Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng is an aromatic medicinal herb known for its therapeutic and nutritional properties attributed by the presence of monoterpene and sesquiterpene compounds. Up until now, research on terpenoid biosynthesis has focused on a few mint species with economic importance...
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| author | Nur Suhanawati, Ashaari Mohd Hairul, Ab. Rahim Suriana, Sabri Kok, Song Lai Adelene, Ai-Lian Song Raha, Abdul Rahim Wan Muhamad Asrul Nizam, Wan Abdullah Janna Ong, Abdullah |
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| description | Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng is an aromatic medicinal herb known for its therapeutic and nutritional properties attributed by the presence of monoterpene and sesquiterpene compounds. Up until now, research on terpenoid biosynthesis has focused on a few mint species with economic importance such as thyme and oregano, yet the terpene synthases responsible for monoterpene production in P. amboinicus have not been described. Here we report the isolation, heterologous expression and functional characterization of a terpene synthase involved in P. amboinicus terpenoid biosynthesis. A putative monoterpene synthase gene (PamTps1) from P. amboinicus was isolated with an open reading frame of 1797 bp encoding a predicted protein of 598 amino acids with molecular weight of 69.6 kDa. PamTps1 shares 60–70% amino acid sequence similarity with other known terpene synthases of Lamiaceae. The in vitro enzymatic activity of PamTps1 demonstrated the conversion of geranyl pyrophosphate and farnesyl pyrophosphate exclusively into linalool and nerolidol, respectively, and thus PamTps1 was classified as a linalool/nerolidol synthase. In vivo activity of PamTps1 in a recombinant Escherichia coli strain revealed production of linalool and nerolidol which correlated with its in vitro activity. This outcome validated the multi-substrate usage of this enzyme in producing linalool and nerolidol both in in vivo and in vitro systems. The transcript level of PamTps1 was prominent in the leaf during daytime as compared to the stem. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and quantitative real-time PCR analyses showed that maximal linalool level was released during the daytime and lower at night following a diurnal circadian pattern which correlated with the PamTps1 expression pattern. The PamTps1 cloned herein provides a molecular basis for the terpenoid biosynthesis in this local herb that could be exploited for valuable production using metabolic engineering in both microbial and plant systems. |
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| spelling | ump-286732020-07-07T02:11:30Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28673/ Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus Nur Suhanawati, Ashaari Mohd Hairul, Ab. Rahim Suriana, Sabri Kok, Song Lai Adelene, Ai-Lian Song Raha, Abdul Rahim Wan Muhamad Asrul Nizam, Wan Abdullah Janna Ong, Abdullah QD Chemistry Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng is an aromatic medicinal herb known for its therapeutic and nutritional properties attributed by the presence of monoterpene and sesquiterpene compounds. Up until now, research on terpenoid biosynthesis has focused on a few mint species with economic importance such as thyme and oregano, yet the terpene synthases responsible for monoterpene production in P. amboinicus have not been described. Here we report the isolation, heterologous expression and functional characterization of a terpene synthase involved in P. amboinicus terpenoid biosynthesis. A putative monoterpene synthase gene (PamTps1) from P. amboinicus was isolated with an open reading frame of 1797 bp encoding a predicted protein of 598 amino acids with molecular weight of 69.6 kDa. PamTps1 shares 60–70% amino acid sequence similarity with other known terpene synthases of Lamiaceae. The in vitro enzymatic activity of PamTps1 demonstrated the conversion of geranyl pyrophosphate and farnesyl pyrophosphate exclusively into linalool and nerolidol, respectively, and thus PamTps1 was classified as a linalool/nerolidol synthase. In vivo activity of PamTps1 in a recombinant Escherichia coli strain revealed production of linalool and nerolidol which correlated with its in vitro activity. This outcome validated the multi-substrate usage of this enzyme in producing linalool and nerolidol both in in vivo and in vitro systems. The transcript level of PamTps1 was prominent in the leaf during daytime as compared to the stem. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and quantitative real-time PCR analyses showed that maximal linalool level was released during the daytime and lower at night following a diurnal circadian pattern which correlated with the PamTps1 expression pattern. The PamTps1 cloned herein provides a molecular basis for the terpenoid biosynthesis in this local herb that could be exploited for valuable production using metabolic engineering in both microbial and plant systems. Public Library of Science 2020 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28673/1/Functional%20characterization%20of%20a%20new%20terpene.pdf Nur Suhanawati, Ashaari and Mohd Hairul, Ab. Rahim and Suriana, Sabri and Kok, Song Lai and Adelene, Ai-Lian Song and Raha, Abdul Rahim and Wan Muhamad Asrul Nizam, Wan Abdullah and Janna Ong, Abdullah (2020) Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus. PLoS ONE, 15 (7). pp. 1-22. ISSN 1932-6203. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235416 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235416 |
| spellingShingle | QD Chemistry Nur Suhanawati, Ashaari Mohd Hairul, Ab. Rahim Suriana, Sabri Kok, Song Lai Adelene, Ai-Lian Song Raha, Abdul Rahim Wan Muhamad Asrul Nizam, Wan Abdullah Janna Ong, Abdullah Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus |
| title | Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus |
| title_full | Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus |
| title_fullStr | Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus |
| title_short | Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus |
| title_sort | functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from plectranthus amboinicus |
| topic | QD Chemistry |
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