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The oxidative reaction of Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) using the dehydrogenase is a desirable strategy and environmentally friendly to mitigate its toxicity. However, a critical issue for these dehydrogenases shows widespread substrate promiscuity. In this study, we conducted pocket reshaping of Devosia strain A6-243 pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)-dependent dehydrogenase (DADH) on the basis of protein structure and kinetic analysis of substrate libraries to improve preference for particular substrate DON (10a). The variant presented an increased preference for substrate 10a and enhanced catalytic efficiency. A 4.7-fold increase in preference for substrate 10a was observed. Kinetic profiling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations provided insights into the enhanced substrate specificity and activity. Moreover, the variant exhibited stronger conversion of substrate 10a to 3-keto-DON compared to the wild DADH. Overall, this study provides a feasible protocol for the redesign of PQQ-dependent dehydrogenases with favourable substrate specificity and catalytic activity, which is desperately needed for DON antidote development.
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