Objectives: Although Geobacillus are significant thermophilic bacteria source, there are no reports of thermostable esterase gene in Geobacillus jurassicus or rational design strategies to increase the thermal stability of esterases.
Results: Gene gju768 showed a highest similarity of 15.20% to esterases from Geobacillus sp. with detail enzymatic properties. Using a combination of Gibbs Unfolding Free Energy (∆∆G) calculator and the distance from the mutation site to the catalytic site (Ds) to screen suitable mutation sites with elimination of negative surface charge, the mutants (D24N, E221Q, and E253Q) displayed stable mutants with higher thermal stability than the wild-type (WT). Mutant E253Q exhibited the best thermal stability, with a half-life (T) at 65 °C of 32.4 min, which was 1.8-fold of the WT (17.9 min).
Conclusion: Cloning of gene gju768 and rational design based on surface charge engineering contributed to the identification of thermostable esterase from Geobacillus sp. and the exploration of evolutionary strategies for thermal stability.
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