IP Library Granted Patent US 12698484
Granted Patent B2
US 12698484 · App. 18/287,879 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

ω-transaminase mutant based on ancestral sequence reconstruction

Inventors: Jun Huang (Hangzhou, CN); Tingting Cai (Hangzhou, CN); Shui Qiu (Hangzhou, CN); Lehe Mei (Hangzhou, CN); Jiaren Cao (Hangzhou, CN); Changjiang Lyu (Hangzhou, CN); Fangfang Fan (Hangzhou, CN); Sheng Hu (Hangzhou, CN); Ye Li (Hangzhou, CN); Weirui Zhao (Hangzhou, CN); Feng Wang (Hangzhou, CN); Yuanyuan Li (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
C12N9/1096C12P7/26C12Y206/01018
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Patent No.
US 12698484
App. No.
18/287,879
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The amino acid sequence of a w-transaminase mutant derived from mutation of ω-transaminase from Aspergillus terreus , is as shown in SEQ ID NO. 4 or SEQ ID NO. 6. Compared with the wild-type enzyme, the half-lives of the ω-transaminase mutants are all above 24 h, while the half-life of the wild-type is only 6.90 min. The half-inactivation temperature of the mutants are 49.00° C. and 49.03° C., respectively, which are about 11° C. higher than that of the wild-type (37.89° C.), such that the thermal stability is significantly improved.

Claims (7)

1 . An ω-transaminase mutant based on ancestral sequence reconstruction, wherein the ω-transaminase mutant is derived from mutation of ω-transaminase from Aspergillus terreus , and the ω-transaminase mutant has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 4 or SEQ ID NO. 6.

2 . A gene encoding the ω-transaminase mutant of claim 1 .

3 . The gene of claim 2 , wherein the ω-transaminase mutant has the gene sequence of SEQ ID NO. 3 or SEQ ID NO. 5.

4 . A recombinant expression plasmid, comprising the gene of claim 3 .

5 . A genetically engineered bacterium, comprising the recombinant expression plasmid of claim 4 .

6 . A method for catalyzing generation of acetophenone from (R)-(+)-α-methylbenzylamine, wherein acetophenone is generated by a transamination reaction, using (R)-(+)-α-methylbenzylamine and pyruvic acid as substrates and catalyzed by the ω-transaminase mutant of claim 1 .

7 . A method for catalyzing generation of acetophenone from (R)-(+)-α-methylbenzylamine, wherein acetophenone is generated by a transamination reaction, using (R)-(+)-α-methylbenzylamine and pyruvic acid as substrates and catalyzed by the genetically engineered bacterium of claim 5 .