Cloning and expression of D-lactonohydrolase cDNA from Fusarium moniliforme in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A D-lactonohydrolase gene of about 1.1 kb was cloned from Fusarium moniliforme. The ORF sequence predicted a protein of 382 amino acids with a molecular mass of about 40 kDa. An expression plasmid carrying the gene under the control of the triose phosphate isomerase gene promotor was introduced into Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the D-lactonohydrolase gene was successfully expressed in the recombinant strains.