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Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Vol.112, 1-5, 2018
Production of myo-inositol from glucose by a novel trienzymatic cascade of polyphosphate glucokinase, inositol 1-phosphate synthase and inositol monophosphatase
Myo-inositol (inositol) is important in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and functional food industries. Here, we report a novel pathway to produce inositol from glucose by a trienzymatic cascade system involving polyphosphate glucokinase (PPGK), inositol 1-phosphate synthase (IPS) and inositol monophosphatase (IMP). The system contained three highly active enzymes, AspPPGK from Arthrobacter sp. OY3WO11, TbIPS from Trypanosoma brucei TREU927, and EcIMP from Escherichia coli. A trienzymatic cascade reaction was implemented, and the conversion ratio from glucose to inositol reached 90%, which is promising for the enzymatic synthesis of inositol without ATP supplementation.
Keywords:Myo-inositol;Polyphosphate glucokinase;Inositol-1-phosphate synthase;Inositol monophosphatase;Trienzymatic cascade