Genes coding for hydroxynitrile lyase, recombinant proteins with hydroxynitrile lyase activity and their use

摘要

Gene (I) containing a DNA sequence that encodes a hydroxynitrile lyase (HNL) is new. It is prepared using a combination of primers based on the 5' and 3' regions of the MDL1 gene of Prunus amygdalus and one of the mdl1-5 genes of P. serotina, by standard amplification of DNA from organisms that contain HNL-encoding genes, then cloning. Independent claims are also included for: (1) recombinant protein (II) produced by heterologous expression of the new HNL gene sequences from P. amygdalus in a host cell; (2) fusion protein (FP) with HNL activity prepared using (I) and a signal sequence for secretory expression in a host cell; and (3) method for preparing (S)- or (R)-cyanohydrins (II) by reacting an aliphatic or (hetero)aromatic aldehyde or ketone with a cyanide donor in presence of (II) or FP, in organic, aqueous or two-phase systems, or in an emulsion.