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Gene Synthesis> | All chemical and reagents used in this study were analytical reagent grade or molecular biology grade. Oligonucleotides were synthesized by GenScript, China. The MNEI gene was synthesized by Genewiz, China. | Get A Quote |
Monellin, one kind of most sweet proteins, could be used instead of carbohydrates in the diabetic diet and pharmaceuticals. However, the critical problem interferes with monellin usage in the food or pharmaceutical industry was its unstable at high temperatures. Here, we describe a novel method to increase the thermostability of monellin. Inspired by the high Tm value in RNA hairpin containing structure, the beta-hairpin was added between the two polypeptide chains of monellin instead of Gly-Phe dipeptide linker. Three kinds of beta-hairpin libraries were constructed and selected. Remarkably, the Tm has been increased from 54.7℃ of monellin with Gly-Phe dipeptide linker to 79.5℃, 89.1℃ and 89.4℃ of se... More