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(11)EP 3 878 953 A1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(43)Date of publication:
15.09.2021 Bulletin 2021/37

(21)Application number: 18939722.7

(22)Date of filing:  05.11.2018
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12N 9/02(2006.01)
C12P 11/00(2006.01)
C12N 15/53(2006.01)
(52)Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
C12P 11/00
(86)International application number:
PCT/CN2018/113938
(87)International publication number:
WO 2020/093191 (14.05.2020 Gazette  2020/20)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(71)Applicant: Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Tianjin 300457 (CN)

(72)Inventors:
  • HONG, Hao
    Morrisville North Carolina 27560 (US)
  • JAMES, Gage
    Morrisville North Carolina 27560 (US)
  • LU, Jiangping
    Tianjin 300457 (CN)
  • JIAO, Xuecheng
    Tianjin 300457 (CN)
  • ZHANG, Na
    Tianjin 300457 (CN)
  • ZHANG, Kejian
    Tianjin 300457 (CN)
  • LI, Rui
    Tianjin 300457 (CN)
  • ZHANG, Yu
    Tianjin 300457 (CN)
  • YANG, Yiming
    Tianjin 300457 (CN)

(74)Representative: Barker Brettell LLP 
100 Hagley Road Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ
Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)

  


(54)MONOOXYGENASE MUTANT AND APPLICATION THEREOF


(57) Provided are a monooxygenase mutant and use thereof. An amino acid sequence of the monooxygenase mutant is obtained by mutation of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and the mutation at least includes one of the following mutation sites: 45-th site, 95-th site, 106-th site, 108-th site, 114-th site, 186-th site, 190-th site, 191-th site, 249-th site, 257-th site, 393-th site, 436-th site, 499-th site, 500-th site, 501-th site, 503-th site, 504-th site, 559-th site, and 560-th site.


Description

Technical Field



[0001] The disclosure relates to the field of biotechnologies, and in particular to a monooxygenase mutant and use thereof.

Background



[0002] Chiral sulfoxides widely exist in natural world, and are structural units of many important bioactive molecules, as well as important intermediates for synthesis of natural products and chiral drugs. Many chiral sulfoxides contain one or more chiral centers. Pharmacological activities, metabolic processes, metabolic rates, and toxicities of the different chiral drugs are significantly different. Generally, one enantiomer is effective, while another enantiomer is low-effective or non-effective, even toxic. Therefore, how to construct compounds containing the chiral centers efficiently and stereoselectively has great significance in medical research and development.

[0003] Baeyer Villiger monooxygenases (BVMOs) belong to flavin monooxygenases, it is usually used to stereoselectively oxidize chain and cyclic ketones to generate corresponding esters or lactones, and may also catalyze electrophilic oxidation reactions of sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorus. At the same time, the BVMOs may also catalyze the nucleophilic oxidation reactions of ketone and boron. The BVMOs have important applications in the synthesis of the chiral drugs. For example, it may catalyze oxidation of a sulfur-containing chiral precursor, and is used in synthesis of chiral drugs Modafinil and Omeprazole (CN105695425A).

[0004] Although several of the BVMOs are commercially applied, the BVMOs generally have problems such as low enzyme activity, low enzyme stability, and generation of a by-product sulfone. Generally speaking, a wild-type enzyme may be transformed by us through means of directed evolution to improve various properties of the enzyme, and thereby it may be used in production (Chem. Rev. 2011, 111: 4165-4222.).

Summary



[0005] The disclosure aims to provide a monooxygenase mutant and use thereof, as to solve technical problems in the prior art that a monooxygenase is low in enzyme activity and a by-product sulfone is higher in content.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, according to one aspect of the disclosure, a monooxygenase mutant is provided. An amino acid sequence of the monooxygenase mutant is obtained by mutation of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and the mutation at least includes one of the following mutation sites: 45-th site, 95-th site, 106-th site, 108-th site, 114-th site, 186-th site, 190-th site, 191-th site, 249-th site, 257-th site, 393-th site, 436-th site, 499-th site, 500-th site, 501-th site, 503-th site, 504-th site, 559-th site, and 560-th site, and the mutation is that a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine; an alanine in the 95-th site is mutated into a threonine; a cysteine in the 106-th site is mutated into a serine; a threonine in the 108-th site is mutated into a serine; a methionine in the 114-th site is mutated into a leucine, a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine, a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a glycine, an arginine, an asparagine, a glutamic acid, a valine, a threonine, an isoleucine, a histidine, a tyrosine, a phenylalanine or a leucine, a leucine in the 191-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 436-th site is mutated into a serine, a leucine in the 499-th site is mutated into an alanine, a glycine in the 500-th site is mutated into a leucine, a serine in the 501-th site is mutated into a threonine, an isoleucine in the 503-th site is mutated into an alanine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a threonine, a valine or a serine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a lysine, a methionine, a proline, a glutamine, an asparagine, a serine, an arginine, a valine, an aspartic acid, an isoleucine, a serine, a leucine or an alanine and a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a leucine, a serine, a proline, a methionine, or a alanine; or the amino acid sequence of the monooxygenase mutant is an amino acid sequence having the mutation sites in the mutated amino acid sequence, and having more than 80% of homology with the mutated amino acid sequence.

[0007] Further, the mutation at least includes one of the following mutation site combinations: a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a lysine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an asparagines and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an arginine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an aspartic acid and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an isoleucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th is mutated into a glycine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an arginine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an asparagine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamic acid; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a valine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a threonine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an isoleucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a histidine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a tyrosine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a methionine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into an phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a histidine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a lysine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an asparagine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a proline, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a glycine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a glutamine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into an isoleucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, an asparagines in the 503-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a threonine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; and
preferably, the mutation at least includes one of the following mutation site combinations: a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a methionine in the 45-th site mutated into a threonine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine and a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine and a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine and a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine, a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine and a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine.

[0008] According to another aspect of the disclosure, a DNA molecule is provided. The DNA molecule encodes the above monooxygenase mutant.

[0009] According to another aspect of the disclosure, a recombinant plasmid is provided. The recombinant plasmid contains the above DNA molecule.

[0010] Further, the recombinant plasmid is pET-22b(+), pET-22b(+), pET-3a(+), pET-3d(+), pET-11a(+), pET-12a(+), pET-14b(+), pET-15b(+), pET-16b(+), pET-17b(+), pET-19b(+), pET-20b(+), pET-21a(+), pET-23a(+), pET-23b(+), pET-24a(+), pET-25b(+), pET-26b(+), pET-27b(+), pET-28a(+), pET-29a(+), pET-30a(+), pET-31b(+), pET-32a(+), pET-35b(+), pET-38b(+), pET-39b(+), pET-40b(+), PET-41a(+), pET-41b(+), pET-42a(+), pET-43a(+), pET-43b(+), pET-44a(+), pET-49b(+), pQE2, pQE9, pQE30, pQE31, pQE32, pQE40, pQE70, pQE80, pRSET-A, pRSET-B, pRSET-C, pGEX-5X-1, pGEX-6p-1, pGEX-6p-2, pBV220, pBV221, pBV222, pTrc99A, pTwin1, pEZZ18, pKK232-18, pUC-18 or pUC-19.

[0011] According to another aspect of the disclosure, a host cell is provided. The host cell contains the above recombinant plasmid.

[0012] Further, the host cell includes a prokaryotic cell, a yeast or a eukaryotic cell; and preferably, the prokaryotic cell is an E. coli BL21 cell or an E. coli DH5a competent cell.

[0013] According to another aspect of the disclosure, a method for producing a chiral sulfoxide is provided. The method includes a step of performing a catalytic monooxygenation reaction on a thioether compound by a monooxygenase, and the monooxygenase is the above monooxygenase mutant.

[0014] Further, the thioether compound is

herein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1∼C8 alkyl, a C5∼C10 cycloalkyl, a C5∼C10 aryl or a C5∼C10 heteroaryl, or the R1 and R2 together with a carbon on a carbonyl group form a C5∼C10 heterocyclic group, a C5∼C10 carbocyclic group or a C5~C10 heteroaryl, heteroatoms in the C5∼C10 heterocyclic group and C5∼C10 heteroaryl are each independently selected from at least one of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and an aryl in the C5∼C10 aryl, a heteroaryl in the C5∼C10 heteroaryl, a carbocyclic group in the C5∼C10 carbocyclic group or a heterocyclic group in the C5∼C10 heterocyclic group is each independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one group of a halogen, an alkoxy or an alkyl.

[0015] Further, the thioether compound is



[0016] Further, the monooxygenase is cell lysate enzyme solution, a whole cell, freeze-dried enzyme powder, a freeze-dried cell, an immobilized enzyme or an immobilized cell of the monooxygenase mutant according to claim 1 or 2.

[0017] Further, a reaction system of the monooxygenation reaction further includes a cofactor, the cofactor is NAD/NADH and/or NADP/NADPH, and a cofactor circulation system includes glucose and glucose dehydrogenase, formate and formate dehydrogenase, glucose 6-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, or secondary alcohol and secondary alcohol dehydrogenase. Further, an addition amount of the monooxygenase in the reaction system of the monooxygenation reaction is 0.1 to 10 times of a substrate mass.

[0018] Further, a temperature of the monooxygenation reaction is 10~50°C, preferably 30°C.

[0019] Further, the monooxygenation reaction is performed at a pH of 7∼10, preferably a pH of 9.

[0020] The monooxygenase mutant of the disclosure is based on the monooxygenase shown in the SEQ ID NO: 1, and mutated through a method of site-directed mutagenesis, thereby the amino acid sequence thereof is changed to achieve changes in protein structure and function, and the monooxygenase with the above mutation sites is obtained by a method of directional screening. The monooxygenase mutant of the disclosure has an advantage of greatly improving the enzyme activity, thereby a cost in industrial production of the chiral sulfoxide is greatly reduced.

Detailed Description of the Embodiments



[0021] It is to be noted that embodiments in the present application and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other in the case without conflicting. The disclosure is described in detail below in combination with the embodiments.

[0022] A monooxygenase derived from Brachymonas petroleovorans may catalyze conversion of (3-chlorobenzyl) dimethyl sulfide high-selectively. However, for conversion of (1-(3-chlorophenyl)cyclopropyl)methyl sulfide, an ee value of a catalytic product of the monooxygenase derived from the Brachymonas petroleovorans is only 43.9%. After screening other monooxygenases, it is discovered that the monooxygenase BVMO derived from Rhodococcus ruber-SD1 may catalyze the conversion of the substrate (1-(3-chlorophenyl)cyclopropyl) methyl sulfide with higher selectivity. The ee value is 99%, but the activity thereof is lower, a by-product sulfone (peroxide) after a reaction is larger in content, an amount of an added enzyme during the reaction is larger, and separation and extraction of a product are difficult. The inventor of the disclosure aims to improve the activity of the BVMO, reduce the amount of the used enzyme, improve the selectivity of the enzyme, and reduce the content of the by-product sulfone through a method of directed evolution.

[0023] The inventor of the disclosure improves the activity and selectivity of the monooxygenase SEQ ID NO: 1 (MTTSIDREALRRKYAEERDKRIRPDGNDQYIRLDHVDGWSHDPYMPITPREPKLDHVTFAFIGGG FSGLVTAARLRESGVESVRIIDKAGDFGGVWYWNRYPGAMCDTAAMVYMPLLEETGYMPTEKYA HGPEILEHCQRIGKHYDLYDDALFHTEVTDLVWQEHDQRWRISTNRGDHFTAQFVGMGTGPLHVA QLPGI PGI ESFRGKSFHTSRWDYDYTGGDALGAPM DKLADKRVAVIGTGATAVQCVPELAKYCREL YVVQRTPSAVDERGNHPIDEKWFAQIATPGWQKRWLDSFTAIWDGVLTDPSELAIEHEDLVQDGW TALGQRMRAAVGSVPIEQYSPENVQRALEEADDEQMERIRARVDEIVTDPATAAQLKAWFRQMCK RPCFH DDYLPAFN RPNTH LVDTGGKGVERITENGVVVAGVEYEVDCIVYASGFEFLGTGYTDRAG FDPTGRDGVKLSEHWAQGTRTLHGM HTYGFPN LFVLQLMQGAALGSN I PH N FVEAARVVAAIVDH VLSTGTSSVETTKEAEQAWVQLLLDHGRPLGNPECTPGYYNNEGKPAELKDRLNVGYPAGSAAF FRMMDHWLAAGSFDGLTFR) and a corresponding base sequence SEQ ID NO: 2 (atgacaaccagtatcgatcgcgaggccctgcgccgcaaatatgccgaagagcgcgataaacgcatccgcccggatggcaacgatca gtatattcgcctggatcatgttgacggttggagccatgacccttatatgccgatcaccccgcgcgagccgaaactggaccatgttacatttgc attcatcggcggcggttttagcggtctggtgaccgccgcacgtctgcgtgaaagtggcgtggagagtgttcgcatcatcgacaaagcaggc gatttcggcggcgtttggtattggaaccgttatccgggtgccatgtgcgataccgcagcaatggtgtacatgcctctgctggaagagaccgg ctacatgccgacagaaaaatatgctcatggtccggagattctggagcactgtcagcgcatcggcaaacactacgacctgtatgacgatgc cctgttccataccgaagttaccgacctggtgtggcaggagcatgatcagcgttggcgcatcagcacaaaccgcggtgaccatttcaccgc acagttcgttggcatgggtaccggcccgctgcacgttgcacagctgccgggtattccgggtatcgagagcttccgtggtaagagcttccata ccagccgctgggactatgactatacaggtggcgacgcactgggcgcacctatggacaaactggcagacaaacgcgtggcagtgattgg taccggcgcaaccgccgttcagtgcgttccggaactggccaagtactgccgcgaactgtatgtggttcagcgcaccccgagtgccgttgat gaacgcggcaaccatccgatcgatgaaaagtggttcgcccagattgccacacctggttggcagaaacgctggctggatagctttaccgc aatctgggatggtgtgctgacagatccgagcgaactggccatcgagcatgaagacctggtgcaggatggttggacagcactgggtcagc gcatgcgtgcagccgtgggtagcgttccgattgaacagtatagcccggagaacgtgcagcgtgccctggaagaggccgacgatgaac agatggaacgcattcgcgcacgtgtggatgagattgtgaccgatcctgccaccgccgcccagctgaaagcatggtttcgccagatgtgca agcgtccgtgcttccacgatgactatctgcctgcattcaaccgcccgaatacccatctggtggacacaggtggcaaaggcgtggagcgca ttaccgaaaacggtgtggtggttgcaggtgtggaatatgaggtggactgcatcgtgtacgccagtggcttcgagttcttaggcaccggttata cagaccgtgcaggtttcgatccgaccggccgtgatggcgttaaactgagcgaacattgggcccaaggcacacgtaccctgcatggcatg catacctacggctttccgaacctgtttgtgctgcagctgatgcagggtgcagccctgggtagcaacatcccgcacaactttgttgaagccgc ccgcgtggtggccgcaattgttgatcatgtgctgagcacaggcaccagtagcgttgaaaccaccaaggaagccgaacaagcctgggtg cagctgctgctggatcacggtcgccctctgggcaacccggagtgtacacctggttattacaataatgaaggcaaaccggccgaactgaa ggaccgtctgaacgttggctatccggccggtagcgccgccttttttcgtatgatggaccactggctggcagccggcagttttgatggcctgac attccgctaa), reduces the amount of the used enzyme, and reduces the content of the by-product sulfone through the method of directed evolution. Firstly, a mutation site is introduced into the monooxygenase SEQ ID NO: 1 in a mode of a whole plasmid PCR, and the activity of mutants and the content of the by-product sulfone are detected, the mutants with the improved activity or reduced by-product sulfone content are selected.

[0024] The BVMO is used as a template, 34 pairs of site-directed mutagenesis primers are designed (M45T, V95I, C106S, D107A, T108I, T108S, M114L, M186I, P190F, P190L, L191V, L191A, C249V, C257A, C393V, C436S, L499A, L499G, G500L , S501T, N502Q, I503G, I503A, I503M, P504F, G558V, G558N, Y559F, Y559L, Y559A, Y560F, Y560L, Y560A, C555S). A method of the site-directed mutagenesis is used, and pET-28b(+) is used as an expression vector, to obtain a mutant plasmid with a target gene.

[0025] Herein, site-directed mutagenesis: refers to introduction of desired changes (usually changes represented in favorable directions) in a target DNA fragment (may be a genome, and may also be a plasmid) through methods such as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), including addition, deletion, point mutation and the like of a base. The site-directed mutagenesis may quickly and efficiently improve characters and representation of a target protein expressed by a DNA, and it is a very useful method in gene research work.

[0026] The method of introducing the site-directed mutagenesis using the whole plasmid PCR is simple and effective, and is a more commonly used method at present. A principle thereof is that a pair of primers (forward and reverse) containing mutation sites are annealed with the template plasmid, and then "circularly extended" by a polymerase. The so-called circular extension means that the polymerase extends the primers according to the template, returns to a 5'-end of the primers for termination after one circle, and then undergoes repeated heating and annealing extension cycles. This reaction is different from rolling circle amplification and may not form multiple tandem copies. Extension products of the forward and reverse primers are annealed and paired to form an open-circle plasmid with a nick. An extension product of Dpn I digestion, because the original template plasmid is derived from conventional E. coli, is modified by dam methylation, and is chopped because it is sensitive to Dpn I, but a plasmid with a mutation sequence synthesized in vitro is not digested because there is no methylation, so it is successfully transformed in the subsequent transformation, and a clone of the mutant plasmid may be obtained.

[0027] The mutant plasmid obtained above is transformed into E. coli cells, and overexpressed in E. coli. Then, a crude enzyme is obtained by ultrasonically breaking the cells. The best conditions for inducing expression of an amino acid dehydrogenase: 25°C, inducing with 0.1 mM IPTG overnight.

[0028] According to a typical implementation mode of the disclosure, a monooxygenase mutant is provided. An amino acid sequence of the monooxygenase mutant is obtained by mutation of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and the mutation at least includes one of the following mutation sites: 45-th site, 95-th site, 106-th site, 108-th site, 114-th site, 186-th site, 190-th site, 191-th site, 249-th site, 257-th site, 393-th site, 436-th site, 499-th site, 500-th site, 501-th site, 503-th site, 504-th site, 559-th site, and 560-th site, and the mutation is that a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine; an alanine in the 95-th site is mutated into a threonine; a cysteine in the 106-th site is mutated into a serine; a threonine in the 108-th site is mutated into a serine; a methionine in the 114-th site is mutated into a leucine, a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine, a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a glycine, an arginine, an asparagine, a glutamic acid, a valine, a threonine, an isoleucine, a histidine, a tyrosine, a phenylalanine or a leucine, a leucine in the 191-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 436-th site is mutated into a serine, a leucine in the 499-th site is mutated into an alanine, a glycine in the 500-th site is mutated into a leucine, a serine in the 501-th site is mutated into a threonine, an isoleucine in the 503-th site is mutated into an alanine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a threonine, a valine or a serine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a lysine, a methionine, a proline, a glutamine, an asparagine, a serine, an arginine, a valine, an aspartic acid, an isoleucine, a serine, a leucine or an alanine and a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a leucine, a serine, a proline, a methionine, or a alanine; or the amino acid sequence of the monooxygenase mutant is an amino acid sequence having the mutation sites in the mutated amino acid sequence, and having more than 80% of homology with the mutated amino acid sequence.

[0029] Preferably, the mutation at least includes one of the following mutation site combinations: a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a lysine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an asparagines and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an arginine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an aspartic acid and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an isoleucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th is mutated into a glycine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an arginine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an asparagine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamic acid; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a valine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a threonine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an isoleucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a histidine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a tyrosine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a methionine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into an phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a histidine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a lysine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an asparagine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a proline, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a glycine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a glutamine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into an isoleucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, an asparagines in the 503-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a threonine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine.

[0030] Preferably, the mutation at least includes one of the following mutation site combinations: a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a methionine in the 45-th site mutated into a threonine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine and a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine and a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine and a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine, a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine and a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine.

[0031] The monooxygenase mutant of the disclosure is based on the monooxygenase shown in the SEQ ID NO: 1, and mutated through a method of site-directed mutagenesis, thereby the amino acid sequence thereof is changed to achieve changes in protein structure and function, and the monooxygenase with the above mutation sites is obtained by a method of directional screening. The monooxygenase mutant of the disclosure has an advantage of greatly improving the enzyme activity, and the selectivity of the enzyme is greatly improved, and the by-product sulfone content is greatly reduced, thereby a cost in industrial production of the chiral sulfoxide is greatly reduced.

[0032] According to a typical implementation mode of the disclosure, a DNA molecule is provided. The DNA molecule encodes the above monooxygenase mutant. The monooxygenase obtained by the above DNA encoding improves the enzyme activity and the enzyme selectivity, reduces the content of the by-product sulfone, reduces the amount of the added enzyme in industrial production of a chiral sulfoxide, and reduces the difficulty of post-treatment separation and purification.

[0033] The above DNA molecule of the disclosure may also exist in the form of an "expression cassette". The "expression cassette" refers to a linear or circular nucleic acid molecule, including DNA and RNA sequences that may direct the expression of a specific nucleotide sequence in an appropriate host cell. Generally speaking, it includes a promoter operatively linked with a target nucleotide, and optionally it is operatively linked with a termination signal and/or other regulatory elements. The expression cassette may also include sequences required for proper translation of the nucleotide sequence. An encoding region usually encodes the target protein, but also encodes a target functional RNA in a sense or antisense direction, such as an antisense RNA or an untranslated RNA. The expression cassette containing a target polynucleotide sequence may be chimeric, it means that at least one of components thereof is heterologous to at least one of the other components thereof. The expression cassette may also naturally exist, but is obtained by efficient recombination for heterologous expression.

[0034] According to a typical implementation mode of the disclosure, a recombinant plasmid is provided. The recombinant plasmid contains any one of the above DNA molecules. The DNA molecule in the above recombinant plasmid is placed in a suitable position of the recombinant plasmid, so that the above DNA molecule may be replicated, transcripted or expressed correctly and smoothly.

[0035] Although a qualifier used in the disclosure to define the above DNA molecule is "containing", it does not mean that other sequences which are not related to a function thereof may be arbitrarily added to both ends of the DNA sequence. It is known by those skilled in the art that in order to meet requirements of a recombination operation, it is necessary to add appropriate restriction endonuclease digestion sites at both ends of the DNA sequence, or add additional a start codon, a stop codon and the like. Therefore, if a closed expression is used to limit, these situations may not be truly covered.

[0036] A term "plasmid" used in the disclosure includes any plasmids, cosmids, bacteriophages or agrobacterium binary nucleic acid molecules in double-stranded or single-stranded linear or circular form, preferably a recombinant expression plasmid, it may be a prokaryotic expression plasmid, and may also be a eukaryotic expression plasmid, but preferably the prokaryotic expression plasmid. In some implementation schemes, the recombinant plasmid is selected from pET-22b(+), pET-22b(+), pET-3a(+), pET-3d(+)), pET-11a(+), pET-12a(+), pET-14b(+), pET-15b(+), pET-16b(+), pET-17b(+), pET-19b(+) , PET-20b(+), pET-21a(+), pET-23a(+), pET-23b(+), pET-24a(+), pET-25b(+), pET-26b(+), pET-27b(+), pET-28a(+), pET-29a(+), pET-30a(+), pET-31b(+), pET-32a(+), pET-35b(+), pET -38b(+), pET-39b(+), pET-40b(+), pET-41a(+), pET-41b(+), pET-42a(+), pET-43a(+), pET- 43b(+), pET-44a(+), pET-49b(+), pQE2, pQE9, pQE30, pQE31, pQE32, pQE40, pQE70, pQE80, pRSET-A, pRSET-B, pRSET-C, pGEX-5X -1, pGEX-6p-1, pGEX-6p-2, pBV220, pBV221, pBV222, pTrc99A, pTwin1, pEZZ18, pKK232-18, pUC-18 or pUC-19. More preferably, the above recombinant plasmid is pET-22b(+).

[0037] According to a typical implementation mode of the disclosure, a host cell is provided. The host cell contains any one of the above recombinant plasmids. The host cell suitable for the disclosure includes but is not limited to a prokaryotic cell, a yeast or a eukaryotic cell. Preferably, the prokaryotic cell is eubacteria, for example, gram-negative bacteria or gram-positive bacteria. More preferably, the prokaryotic cell is an E. coli BL21 cell or an E. coli DH5a competent cell. The best conditions for inducing the expression of the monooxygenase: 25°C, inducing with 0.1 mM IPTG for 16 h. The mutant plasmid is transformed into the E. coli cells, and then a crude enzyme is obtained by a method of ultrasonically breaking the cells.

[0038] According to a typical implementation mode of the disclosure, a method for producing a chiral sulfoxide is provided. The method includes a step of performing a catalytic monooxygenation reaction on a thioether compound by a monooxygenase, herein the monooxygenase is any one of the above monooxygenase mutants. Because the above monooxygenase mutant of the disclosure has higher enzyme catalytic activity and higher selectivity, the chiral sulfoxide prepared by using the monooxygenase mutant of the disclosure may not only reduce the production cost, but also an ee value of the obtained chiral sulfoxide is greater than 99%, and a de value is greater than 99%.

[0039] In a typical implementation mode of the disclosure the thioether compound is

herein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1∼C8 alkyl, a C5∼C10 cycloalkyl, a C5∼C10 aryl or a C5~C10 heteroaryl, or the R1 and R2 together with a carbon on a carbonyl group form a C5~C10 heterocyclic group, a C5∼C10 carbocyclic group or a C5∼C10 heteroaryl, heteroatoms in the C5∼ C10 heterocyclic group and C5∼C10 heteroaryl are each independently selected from at least one of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and an aryl in the C5~C10 aryl, a heteroaryl in the C5∼C10 heteroaryl, a carbocyclic group in the C5∼C10 carbocyclic group or a heterocyclic group in the C5∼C10 heterocyclic group is each independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one group of a halogen, an alkoxy or an alkyl.

[0040] Typically,

the thioether compound is

.( (1-(3-chlorophenyl)cyclopropyl)methyl sulfide).

[0041] The monooxygenase may be cell lysate enzyme solution, a whole cell, freeze-dried enzyme powder, a freeze-dried cell, an immobilized enzyme or an immobilized cell of the monooxygenase mutant.

[0042] Beneficial effects of the disclosure are further described below in combination with the embodiments.

Embodiment 1



[0043] 16 mg of (1-(3-chlorophenyl)cyclopropyl)methyl sulfide is added to 10 mL of a reaction flask, 0.1 M of Tris-HCI 9.0, 20 mg of isopropanol, 0.16 mg of NADP+, 1.6 mg of alcohol dehydrogenase freeze-dried enzyme powder, and 1.6 mg of monooxygenase BVMO freeze-dried enzyme powder are added, and mixed uniformly. A total volume is 1 mL. It is reacted at 30°C on a 200-revolution shaker for 16 hours. 3 mL of acetonitrile is added to a reaction sample system, it is placed in 5 mL of an EP tube after mixing uniformly, and centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 3 minutes. 100 µL of supernatant is taken and put in a sample delivery bottle, 900 µL of 90% acetonitrile is added, and it is detected by HPLC with a detection wavelength of 210 nm. Results are shown in Table 1.
Table 1
MutantActivitySulfone content
WT - *
M45T + *
V95I + **
C106S + *
T108S + *
M114L + *
M186I + *
P190F + **
P190L ++ **
L191V + **
C249V + *
C257A + *
C393V + *
C436S + *
L499A + **
G500L ++ **
S501T + **
I503A + **
Y559F +++ **
Y559L ++ ***
Y559A +++ ***
Y560F +++ ***
Y560L ++ ***
Y560A ++ **


[0044] Compared with the SEQ ID NO: 1, the enzyme activity is improved by multiple times, + represents 1-2 times of improvement, ++ represents 3-5 times of improvement, and +++ represents 5-10 times of improvement. 20-30% of the sulfone content is represented by *, 2-20% of the content is represented by **, and less than 2% of the content is represented by ***.

[0045] Enzyme solution preparation method: a supernatant medium is removed by centrifugation in a 96-well plate, 200 µL of enzymatic hydrolysis solution (lysozyme 2 mg/mL, polymyxin 0.5 mg/mL, pH=7.0) is added to each well, a temperature is kept at 37°C for 3 h.

[0046] High-throughput screening method: 250µL bioassay system: 2 mM of a substrate final concentration, 0.3 mM of a NADPH final concentration, 100µL of an addition amount of cell lysate enzyme solution, pH=9.0, and 30°C of a temperature.

[0047] The mutant obtained by screening is cultured in a shake flask, and then subjected to an amplification reaction.

[0048] The best conditions for inducing the expression of the monooxygenase: 25°C, inducing with 0.1 mM IPTG overnight.

Embodiment 2



[0049] 20 mg of (1-(3-chlorophenyl)cyclopropyl)methyl sulfide is added to 10 mL of a reaction flask, 0.1 M of Tris-HCI 9.0, 20 mg of isopropanol, 0.2 mg of NADP+, 20 mg of an alcohol dehydrogenase, and 20 mg of a monooxygenase BVMO are added, and mixed uniformly. A total volume is 1 mL. It is reacted at 30°C on a 200-revolution shaker for 16 hours. 3 mL of acetonitrile is added to a reaction sample system, it is placed in 5 mL of an EP tube after mixing uniformly, and centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 3 minutes. 100 µL of supernatant is taken and put in a sample delivery bottle, 900 µL of 90% acetonitrile is added, and it is detected by HPLC with a detection wavelength of 210 nm.

[0050] A transformation effect of a single-site mutant is higher than that of a female parent, but it does not achieve the desired effect. A combined saturation mutation may obtain a mutant with a synergistic effect between several mutation sites, and compositions of an amino acid thereof may be optimized and combined. Results are shown in Table 2.
Table 2
MutantActivitySulfone content
WT - *
P190Q+Y560F ++ **
P190G+Y560F +++ **
P190R+Y560F + *
P190N+Y560F +++ *
P190F+Y560F + ***
P190E+Y560F +++ *
P190V+Y560F +++ ***
P190T+Y560F +++ **
P190L+Y560F ++++ **
P190I+Y560F ++++ ***
P190H+Y560F ++++ ***
P190Y+Y560F ++++ **
Y559K+P190L ++++ ***
Y559M+P190L +++++ ***
Y559P+P190L ++++ **
Y559Q+P190L ++++ ***
Y559L+P190L ++++ **
Y559N+P190L ++++ **
Y559T+P190L ++++ **
Y559R+P190L ++++ **
Y559V+P190L ++++ **
Y559D+P190L +++ **
Y5591+P190L ++++ **
Y559A+P190L ++++ ***
Y559S+P190L ++++ **
Y560L+P190L +++++ ***
Y560S+P190L +++ **
Y560P+P190L +++ **
Y559A+Y560M+P190L ++++ **
Y559A+Y560F+P190L ++++ ***
Y559A+Y560L+P190L ++++ ***
Y559F+Y560F+P190L +++ **
Y559F+Y560L+P190L +++ **
Y559H+Y560L+P190L ++++ ***
Y559K+Y560L+P190L ++++ ***
Y559L+Y560F+P190L +++ **
Y559L+Y560L+P190L +++ ***
Y559Q+Y560F+P190L ++++ ***
Y559M+Y560F+P190L +++++ **
Y559N+Y560L+P190L ++++ ***
Y559P+Y560L+P190L +++ **
Y559Q+Y560L+P190L ++++ ***
Y559S+Y560F+P190L +++ **
Y559S+Y560L+P190L ++++ ***
Y559S+Y560P+P190L + **
Y559T+Y560F+P190L +++ **
Y559T+Y560G+P190L + **
Y559T+Y560L+P190L +++ **
Y559V+Y560A+P190L ++ *
Y559V+Y560F+P190L +++ *
Y559V+Y560L+P190L ++++ ***
Y559V+Y560Q+P190L ++ **
Y559M+P190L+P504A +++ ***
Y559M+P190L+P504I ++ ***
Y559M+P190L+N503V +++ ***
Y559M+P190L+P504T +++++ ***
Y559M+P190L+P504V ++++ **
Y559M+P190L+P504S ++++ **


[0051] Compared with the SEQ ID NO: 1, the enzyme activity is improved by multiple times, + represents 1-2 times of improvement, ++ represents 3-5 times of improvement, +++ represents 5-10 times of improvement, ++++ represents 10-20 times of improvement, and +++++ represents 20 times of improvement. 20-30% of the sulfone content is represented by *, 2-20% of the content is represented by **, and less than 2% of the content is represented by ***.

[0052] Combination of mutation sites may obtain the better mutant. Therefore, the mutation sites are randomly recombined by a method of DNA shuffling, to build a mutation library, and then it is screened to try to get the better mutant.

[0053] DNA shuffling is sexual recombination of genes at a molecular level. A group of homologous genes are digested with a nuclease I into random fragments, a library is formed by these random fragments, and PCR amplification is performed by using these random fragments as primers and templates mutually. While one gene copy fragment is used as a primer for another gene copy, template exchange and gene recombination occur.

[0054] Enzyme solution preparation method: a supernatant medium is removed by centrifugation in a 96-well plate, 200 µL of enzymatic hydrolysis solution (lysozyme 2 mg/mL, polymyxin 0.5 mg/mL, pH=7.0) is added to each well, a temperature is kept at 37°C for 3 h.

[0055] High-throughput screening method: 250µL bioassay system: 2 mM of a substrate final concentration, 0.3 mM of a NADPH final concentration, 100µL of an addition amount of cell lysate enzyme solution, pH=9.0, and 30°C of a temperature.

[0056] The mutant obtained by screening is cultured in a shake flask, and then subjected to an amplification reaction.

[0057] The best conditions for inducing the expression of the monooxygenase: 25°C, inducing with 0.1 mM IPTG overnight.

Embodiment 3



[0058] 30 mg of (1-(3-chlorophenyl)cyclopropyl)methyl sulfide is added to 10 mL of a reaction flask, 0.1 M of Tris-HCI 9.0, 30 mg of isopropanol, 0.3 mg of NADP+, 30 mg of an alcohol dehydrogenase, and 30 mg of a monooxygenase BVMO are added, and mixed uniformly. A total volume is 1 mL. It is reacted at 30°C on a 200-revolution shaker for 16 hours. 3 mL of acetonitrile is added to a reaction sample system, it is placed in 5 mL of an EP tube after mixing uniformly, and centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 3 minutes. 100 µL of supernatant is taken and put in a sample delivery bottle, 900 µL of 90% acetonitrile is added, and it is detected by HPLC with a detection wavelength of 210 nm. Results are shown in Table 3.
Table 3
MutantActivitySulfone content
WT - *
P190L+Y559M+M45T +++++ ***
P190L+Y559M+C257A +++++ ***
P190L+Y559M+C249V +++++ ***
P190L+Y559M+C393V +++++ ***
P190L+Y559M+M186I +++++ ***
P190L+Y559M+C249V+C393V +++++ ***
P190L+Y559M+C249V+C393V+C257A +++++ ***
P190L+Y559M+C249V+C393V+C257A+M45T +++++ ***
P1 90L+Y559M+C249V+C393V+C257A+M45T+M186I +++++ ***


[0059] Compared with the SEQ ID NO: 1, the enzyme activity is improved by multiple times, + represents 1-2 times of improvement, ++ represents 3-5 times of improvement, +++ represents 5-10 times of improvement, ++++ represents 10-20 times of improvement, and +++++ represents 20 times of improvement. 20-30% of the sulfone content is represented by *, 2-20% of the content is represented by **, and less than 2% of the content is represented by ***.

[0060] The above are only preferred embodiments of the disclosure, and are not intended to limit the disclosure. Various modifications and changes may be made to the disclosure by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the disclosure should be included in a scope of protection of the disclosure.


Claims

1. A monooxygenase mutant, wherein an amino acid sequence of the monooxygenase mutant is obtained by mutation of an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and the mutation at least comprises one of the following mutation sites: 45-th site, 95-th site, 106-th site, 108-th site, 114-th site, 186-th site, 190-th site, 191-th site, 249-th site, 257-th site, 393-th site, 436-th site, 499-th site, 500-th site, 501-th site, 503-th site, 504-th site, 559-th site, and 560-th site, and the mutation is that a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine; an alanine in the 95-th site is mutated into a threonine; a cysteine in the 106-th site is mutated into a serine; a threonine in the 108-th site is mutated into a serine; a methionine in the 114-th site is mutated into a leucine, a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine, a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a glycine, an arginine, an asparagine, a glutamic acid, a valine, a threonine, an isoleucine, a histidine, a tyrosine, a phenylalanine or a leucine, a leucine in the 191-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 436-th site is mutated into a serine, a leucine in the 499-th site is mutated into an alanine, a glycine in the 500-th site is mutated into a leucine, a serine in the 501-th site is mutated into a threonine, an isoleucine in the 503-th site is mutated into an alanine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a threonine, a valine or a serine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a lysine, a methionine, a proline, a glutamine, an asparagine, a serine, an arginine, a valine, an aspartic acid, an isoleucine, a serine, a leucine or an alanine and a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a leucine, a serine, a proline, a methionine, or a alanine; or the amino acid sequence of the monooxygenase mutant is an amino acid sequence having the mutation sites in the mutated amino acid sequence, and having more than 80% of homology with the mutated amino acid sequence.
 
2. The monooxygenase mutant according to claim 1, wherein the mutation at least comprises one of the following mutation site combinations: a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a lysine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an asparagines and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an arginine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an aspartic acid and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an isoleucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th is mutated into a glycine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an arginine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an asparagine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a glutamic acid; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a valine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a threonine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into an isoleucine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a histidine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a tyrosine; a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a methionine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into an phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an alanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a histidine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a lysine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into an asparagine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a proline, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a glutamine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a serine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a proline and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a glycine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a threonine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a phenylalanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a leucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a valine, a tyrosine in the 560-th site is mutated into a glutamine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into an alanine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into an isoleucine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, an asparagines in the 503-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a threonine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a valine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine; a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a proline in the 504-th site is mutated into a serine and a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine;
preferably, the mutation at least comprises one of the following mutation site combinations: a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a methionine in the 45-th site mutated into a threonine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine and a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine and a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine and a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine and a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine; a proline in the 190-th site is mutated into a leucine, a tyrosine in the 559-th site is mutated into a methionine, a cysteine in the 249-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 393-th site is mutated into a valine, a cysteine in the 257-th site is mutated into an alanine, a methionine in the 45-th site is mutated into a threonine and a methionine in the 186-th site is mutated into an isoleucine.
 
3. A DNA molecule, wherein the DNA molecule encodes the monooxygenase mutant according to claim 1 or 2.
 
4. A recombinant plasmid, wherein the recombinant plasmid comprises the DNA molecule according to claim 3.
 
5. The recombinant plasmid according to claim 4, wherein the recombinant plasmid is pET-22b(+), pET-22b(+), pET-3a(+), pET-3d(+), pET-11a(+), pET-12a(+), pET-14b (+), pET-15b(+), pET-16b(+), pET-17b(+), pET-19b(+), pET-20b(+), pET-21a(+), pET-23a(+), pET-23b(+), pET-24a(+), pET-25b(+), pET-26b(+), pET-27b(+), pET-28a(+), pET-29a(+), pET-30a(+), pET-31b(+), pET-32a(+), pET-35b(+), pET-38b(+), pET-39b(+), pET-40b(+), PET-41a(+), pET-41b(+), pET-42a(+), pET-43a(+), pET-43b(+), pET-44a(+), pET-49b(+), pQE2, pQE9, pQE30, pQE31, pQE32, pQE40, pQE70, pQE80, pRSET-A, pRSET-B, pRSET-C, pGEX-5X-1, pGEX-6p-1, pGEX-6p-2, pBV220, pBV221, pBV222, pTrc99A, pTwin1, pEZZ18, pKK232-18, pUC-18 or pUC-19.
 
6. A host cell, wherein the host cell comprises the recombinant plasmid according to claim 4 or 5.
 
7. The host cell according to claim 6, wherein the host cell comprises a prokaryotic cell, a yeast or a eukaryotic cell; and preferably, the prokaryotic cell is an E. coli BL21 cell or an E. coli DH5a competent cell.
 
8. A method for producing a chiral sulfoxide, comprising a step of performing a catalytic monooxygenation reaction on a thioether compound by a monooxygenase, wherein the monooxygenase is the monooxygenase mutant according to claim 1 or 2.
 
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the thioether compound is

wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1∼C8 alkyl, a C5∼C10 cycloalkyl, a C5∼C10 aryl or a C5∼C10 heteroaryl, or the R1 and R2 together with a carbon on a carbonyl group form a C5~C10 heterocyclic group, a C5∼C10 carbocyclic group or a C5∼C10 heteroaryl, heteroatoms in the C5∼C10 heterocyclic group and C5∼C10 heteroaryl are each independently selected from at least one of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and an aryl in the C5~C10 aryl, a heteroaryl in the C5∼C10 heteroaryl, a carbocyclic group in the C5∼C10 carbocyclic group or a heterocyclic group in the C5∼C10 heterocyclic group is each independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one group of a halogen, an alkoxy or an alkyl.
 
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the thioether compound is


 
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the monooxygenase is cell lysate enzyme solution, a whole cell, freeze-dried enzyme powder, a freeze-dried cell, an immobilized enzyme or an immobilized cell of the monooxygenase mutant according to claim 1 or 2.
 
12. The method according to claim 8, wherein a reaction system of the monooxygenation reaction further comprises a cofactor, the cofactor is NAD/NADH and/or NADP/NADPH, and a cofactor circulation system comprises glucose and glucose dehydrogenase, formate and formate dehydrogenase, glucose 6-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, or secondary alcohol and secondary alcohol dehydrogenase.
 
13. The method according to claim 8, wherein an addition amount of the monooxygenase in the reaction system of the monooxygenation reaction is 0.1 to 10 times of a substrate mass.
 
14. The method according to claim 8, wherein a temperature of the monooxygenation reaction is 10~50°C, preferably 30°C.
 
15. The method according to claim 8, wherein the monooxygenation reaction is performed at a pH of 7∼10, preferably a pH of 9.
 





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