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A carotenoid dioxygenase and methods for the biotechnological production in microorganisms and plants of compounds derived from saffron

A technology of carotene and dioxygenase, applied in botany equipment and methods, biochemical equipment and methods, oxidoreductase, etc., can solve the problems of uncertain identification and impossible apocarotenoid compounds

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-08-18
国家新技术、能源和可持续经济发展局(ENEA)
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Therefore, since the identification of the first enzyme of the biosynthetic pathway (i.e. the CCDs responsible for the symmetrical cleavage of the 7,8 and 7'8' positions of zeaxanthin) remains uncertain, it is currently not possible to prepare the apo of saffron by biotechnological methods. Carotenoid compounds, especially crocetin and crocin

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[0014] Example 1. Identification of the gene CCD2 expressed in the stigma of saffron: Transcripts CCD4 and ZCD are expressed during anthesis when the biosynthesis of crocetin, crocetin and crocin is substantially complete. Only CCD2 is expressed at early stages of development, where it actively synthesizes apocarotenoids ( figure 2 A) (19). Saffron's CCD2 protein is a new CCD s A member of the subfamily that is similar to, but distinct from, CCD1 ( figure 2 B). CCD2 has all seven blades retained in all CCDs forming a β-propeller structure, whereas ZCD lacks blade VII ( figure 2 C).

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[0015] Example 2. Demonstration that the gene CCD2 expressed in the bacterium E. coli genetically modified to accumulate zeaxanthin converts zeaxanthin to the crocetin dialdehyde product while the gene ZCD does not have this property.

[0016] The coding sequences of genes CCD2 and ZCD were cloned into the vector pThio-DAN1, and then inducible expression in Escherichia coli was induced with arabinose. The recombinant protein was expressed in three E. coli strains accumulating lycopene, β-carotene and zeaxanthin ( image 3 A)(13)(14). At the same time, no fading and cleavage products were observed in E. coli strains accumulating lycopene and β-carotene after expression of CCD2 or ZCD ( image 3 A), but expression of CCD2 in strains of E. coli strains accumulating zeaxanthin resulted in a marked depigmentation of the bacterial cells ( image 3 A). HPLC analysis coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) showed a peak corresponding to the m / z ratio of 297.1847 fo...

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[0017]Example 3. Demonstration that the gene CCD2 expressed in maize endosperm and / or Arabidopsis thaliana cells converts zeaxanthin to crocetin product. The sequences encoding CCD2 and ZCD were cloned into the binary vector pBI121 under the control of the known promoter 35S. The resulting vector was used to transform maize endosperm and Arabidopsis cells containing zeaxanthin. Endosperms transformed with CCD2 showed discoloration, a sign of carotenoid cleavage activity, compared to endosperms transformed with vectors containing ZCD or β-glucuronidase components. LC-HRMS analysis of plant cells expressing CCD2 did not confirm the presence of 3-OH-β-apo-8'-carotene aldehyde or crocetin dialdehyde, but a corresponding m / z of crocetin equal to 329.1747 appeared A new peak than that demonstrated the same chromatographic mobility as the standard for this substrate. This transformation is due to the conversion of saffron dialdehyde to crocetin in maize endosperm (Table 1) and Arab...

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The present invention relates to a new carotenoid dioxygenase and methods for the biological production in microorganisms and plants of compounds with high added value derived from saffron.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to novel carotenoid dioxygenases and methods for the bioproduction in microorganisms and plants of compounds with high added value derived from saffron. [0002] The present invention particularly relates to genes, proteins and methods for preparing apocarotenoids of saffron in in vitro systems, engineering strains of Escherichia coli (E. Coli) and plant tissues. More specifically, the present invention relates to the isolation and characterization of the saffron gene CCD2 encoding an enzyme with carotenoid-cleaving dioxygenase activity (carotenoid-cleaving dioxygenase: CCD). Overexpression of this gene in zeaxanthin-accumulating engineered microorganisms such as Escherichia coli or zeaxanthin-rich plant tissues such as maize endosperm determines the production of crocetin dialdehyde and crocetin, respectively. The invention also relates to the development of in vitro assays for studying the activity of said dioxygenases. ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C12N15/53C12N9/02C12N15/82C12P7/24C12P7/44
CPCC12N9/0083C12N15/8243C12N15/825C12P7/24C12P7/44
Inventor 乔瓦尼·朱利亚诺保拉·费兰特萨拉·弗鲁希安特詹弗兰科·戴尔拖马尔科·派特瑞拉萨利姆·阿尔-芭比利
Owner 国家新技术、能源和可持续经济发展局(ENEA)
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