promoter system, Escherichia coli
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