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ArticleCurrent microbiology2025

Exploring Escherichia coli EGY Type II L-Asparaginase Variant of Unique Glutaminase Activity: Cloning, Expression, Biochemical Characterization, and Molecular Docking Analysis.

Rawan Alshamy, Nehal Aly, Nefertiti El-Nikhely, Hisham A Nematalla, Mohamed Elkewedi, Hesham Saeed

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Rawan AlshamyDepartment of Biotechnology, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. rawan.ali@alexu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3027-4647
Nehal AlyBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Nefertiti El-NikhelyDepartment of Biotechnology, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Hisham A NematallaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
Mohamed ElkewediDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Hesham SaeedDepartment of Biotechnology, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Hesham25166@alexu.edu.eg.

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Microbial L-asparaginase II is a cornerstone biopharmaceutical drug for the effective treatment of leukemia and other blood cancers. However, the associated cellular resistance mechanisms in response to the treatment require effective management and necessitate searching and developing of better versions of the enzyme. Overall, the current study described a new E. coli type II L-ASNase variant of unique L-glutaminase co-activity that was cloned into pET28a ( +) vector and expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) pLysS as a cytosolic protein with a molecular weight of 38.390 kDa. The recombinant E. coli L-ASNase was purified by affinity chromatography and showed high specific activity of 7179.5 U/mg. The purified enzyme exhibited enormous thermal stability and its affinity for L-asparagine (L-Asn) and L-glutamine (L-Gln) was in silico analyzed by molecular docking and experimentally verified which indicated relatively similar affinity. The purified E. coli L-ASNase demonstrated high dual activities toward L-Asn (Km and Vmax 0.627 mM and 385 µmol min

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AsparaginaseEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGlutaminaseAsparagineCloning, MolecularEnzyme StabilityGene ExpressionGlutamineKineticsMolecular Docking SimulationRecombinant ProteinsSubstrate SpecificityAsparaginaseAsparagineEscherichia coli ProteinsGlutaminaseGlutamineRecombinant Proteins

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