yqhD oxidoreductase was determined to be an NADP-dependent dehydrogenase,and was more active toward 3-HPA when compared to 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase.To further improve enzyme activity towards 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA),error-prone PCR was implemented to mutant yqhD gene.Two mutants,D99QN147H and Q202A with increased catalytic and affinity efficiency,were obtained after one round of error-prone polymerase chain reaction.And the catalytic efficiency of the mutant D99QN147H was up to 4-fold greater than the wild enzyme (0.0375 min-1 mM-1 vs.0.0078 min-1 mM-1).The recombined strain containing pET28yqhD D99QNI47H yielded 28 g L-1 of 1,3-propanediol in the fed-batch LB cultures (1 L volume) with an initial 3-HPA concentration of 40 g L-1,which was higher than the 21 and 17 g L-1 of 1,3-propanediol from the mutant Q202A and the wild-type,respectively.Except for propionaldehyde,the optimal mutant D99QN147H also exhibited higher activity on a range of substituted aldehydes than the wild-type.