A New L-Proline Amide Hydrolase with Potential Application within the Amidase Process Martínez Rodríguez, Sergio Contreras Montoya, Rafael Torres De Pinedo, Jesús Manuel Álvarez Cienfuegos Rodríguez, Luis Gavira Gallardo, José Antonio Amidase Amino acid Amidase process Proline Aminopeptidase S33 family This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation/FEDER funds grant PID2020-116261GB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (JAG), from the FEDER/Junta de Andalucia-Consejeria de Transformacion Economica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades grants P18-FR-3533 (LAC) and P12-FQM-790 (RCM), and from the University of Granada grant PPJI2017-1 (SMR). L-proline amide hydrolase (PAH, EC 3.5.1.101) is a barely described enzyme belonging to the peptidase S33 family, and is highly similar to prolyl aminopeptidases (PAP, EC. 3.4.11.5). Besides being an S-stereoselective character towards piperidine-based carboxamides, this enzyme also hydrolyses different L-amino acid amides, turning it into a potential biocatalyst within the Amidase Process. In this work, we report the characterization of L-proline amide hydrolase from Pseudomonas syringae (PsyPAH) together with the first X-ray structure for this class of L-amino acid amidases. Recombinant PsyPAH showed optimal conditions at pH 7.0 and 35 degrees C, with an apparent thermal melting temperature of 46 degrees C. The enzyme behaved as a monomer at the optimal pH. The L-enantioselective hydrolytic activity towards different canonical and non-canonical amino-acid amides was confirmed. Structural analysis suggests key residues in the enzymatic activity. 2022-03-21T07:58:16Z 2022-03-21T07:58:16Z 2021-12-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Martinez-Rodríguez, S... [et al.]. A New L-Proline Amide Hydrolase with Potential Application within the Amidase Process. Crystals 2022, 12, 18. [https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12010018] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/73583 10.3390/cryst12010018 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España MDPI