WO2012046731A1 - γ-Glu-Abuを含有する酵母及び酵母エキス、並びにそれらの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to yeast and yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu (L- ⁇ -glutamyl-L-2-aminobutyric acid), and methods for producing them.
- the yeast extract of the present invention is particularly useful in the food field such as seasonings and health foods.
- Yeast extract has the function of imparting tsumi and umami to foods, and has been widely used in the food field as a seasoning.
- glutathione hereinafter sometimes referred to as “GSH”
- GSH glutathione
- CaSR calcium sensing receptor
- GSH Non-patent Document 3
- this CaSR was also present in the tongue cells and was thought to exhibit some taste response (Non-Patent Document 4), but recently it has been revealed that this CaSR is involved in human body taste recognition.
- Non-Patent Document 5 In the same document, it is reported that not only GSH, which has been recognized as a kokumi substance, but also several ⁇ -glutamyl compounds similarly respond to CaSR.
- a peptide represented by the general formula ⁇ -Glu-X or ⁇ -Glu-X-Gly (X represents an amino acid or amino acid derivative excluding Cys), such as ⁇ -Glu-Met, ⁇ -Glu-Thr, It has been reported that ⁇ -Glu-Val-Gly and the like have a savoring effect (Patent Document 1).
- S- or O-carboxyalkylated gamma-glutamyl or beta asparagyl peptide esters (the group of esters of S- or O-carboxyalkylated gamma-glutamyl and beta-asparagyl peptides) have also been reported as rich substances. (Patent Document 2).
- GSH Like GSH, these peptides impart a rich taste to foods, but unlike GSH, they do not have a reduced-SH group.
- a substance having a reduced-SH group such as GSH is unstable and its titer decreases with the formation of a disulfide bond (Patent Document 2). It is considered that ⁇ -Glu-X or ⁇ -Glu-X-Gly is useful in that the rich taste-imparting peptide that is not present is stable.
- the taste changes with the passage of time after eating, but it is called the initial taste, the middle taste, and the aftertaste in order from immediately after eating.
- ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly which is a ⁇ -glutamyl compound, has a body-taste imparting action centering on an initial-middle taste (Patent Documents 3 and 4).
- Non-patent Document 7 As an example of knowledge about a dipeptide ⁇ -Glu-X, an example of fermentation broth analysis of Micrococcus glutamicus can be given (Non-patent Document 7). In the same document, it was reported that fermentation broth was applied to various columns to separate peptides and ⁇ -Glu-Glu, ⁇ -Glu-Val, and ⁇ -Glu-Leu were isolated. It is unknown how much was contained in the broth. In any case, there is no report that ⁇ -Glu-Abu was included.
- GSH is produced by two enzymes: ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthase, which combines Glu and Cys to generate ⁇ -Glu-Cys, and glutathione synthase, which generates GSH by combining ⁇ -Glu-Cys and Gly. Synthesized.
- the substrate specificity of each enzyme has been investigated in an in vitro enzyme reaction, and it has been reported that ⁇ -Glu-Abu was produced using Glu and Abu as substrates (Non-patent Document 8).
- this is an example using a bacterium called Proteus mirabilis, not a study using yeast.
- Abu can be used as a substrate in the in vitro enzymatic reaction, but the Abu production pathway in yeast is not known.
- Yeast extract that can be prepared from yeast cells as a raw material is a seasoning that has been widely used in the food field and has high consumer acceptance. Therefore, the form of yeast extract is more preferable as the carrier of the taste substance.
- a mineral-containing yeast can be exemplified. It is known that when a metal is added to a medium, the yeast takes the metal into the cells (Non-patent Document 9). In particular, if trace elements such as zinc, iron, copper, manganese, selenium, molybdenum, and chromium are added to the medium, yeast can be used as a source of elements that are to be strengthened in food (Patent Document 5). Focusing on this point, a method for producing a mineral-containing yeast has been developed (Patent Documents 6 to 8).
- Patent Document 9 an example of a magnesium-rich yeast disclosed in Patent Document 9 can be given.
- Magnesium-enriched foods containing magnesium salts, which are inorganic compounds, are also available on the market, but because they are inorganic salts, their bitterness and astringency are strong and daily intake is extremely difficult compared to natural ingredients containing magnesium. It is stated that.
- the technique disclosed in Patent Document 9 is to produce a natural material by allowing yeast to incorporate magnesium.
- the technique currently disclosed by patent document 10 can be illustrated as a merit of the nutrient surface at the time of making a yeast take in a mineral.
- yeast As described above, compared with the case where the target substance is simply added to food, once it is taken into yeast, various benefits can be obtained by adding it to food in the form of yeast or yeast extract. . However, unlike minerals, which are essential nutrients, the ability of yeast to take up amino acids and peptides is complexly controlled, and simple application is considered difficult.
- the carrier of a ⁇ -glutamyl compound such as ⁇ -Glu-X which is a richness imparting agent, is preferably in the form of yeast cells or yeast extract, but a yeast containing such a ⁇ -glutamyl compound is preferred.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a yeast extract having a taste-enriching taste-providing effect and a method for producing the same.
- ⁇ -Glu-Abu L- ⁇ -glutamyl-L-2-aminobutyric acid
- the yeast takes Abu ( ⁇ -aminobutyric acid) or ⁇ -Glu-Abu into the cell, and by preparing a yeast extract from yeast cultured in a medium containing Abu or ⁇ -Glu-Abu, It has been found that a yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu can be produced. It has also been found that Abu production proceeds in cells by increasing the activity of aminotransferase or / and ⁇ -ketobutyrate synthase.
- a yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu can be produced by allowing a ⁇ -glutamyltransferase to act on a yeast extract material to which Abu has been added. Based on these findings, the present invention has been completed. That is, the present invention is as follows.
- a yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu at 0.2% or more by dry weight (2) A yeast extract containing 0.5% or more of ⁇ -Glu-Abu per dry weight. (3) A yeast extract containing 1.0% or more of ⁇ -Glu-Abu per dry weight. (4) The yeast extract, wherein the yeast is a yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces or Candida. (5) The yeast extract, wherein the yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (6) The yeast extract, wherein the yeast is Candida utilis. (7) A yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu, characterized in that yeast is cultured in a medium to which a compound selected from Abu and ⁇ -Glu-Abu is added, and a yeast extract is prepared from the obtained cells. Manufacturing method.
- the medium contains 10 ppm or more in the case of Abu, 1 ppm or more in the case of ⁇ -Glu-Abu, and the yeast extract contains ⁇ -Glu-Abu in an amount of 0.2% or more by dry weight, Method.
- the method as described above, wherein the yeast is Candida utilis.
- the method, wherein the yeast has one or both of the following properties: (A) ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthetase activity is enhanced, (B) Glutathione synthase activity is weakened.
- yeast wherein the activity of the peptide degrading enzyme is weakened.
- a yeast extract produced from the yeast (19) A method for producing a yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu, characterized in that ⁇ -glutamyltransferase is allowed to act on a yeast extract raw material to which Abu has been added. (20) The method as described above, wherein the addition amount of Abu is 0.1% or more per dry weight of the yeast extract raw material, and the yeast extract contains Abu at 0.2% or more per dry weight.
- Mass chromatograms of Abu, ⁇ -Glu-Abu, and ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly preparations Mass chromatogram of internal standard (3-methyl-His-d2, Gly-d2).
- 3MeHis-d2 represents 3-methyl-His-d2.
- the yeast extract of the present invention is a yeast extract containing 0.2% or more of ⁇ -Glu-Abu per dry weight.
- the yeast extract of the present invention contains ⁇ -Glu-Abu in an amount of 0.2% or more, preferably 0.5% or more, more preferably 1.0% or more, and particularly preferably 2.0% or more per dry weight.
- the yeast used as a raw material for the yeast extract of the present invention is the same as the yeast used in the method of the present invention described later.
- the properties of the yeast extract of the present invention are not particularly limited, and may be a powder or a solution.
- the yeast extract of this invention can be utilized as a use similar to the conventional yeast extract, for example, a seasoning, a food additive, or a health food.
- the yeast extract of this invention is excellent in the richness imparting effect. Since the richness imparting effect is more exhibited in the presence of umami and salty tastes, umami substances such as sodium L-glutamate and taste nucleotides and / or salty substances such as salt may be added to the yeast extract. .
- the yeast extract of the present invention is particularly excellent in the taste of the taste, a rich taste substance having a different profile, such as GSH or ⁇ -Glu-Val-Gly, or a yeast extract containing these is added. May be. Moreover, you may add an umami substance and / or a salty substance with the yeast extract of this invention to a seasoning, a food additive, or a health food.
- the taste pattern can be divided into a first taste, a middle taste, and an aftertaste. These are relative concepts, but are usually tastes that are felt from 0 to 2 seconds, from 2 to 5 seconds, and after 5 seconds, respectively, after eating.
- the “initial-middle taste” is a taste that can be felt in 0 to 5 seconds, and the “middle-after taste” to be described later is felt in about 30 seconds after 2 seconds. It is a taste.
- the yeast extract of the present invention can be produced, for example, by the method of the present invention shown below.
- the first method of the present invention includes ⁇ -Glu-Abu by culturing yeast in a medium containing a compound selected from Abu and ⁇ -Glu-Abu, and preparing a yeast extract from the obtained bacterial cells. This is a method for producing a yeast extract.
- yeast As long as yeast can take Abu and / or ⁇ -Glu-Abu into the cell and accumulate ⁇ -Glu-Abu in the cell, it may be a wild strain, various mutants or recombinant strains. Good. Mutants or recombinant strains include strains with enhanced activity of ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthetase (GSH1), strains with weakened activity of glutathione synthetase (GSH2), or strains having these two properties. Can be mentioned.
- GSH1 ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthetase
- GSH2 glutathione synthetase
- mutant strain or recombinant strain examples include strains in which the activity of an enzyme encoded by a peptide degrading enzyme that degrades intracellular peptides, such as the DUG1, DUG2, DUG3, and ECM38 genes, is weakened. Furthermore, in addition to the enhancement of the activity of GSH1 and / or the attenuation of the activity of GSH2, the yeast may have a reduced peptidase activity.
- the nucleotide sequences of the above genes are disclosed in the Saccharomyces Genome Database (http://www.yeastgenome.org/).
- Yeast is not particularly limited as long as it can accumulate ⁇ -Glu-Abu in the cell, Saccharomyces genus such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida genus such as Candida utilis, Pichia genus such as Pichia pastoris, Examples include yeast belonging to the genus Schizosaccharomyces such as Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Of these, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida utilis, which are often used for the production of yeast extract, are preferable.
- the yeast of the present invention may be haploid or may have diploidity or higher ploidy.
- Examples of a method for enhancing the activity of an enzyme or protein such as GSH1 include a method for enhancing the expression of genes encoding these.
- Gene expression enhancement can be achieved, for example, by changing the promoter of the gene on the chromosome to a stronger one, by promoting the multi-copy by inserting the target gene on the chromosome, or by transferring the plasmid containing the target gene to yeast. Examples thereof include a method of retaining, or a method of activating a transcription factor of a gene encoding a target enzyme.
- the promoter may be a highly active type of a conventional promoter by using various reporter genes, or a known high expression promoter such as ADH1, PGK1, PDC1, TDH3, TEF1, HXT7, etc. May be used.
- Multi-copying of the target gene can be performed, for example, by inserting the target gene into a plasmid having a CEN4 replication origin or a multi-copy plasmid having a 2 ⁇ m DNA replication origin.
- a transposon may be used, or the target gene may be introduced targeting 150 copies of the rDNA sequence.
- the target enzyme in order to weaken the activity of an enzyme or protein such as GSH2 or peptide degrading enzyme, a method of weakening the expression by changing the promoter of the gene on the chromosome encoding these to a weaker one, the target enzyme Method of reducing activity by introducing mutation, method of deleting part or all of the target enzyme gene from the chromosome, or inactivating the gene by inserting other sequences into the target enzyme gene And the like. It should be noted that the weakening of the enzyme activity includes both the case where the enzyme activity is lower than that of the wild strain and the case where the enzyme activity is completely lost.
- Enhancement of the activity of ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthetase is disclosed, for example, in US Pat. No. 7,553,638, Yasuyuki Otake et al. (Bioscience and Industry, Vol. 50, No. 10, pages 989-994, 1992).
- US Pat. No. 7553638 discloses the destruction of a glutathione synthetase gene, or glutathione synthetase by inactivating YAP1, which is a transcription factor of a gene encoding ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthetase. The activity can be reduced.
- the nucleotide sequences of the genes encoding Saccharomyces cerevisiae GSH1, GSH2, and YAP1 are disclosed in Saccharomyces® Genome® Database (http://www.yeastgenome.org/), respectively.
- the base sequence of the gene encoding Candida utilis GSH1 and GSH2 is disclosed in US Pat. No. 7,553,638.
- the base sequence of the gene encoding YAP1 of Candida utilis is disclosed in JP-A-2006-75122.
- the yeast as described above may have been bred by screening from nature, various mutation treatments, or genetic engineering.
- Various mutation treatments can use various drugs such as EMS, DAPA, NTG, etc.
- Spread the mutant-treated yeast on an optimal medium, grow strains, or increase GSH1 activity or weaken GSH2 activity By selecting the selected strain, the target mutant strain can be obtained.
- the breeding method by genetic engineering is not particularly limited, and a commonly used method can be used.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae's specific genetic engineering techniques are described in many books.
- Various methods have also been reported for Candida utilis in recent years, and they may be used.
- yeast is cultured in a medium.
- the medium is not particularly limited as long as yeast can grow, but is not limited to the SD medium described in the Examples, and a medium that is usually used industrially can be used.
- phosphoric acid potassium, magnesium source, phosphoric acid, potassium phosphate, ammonium phosphate, lime perphosphate, potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide, magnesium sulfate, magnesium chloride etc., other trace metals such as copper, manganese, zinc
- examples thereof include a medium containing an appropriate combination of inorganic salts such as iron ions.
- Abu represents ⁇ -aminobutyric acid
- Glu represents glutamic acid
- Abu and Glu are L-forms. These compounds may be contained in the medium from the beginning of the culture, or may be added to the medium at any time during the culture.
- the addition of the compound to the medium during the culture is preferably 0 to 50 hours before the end of the culture (here, 0 hours before means that the culture is terminated simultaneously with the addition), more preferably Is 0.1 to 24 hours ago, particularly preferably 0.5 to 6 hours ago.
- the form added continuously may be sufficient as the addition in the middle of culture
- Abu and / or ⁇ -Glu-Abu to be added to the medium may be a purified product (pure product) or contain these compounds as long as they contain the required amount of Abu and / or ⁇ -Glu-Abu. It may be a composition.
- pre-culture Prior to culture in a medium containing the compound, pre-culture may be performed.
- the medium used for preculture may or may not contain the compound.
- the amount of the compound added to the medium is the final concentration in the culture solution at the time of addition, and is usually 10 ppm or more, preferably 25 ppm or more, more preferably 50 ppm or more, more preferably 100 ppm for Abu.
- ⁇ -Glu-Abu it is usually 1 ppm or more, preferably 5 ppm or more, more preferably 10 ppm or more.
- the concentration can be set according to the above range.
- the upper limit of the amount of the compound is not particularly limited, but can be set to, for example, 100,000 ppm or less from the viewpoint of cost, and is usually 10,000 ppm or less, preferably 1,000 ppm or less, more preferably 500 ppm or less.
- the total amount of addition may be a condition equivalent to the final concentration when added at the start of the culture.
- Culture conditions can be the same as those used in the production of normal yeast extract, and can be appropriately changed according to the yeast used. Any method such as batch culture, fed-batch culture, or continuous culture can be used. In the case of Saccharomyces cerevisiae or Candida utilis, it can be cultured aerobically at 25 to 35 ° C., more preferably at 27 to 33 ° C., and even more preferably at 28 to 32 ° C. by shaking culture or the like. preferable.
- ⁇ -Glu-Abu When culturing yeast as described above, ⁇ -Glu-Abu accumulates in the yeast cells. When Abu is added to the medium, Abu accumulates in the cells, but ⁇ -Glu-Abu also accumulates. This is due to the fact that Abu taken into cells is converted to ⁇ -Glu-Abu by the action of ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthetase in the cells, as described in Examples below. . As shown in the examples, since the content of ⁇ -Glu-Abu or ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly in yeast and the content of GSH in cells do not correlate, they are produced by conventional methods.
- the yeast cultured as described above is usually 0.04% or more, preferably 0.1% or more, more preferably 0.15% or more, more preferably 0.2% or more, particularly preferably, per dry cell weight. Contain 0.4% or more.
- yeast extract from the obtained yeast may be performed in the same manner as normal yeast extract preparation.
- the yeast extract may be one obtained by treating a yeast cell extracted with hot water, or one obtained by digesting a yeast cell by self-digestion or enzyme addition.
- the yeast extract obtained as needed may be concentrated, may be paste-like, or may be dried and made into a powder form.
- the yeast extract contains ⁇ -Glu-Abu of 0.2% or more, more preferably 0.5% or more, still more preferably 1.0% or more, particularly preferably 2.0% or more, per dry weight.
- the second method of the present invention relates to yeast with enhanced Abu synthesis ability in yeast cells.
- the Abu synthesis pathway in yeast cells was not known, but as shown in the examples, it was revealed that it was produced from ⁇ -ketobutyric acid by an aminotransferase in yeast. Therefore, when the ability to synthesize Abu is enhanced in yeast cells, the ability to accumulate ⁇ -Glu-Abu is improved.
- the ability to synthesize Abu can be enhanced by enhancing aminotransferase activity or ⁇ -ketobutyric acid synthase activity.
- the activity of aminotransferase or ⁇ -ketobutyrate synthase can be enhanced in the same manner as GSH1 and the like.
- yeast of the present invention is a yeast with enhanced aminotransferase activity.
- Another form of the yeast of the present invention is a yeast with enhanced ⁇ -ketobutyric acid synthase activity.
- Another form of the yeast of the present invention is a yeast in which both aminotransferase activity and ⁇ -ketobutyric acid synthase activity are enhanced.
- the yeast having enhanced activity of aminotransferase or / and ⁇ -ketobutyrate synthase may have enhanced activity of ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthetase (GSH1) as in the first invention.
- GSH2 glutathione synthetase
- a peptide-degrading enzyme that degrades intracellular peptides for example, an enzyme encoded by a DUG1, DUG2, DUG3, or ECM38 gene may be weakened.
- Yeast with enhanced Abu synthesis ability for example, yeast modified to enhance ⁇ -glutamylcysteine synthetase activity and aminotransferase activity and / or ⁇ -ketobutyrate synthase activity, Abu and ⁇ - A significant amount of ⁇ -Glu-Abu accumulates even when cultured in a medium that does not contain Glu-Abu.
- yeast in a suitable embodiment, for example, a yeast in which the transaminase activity encoded by BAT1 described below and the GSH1 activity are enhanced and the GSH2 activity is attenuated, ⁇ -Glu-Abu is dried.
- the content is preferably 0.04% or more, more preferably 0.1% or more, more preferably 0.15% or more, still more preferably 0.2% or more, and particularly preferably 0.4% or more per cell weight.
- the yeast extract prepared from the same yeast contains 0.2% or more of ⁇ -Glu-Abu per dry weight.
- ⁇ -Glu-Abu is preferably 0.1% or more, more preferably, per dry cell weight. Is 0.15% or more, more preferably 0.2% or more, still more preferably 0.4% or more, and particularly preferably 0.5% or more.
- Abu and / or ⁇ -Glu-Abu may be added to the medium.
- Yeast is not particularly limited as long as it can accumulate ⁇ -Glu-Abu in the cell, Saccharomyces genus such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida genus such as Candida utilis, Pichia genus such as Pichia pastoris, Examples include yeast belonging to the genus Schizosaccharomyces such as Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Of these, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida utilis, which are often used for the production of yeast extract, are preferable.
- the yeast of the present invention may be haploid or may have diploidity or higher ploidy.
- yeast aminotransferases As yeast aminotransferases, alanine: glyoxylate aminotransferase, branched-chain amino acid transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, ⁇ -aminobutyric acid transaminase (Gamma-aminobutyrate transaminase) can be exemplified.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes encoding these enzymes have already been identified.
- AGX1 systematic name: YFL030W
- BAT1 systematic name: YHR208W
- BAT2 systematic name: YJR148W
- AAT1 systematic name: YKL106W
- AAT2 systematic name: YLR027C
- UGA1 systematic name: YGR019W
- BAT1 and UGA1 are preferable, and BAT1 is particularly preferable because its effect is remarkable as described in the examples described later.
- the aminotransferase whose activity is enhanced may be one type, but may be any two or more types.
- yeast ⁇ -ketobutyrate synthase examples include serine (threonine) deaminase encoded by the CHA1 gene (systematic name: YCL064C) and threonine deaminase encoded by the ILV1 gene (systematic name: YER086W).
- the ⁇ -ketobutyric acid synthase whose activity is enhanced may be one type, but may be any two or more types.
- aminotransferase and ⁇ -ketobutyric acid synthase can be enhanced by enhancing the expression of genes encoding the respective enzymes in the same manner as enhancing the activity of GSH1.
- yeast extract using yeast containing an aminotransferase or / and ⁇ -ketobutyric acid synthase enhanced and containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu can be carried out in the same manner as in the first method.
- the third method of the present invention is a method for producing a yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu by allowing a ⁇ -glutamyltransferase to act on a yeast extract raw material to which Abu has been added.
- a yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu can also be obtained by allowing a ⁇ -glutamyltransferase to act on a yeast extract containing Abu.
- the yeast extract containing Abu may be prepared from yeast cultured in a medium containing Abu, or may be a yeast extract raw material added with Abu.
- yeast extract raw material a yeast extract obtained by a usual method can be used.
- the amount of Abu added to the yeast extract is usually 0.1% or more, preferably 1% or more, more preferably 5% or more, and further preferably 10% or more, based on the dry weight of the yeast extract raw material.
- the reaction with ⁇ -glutamyltransferase is performed in water or an aqueous solvent such as a buffer. Specifically, for example, a yeast extract raw material is dissolved in an aqueous solvent, and ⁇ -glutamyltransferase is added.
- the reaction conditions can be appropriately set according to the ⁇ -glutamyltransferase used.
- the reaction is usually carried out at pH 3 to 9 and 15 to 70 ° C. for 1 to 300 minutes, preferably at pH 5 to 8, 30 to 70 ° C. for 5 to 150 minutes.
- the concentration of the yeast extract raw material in the aqueous solvent may be determined from the viewpoint of operability.
- the dry weight of the yeast extract raw material is 0.1% to 50%, preferably 0.5% to 20%.
- ⁇ -glutamyl transferase examples include glutaminase, ⁇ -glutamyl transpeptidase ( ⁇ -GTP), and the like.
- the amount of enzyme for ⁇ -GTP is defined as 1 unit of activity that releases 1.0 ⁇ mole of p-nitroaniline from ⁇ -glutamyl-p-nitroanilide per minute in a solution at pH 8.5 and 25 ° C ( Definition as described on page 917 of the Sigma General Catalog 2008-2009 edition), usually 0.001 to 1000 units / ml, preferably 0.005 to 100units / ml, more preferably 0.01 to 25units / ml, most preferably 0.05 to 10 units / ml It is.
- the amount of enzyme can be appropriately set according to ⁇ -GTP.
- a treatment for inactivating the ⁇ -glutamyltransferase for example, a heat treatment at 80 to 100 ° C. may or may not be performed.
- a ⁇ -glutamyl compound such as GSH may be added to the reaction solution.
- GSH contained in the yeast extract may be used as a substrate.
- a yeast extract prepared from yeast having an increased GSH content for example, yeast having enhanced GSH1 and / or GSH2 activity, can be used.
- glutamine can be used in the same way as GSH.
- the yeast extract contains ⁇ -Glu-Abu of 0.2% or more, more preferably 0.5% or more, still more preferably 1.0% or more, particularly preferably 2.0% or more, per dry weight.
- the obtained yeast extract may be concentrated as necessary, or may be pasty or dried to form a powder.
- yeast extract obtained in the above first to third inventions.
- rich body substances include peptides such as ⁇ -Glu-X and ⁇ -Glu-X-Gly (X represents an amino acid or an amino acid derivative), specifically GSH and ⁇ -Glu- Examples include Val-Gly and yeast extracts containing these.
- GSH the ratio of GSH to ⁇ -Glu-Abu is 0.3 or more, preferably 0.5 or more, more preferably 1.0 or more, and most preferably 3.0 or more, from the balance between the richness of the taste and the aftertaste. preferable.
- test compound was not added to distilled water containing sodium glutamate, inosinic acid monophosphate, and sodium chloride was used as an additive-free control.
- Samples that were acidic with respect to the additive-free control after dissolution of the test compound were used with NaOH so that the pH was within the range of ⁇ 0.2 with respect to the additive-free control.
- n 4, with sensory scores of control: 0 points, strong: 3 points, and very strong: 5 points.
- 0.001 g / dl of ⁇ -Glu-Val-Gly had an initial and intermediate aftertaste of 3.0 points, respectively.
- the “medium aftertaste” is a taste that is felt in the time from the medium to the aftertaste.
- the taste, content, and aftertaste are tastes that can be felt from 0 to 2 seconds, from 2 seconds to 5 seconds, and after 5 seconds, respectively. It is a taste that is felt by around 30 seconds.
- Table 2 shows the results of the same evaluation for ⁇ -Glu-Ala. Both of these are pioneer types with high pioneer scores, but ⁇ -Glu-Abu was found to be an extremely potent dipeptide.
- ⁇ -Glu-Abu has an excellent kokumi imparting activity, and further, the taste rise is excellent in the taste pattern. This leading edge is one of the advantages over ⁇ -Glu-Cys. Moreover, ⁇ -Glu-Abu is excellent in storage stability, which is also an advantage over ⁇ -Glu-Cys. In addition, ⁇ -Glu-Abu is simpler and less expensive to produce than tripeptides with 3 amino acid residues because the number of amino acid residues is as short as 2 residues. This is very advantageous from an industrial point of view.
- Example 1 Detection of Abu, ⁇ -Glu-Abu, and ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly in various yeast extracts (yeast extracts)
- Abu ⁇ -Glu-Abu in various yeast extracts (yeast extracts)
- the ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly content was measured. The following method was used for the measurement.
- the peptide was fluorescently derivatized with 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) and detected by LC-MS / MS.
- AQC 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate
- AQC reagent solution prepared by dissolving the reagent powder of the above reagent kit in 1 mL of acetonitrile
- the obtained mixture was heated at 55 ° C. for 10 minutes, and then 100 ⁇ L of 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution was added to prepare an analytical sample.
- the analytical sample prepared as described above was separated by the following reverse phase liquid chromatography and then introduced into the mass spectrometer.
- the separation conditions are as follows.
- Mass spectrometer AB Sciex API3200 QTRAP
- Detection mode Selected Ion Monitoring (positive ion mode)
- Selected ions Table 3
- Example 2 Measurement of ⁇ -Glu-Abu Content in Various Commercial Yeast Extracts Using the method of Example 1, the ⁇ -Glu-Abu content (per dry weight) in various commercial yeast extracts was measured. Further, the GSH content was also measured by a conventional method. The results are shown in Table 4.
- ⁇ -Glu-Abu in various yeast extracts was in the range of 15 ppm to 920 ppm.
- the ratio of ⁇ -Glu-Abu / GSH was not constant, and the ratio tended to decrease especially for brands with higher GSH content.
- GSH1 and GSH2 responsible for the GSH biosynthetic pathway can recognize Abu and ⁇ -Glu-Abu as a substrate, but the amount of Abu produced in the cell is limited in the first place. Even if the GSH production pathway is strengthened, it is considered that Abu is insufficient and ⁇ -Glu-Abu cannot be accumulated in the cells. This suggests that the ⁇ -Glu-Abu content of the known GSH-rich yeast is not high.
- S288C strain Effect of addition of Abu to Saccharomyces cerevisiae standard strain S288C strain
- S288C strain is stored under the number NBRC1136 in the NITE Biological Resource Center (NRBC: 2-5-8 Kazusa Kamashi, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture 292-0818). And can be sold.
- the stock is also stored in the American Type Culture Collection (12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States of America) under the number ATCC26108 and can be sold.
- the S288C strain was inoculated into SD medium (50 ml in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) for 1 ase and cultured with shaking at 30 ° C. and 120 rpm for 24 hours.
- Nitrogen Base 1-fold concentration (10-fold concentration Nitrogen Base is prepared by dissolving 1.7 g of Bacto Yeast Nitrogen Base w / o Amino Acids and Ammonium Sulfate (Difco) and 5 g of ammonium sulfate in 100 ml of sterilized water. Adjusted to about 5.2 and filter sterilized)
- the supernatant was removed as much as possible, and the remaining cells were suspended in 45 ml of milliQ water.
- the cells were collected again by centrifugation and resuspended in 45 ml of milliQ water. By repeating this operation three times in total, the medium was completely removed from the cells.
- the obtained washed cells were suspended in about 1.5 ml of milliQ water and heated at 70 ° C. for 10 minutes. In this step, the extract contained in the cells was extracted. Next, the extract and the cell residue were separated by centrifugation.
- the final cleaning liquid did not contain Abu. Since the cell washing operation was performed once more, it was confirmed that Abu in the medium was sufficiently removed in the washing step and was not carried over to the cell extract by the four-stage separation. In addition, ⁇ -Glu-Abu was not detected from the final washing solution also in the ⁇ -Glu-Abu addition experiment described in Examples described later.
- Example 4 Effect of adding ⁇ -Glu-Abu to S288C strain (1) Next, the effect of adding ⁇ -Glu-Abu to the medium when culturing the S288C strain was verified.
- the S288C strain was inoculated into SD medium (50 ml in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) for 1 ase and cultured with shaking at 30 ° C. and 120 rpm for 24 hours.
- the absorbance of the obtained culture solution is measured so that the initial OD660 is 0.01 (absorbance was measured using DU640 SPECTROPHTOMETER manufactured by BECKMAN COULTER), SD medium (in a conical flask with 2 L baffle fins) 400 ml), inoculated into an SD medium containing 10 ppm ⁇ -Glu-Abu at a final concentration, or an SD medium containing 100 ppm ⁇ -Glu-Abu at a final concentration, and rotated at a speed of 120 rpm at 30 ° C. Cultured with shaking. From the obtained culture broth, the extract was extracted in the same manner as in Example 3, and the intracellular content of each compound was measured.
- Example 5 Effect of adding ⁇ -Glu-Abu to S288C strain (2) Next, the effect of adding ⁇ -Glu-Abu to the medium when culturing the S288C strain was verified.
- the S288C strain was inoculated into SD medium (50 ml in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) for 1 ase and cultured with shaking at 30 ° C. and 120 rpm for 24 hours. Measure the absorbance of the resulting culture so that the initial OD660 is 0.01 (absorbance was measured using DU640 SPECTROPHTOMETER manufactured by BECKMAN COULTER).
- Example 6 ⁇ -Glu-Abu content per yeast extract solid content
- the solid content of the extract extracted in Examples 3 to 5 was measured, and the extract solid was calculated from the ⁇ -Glu-Abu content per dry cell weight.
- the ⁇ -Glu-Abu content per minute was calculated. As a result, it was found that the ⁇ -Glu-Abu content was significantly higher than that of the commercially available yeast extract.
- Example 7 Effect of adding Abu to Candida utilis standard strains NBRC10707 and NBRC0988 Next, the effect of adding Abu to NBRC10707 and NBRC0988, which are standard strains of Candida utilis, was verified. . These strains are NBRC10707 strain and NBRC0988 number in NITE Biological Resource Center (NRBC: 2-5-8 Kazusa-Kamashita, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba 292-0818) And can be sold for sale.
- NRBC 2-5-8 Kazusa-Kamashita, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba 292-0818)
- NBRC10707 strain and NBRC0988 strain were each inoculated into SD medium (50 ml in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) for 1 ase and cultured with shaking at 30 ° C. and 120 rpm for 24 hours.
- Example 8 Substrate specificity analysis of yeast GSH1 From the results of Example 3, it was found that ⁇ -Glu-Abu was produced by some enzymatic reaction using Abu as a substrate in yeast cells. The possibility of enzyme side reaction was verified.
- yeast GSH1 expression plasmid pAUR-GSH1 Construction of yeast GSH1 expression plasmid pAUR-GSH1 First, the yeast GSH1 expression plasmid pAUR-GSH1 was commissioned to Takara Bio and constructed according to the following procedure.
- primer G SEQ ID NO: 3
- primer H SEQ ID NO: 4
- primer G SEQ ID NO: 4
- primer G SEQ ID NO: 3
- primer H SEQ ID NO: 4
- primer G is obtained by adding a KpnI recognition sequence and a partial sequence of yeast expression plasmid pAUR123 (Takara Bio Inc.) to the 5 ′ end of the region containing the start codon of the GSH1 gene of the chromosomal DNA of ATCC22023 strain.
- Primer H has a base sequence complementary to the C-terminal base sequence of the GSH1 gene, a base sequence complementary to the sequence encoding the His tag, a base sequence complementary to the stop codon (TAA), an XbaI recognition sequence, and pAUR123.
- the partial sequence is added.
- PCR was performed using PrimeSTAR-Max DNA polymerase (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.) according to the manual.
- the amplified fragment was introduced into the KpnI-XbaI site of pAUR123 (Takara Bio Inc.) using In-Fusion Advantage PCR PCR Cloning Kit (Takara Bio Inc.) to construct a GSH1 expression plasmid for yeast, pAUR-GSH1.
- Primer I (SEQ ID NO: 5) and Primer J (SEQ ID NO: 6) prepared from the base sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) of GSH1 gene of Candida utilis ATCC22023 strain were purchased from Nippon Bioservice.
- Primer I is obtained by adding a base sequence containing a SpeI recognition sequence to the 5 ′ end of the region containing the start codon of the GSH1 gene of chromosomal DNA of Candida utilis ATCC22023 strain.
- Primer J is obtained by adding a base sequence containing an XhoI recognition sequence to the 5 ′ end of a base sequence complementary to the base sequence outside the stop codon of the GSH1 gene of pAUR-GSH1.
- the sequence containing the GSH1 gene was amplified by PCR using Primer I and Primer J, and the above pAUR-GSH1 as a template.
- PCR was performed using plasmid DNA, 0.2 ⁇ mol / L of each primer, 1.25 units of PrimeSTAR HS DNA polymerase (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.), 10 ⁇ L of 5 ⁇ PrimeSTAR buffer (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.), 2.5 mmol / L of dNTP ( Prepare 50 ⁇ l of reaction solution containing dATP, dGTP, dCTP, and dTTP), heat at 98 ° C for 10 seconds, repeat the process of 98 ° C for 10 seconds, 56 ° C for 5 seconds, and 72 ° C for 2 minutes 30 times This was further performed by heating at 72 ° C. for 1 minute.
- a plasmid was extracted from the grown colonies of the transformant by a known method, and its nucleotide sequence was determined by a known method.
- the obtained plasmid is a plasmid in which the GSH1 gene derived from Candida utilis ATCC22023 strain added with a sequence encoding a His tag at the 3 ′ end is linked downstream of the T7 promoter, and this plasmid is named pET-GSH1. did.
- the base sequence of the GSH1 gene derived from Candida utilis ATCC22023 strain and the amino acid sequence encoded thereby are shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2, respectively.
- Escherichia coli Rosetta2 (DE3) pLysS strain competent cell (manufactured by Novagen) was transformed with pET-GSH1 by the heat shock method, and the transformant was treated with 100 ⁇ g / ml ampicillin and 30 ⁇ g / ml. After coating on an LB agar medium containing chloramphenicol, the cells were cultured overnight at 37 ° C. A plasmid was extracted from the grown colonies of the transformant according to a known method, and the structure was analyzed using a restriction enzyme to confirm that pET-GSH1 was retained.
- the Escherichia coli Rosetta2 (DE3) pLysS strain carrying this pET-GSH1 was named Escherichia coli Rosetta2 (DE3) pLysS / pET-GSH1.
- IPTG isopropyl- ⁇ -D-thiogalactopyranoside
- the wet cells are suspended in 10 ml of a 100 mmol / L Tris-HCl buffer solution containing 300 mM sodium chloride, pH 8.0, disrupted by sonication, and centrifuged to obtain a His-tagged protein.
- Example 9 Effect of addition of Abu to Saccharomyces cerevisiae GSH1 expression-enhanced strain The examination of Example 8 above revealed that GSH1 is responsible for enzyme reaction using Abu and Glu as substrates by in vitro enzyme reaction. Therefore, it was next verified whether this reaction actually occurred in yeast cells.
- uracil-requiring strain (ura3 mutant strain) As shown below, uracil-requiring strains were introduced into the Saccharomyces cerevisiae wild-type haploid (Mat ⁇ -type) strain by introducing DNA near URA3 excluding the URA3 gene, Obtained by disrupting the URA3 gene.
- 500 bp upstream of URA3 was amplified by PCR using the chromosomal DNA of the wild type strain as a template.
- 500 bp downstream of URA3 was amplified using the primers shown in SEQ ID NOs: 9 (aaaactgtat tataagtaaa) and 10 (cacttatttg cgatacagaa).
- PCR The conditions of PCR were heat denaturation 94 ° C., 10 ° C., annealing 55 ° C., 10 ° sec, extension 72 ° C., 1 min, 25 ° cycle.
- overlap PCR was performed using the primers shown in SEQ ID NOs: 11 (gataaggaga atccatacaa) and 12 (cacttatttg cgatacagaa), and the upstream 500 bp of the URA3 gene and A 1 kb DNA fragment was obtained that bound downstream 500 bp.
- URA3 locus was obtained by PCR using primers of SEQ ID NOs: 13 (atagcatgct cataaaattg ataaggaga) and 14 (atagaattca ggacgtcatt agtggcgaa) using the chromosomal DNA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae wild strain as a template. Amplified (thermal denaturation 94 ° C, 10 sec, annealing 50 ° C, 10 sec, extension 72 ° C, 1 min, 25 cycles).
- the obtained DNA fragment was purified by ethanol precipitation, digested with SphI and EcoRI, and inserted into the SphI-EcoRI site of plasmid pUC19 to obtain pUC19-URA3.
- the ADH1 promoter region was amplified from the chromosomal DNA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the primers shown in SEQ ID NOs: 15 (atactgcaga taatcgatta atttttttttt ctttc) and 16 (atactgcaga agtagataat tacttcctt).
- This DNA fragment was digested with PstI, and inserted into the PstI site of pUC19-URA3 that had been digested with PstI and treated with CIAP to obtain pUC19-ADH1p-URA3.
- the ADH1 promoter amplified using the primers shown in SEQ ID NOs: 17 (atagacgtct aattttttttttttttc) and 18 (atagacgtct gttttatatt tgttgtaa) was digested with AatII, digested with AatII, and CIAP-treated pUC19-ADH1p-URA It was inserted into the AatII site to obtain pUC19-ADH1p-URA3-ADH1p. In addition, it was confirmed by sequencing of the neighboring region that ADH1p was correctly inserted in the forward direction with the URA3 gene.
- URA3 is restored to the wild type by introducing DNA amplified with the primers of SEQ ID NO: 21 (AGTTACAGCAATGAAAGAGCAGAGCGAGAG) and 22 (ATTACTGCTGCTGTTCCAGCCCATATCCAA) using the wild type genome as a template, and the GSH1 promoter becomes the ADH1 promoter. Acquired stocks that have been replaced with. This strain was designated as AG1 strain.
- control strain and AG1 strain were inoculated into SD medium (50 ml in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) for 1 ase and shaken at 30 ° C. and 120 rpm for 24 hours. Cultured. The absorbance of the obtained culture solution was measured, and inoculated into SD medium (50 ml in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) containing Abu of various concentrations so that the initial OD660 was 0.01, and 19 hours at 30 ° C and 120 rpm. Cultured with shaking. From the obtained culture broth, cells of 20 OD units were collected by centrifugation.
- the extract was extracted by the same operation as in Example 3, and the intracellular content of each compound was measured.
- the ⁇ -Glu-Abu content was significantly increased in the AG1 strain than in the Control strain. This indicates that GSH1 recognizes Abu as a substrate and produces ⁇ -Glu-Abu in cells.
- the AG1 strain was cultured in SD medium containing no Abu, ⁇ -Glu-Abu in the cells was below the limit of quantification, so simply by enhancing GSH1 expression, intracellular ⁇ - It was also found that the supply of Abu was important, not the Glu-Abu content increasing.
- Example 10 Effect of Abu addition to Candida utilis GSH1 expression-enhanced strain
- Candida utilis NBRC0988 can be used as a parent strain, and a uracil-requiring CUD4F strain from which the URA3 gene on the chromosome has been deleted can be obtained using a known Cre-loxP system (Shigeru Ikushima et al 2009, Biosci. Biotechnolo. Biochem., 73 (4), 879-884).
- Cre-loxP system Koreanikushima et al 2009, Biosci. Biotechnolo. Biochem., 73 (4), 879-884.
- the gene sequence information necessary for gene manipulation is described in WO95 / 32289, U. Gueldener et al. (Nucleic Acids Research, 2002, Vol. 30, No. 6 e23), Gritz. L and Davis J (Gene 25). 179-188 (1983)), etc., various tools may be prepared based on these sequence information.
- a GSH1 expression plasmid of Candida utilis can be constructed by a known method as follows.
- a known plasmid pRI177 (Ryo Iwakiri et al 2005, Yeast, 22, 1079-1087) is cleaved with a restriction enzyme BamHI and purified according to a conventional method to obtain a linear plasmid.
- a method for preparing plasmid YRpGAP equivalent to plasmid pR177 is also disclosed in JP-A-2006-75122.
- primer S (SEQ ID NO: 25: GCAGCCCGGGGGATCATGGGGCTGCTATCATTAGG, 15 ′ at the 5 ′ end side was cleaved with the restriction enzyme BamHI.
- primer T (SEQ ID NO: 26: TAGAACTAGTGGATCTTAAGCCCTTTGGGTTGTTTATC, 15 bases at the 5 ′ end are homologous to the end of the linear plasmid cleaved with the restriction enzyme BamHI). Amplifies the ORF region of GSH1.
- a sequence homologous to the terminal sequence generated when pRI177 is cleaved with the restriction enzyme BamHI is added to the ends of the primer S and the primer T.
- the PCR product is purified by a conventional method, and the PCR product to be purified and a linear plasmid can be ligated by using In-Fusion Advantage PCR PCR Cloning Kit (Takara Bio).
- In-Fusion Advantage PCR PCR Cloning Kit Takara Bio
- an autonomously replicating plasmid pCGSH1 containing the GSH1 region of Candida utilis can be constructed.
- the construction procedure of pCGSH1 is shown in FIG.
- the URA3 gene which is a selection marker, can also be introduced into the pCGSH1 by using In-Fusion Advantage PCR PCR Cloning Kit.
- the full length of pCGSH1 is amplified by PCR using primer U (SEQ ID NO: 27: TTACGCCAAGCGCGCAATTA) and primer V (SEQ ID NO: 28: TCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCC).
- primer U SEQ ID NO: 27: TTACGCCAAGCGCGCAATTA
- primer V SEQ ID NO: 28: TCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCC
- the URA3 gene to be introduced is primer W (SEQ ID NO: 29: GCGCGCTTGGCGTAACAAATAGCTCTCTACTTGCT, which is designed based on known sequence information (Luis Rodriguez et al 1998, Yeast 14, 1399-1406). Homologous sequence with the end of the chained plasmid))) and primer X (SEQ ID NO: 30: CAGCTATGACCATGAGCAATCTACAACTTCGAAA, 15 bases on the 5 ′ end side are homologous with the end of the linear plasmid) It can be amplified by PCR using genomic chromosomes as a template.
- a linear plasmid terminal sequence is added to the end of the primer so that it can be ligated to the plasmid by In-Fusion Advantage PCR PCR Cloning Kit.
- an expression vector pCGSH1-URA3 of GSH1 that is autonomously replicating and has the URA3 gene as a selection marker can be constructed.
- An outline of the construction procedure of pCGSH1-URA3 is shown in FIG.
- pCGSH1-URA3 is introduced into the CUD4F strain by the known electroporation method of Candida utilis (Shigeru Ikushima et al 2009, Biosci. Biotechnolo. Biochem., 73 (4), 879-884).
- the resulting transformant is spread on an SD medium, and a transformant having the target plasmid is selected from the growing strains, thereby obtaining a GSH1-enhanced strain.
- this GSH1 expression-enhanced strain is cultured in an SDP medium containing Abu as in Example 7, ⁇ -Glu-Abu is accumulated in the cells.
- Example 11 Substrate specificity analysis of yeast GSH2 From the results of Examples 3, 4 and 5, a part of ⁇ -Glu-Abu accumulated in yeast cells by some enzymatic reaction using ⁇ -Glu-Abu as a substrate. Was metabolized to ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly, the possibility of a side reaction of glutathione synthase was examined.
- GSH2 yeast-derived glutathione synthase gene
- primer A SEQ ID NO: 33
- primer B SEQ ID NO: 34
- Primer B has a base sequence complementary to the C-terminal base sequence of the GSH2 gene, a base sequence complementary to the sequence encoding the His tag, a base sequence complementary to the stop codon (TAA), an XbaI recognition sequence, and pAUR123.
- the partial sequence is added.
- PCR was performed using PrimeSTAR-Max DNA polymerase (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.) according to the manual.
- the amplified fragment is introduced into the KpnI-XbaI site of the yeast expression plasmid pAUR123 (Takara Bio) using In-Fusion Advantage PCR Kit (Takara Bio) to construct the yeast GSH2 expression plasmid pAUR-GSH2 did.
- Primer C is obtained by adding a base sequence containing an NdeI recognition sequence to the 5 ′ end of the region containing the start codon of the GSH2 gene of the chromosomal DNA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C strain.
- Primer D is obtained by adding a base sequence containing an XhoI recognition sequence to the 5 ′ end of a base sequence complementary to the base sequence outside the stop codon of the GSH2 gene of pAUR-GSH2.
- PCR consists of plasmid DNA, 0.2 ⁇ mol / L of each primer, 1.25 units of PrimeSTAR HS DNA polymerase (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.), 10 ⁇ L of 5 ⁇ PrimeSTAR buffer (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.), 2.5 mmol / L of dNTP ( Prepare 50 ⁇ l of reaction solution containing dATP, dGTP, dCTP, and dTTP), heat at 98 ° C for 10 seconds, repeat the process of 98 ° C for 10 seconds, 56 ° C for 5 seconds, and 72 ° C for 2 minutes 30 times This was further performed by heating at 72 ° C. for 1 minute.
- the DNA fragment was cleaved with restriction enzymes NdeI and XhoI, and then purified using MinElute Reaction Cleanup Kit (manufactured by Qiagen), and 15 ⁇ l of Buffer EB (10 mM Tris- It was dissolved in HCl, pH 8.5 (Qiagen).
- the approximately 1.5 kb DNA fragment containing the GSH2 gene obtained above and the approximately 5.4 kb DNA fragment of the expression plasmid pET-21a (+) obtained above were prepared using TaKaRa Ligation Kit Ver.2.1 (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.). ) And reacted at 16 ° C. for 30 minutes for ligation.
- Escherichia coli DH5 ⁇ strain competent cell (manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.) was transformed with the reaction solution by a heat shock method, and the transformant was LB [10 g / L bactotryptone containing 50 ⁇ g / ml ampicillin. (Difco), 5 g / L yeast extract (Difco), 5 g / L sodium chloride (Wako)]]
- the cells were cultured overnight at 37 ° C.
- a plasmid was extracted from the grown colonies of the transformant by a known method, and its nucleotide sequence was determined by a known method.
- the obtained plasmid was a plasmid in which the GSH2 gene derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C strain added with a sequence encoding a His tag at the 3 ′ end was ligated downstream of the T7 promoter, and this plasmid was named pET-GSH2. .
- the nucleotide sequence of the GSH2 gene derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C strain and the amino acid sequence encoded thereby are shown in SEQ ID NO: 31 and SEQ ID NO: 32, respectively.
- Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) strain competent cell manufactured by Novagen
- the transformant was LB agar medium containing 50 ⁇ g / ml ampicillin.
- the cells were cultured overnight at 37 ° C. Plasmids were extracted from the grown transformant colonies according to a known method, and the structure was analyzed using restriction enzymes to confirm that pET-GSH2 was retained.
- the Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) strain carrying this pET-GSH2 was named Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) / pET-GSH2.
- the reaction product was measured by HPLC under the same conditions as in Example 8. As a result, the peak of the reaction product coincided with the peak of the sample of ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly, and the retention time was judged to be ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly. As a result of the quantification, the ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly concentration was about 10 mM.
- Example 12 Effect of Abu addition to GSH2-disrupted strain From the results of Example 11, ⁇ -Glu-Abu becomes a substrate for yeast glutathione synthetase and produces ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly. It was. On the other hand, from the results of Examples 4 and 5, a part of ⁇ -Glu-Abu taken up into cells is converted to ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly, but ⁇ -Glu-Abu is also accumulated. It has been shown. From these results, it is not possible to metabolize all of the ⁇ -Glu-Abu accumulated in the microbial cells into ⁇ -Glu-Abu-Gly in the activity of GSH2 in the wild yeast strain. It was thought that ⁇ -Glu-Abu could be accumulated more easily. Therefore, the effect of adding Abu to the GSH2 disruption strain was verified.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C gsh2 ⁇ 0 strain was acquired by the following procedure. First, using the primers shown in SEQ ID NOs: 37 (CTAGTGAAAAACAAGAAGTA) and 38 (GCCACATAGAAAAATCGATG), including GSH2 substituted with the kanamycin resistance gene cassette KanMX using the GSH2 disrupted strain genome of YEAST KNOCK OUT STRAIN COLLECTION (Funakoshi, YCS1056) as a template The region was amplified.
- the PCR conditions were heat denaturation (94 ° C., 10 seconds), annealing (50 ° C.), 10 seconds, elongation (72 ° C.), 3 minutes (min), and 25 cycles.
- S288C was transformed, and the cells were applied to a YPD plate medium supplemented with G418. A gsh2 ⁇ 0 strain was obtained from the obtained transformant.
- the Abu addition effect of this strain was verified in the same manner as in Example 3.
- the gsh2 ⁇ 0 strain was inoculated into SD medium (50 ml in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) for 1 ase and cultured with shaking at 30 ° C. and 120 rpm for 48 hours. Measure the absorbance of the resulting culture so that the initial OD660 is 0.01 (absorbance was measured using DU640 SPECTROPHTOMETER from BECKMAN COULTER), SD medium (in a 2L baffle fin Erlenmeyer flask) 400 ml) or an SD medium containing 100 ppm Abu at the final concentration, and cultured with shaking at 30 ° C. and 120 rpm for 65.75 hours.
- the extract was extracted from the obtained culture solution in the same manner as in Example 3, and the microbial content of ⁇ -Glu-Abu was measured.
- Example 13 Effect of Abu addition to GSH2 disruption strain (2)
- a Candida utilis strain ruptured with GSH2 was obtained by changing the primer sequence in part using the cre-loxp system, similar to the method used for URA3 disruption of Candida utilis. it can.
- the target strain is a GSH2-disrupted strain
- this GSH2-disrupted strain is transformed with pCGSH1-URA3 in the same manner as in Example 10 to express GSH1. Reduction is, and can obtain a strain GSH2 is destroyed.
- this strain is cultured in a medium containing Abu, a significant amount of ⁇ -Glu-Abu accumulates in the cells.
- ADH1p a constitutive expression promoter for yeast
- plasmid pYES2 Invitrogen
- plasmid pYES2 a yeast-E. Coli shuttle vector
- the promoter region of ADH1 was amplified by PCR using primers of SEQ ID NOs: 45 (ATAACCGGTGGGTGTACAATATGGACTTC) and 46 (ATAAAGCTTTGTATATGAGATAGTTGATT) (thermal denaturation 94 ° C., 10 sec, Annealing 50 °C, 10 sec, extension 72 °C, 1 min, 25 cycles).
- the obtained DNA fragment was purified by ethanol precipitation, digested with restriction enzymes HindIII and AgeI, and inserted into the HindIII-AgeI site of plasmid pYES2 to obtain pYES2-ADH1p.
- the amplification product of each gene was subcloned into the pT7 vector.
- the ORF region of BAT1 is set to SEQ ID NOs: 49 (AAGCTTACAGACAAGAAACCGTC) and 50 ( The ORF region of UGA1 was amplified by PCR using the primers (TCTAGAGGCCTCGCTAATATAC).
- the obtained BAT1 amplification product was digested with restriction enzymes BamHI and XbaI and inserted into the BamHI-XbaI site of the pT7 vector to obtain pT7-BAT1.
- the UGA1A amplification product was digested with restriction enzymes HindIII and XbaI and inserted into the HindIII-XbaI site of the pT7 vector to obtain pT7-UGA1.
- pT7-BAT1 is treated with restriction enzymes BamHI and XbaI, and after DNA fragment of BAT1 is purified by separation by electrophoresis and excision of the target gene fragment, it is placed in the BamHI and XbaI sites of plasmid pYES2-ADH1p. Introduced. Further, pT7-UGA1 was treated with restriction enzymes HindIII and XbaI, and the DNA fragment of UGA1 was purified by separation by electrophoresis and excision of the target gene fragment, and then introduced into the HindIII and XbaI sites of plasmid pYES2-ADH1p.
- a high expression vector pYES2-ADH1p-BAT1 of BAT1 and a high expression vector pYES2-ADH1p-UGA1 of UGA1 were prepared.
- the nucleotide sequences of BAT1 and UGA1 are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 51 and 53, respectively.
- amino acid sequences encoded by these genes are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 52 and 54, respectively.
- S288Cura3 ⁇ 0gsh2 ⁇ 0 strain was obtained by the same method as that for obtaining S288Cgsh2 ⁇ 0 strain in Example 12 with S288Cura3 ⁇ 0 strain as the parent strain. Competent cells of this strain were prepared and each expression vector was introduced to obtain S288Cgsh2 ⁇ 0 / pYES2-ADH1p strain and S288Cgsh2 ⁇ 0 / pYES2-ADH1p-BAT1 strain. When the latter strain is cultured and evaluated in SD medium, ⁇ -Glu-Abu accumulates.
- Example 15 GSH1 high expression and aminotransferase high expression effect As a result of the above examination, the effect of increasing Abu-containing compounds in cells due to the high activity of aminotransferase, particularly the high activation of BAT1, was observed. The combined effect with high expression of GSH1 was examined.
- the uracil-requiring strain AG1-ura3 ⁇ 0 obtained in Example 9 was transformed with the pYES2-ADH1p-BAT1 prepared in Example 14, and AG1 / pYES2-ADH1p-, which is a high expression strain of BAT1 and GSH1.
- the BAT1 strain was bred.
- This strain was cultured in SD medium in the same manner as in Example 3, and the ⁇ -Glu-Abu content in the cells and the ⁇ -Glu-Abu content per extract extract solid content were calculated.
- the AG1 / pYES2-ADH1p-BAT1 strain contains 1813 ppm of ⁇ -Glu-Abu per dry cell weight, and the extract extracted from the same cell mass per dry solid content It contained approximately 4560 ppm ⁇ -Glu-Abu.
- Example 16 Yeast extract supplemented with bu-glutamyl transferase and added with Abu Yeast added with reagent GSH (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) so that the GSH is about 8% per solid content.
- a 1% aqueous solution of the extract was prepared and its pH was adjusted to 7.0 using NaOH.
- powdered Abu was added so that the final concentration in the aqueous solution was 800 ppm, 1600 ppm, or 8000 ppm, and a test sample was prepared.
- the yeast extract aqueous solution which does not add Abu was set as control.
- ⁇ -GTP Sigma ⁇ -Glutamyltranspeptidase from equine kidney, code G9270-100UN
- ⁇ -GTP Sigma ⁇ -Glutamyltranspeptidase from equine kidney, code G9270-100UN
- Example 17 Sensory evaluation of yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu (1)
- a sample for sensory evaluation was prepared by the following procedure.
- the S288C strain was inoculated into SD medium (50 ml in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) for 1 ase and cultured with shaking at 30 ° C. and 120 rpm for 24 hours.
- the absorbance of the obtained culture solution is measured so that the initial OD660 is 0.01 (absorbance was measured using DU640 SPECTROPHTOMETER manufactured by BECKMAN COULTER), SD medium (in a conical flask with 2 L baffle fins) 400ml x 4) or inoculated into SD medium (400ml x 4 in 2L baffle fin Erlenmeyer flask) containing 200ppm final concentration of ⁇ -Glu-Abu and rotated at 30 ° C at 120rpm speed Cultured with shaking for 19 hours.
- the extract was extracted from the cells obtained in the same manner as in Example 4, and the concentration of ⁇ -Glu-Abu in the extract and the solid content of the extract were determined.
- the concentration of ⁇ -Glu-Abu in the extract prepared from the group where ⁇ -Glu-Abu was added was about 1,000 ppm, and the solid content concentration was about 0.59% (Extract 1).
- the solid concentration of the extract prepared from the additive-free section was about 1.00% (Extract 2).
- Control sample Aqueous solution containing 0.2% MSG and 0.5% NaCl ⁇
- Sample 1 Aqueous solution with extract 1 added to control sample so that ⁇ -Glu-Abu is about 40 ppm ⁇
- Sample 2 Control sample An aqueous solution in which the extract 2 is added so as to have the same solid concentration as the extract 1 added to the sample 1
- Example 18 Sensory evaluation of yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu (2) Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain AJ14892 (JP 2008-61525), which accumulates ⁇ -glutamylcysteine ( ⁇ -GC), is inoculated into SD medium (50 ml x 4 in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask) at 1 ase and 120 rpm at 30 ° C. Cultured with shaking at a rate of 48 hours. Measure the absorbance of the culture broth, inoculate into SD medium (400ml x 4 in 2L baffle fin Erlenmeyer flask) so that the initial OD660 is 0.1, rotate at 30 ° C and 120rpm Incubated with shaking.
- SD medium 50 ml x 4 in a 500 ml Sakaguchi flask
- ⁇ -GC ⁇ -glutamylcysteine
- the culture time was measured for the remaining sugar and absorbance over time, and cultured for about 42 hours so that the absorbance was about 1.8 when S288C was cultured in SD medium for 19 hours.
- the extract was extracted from the cells and the solid content of the extract was determined to be about 0.71% (Extract 3).
- the ⁇ -GC content in the extract 3 solution was about 390 ppm.
- an extract 3 having a ⁇ -GC content per solid content of about 5.5% was prepared.
- the richness of these samples was evaluated by six professional panelists by the following method.
- aqueous solution containing 0.2% MSG and 0.5% NaCl-Sample 3 Extract 3 was added to the control sample so as to have the same solid content concentration of Extract 1 added to Sample 1
- Aqueous solution / sample 4 Aqueous solution containing a commercially available GSH-rich yeast extract (Kojin Co., Ltd., Alo-Mild UG8) added to the control sample so as to have the same solid content concentration as the extract 1 added to the sample 1
- the rich taste titer of the control sample was defined as 0.0
- the rich taste titer of sample 4 was defined as 3.0.
- the ⁇ -Glu-Abu yeast extract is the same dipeptide ⁇ -GC-rich yeast extract (sample 3) and tripeptide GSH-rich yeast extract (sample 1). It was found that the sensory profile was different from that of sample 4), giving a strong kokumi titer to the taste.
- Example 19 Effect of enhancing ⁇ -ketobutyric acid production ability
- ⁇ -ketobutyric acid was not known to be a precursor of Abu in yeast cells, but the ability to produce Abu in yeast cells increased by activating aminotransferase, It was investigated whether the ability to produce Abu in cells was enhanced by enhancing the ability to synthesize ⁇ -ketobutyric acid.
- the ORF region of CHA1 encoding serine (threonine) deaminase into pYES2-ADH1p prepared in Example 13, the amplification product of CHA1 was subcloned into the pT7 vector.
- the ORF region of CHA1 was amplified by PCR using a primer prepared from a wild strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a template and primers of SEQ ID NOs: 55 (ATAAAGCTTAACCAGCGAGATGTCG) and 56 (CTCTCTAGAGGGCAAATTGATGCTTC).
- the obtained CHA1 amplification product was digested with restriction enzymes HindIII and XbaI and inserted into the HindIII-XbaI site of the pT7 vector to obtain pT7-CHA1.
- pT7-CHA1 is treated with the restriction enzymes HindIII and XbaI, and the DNA fragment of CHA1 is purified by separation by electrophoresis and excision of the target gene fragment, followed by purification at the HindIII and XbaI sites of the plasmid pYES2-ADH1p. Introduced. In this way, a high expression vector pYES2-ADH1p-CHA1 of CHA1 was prepared.
- the base sequence of CHA1 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 57.
- the amino acid sequence encoded by this gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 58.
- the promoter region of BAT1 of AG1-ura3 ⁇ 0 of the uracil auxotrophic strain bred in Example 9 was prepared by the method of Sofyanovich et al. (Olga A. Sofyanovich et al: A New Method for Repeated “Self-Cloning” Promoter Replacement in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Mol. Biotechnol., 48, 218-227 2011 (2011)).
- the DNA fragment for promoter replacement is the pPUP plasmid described in the paper, and SEQ ID NO: 59 (GCCAGGCGGTTGATACTTTGTGCAGATTTCATACCGGCTGTCGATTTACTTTCTTTTTGTTTAATCTTAACCCAACTGACTTGTT using TTCGAACCGAACTGACTGTT using CCTT
- SEQ ID NO: 59 GCCAGGCGGTTGATACTTTGTGCAGATTTCATACCGGCTGTCGATTTACTTTCTTTTTGTTTAATCTTAACCCAACTGACTTGTT using TTCGAACCGAACTGACTGTT using CCTT
- a strain that highly expresses GSH1, BAT1, and CHA1 was bred by transforming the AGB-ura3 ⁇ 0 strain, which is a uracil-requiring GSH1 and BAT1 enhancement strain, constructed in this way with a high expression vector of CHA1. .
- Example 14 a competent cell of AGB-ura3 ⁇ 0 strain was prepared using Frozen ⁇ ⁇ EZAYeast Transformation II kit of Zymo Research, and pYES2-ADH1p-CHA1 was introduced. AGB-ura3 ⁇ 0 / pYES2-ADH1p-CHA1 strain was obtained.
- the above-mentioned strain was cultured and evaluated in SD medium in the same manner as in Example 14. As a result, this strain contained 2024 ppm of ⁇ -Glu-Abu per dry cell weight.
- Example 20 Destruction effect of peptide degrading enzyme
- DUG2 The nucleotide sequence of DUG2 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 61, and the amino acid sequence encoded by the same gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 62.
- the primer of SEQ ID NO: 63 added with 80 bases upstream from the start codon of DUG2 (TTAAGTGAAAAACTATTTCGAGAAACCGAACAACCCTGTAAGGAAAAGTGAAAAACGAGGGTATAGATTACTGTATGTT with the base of SEQ ID NO: TATTAGG The gene was amplified.
- AG1-ura3 ⁇ 0 strain was transformed with the obtained DNA fragment and applied to SD medium containing no uracil.
- a dug2D strain of AG1-ura3 ⁇ 0 (hereinafter referred to as AG1-dug2 ⁇ 0 strain) was obtained from the grown transformant.
- AG1 strain and AG1-dug2 ⁇ 0 strain were cultured in an SD medium containing 100 ppm of Abu in the same manner as in Example 9. As a result, it was found that the AG1-dug2 ⁇ 0 strain contained more ⁇ -Glu-Abu. It was suggested that destruction of the enzyme that degrades GSH is beneficial for accumulation of ⁇ -Glu-Abu.
- a yeast containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu and a yeast extract containing ⁇ -Glu-Abu can be produced.
- a yeast extract containing these peptides is excellent in the effect of imparting a rich taste, particularly a taste-type rich taste.
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すなわち、本発明は以下のとおりである。
(2)γ-Glu-Abuを乾燥重量あたり0.5%以上含有する酵母エキス。
(3)γ-Glu-Abuを乾燥重量あたり1.0%以上含有する酵母エキス。
(4)前記酵母がサッカロマイセス属又はキャンディダ属に属する酵母である、前記酵母エキス。
(5)前記酵母がサッカロマイセス・セレビシエである、前記酵母エキス。
(6)前記酵母がキャンディダ・ユティリスである、前記酵母エキス。
(7)酵母をAbu及びγ-Glu-Abuから選ばれる化合物を添加した培地で培養し、得られた菌体から酵母エキスを調製することを特徴とする、γ-Glu-Abuを含む酵母エキスの製造方法。
(8)前記培地は前記化合物を、Abuの場合は10ppm以上、γ-Glu-Abuの場合は1ppm以上添加され、前記酵母エキスはγ-Glu-Abuを乾燥重量当り0.2%以上含有する、前記方法。
(9)前記酵母がサッカロマイセス属又はキャンディダ属に属する酵母である、前記方法。
(10)前記酵母がサッカロマイセス・セレビシエである、前記方法。
(11)前記酵母がキャンディダ・ユティリスである、前記方法。
(12)前記酵母が、下記の性質のいずれか又は両方を有することを特徴とする、前記方法:
(a)γ-グルタミルシステイン合成酵素活性が増強されている、
(b)グルタチオン合成酵素活性が弱化されている。
(13)アミノ基転移酵素活性又は/及びα-ケト酪酸合成酵素活性が増強するように改変され、かつ、γ-グルタミルシステイン合成酵素活性が増強し、又は/及びグルタチオン合成酵素活性が弱化するように改変された、γ-Glu-Abu含量が高められた酵母。
(14)アミノ基転移酵素が、BAT1遺伝子によってコードされる酵素であることを特徴とする前記酵母。
(15)アミノ基転移酵素が、UGA1遺伝子によってコードされる酵素であることを特徴とする前記酵母。
(16)α-ケト酪酸合成酵素が、CHA1遺伝子によってコードされる酵素であることを特徴とする前記酵母。
(17)さらに、ペプチド分解酵素の活性が弱化されている、前記酵母。
(18)前記酵母から製造された酵母エキス。
(19)Abuを添加した酵母エキス原料に、γ-グルタミル基転移酵素を作用させることを特徴とする、γ-Glu-Abuを含む酵母エキスの製造方法。
(20)Abuの添加量は、酵母エキス原料の乾燥重量当り0.1%以上であり、前記酵母エキスはAbuを、乾燥重量当り0.2%以上含有する、前記方法。
本発明の酵母エキスは、γ-Glu-Abuを乾燥重量あたり0.2%以上含有する酵母エキスである。
本発明の酵母エキスは、γ-Glu-Abuを、乾燥重量当り0.2%以上、好ましくは0.5%以上、より好ましくは1.0%以上、特に好ましくは2.0%以上含有する。
酵母は、細胞内にγ-Glu-Abuを蓄積することができる限り、特に制限されず、サッカロミセス・セレビシエ等のサッカロミセス属、キャンディダ・ユティリス等のキャンディダ属、ピヒア・パストリス等のピヒア属、シゾサッカロミセス・ポンベ等のシゾサッカロミセス属等に属する酵母を例示することができる。中でも、酵母エキスの生産によく用いられているサッカロミセス・セレビシエやキャンディダ・ユティリスが好ましい。本発明の酵母は、1倍体でもよいし、2倍性またはそれ以上の倍数性を有するものであってもよい。
尚、酵素活性の弱化には、酵素活性が野生株よりも低い場合、及び、酵素活性を完全に欠損した場合の両方が含まれる。
まず、酵母を培地で培養する。培地は、酵母が増殖し得るものであれば特に制限されないが、実施例に記載したSD培地に限定されることなく通常工業的に用いられる培地を利用することができる。例えば、炭素源としてグルコース、蔗糖、糖蜜、エタノール、酢酸、亜硫酸パルプ廃液等を、窒素源として尿素、アンモニア、硫酸アンモニウム、塩化アンモニウム硝酸塩等を、或いはコーンスチープリカー、カゼイン、酵母エキス、ペプトン、大豆蛋白分解物等を、燐酸、カリウム、マグネシウム源として、燐酸、燐酸カリウム、燐酸アンモニウム、過燐酸石灰、塩化カリウム、水酸化カリウム、硫酸マグネシウム、塩化マグネシウム等を、その他微量金属として、銅、マンガン、亜鉛、鉄イオン等の無機塩等を適宜組み合わせて含む培地などを例示することができる。
培地に添加するAbu及び/又はγ-Glu-Abuは、精製品(純品)であってもよいし、必要量のAbu及び/又はγ-Glu-Abuを含有する限り、これらの化合物を含む組成物であってもよい。
本発明の酵母の一形態は、アミノ基転移酵素の活性が増強された酵母である。本発明の酵母の他の形態は、α-ケト酪酸合成酵素活性が増強された酵母である。本発明の酵母の他の形態は、アミノ基転移酵素の活性及びα-ケト酪酸合成酵素活性の両方が増強された酵母である。また、アミノ基転移酵素又は/及びα-ケト酪酸合成酵素の活性が増強された酵母は、第一の発明と同様に、γ-グルタミルシステイン合成酵素(GSH1)の活性が増強されていてもよいし、グルタチオン合成酵素(GSH2)の活性が弱化されていてもよい。或いはこの2つの性質を併せ持っていてもよい。更に、細胞内のペプチドを分解するペプチド分解酵素、例えば、DUG1遺伝子、DUG2遺伝子、DUG3遺伝子、ECM38遺伝子にコードされる酵素が弱化されていても良い。
また、他の態様、例えば上記酵母において更にCHA1によりコードされるセリン(スレオニン)デアミナーゼ活性が増強された酵母は、γ-Glu-Abuを、乾燥菌体重量あたり、好ましくは0.1%以上、より好ましくは0.15%以上、より好ましくは0.2%以上、更に好ましくは0.4%以上、特に好ましくは0.5%以上含有する。尚、Abu合成能が強化された酵母を培養する際に、培地にAbu及び/又はγ-Glu-Abuを添加してもよい。
Abuにγ-グルタミル基転移酵素を作用させると、γ-Glu-Abuが生成する。したがって、Abuを含む酵母エキスに、γ-グルタミル基転移酵素を作用させることによっても、γ-Glu-Abuを含む酵母エキスが得られる。Abuを含む酵母エキスは、Abuを含む培地で培養した酵母から調製したものであってもよく、酵母エキス原料にAbuを加えたものであってもよい。
γ-Glu-Abuについて、定量的な官能評価試験によりコク味付与活性の強度を調べた。
定量的官能評価試験は以下のように実施した。グルタミン酸ナトリウム(0.05g/dl)、イノシン酸一リン酸(0.05g/dl)、及び、塩化ナトリウム(0.5g/dl)を含有する蒸留水に、被験化合物を0.001~0.5g/dlにて混合した場合の、コク味付与活性の強度を測定した。前記グルタミン酸ナトリウム、イノシン酸一リン酸、塩化ナトリウムを含有する蒸留水に被検化合物を添加しないサンプルを無添加コントロールとした。被検化合物を溶解後に、無添加コントロールに対し酸性を呈したサンプルについては、NaOHで無添加コントロールに対しpHが±0.2の範囲内となるように合わせて使用した。
各種酵母エキス(酵母抽出物)中のAbu、γ-Glu-Abu、及びγ-Glu-Abu-Gly含量を測定した。測定には以下の方法を用いた。ペプチドを6-アミノキノリル-N-ヒドロキシスクシンイミジルカルバメート(AQC)を用いて蛍光誘導体化し、LC-MS/MSにより検出することより行った。具体的には、適当な濃度に希釈したサンプル2.5μL又は、1μMのAbu、γ-Glu-Abu、及びγ-Glu-Abu-Glyを含む標準液2.5μLに、MillQ水2.5μL、5μM内部標準物質溶液(3-methyl-His-d2、シグマ社、Gly-d2、シグマ社。いずれも安定同位体で標識されている。)5μL、硼酸緩衝液(日本ウォーターズ社製AccQ-Fluor(登録商標)試薬キット付属品)30μLを添加した。この混合物に、AQC試薬溶液(上記試薬キットの試薬粉末をアセトニトリル1mL中に溶解することにより調製)10μLを添加した。得られた混合物を10分間、55℃で加熱後、0.1%のギ酸水溶液100μLを加え、分析サンプルとした。
(2)分離カラム:Unison UK-Phenyl 内径2.0mm、長さ100mm、粒子径3μm(Imtakt社製)
(3)カラム温度:40℃
(4)移動相A:25mMギ酸水溶液をアンモニア水でpH6.0に調整した水溶液
(5)移動相B:メタノール
(6)流速:0.25mL/min
(7)溶出条件:溶出は、移動相A及び移動相Bの混合液を用いて行った。混合液に対する移動相Bの比率は以下の通り。0分(5%)、0分~17分(5%~40%)、17分~17.1分(40%~80%)、17.1分~19分(80%)、19分~19.1分(80%~5%)、19.1分~27分(5%)。
(2)検出モード:Selected Ion Monitoring(ポジティブイオンモード)
(3)選択イオン:表3
なお、γ-Glu-Abuの定量の際に、極まれにサンプルによって夾雑ピークが見られた場合は、第二のマスアナライザーでの選択イオンを、145.2、或いは、104.1を用いて定量した。
実施例1の方法を用いて、各種市販酵母エキス中のγ-Glu-Abu含量(乾燥重量当り)を測定した。また、常法により、GSH含量も測定した。結果を表4に示す。
次に、サッカロマイセス・セレビシエ(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)の標準菌株であるS288C株に含まれるγ-Glu-Abu含量を測定した。また、同時に前駆体であるAbuの培地への添加効果も検証した。なお、S288C株は、独立行政法人製品評価技術基盤機構生物遺伝資源部門(NRBC:NITE Biological Resource Center。〒292-0818 千葉県木更津市かずさ鎌足2-5-8)にNBRC1136の番号で保存されており、分譲を受けることができる。また、同株は、アメリカン・タイプ・カルチャー・コレクション(12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States of America)にもATCC26108の番号で保存されており、分譲を受けることができる。
グルコース 2%
Nitrogen Base 1倍濃度
(10倍濃度Nitrogen Baseは、1.7gのBacto Yeast Nitrogen Base w/o Amino Acids and Ammonium Sulfate (Difco社)と5gの硫酸アンモニウムを混合したものを100mlの滅菌水に溶解し、pHを5.2程度に調整し、フィルター濾過滅菌したもの)
次に、S288C株を培養する際における、培地へのγ-Glu-Abu添加効果を検証した。S288C株をSD培地(500ml容坂口フラスコ中50ml)に1エーゼ分植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度で24時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液の吸光度を測定し、初発OD660が0.01になるように(なお、吸光度は、BECKMAN COULTER社のDU640 SPECTROPHTOMETERを用いて測定した。)、SD培地(2L容バッフルフィン付き三角フラスコ中400ml)、最終濃度で10ppmのγ-Glu-Abuを含むSD培地、又は最終濃度で100ppmのγ-Glu-Abuを含むSD培地に植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度にて回転方式で19時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液から、実施例3と同様にしてエキス分を抽出し、各化合物の菌体内含有量を測定した。
次に、S288C株を培養する際における、培地へのγ-Glu-Abuの追添効果を検証した。S288C株をSD培地(500ml容坂口フラスコ中50ml)に1エーゼ分植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度で24時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液の吸光度を測定し、初発OD660が0.01になるように(なお、吸光度は、BECKMAN COULTER社のDU640 SPECTROPHTOMETERを用いて測定した。)SD培地(2L容バッフルフィン付き三角フラスコ中400ml)に植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度にて回転方式で18時間振とう培養した。培地にγ-Glu-Abuを追添する実験区では、各々最終濃度で10ppm又は100ppmになるようにγ-Glu-Abuを添加し、又、コントロールでは何も添加せずに、更に培養を1時間継続した(トータルの培養時間は19時間)。得られた培養液から、実施例3と同様にしてエキス分を抽出し、各化合物の菌体内含有量を測定した。
表7に示す通り、γ-Glu-Abuの追添した場合でも、実施例4と同様に、培地中のγ-Glu-Abuの菌体内への取込、蓄積が可能なことが判明した。また、実施例3、4と同様に、γ-Glu-Abuだけでなくγ-Glu-Abu-Glyも蓄積した。
実施例3~5で抽出したエキスの固形分含量を測定し、菌体乾燥重量あたりのγ-Glu-Abu含量から、エキス固形分あたりのγ-Glu-Abu含量を計算した。その結果、市販酵母エキスよりもγ-Glu-Abu含量が大幅に上昇していることがわかった。
次に、キャンディダ・ユティリス(Candida utilis)の標準株であるNBRC10707株、及びNBRC0988へのAbu添加効果を検証した。これらの菌株は、独立行政法人製品評価技術基盤機構生物遺伝資源部門(NRBC:NITE Biological Resource Center。〒292-0818 千葉県木更津市かずさ鎌足2-5-8)にNBRC10707株、及びNBRC0988の番号で保存されており、分譲を受けることができる。
実施例3の結果より、酵母細胞内でAbuを基質とした何らかの酵素反応によりγ-Glu-Abuが生成することがわかったため、γ-グルタミルシステイン合成酵素の副反応の可能性を検証した。
キャンディダ・ユティリスATCC22023株のγ-グルタミルシステイン合成酵素をコードするGSH1遺伝子の発現プラスミドpET-GSH1を以下の手順で構築し、エシェリヒア・コリに導入した。前記菌株は、アメリカン・タイプ・カルチャー・コレクション(12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States of America)にもATCC22023の番号で保存されており、分譲を受けることができる。
まず、酵母用GSH1発現プラスミドpAUR-GSH1を、タカラバイオに委託し、以下の手順で構築した。
続いて、エシェリヒア・コリ用GSH1発現プラスミドpET-GSH1を以下の手順で構築した。
上記のようにして得られたエシェリヒア・コリRosetta2(DE3)pLysS/pET-GSH1を100μg/mlのアンピシリン及び30μg/mlのクロラムフェニコールを含む3mLのLB培地の入った試験管に接種し、37℃で16時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液のうち2mlを、100mlのLB培地が入った坂口フラスコに接種した。37℃で2時間振とう培養後、終濃度が0.5mmol/Lになるようにイソプロピル-β-D-チオガラクトピラノシド(IPTG)を添加して、さらに30℃で4時間培養した。培養液を遠心分離して湿菌体を取得した。
上記で取得した精製組換え型GSH1 24.6μg、100mmol/LのTris-HCl(pH8.0)、12.5mmol/LのAbu、12.5mmol/Lのグルタミン酸、12.5mmol/Lのアデノシン三リン酸(ATP)、12.5mmol/Lの硫酸マグネシウム、2mmol/Lのジチオスレイトール(DTT)からなる200μlの反応液(pH8.0)をそれぞれ調製し、37℃で16時間反応を行った。
(1)HPLC:HITACHI L-2000シリーズ
(2)分離カラム:Synergi 4μHydro-RP 80A、内径4.6mm、長さ250mm、粒子径4μm(Phenomenex社製)
(3)カラム温度:40℃
(4)移動相A:50mMリン酸バッファー(pH2.5)
(5)移動相B:アセトニトリル
(6)流速:1.0ml/min
(7)溶出条件:溶出は、移動相A及び移動相Bの混合液を用いて行った。混合液に対する移動相Bの比率は以下の通りである。0分(0%)、0分~5分(0%~2.5%)、5分~15分(2.5%)、15分~30分(2.5%~40%)、30分~30.1分(40%~0%)、30.1分~50分(0%)。
(8)検出:UV210nm
この結果より、酵母のGSH1はAbuを基質として認識することが判明した。
上記実施例8の検討により、GSH1がAbu及びGluを基質とした酵素反応を担うことがin vitroの酵素反応により明らかとなったので、次に、この反応が酵母細胞内で実際に起きているかを検証した。
ウラシル要求株は、以下に示すように、URA3遺伝子を除いたURA3近傍DNAをサッカロマイセス・セレビシエ野生型株1倍体(Matα型)株に導入し、URA3遺伝子を破壊することによって取得した。
まず、配列番号13(atagcatgct cataaaattg ataaggaga)及び14(atagaattca ggacgtcatt agtggcgaa)のプライマーを用い、サッカロマイセス・セレビシエ野生株の染色体DNAを鋳型とするPCRによりURA3ローカスを増幅した(熱変性 94℃, 10 sec、アニーリング50℃, 10 sec、伸張 72℃, 1 min、25 cycle)。得られたDNA断片をエタノール沈殿により精製後、SphI及びEcoRIで消化し、プラスミドpUC19のSphI-EcoRI部位に挿入し、pUC19-URA3を得た。次に、配列番号15(atactgcaga taatcgatta attttttttt ctttc)及び16(atactgcaga agtagataat tacttcctt)に示すプライマーを用いてサッカロマイセス・セレビシエ野生株の染色体DNAよりADH1プロモーター領域を増幅した。このDNA断片をPstIで消化し、PstIで消化及び、CIAP処理を行ったpUC19-URA3のPstI部位に挿入し、pUC19-ADH1p-URA3を得た。なお、ADH1pが正しくURA3遺伝子と順方向に挿入されていることを当該近傍領域のシークエンスにより確認した。同様に、配列番号17(atagacgtct aatttttttt tctttc)及び18(atagacgtct gttttatatt tgttgtaaa)に示すプライマーを用いて増幅したADH1プロモーターをAatIIで消化し、AatIIで消化及び、CIAP処理を行ったpUC19-ADH1p-URAのAatII部位に挿入し、pUC19-ADH1p-URA3-ADH1pを得た。なお、ADH1pが正しくURA3遺伝子と順方向に挿入されていることを当該近傍領域のシークエンスにより確認した。
5’端にGSH1の上流配列をもつ配列番号19のプライマー(TATTGCCCCAGTGTTCCCTCAACAACCTTGGTAGTTGGAGCGCAATTAGCGTATCCTGTACCATACTAATTCTCTTCTGCTCTTAACCCAACTGCACAGA)、及びGSH1遺伝子の開始コドンから始まる一部のORF内配列を持つ配列番号20のプライマー(ATACCTTCATCCCTTATGTGTTCATTGTACGTCCTAGACTCAAACCACTGCAAAGGCGTGCCCAAAGCTAAGAGTCCCATTGTATATGAGATAGTTGATT)を用い、pUC19-ADH1p-URA3-ADH1pを鋳型にPCRを行い(熱変性 94℃, 10 sec、アニーリング 60℃, 10 sec、伸張 72℃, 4 min)、ADH1プロモーターに挟まれたURA3を持つDNA断片を調製した。このDNA断片でura3△0株を形質転換し、SD平板培地に塗布し得られる形質転換体から、GSH1プロモーターがADH1プロモーター-URA3-ADH1プロモーターに置換された株を取得した。
GSH1プロモーターがADH1プロモーター-URA3-ADH1プロモーターに置換された株を、ウラシル添加SD培地で一晩培養し、適量を5-FOA平板培地に塗布した。生育するコロニーから、導入されたADH1プロモーター間の相同組換えにより、URA3が除去され、GSH1プロモーターがADH1プロモーターに置換した株AG1-ura3△0を取得した。さらに、野生型ゲノムを鋳型に、配列番号21(AGTTACAGCAATGAAAGAGCAGAGCGAGAG)及び22(ATTACTGCTGCTGTTCCAGCCCATATCCAA)のプライマーを用いて増幅したDNAを前記株に導入することにより、URA3が野生型に復元し、GSH1プロモーターがADH1プロモーターに置換している株を取得した。本菌株をAG1株と命名した。一方、同様にura3△0株であるAJ14956に、野生型ゲノムを鋳型に、配列番号23(AGTTACAGCAATGAAAGAGCAGAGCGAGAG)及び24(ATTACTGCTGCTGTTCCAGCCCATATCCAA)のプライマーを用いて増幅したDNAを導入することにより、URA3が野生型に復元した株を得た。同株を、Control株と命名した。
次に、Control株及びAG1株をSD培地(500ml容坂口フラスコ中50ml)に1エーゼ分植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度で24時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液の吸光度を測定し、初発OD660が0.01になるように、各種濃度のAbuを含むSD培地(500ml容坂口フラスコ中50ml)に植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度で19時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液から、20 ODunits分の菌体を遠心分離により採取した。以後は、実施例3と同様の操作により、エキス分を抽出し、各化合物の菌体内含有量を測定した。
その結果、下記表に示すように、AG1株ではControl株よりもγ-Glu-Abu含量が大幅に上昇していた。このことより、細胞内でもGSH1がAbuを基質として認識し、γ-Glu-Abuを生成することが判明した。なお、AG1株をAbuを含まないSD培地で培養したときは、菌体内のγ-Glu-Abuは定量限界以下であったことから、単に、GSH1の発現を強化しただけでは細胞内のγ-Glu-Abu含量が増加するわけではなく、Abuの供給が重要であることも判明した。
Candida utilisのGSH1発現強化株へのAbu添加効果も、実施例7と同様に確認できる。具体的には、Candida utilis NBRC0988を親株に、公知のCre-loxP系を用いて、染色体上のURA3遺伝子を欠失させたウラシル要求性のCUD4F株を取得できる(Shigeru Ikushima et al 2009, Biosci.Biotechnolo.Biochem.,73(4),879-884)。なお、遺伝子操作に必要な遺伝子配列情報は、WO95/32289、U.Gueldenerらの論文(Nucleic Acids Research, 2002, Vol.30, No.6 e23)、Gritz.L and Davis Jの論文(Gene 25, 179-188(1983))などに記載されている為、これら配列情報をもとに各種ツールを作製してもよい。
実施例3、4、5の結果より、酵母細胞内ではγ-Glu-Abuを基質とした何らかの酵素反応により蓄積したγ-Glu-Abuの一部がγ-Glu-Abu-Glyに代謝されることがわかったため、グルタチオン合成酵素の副反応の可能性を検証した。
サッカロマイセス・セレビシエS288C株のグルタチオン合成酵素をコードするGSH2遺伝子の発現プラスミドpET-GSH2を以下の手順で構築し、エシェリヒア・コリに導入した。
まず、酵母用発現プラスミドpAUR-GSH2を、タカラバイオに委託し、以下の手順で構築した。
続いて、エシェリヒア・コリ用GSH2発現プラスミドpET-GSH2を以下の手順で構築した。
日本バイオサービス社より、サッカロマイセス・セレビシエS288C株のGSH2遺伝子の塩基配列(配列番号31)を基に作製したプライマーC(配列番号35)およびプライマーD(配列番号36)を購入した。プライマーCは、サッカロマイセス・セレビシエS288C株の染色体DNAのGSH2遺伝子の開始コドンを含む領域の5’末端にNdeI認識配列を含む塩基配列を付加したものである。プライマーDは、上記のpAUR-GSH2のGSH2遺伝子の終止コドンの外側の塩基配列と相補的な塩基配列の5'末端にXhoI認識配列を含む塩基配列を付加したものである。
上記で得られたエシェリヒア・コリBL21(DE3)/pET-GSH2を100μg/mlのアンピシリンを含む3mLのLB培地の入った試験管に接種し、37℃で16時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液のうち2mlを100mlのLB培地が入った試験管に接種した。37℃で2時間振とう培養後、終濃度が0.5mmol/Lになるようにイソプロピル-β-D-チオガラクトピラノシド(IPTG)を添加して、さらに30℃で4時間培養した。培養液を遠心分離して湿菌体を取得した。
上記で取得した精製Gsh2を用い、γ-Glu-Abuを基質としたγ-Glu-Abu-Glyの生成可能性を検討した。下記組成の反応液を調製し、30℃で22hrの酵素反応を行った。
〔反応液組成〕
精製Gsh2 300μg/500μl
Tris-HCl(pH8.0) 100 mmol/L
γ-Glu-Abu 10mmol/L
グリシン 10mmol/L
アデノシン三リン酸(ATP) 10mmol/L
MgCl2 10mmol/L
ジチオスレイトール(DTT) 0.1mmol/L
実施例11の結果から、γ-Glu-Abuは酵母のグルタチオン合成酵素の基質となり、γ-Glu-Abu-Glyを生成することが明らかとなった。一方、実施例4、5の結果から、細胞内に取り込まれたγ-Glu-Abuの一部は、γ-Glu-Abu-Glyに変換されるが、γ-Glu-Abuも蓄積されることが示された。これらの結果より、酵母野生株のGSH2の活性では、菌体内に蓄積したγ-Glu-Abuの全てをγ-Glu-Abu-Glyに代謝することはできないが、その活性を弱めた方が、よりγ-Glu-Abuを蓄積しやすくなると考えられた。そこで、GSH2の破壊株へのAbu添加効果を検証した。
実施例10で、Candida utilisのURA3破壊に用いたのと同様に、cre-loxp系を用いた手法で、一部プライマー配列を変更することにより、Candida utilis CUDF4株のGSH2を破壊した株を取得できる。
Saccharomyces cerevisiaeの代謝経路は非常によく研究されているが、Abuを生合成する酵素は知られていない。しかし、発明者らは、他の微生物での検討時に、アミノ基転移酵素の基質認識が比較的曖昧であったことに鑑み、その他のアミノ基転移酵素として報告されている酵素が、AKB(α-ケトブチレート(α-ケト酪酸))をAbuに変換する活性を保有しているのではないかと推測した。そこで、BCAA(分岐鎖アミノ酸)のアミノ基転移反応を担うと報告されているBAT1の高発現株及び、GABA(γ-アミノ酪酸)のアミノ基転移反応を担うと報告されているUGA1の高発現株を育種した。
まず、常法に従い、酵母-大腸菌シャトルベクターであるプラスミドpYES2(インビトロジェン社)に酵母の構成発現プロモーターであるADH1pを導入した。具体的には、酵母野生株より調製したゲノムを鋳型として、配列番号45(ATAACCGGTGGGTGTACAATATGGACTTC)及び46(ATAAAGCTTTGTATATGAGATAGTTGATT)のプライマーを用いてPCRによりADH1のプロモーター領域を増幅した(熱変性 94℃, 10 sec、アニーリング50℃, 10 sec、伸張 72℃, 1 min、25 cycle)。得られたDNA断片をエタノール沈殿により精製後、制限酵素HindIII及びAgeIで消化し、プラスミドpYES2のHindIII-AgeI部位に挿入し、pYES2-ADH1pを得た。
BAT1及びUGA1の塩基配列を、各々配列番号51及び53に示す。また、これらの遺伝子によりコードされるアミノ酸配列を、各々配列番号52及び54に示す。
実施例9と同様の手法により、S288C株のura3遺伝子のORF領域を欠失させたS288Cura3△0株を育種した。
1)で構築した各発現ベクターで、各々2)で育種したS288Cura3△0を形質転換することにより、各遺伝子を高発現する菌株を育種した。具体的には、Zymo Research社のFrozen EZ Yeast Transformation IIキットを用いて、S288Cura3△0のコンピテントセルを作製し、各発現ベクターを導入することによりS288C/pYES2-ADH1p株、S288C/pYES2-ADH1p-BAT1株、S288C/pYES2-ADH1p-UGA1株を取得した。
上記の各菌株を実施例3と同様にSD培地で培養評価した。結果を表13に示す。
上記検討により、アミノ基転移酵素の高活性化、特にBAT1の高活性化により細胞内のAbu含有化合物の増加効果が見られた為、GSH1高発現との組合せ効果を検討した。実施例9で取得したウラシル要求性株のAG1-ura3△0を、実施例14で作製したpYES2-ADH1p-BAT1で形質転換し、BAT1及びGSH1の高発現株である、AG1/pYES2-ADH1p-BAT1株を育種した。この株を実施例3と同様にして、SD培地で培養し、菌体内のγ-Glu-Abu含量及び、抽出エキス固形分あたりのγ-Glu-Abu含量を算出した。その結果、AG1/pYES2-ADH1p-BAT1株は、乾燥菌体重量あたりで1813ppmのγ-Glu-Abuを含有しており、また、同菌体から抽出したエキス分には、乾燥固形分あたりで約4560ppmのγ-Glu-Abuを含有していた。
固形分あたりにGSHを約8%となるように試薬のGSH(和光純薬工業株式会社)を添加した酵母エキスの1%水溶液を調製し、NaOHを用いてそのpHを7.0に調製した。この溶液に、粉末のAbuを水溶液中の最終濃度で800ppm、1600ppm、又は8000ppmになるように添加し、被検サンプルを作製した。また、Abuを添加しない酵母エキス水溶液をコントロールとした。これらの被検サンプルにγ-GTP(シグマ社 γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase from equine kidney、コードG9270-100UN)を0.05mg/mlになるように添加し、37℃で120分間酵素反応を行った。反応液は、速やかに氷冷し、γ-Glu-Abu含量を測定した。また、反応液の一部を用いて固形分含量を測定し、酵素反応により生成したγ-Glu-Abuの固形分あたりの含量を算出した。
まず、下記の手順にて官能評価用のサンプルを調製した。実施例4と同様にして、S288C株をSD培地(500ml容坂口フラスコ中50ml)に1エーゼ分植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度で24時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液の吸光度を測定し、初発OD660が0.01になるように(なお、吸光度は、BECKMAN COULTER社のDU640 SPECTROPHTOMETERを用いて測定した。)、SD培地(2L容バッフルフィン付き三角フラスコ中400ml×4本)、又は、γ-Glu-Abuを終濃度で200ppm含有するSD培地(2L容バッフルフィン付き三角フラスコ中400ml×4本)に植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度にて回転方式で19時間振とう培養した。実施例4と同様にして得られた菌体よりエキス分を抽出し、エキス中のγ-Glu-Abu濃度及び、エキスの固形分含量を求めた。その結果、γ-Glu-Abuを添加区から調製したエキス中のγ-Glu-Abu濃度は約1,000ppmであり、固形分濃度は約0.59%であった(抽出物1)。一方、無添加区から調製したエキスの固形分濃度は約1.00%であった(抽出物2)。
・サンプル1:コントロールサンプルに、γ-Glu-Abuが約40ppmとなるように抽出物1を添加した水溶液
・サンプル2:コントロールサンプルに、抽出物2を、サンプル1に添加した抽出物1の固形分濃度と同じになるように添加した水溶液
γ-グルタミルシステイン(γ-GC)を蓄積するサッカロマイセス・セレビシエAJ14892株(特開2008-61525)をSD培地(500ml容坂口フラスコ中50ml×4本)に1エーゼ分植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度で48時間振とう培養した。得られた培養液の吸光度を測定し、初発OD660が0.1になるようにSD培地(2L容バッフルフィン付き三角フラスコ中400ml×4本)に植菌し、30℃で120rpmの速度にて回転方式で振とう培養した。培養時間は、残糖及び吸光度を経時的に測定し、ほぼS288CをSD培地で19時間培養した時の吸光度1.8前後と同じになるように、約42時間培養した。実施例4と同様にして、菌体よりエキス分を抽出し、エキスの固形分含量を求めたところ約0.71%であった(抽出物3)。またこの時の抽出物3溶液中のγ-GC含量は、約390ppmであった。このようにして、固形分あたりのγ-GC含量が約5.5%の抽出物3を調製した。
次に、これらサンプルのコク味を下記方法にて、専門のパネラー6名で評価した。
・サンプル3:コントロールサンプルに、抽出物3を、サンプル1に添加した抽出物1の固形分濃度と同じになるように添加した水溶液
・サンプル4:コントロールサンプルに、市販のGSH高含有酵母エキス(興人(株)アロマイルドUG8)を、サンプル1に添加した抽出物1の固形分濃度と同じになるように添加した水溶液
次に、α-ケト酪酸生成能の強化効果を検討した。従来、α-ケト酪酸が酵母細胞内でAbuの前駆体となることは知られていなかったが、アミノ基転移酵素を活性化することにより酵母細胞内でのAbu生成能が高まったことから、α-ケト酪酸合成能を強化することにより細胞内でのAbu生成能が高まるか否かを検討した。
まず、実施例13で作製したpYES2-ADH1pにセリン(スレオニン)デアミナーゼをコードするCHA1のORF領域を挿入する為に、CHA1の増幅産物をpT7ベクターにサブクローニングした。具体的には、サッカロマイセス・セレビシエ野生株より調製したゲノムを鋳型として、配列番号55(ATAAAGCTTAACCAGCGAGATGTCG)及び56(CTCTCTAGAGGGCAAATTGATGCTTC)のプライマーを用いて、CHA1のORF領域をPCRにより増幅した。得られたCHA1増幅産物は、制限酵素HindIII及びXbaIで消化し、pT7ベクターのHindIII-XbaI部位に挿入し、pT7-CHA1を得た。
CHA1の塩基配列を、配列番号57に示す。また、この遺伝子によりコードされるアミノ酸配列を、配列番号58に示す。
次に、GSH分解に関与すると報告されている酵素遺伝子DUG2の破壊効果を検証した。DUG2の塩基配列を配列番号61に、同遺伝子がコードするアミノ酸配列を配列番号62に示す。
まず、DUG2の開始コドンより上流80塩基を付加した配列番号63のプライマー(TTAAGTGAAAAACTATTTCGAGAAACCGAACAACCCTGTAAGGAAAAGTGAAAAACGAGGGCAGAAGTAATTGTGAAATCGTTCATCATCTCATGGATCT)、及びDUG2の終止コドンより下流80塩基を付加した配列番号64のプライマー(ACTAATTATCATTAGGTAGAGGCCTACATATGCAAATTGGGTATATATTAAGCACTTTAAAATCAATTGTTTGTAGTTGTAGATTCCCGGGTAATAACTG)を用い、野生型株のURA3遺伝子を増幅した。PCRの条件は、熱変性(94℃、10 sec)、アニーリング(50℃、10 sec)、伸張(72℃、2 min)、25 cycleとした。得られたDNA断片でAG1-ura3△0株を形質転換し、ウラシルを含有しないSD培地に塗布した。生育した形質転換体からAG1-ura3△0のdug2D株(以下、AG1-dug2△0株)を得た。AG1株及びAG1-dug2△0株を実施例9と同様にして100ppmのAbuを含むSD培地で培養した。その結果、AG1-dug2△0株の方が、より多くのγ-Glu-Abuを含有することがわかった。GSHを分解する酵素の破壊は、γ-Glu-Abuの蓄積に有益であることが示唆された。
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- γ-Glu-Abuを乾燥重量あたり0.2%以上含有する酵母エキス。
- γ-Glu-Abuを乾燥重量あたり0.5%以上含有する酵母エキス。
- γ-Glu-Abuを乾燥重量あたり1.0%以上含有する酵母エキス。
- 前記酵母がサッカロマイセス属又はキャンディダ属に属する酵母である、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の酵母エキス。
- 前記酵母がサッカロマイセス・セレビシエである、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の酵母エキス。
- 前記酵母がキャンディダ・ユティリスである、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の酵母エキス。
- 酵母をAbu及びγ-Glu-Abuから選ばれる化合物を添加した培地で培養し、得られた菌体から酵母エキスを調製することを特徴とする、γ-Glu-Abuを含む酵母エキスの製造方法。
- 前記培地は前記化合物を、Abuの場合は10ppm以上、γ-Glu-Abuの場合は1ppm以上添加され、前記酵母エキスはγ-Glu-Abuを乾燥重量当り0.2%以上含有する、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記酵母がサッカロマイセス属又はキャンディダ属に属する酵母である、請求項7又は8に記載の方法。
- 前記酵母がサッカロマイセス・セレビシエである、請求項7又は8に記載の方法。
- 前記酵母がキャンディダ・ユティリスである、請求項7又は8に記載の方法。
- 前記酵母が、下記の性質のいずれか又は両方を有することを特徴とする、請求項7~11のいずれか一項に記載の方法:
(a)γ-グルタミルシステイン合成酵素活性が増強されている、
(b)グルタチオン合成酵素活性が弱化されている。 - アミノ基転移酵素活性又は/及びα-ケト酪酸合成酵素活性が増強するように改変され、かつ、γ-グルタミルシステイン合成酵素活性が増強し、又は/及びグルタチオン合成酵素活性が弱化するように改変された、γ-Glu-Abu含量が高められた酵母。
- アミノ基転移酵素が、BAT1遺伝子によってコードされる酵素であることを特徴とする請求項13に記載の酵母。
- アミノ基転移酵素が、UGA1遺伝子によってコードされる酵素であることを特徴とする請求項13に記載の酵母。
- α-ケト酪酸合成酵素が、CHA1遺伝子によってコードされる酵素であることを特徴とする請求項13~15のいずれか一項に記載の酵母。
- さらに、ペプチド分解酵素の活性が弱化されている、請求項13~16のいずれか一項に記載の酵母。
- 請求項14~17のいずれか一項に記載の酵母から製造された酵母エキス。
- Abuを添加した酵母エキス原料に、γ-グルタミル基転移酵素を作用させることを特徴とする、γ-Glu-Abuを含む酵母エキスの製造方法。
- Abuの添加量は、酵母エキス原料の乾燥重量当り0.1%以上であり、前記酵母エキスはAbuを、乾燥重量当り0.2%以上含有する、請求項19に記載の方法。
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