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. 2022 Jan 19;23(3):1064. doi: 10.3390/ijms23031064

Table 3.

Degradation of mycotoxin by recombinant enzymes.

Enzyme Gene Source Target Toxin Degrading Products Expression System Degrading Properties Degradation Mechanism Reference
Cytochrome
P450 3A37
Turkey liver AFB1 exo-AFBO
aflatoxin Q1
E. coli exo-AFBO,
Km: 287 ±21 µmol L−1
Vmax: 1.45 ± 0.07 nmol min−1 P450
aflatoxin Q1, Km: 302 ±51 µmol L−1
Vmax: 7.86 ±0.75 nmol min−1
Epoxidation Rawal et al. (2010)
Peroxiredoxin
(Prx)
Acinetobacter sp. SM04 ZEA NM E. coli The optimum degradation pH and temperature was 9.0 and 70 °C in presence of H2O2 Oxidation Yu et al. (2012)
Lactonohydrolase
Zhd518
Clonostachys rosea ZEA NM E. coli Activity of 207.0 U mg−1 with the optimal temperature and pH at 40 °C and 8.0 NM Wang et al. (2018)
Peroxiredoxin Acinetobacter sp. SM04 ZEA NM Saccharomyces cerevisiae Optimal activity at pH 9.0, 80 °C and H2O2 concentration of 20 mmol L−1
Thermal stable, alkali resistance
Oxidation Tang et al. (2013)
Lactone hydrolase ZHD Gliocladium roseum ZEA α-zearalenol and β-zearalenol Pichia pastoris Enzyme activity in shake flask fermentation was 22.5 U mL−1 with the specific activity of 4976.5 U mg−1
The maximum enzyme activity of the supernatant was 150.1 U mL−1 in 5-L fermenter
Cleavage of lactone ring Xiang et al. (2016)
Lactonohydrolase Clonostachys rosea ZEA 1-(3,5-dihydroxy-phenyl)-10-hydroxy-1-undecen6-one Lactobacillus reuteri Pg4 Did not affect cell growth, acid and bile salt tolerance Cleavage of lactone ring Yang et al. (2017)
Lactonase Neurospora crassa ZEA NM Pichia pastoris Optimal activity at pH 8.0 and 45 °C, highly stable at pH 6.0–8.0 for 1 h at 37 °C,
the maximal enzyme activity reached
290.6 U mL−1 in 30-L fermenter
NM Bi et al. (2018)
Carboxylesterases, type B Sphingopyxis sp. MTA144 FB1 NM E. coli NM Deesterification Heinl et al. (2010)
Aminotransferases, class III HFB1 Oxygen independence, temperature range 6–50 °C with an optimum at 35 °C, and pH adaptation 6–10 with an optimum at pH 8.5 Deamination
Aminotransferase FumI Sphingopyxis sp. MTA144 HFB1 NM E. coli Optimal activity at pH 8.5 and 35 °C, low salt concentration, the kinetic parameters Km = 1.1 μmol L−1 and kcat = 104 min−1 Eamination Hartinger et al. (2011)
Putative amidase Aspergillus niger OTA NM NM Thermostable, optimal activity at pH 6.0 and 66 °C Hydrolysis Dobritzsch et al. (2014)
N-acyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase Alcaligenes faecalis OTA β-phenylalanine E. coli Optimal activity at pH 6.5 and 50 °C OTA amide bond hydrolysis Zhang et al. (2019)
Dehydrogenase
DepA
Devosia mutans 17-2-E-8 DON 3-keto-DON E. coli NM Oxidation of C3 position Carere et al. (2017)
Cytochrome P450 Sphingomonas sp. strain KSM1 DON 16-hydroxy-deoxynivalenol E. coli kcat/Km of 6.4 mmol L−1 s−1 Hydroxylation Ito et al. (2013)
Fusion ZHDCP enzyme Clonostachy rosea
B. amyloliquefaciens ASAG
ZEA
OTA
HZEA, DZEA,
OTAα
E. coli 100% degradation rate at pH 7 and 30 °C in 2 h Hydrolysis
Removal of an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain
Azam et al. (2019)
Manganese peroxidase Irpex lacteus,
Phanerochaete chrysosporium,
Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, Nematoloma frowardii
AFB1 ZEA DON
FB1
AFB1-8,9-epoxide E. coli In the presence of dicarboxylic acid malonate Oxidoreduction Wang et al. (2019)

NM, not mentioned.