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Sahaka M, Bornet O, Marchand A, Lafont D, Gontero B, Carrière F, Launay H. Monitoring galactolipid digestion and simultaneous changes in lipid-bile salt micellar organization by real-time NMR spectroscopy. Chem Phys Lipids 2024; 258:105361. [PMID: 37981224 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2023.105361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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The use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy for studying lipid digestion in vitro most often consists of quantifying lipolysis products after they have been extracted from the reaction medium using organic solvents. However, the current sensitivity level of NMR spectrometers makes possible to avoid the extraction step and continuously quantify the lipids directly in the reaction medium. We used real-time 1H NMR spectroscopy and guinea pig pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 (GPLRP2) as biocatalyst to monitor in situ the lipolysis of monogalactosyl diacylglycerol (MGDG) in the form of mixed micelles with the bile salt sodium taurodeoxycholate (NaTDC). Residual substrate and lipolysis products (monogalactosyl monoacylglycerol (MGMG); monogalactosylglycerol (MGG) and octanoic acid (OA) were simultaneously quantified throughout the reaction thanks to specific proton resonances. Lipolysis was complete with the release of all MGDG fatty acids. These results were confirmed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and densitometry after lipid extraction at different reaction times. Using diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY), we could also estimate the diffusion coefficients of all the reaction compounds and deduce the hydrodynamic radius of the lipid aggregates in which they were present. It was shown that MGDG-NaTDC mixed micelles with an initial hydrodynamic radius rH of 7.3 ± 0.5 nm were changed into smaller micelles of NaTDC-MGDG-MGMG of 2.3 ± 0.5 nm in the course of the lipolysis reaction, and finally into NaTDC-OA mixed micelles (rH of 2.9 ± 0.5 nm) and water soluble MGG. These results provide a better understanding of the digestion of galactolipids by PLRP2, a process that leads to the complete micellar solubilisation of their fatty acids and renders their intestinal absorption possible.
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- Moulay Sahaka
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, UMR7281 Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13009 Marseille, France
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- NMR Platform, Institut de Microbiologie de la Méditerranée, Aix Marseille Univ, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, UMR7281 Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique 2-GLYCO, ICBMS UMR 5246, CNRS-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, bâtiment Lederer, 1 rue Victor Grignard, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, UMR7281 Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, UMR7281 Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13009 Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, UMR7281 Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, 31 Chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13009 Marseille, France.
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Rhizopus oryzae Lipase, a Promising Industrial Enzyme: Biochemical Characteristics, Production and Biocatalytic Applications. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10111277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Lipases are biocatalysts with a significant potential to enable a shift from current pollutant manufacturing processes to environmentally sustainable approaches. The main reason of this prospect is their catalytic versatility as they carry out several industrially relevant reactions as hydrolysis of fats in water/lipid interface and synthesis reactions in solvent-free or non-aqueous media such as transesterification, interesterification and esterification. Because of the outstanding traits of Rhizopus oryzae lipase (ROL), 1,3-specificity, high enantioselectivity and stability in organic media, its application in energy, food and pharmaceutical industrial sector has been widely studied. Significant advances have been made in the biochemical characterisation of ROL particularly in how its activity and stability are affected by the presence of its prosequence. In addition, native and heterologous production of ROL, the latter in cell factories like Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris), have been thoroughly described. Therefore, in this review, we summarise the current knowledge about R. oryzae lipase (i) biochemical characteristics, (ii) production strategies and (iii) potential industrial applications.
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Kotogán A, Zambrano C, Kecskeméti A, Varga M, Szekeres A, Papp T, Vágvölgyi C, Takó M. An Organic Solvent-Tolerant Lipase with Both Hydrolytic and Synthetic Activities from the Oleaginous Fungus Mortierella echinosphaera. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E1129. [PMID: 29642574 PMCID: PMC5979600 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19041129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lipase enzymes of the oleaginous fungal group Mortierella are rarely studied. However, considering that most commercial lipases are derived from filamentous fungal sources, their investigation can contribute to the cost-effective development of new biotechnological processes. Here, an extracellular lipase with a molecular mass of 30 kDa was isolated from Mortierella echinosphaera CBS 575.75 and characterized. The purified lipase exhibited an optimal p-nitrophenyl palmitate (pNPP)-hydrolyzing activity at 25 °C and pH 6.6-7.0 and proved to be highly stable at temperatures up to 40 °C and under broad pH conditions. The enzyme was active under low temperatures, retaining 32.5% of its activity at 10 °C, and was significantly stable in polar and non-polar organic solvents. The Km, Vmax, and kcat for pNPP were 0.336 mM, 30.4 μM/min, and 45.7 1/min for pNPP and 0.333 mM, 36.9 μM/min, and 55.6 1/min for pNP-decanoate, respectively. The pNPP hydrolysis was inhibited by Hg2+, N-bromosuccinimide, and sodium dodecyl sulfate, while ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and metal ions, such as Ca2+, Mg2+, Na⁺, and K⁺ enhanced the activity. The purified lipase had non-regioselective activity and wide substrate specificity, showing a clear preference for medium-chained p-nitrophenyl esters. Besides its good transesterification activity, the enzyme appeared as a suitable biocatalyst to operate selective esterification reactions to long-chained alkyl esters. Adsorption to Accurel MP1000 improved the storage stability of the enzyme at 5 °C. The immobilized lipase displayed tolerance to a non-aqueous environment and was reusable for up to five cycles without significant loss in its synthetic and hydrolytic activities. These findings confirm the applicability of both the free and the immobilized enzyme preparations in future research.
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- Alexandra Kotogán
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
- MTA-SZTE "Lendület" Fungal Pathogenicity Mechanisms Research Group, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary.
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Lipases from the genus Rhizopus : Characteristics, expression, protein engineering and application. Prog Lipid Res 2016; 64:57-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Lipase from Ficus carica Latex of Tunisian East Coast Zidi Variety. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-012-2095-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Extracellular lipase of Aspergillus terreus var. africanus (CBS 130.55): production, purification and characterisation. ANN MICROBIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-012-0429-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Overview of fungal lipase: a review. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2011; 166:486-520. [PMID: 22072143 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-011-9444-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 10/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Lipases (triacylglycerolacyl hydrolases, EC3.1.1.3) are class of enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of long-chain triglycerides. In this review paper, an overview regarding the fungal lipase production, purification, and application is discussed. The review describes various industrial applications of lipase in pulp and paper, food, detergent, and textile industries. Some important lipase-producing fungal genera include Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Candida, etc. Current fermentation process techniques such as batch, fed-batch, and continuous mode of lipase production in submerged and solid-state fermentations are discussed in details. The purification of lipase by hydrophobic interaction chromatography is also discussed. The development of mathematical models applied to lipase production is discussed with special emphasis on lipase engineering.
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Yoo HY, Simkhada JR, Cho SS, Park DH, Kim SW, Seong CN, Yoo JC. A novel alkaline lipase from Ralstonia with potential application in biodiesel production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:6104-6111. [PMID: 21388805 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2010] [Revised: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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With the aim of isolating a biocatalyst able to catalyze biodiesel production from microbial source, Ralstonia sp. CS274 was isolated and a lipase from the strain (RL74) was purified. Molecular weight of RL74 was estimated to be 28,000 Da by SDS-PAGE. The activity was highest at 50-55°C and pH 8.0-9.5 and was stable at pH 7.0-12.0 and up to 45°C. It was resistant to oxidizing and reducing agents and the activity was enhanced by detergents. RL74 was 1,3 specific and K(m) and V(max) for p-nitrophenyl palmitate were 2.73 ± 0.6mM and 101.4 ± 1.9 mM/min mg, respectively. N-terminal amino acid sequence showed partial homology with that of Penicillium lipases. RL74 produced biodiesel more efficiently in palm oil than in soybean oil; and the production was highest at pH 8.0, at 5% methanol and at 20% water content.
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- Hah-Young Yoo
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Açıkel Ü, Erşan M, Sağ Açıkel Y. Optimization of critical medium components using response surface methodology for lipase production by Rhizopus delemar. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2009.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Chakrabarti R. Pharmacotherapy of obesity: emerging drugs and targets. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2009; 13:195-207. [DOI: 10.1517/14728220802637063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pogori N, Cheikhyous A, Xu Y, Wang D. Production and Biochemical Characterization of an Extracellular Lipase from Rhizopus chinensis CCTCC M201021. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.710.717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lai OM, Weete J, Akoh C. Microbial Lipases. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2008. [DOI: 10.1201/9781420046649.ch29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A New Lipase Isolated from Oleaginous Seeds from Pachira aquatica (Bombacaceae). Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2008; 150:233-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-008-8145-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Revised: 12/28/2007] [Accepted: 01/02/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Huang Y, Locy R, Weete JD. Purification and characterization of an extracellular lipase from Geotrichum marinum. Lipids 2005; 39:251-7. [PMID: 15233404 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-004-1227-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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An extracellular lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) from Geotrichum marinum was purified 76-fold with 46% recovery using Octyl Sepharose 4 Fast Flow and Bio-Gel A 1.5 m chromatography. The purified enzyme showed a prominent band on SDS-PAGE and a single band on native PAGE based on the activity staining. The molecular mass of the lipase was estimated to be 62 kDa using SDS-PAGE and Bio-Gel A chromatography, indicating that the lipase likely functions as a monomer. The pl of the lipase was determined to be 4.54. The apparent V(max) and Km were 1000 micromol/min/mg protein and 11.5 mM, respectively, using olive oil emulsified with taurocholic acid as substrate. The lipase demonstrated a pH optimum at pH 8.0 and a temperature optimum at 40 degrees C. At 6 mM, Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ stimulated activity, but Na+ and K+ at 500 mM and Fe2+ and Mn2+ at 6 mM reduced lipase activity. The anionic surfactant, taurocholic acid, and the zwitterionic surfactant, 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate, enhanced the activity at 0.1 mM. Other anionic surfactants such as SDS and sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate, the cationic surfactants methylbenzethonium bromide and cetyltriethylammonium bromide, and the nonionic surfactants Tween-20 and Triton X-100 inhibited the lipase activity to different extents. The lipase was found to have a preference for TG containing cis double bonds in their FA side chains, and the reaction rate increased with an increasing number of double bonds in the side chain. The lipase had a preference for ester bonds at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions over the ester bond at the sn-2 position.
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- Youliang Huang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA.
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Enujiugha VN, Thani FA, Sanni TM, Abigor RD. Lipase activity in dormant seeds of the African oil bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth). Food Chem 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.01.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Soni KG, Lehner R, Metalnikov P, O'Donnell P, Semache M, Gao W, Ashman K, Pshezhetsky AV, Mitchell GA. Carboxylesterase 3 (EC 3.1.1.1) Is a Major Adipocyte Lipase. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:40683-9. [PMID: 15220344 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m400541200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hydrolysis of triglycerides is central to energy homeostasis in white adipose tissue (WAT). Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) was previously felt to mediate all lipolysis in WAT. Surprisingly, HSL-deficient mice show active HSL-independent lipolysis, suggesting that other lipase(s) also mediate triglyceride hydrolysis. To clarify this, we used functional proteomics to detect non-HSL lipase(s) in mouse WAT. After cell fractionation of intraabdominal WAT, most non-HSL neutral lipase activity is localized in the 100,000 x g infranatant and fat cake fractions. By oleic acid-linked agarose chromatography of infranatant followed by elution in a 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonic acid gradient, we identified two peaks of esterase activity using p-nitrophenyl butyrate as a substrate. One of the peaks contained most of the lipase activity. In the corresponding fractions, gel permeation chromatography and SDS-PAGE, followed by tandem mass spectrometric analysis of excised Coomassie Blue-stained peptides, revealed carboxylesterase 3 (triacylglycerol hydrolase (TGH); EC 3.1.1.1). TGH is also the principle lipase of WAT fat cake extracts. Partially purified WAT TGH had lipase activity as well as lesser but detectable neutral cholesteryl ester hydrolase activity. Western blotting of subcellular fractions of WAT and confocal microscopy of fibroblasts following in vitro adipocytic differentiation are consistent with a distribution of TGH to endoplasmic reticulum, cytosol, and the lipid droplet. TGH is responsible for a major part of non-HSL lipase activity in WAT in vitro and may mediate some or all HSL-independent lipolysis in adipocytes.
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- Krishnakant G Soni
- Division of Medical Genetics, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3T 1C5, Canada
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Sharma R, Chisti Y, Banerjee UC. Production, purification, characterization, and applications of lipases. Biotechnol Adv 2004; 19:627-62. [PMID: 14550014 DOI: 10.1016/s0734-9750(01)00086-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 749] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lipases (triacylglycerol acylhydrolases, EC 3.1.1.3) catalyze the hydrolysis and the synthesis of esters formed from glycerol and long-chain fatty acids. Lipases occur widely in nature, but only microbial lipases are commercially significant. The many applications of lipases include speciality organic syntheses, hydrolysis of fats and oils, modification of fats, flavor enhancement in food processing, resolution of racemic mixtures, and chemical analyses. This article discusses the production, recovery, and use of microbial lipases. Issues of enzyme kinetics, thermostability, and bioactivity are addressed. Production of recombinant lipases is detailed. Immobilized preparations of lipases are discussed. In view of the increasing understanding of lipases and their many applications in high-value syntheses and as bulk enzymes, these enzymes are having an increasing impact on bioprocessing.
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- R Sharma
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, India
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Microbial lipases today occupy a place of prominence among biocatalysts owing to their ability to catalyze a wide variety of reactions in aqueous and non-aqueous media. The chemo-, regio- and enantio-specific behaviour of these enzymes has caused tremendous interest among scientists and industrialists. Lipases from a large number of bacterial, fungal and a few plant and animal sources have been purified to homogeneity. This has enabled their successful sequence determination and their three-dimensional structure leading to a better understanding of their unique structure-function relationships during various hydrolytic and synthetic reactions. This article presents a critical review of different strategies which have been employed for the purification of bacterial, yeast and fungal lipases. Since protein purification is normally done in a series of sequential steps involving a combination of different techniques, the effect of sequence of steps and the number of times each step is used is analyzed. This will prove to be of immense help while planning lipase purification. Novel purification technologies now available in this field are also reviewed.
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- R K Saxena
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India.
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Isolation and characterization of an extracellular lipase from Mucor sp strain isolated from palm fruit. Enzyme Microb Technol 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(02)00190-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Partial purification and properties of lipase from germinating seeds ofJatropha curcasL. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2002. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-002-0614-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Haas MJ, Cichowicz DJ, Dierov JK. Lipolytic activity of California-laurel (Umbellularia californica
) seeds. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-001-0390-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Michael J. Haas
- ; Eastern Regional Research Center; USDA, ARS; 600 E. Mermaid Lane 19038 Wyndmoor Pennsylvania
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- ; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; La Salle University; 19141 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- ; Eastern Regional Research Center; USDA, ARS; 600 E. Mermaid Lane 19038 Wyndmoor Pennsylvania
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Bjurlin MA, Bloomer S, Haas MJ. Composition and activity of commercial triacylglycerol acylhydrolase preparations. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-001-0236-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Namboodiri VM, Chattopadhyaya R. Purification and biochemical characterization of a novel thermostable lipase from Aspergillus niger. Lipids 2000; 35:495-502. [PMID: 10907784 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-000-549-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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An extracellular 1,3-specific lipase with molecular weight of 35.5 kDa and an isoelectric point of 4.4 from Aspergillus niger has been purified 50-fold by pH precipitation followed by a series of chromatographic steps with an overall yield of 10%. The enzyme was homogeneous as judged by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and size-exclusion fast-performance liquid chromatography. It contained 2.8% sugar which was completely removed by endoglycosidase F treatment, and the deglycosylated enzyme retained full activity. The native lipase showed optimal activity between temperatures 35 and 55 degrees C and pH 5.0 and 6.0. The amino acid composition and the N-terminal sequence were found to be different from lipases previously purified from A. niger. The enzyme was resistant to trypsin, chymotrypsin, endoprotease Glu-C, thrombin, and papain under native conditions but was susceptible to cleavage by the same proteases when heat-denatured.
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- V M Namboodiri
- Department of Biochemistry, Bose Institute, Calcutta, India
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Purification and characterization of an extracellular lipase from a thermophilic Rhizopus oryzae strain isolated from palm fruit. Enzyme Microb Technol 2000; 26:421-430. [PMID: 10713217 DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(99)00173-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have isolated a lipolytic strain from palm fruit that was identified as a Rhizopus oryzae. Culture conditions were optimized and highest lipase production amounting to 120 U/ml was achieved after 4 days of cultivation. The extracellular lipase was purified 1200-fold by ammonium sulfate precipitation, sulphopropyl-Sepharose chromatography, Sephadex G 75 gel filtration and a second sulphopropyl-Sepharose chromatography. The specific activity of the purified enzyme was 8800 U/mg. The lipolytic enzyme has a molecular mass of 32 kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel filtration. The enzyme exhibited a single band in active polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and its isoelectric point was 7.6. Analysis of Rhizopus oryzae lipase by RP-HPLC confirmed the homogeneity of the enzyme preparation. Determination of the N-terminal sequence over 19 amino acid residues showed a high homology with lipases of the same genus. The optimum pH for enzyme activity was 7.5. Lipase was stable in the pH range from 4.5 to 7.5. The optimum temperature for lipase activity was 35 degrees C and about 65% of its activity was retained after incubation at 45 degrees C for 30 min. The lipolytic enzyme was inhibited by Triton X100, SDS, and metal ions such as Fe(3+), Cu(2+), Hg(2+) and Fe(2+). Lipase activity against triolein was enhanced by sodium cholate or taurocholate. The purified lipase had a preference for the hydrolysis of saturated fatty acid chains (C(8)-C(18)) and a 1, 3-position specificity. It showed a good stability in organic solvents and especially in long chain-fatty alcohol. The enzyme poorly hydrolyzed triacylglycerols containing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and appeared as a suitable biocatalyst for selective esterification of sardine free fatty acids with hexanol as substrate. About 76% of sardine free fatty acids were esterified after 30 h reaction whereas 90% of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was recovered in the unesterified fatty acids.
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Hiol A, Jonzo MD, Druet D, Comeau L. Production, purification and characterization of an extracellular lipase from Mucor hiemalis f. hiemalis. Enzyme Microb Technol 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(99)00009-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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KAMIMURA ES, MENDIETA O, SATO HH, PASTORE G, MAUGERI F. Production of lipase from Geotrichum sp and adsorption studies on affinity resin. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1999. [DOI: 10.1590/s0104-66321999000200001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
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- State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
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- State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
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- State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
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Peters GH, Toxvaerd S, Andersen KV, Svendsen A. Analysis of the dynamics of rhizomucor miehei lipase at different temperatures. J Biomol Struct Dyn 1999; 16:1003-18. [PMID: 10333171 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.1999.10508310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The dynamics of Rhizomucor miehei lipase has been studied by molecular dynamics simulations at temperatures ranging from 200-500K. Simulations carried out in periodic boundary conditions and using explicit water molecules were performed for 400 ps at each temperature. Our results indicate that conformational changes and internal motions in the protein are significantly influenced by the temperature increase. With increasing temperature, the number of internal hydrogen bonds decreases, while surface accessibility, radius of gyration and the number of residues in random coil conformation increase. In the temperature range studied, the motions can be described in a low dimensional subspace, whose dimensionality decreases with increasing temperature. Approximately 80% of the total motion is described by the first (i) 80 eigenvectors at T=200K, (ii) 30 eigenvectors at T=300K and (iii) 10 eigenvectors at T=400K. At high temperature, the alpha-helix covering the active site in the native Rhizomucor miehei lipase, the helix at which end the active site is located, and in particular, the loop (Gly35-Lys50) show extensive flexibility.
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- G H Peters
- Chem. Dept. III, H.C. Orsted Institutet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Production and purification of lipase by a mutant strain ofRhizopus arrhizus. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 1999. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02816218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Minning S, Schmidt-Dannert C, Schmid RD. Functional expression of Rhizopus oryzae lipase in Pichia pastoris: high-level production and some properties. J Biotechnol 1998; 66:147-56. [PMID: 9866866 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(98)00142-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The mature lipase of the fungus Rhizopus oryzae (ROL) was functionally expressed and secreted in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. In a batch cultivation, where methanol feeding was linked to the dissolved oxygen content in the cultivation solution, a lipase activity of 500,000 units per liter (60 mg active lipase per liter) of culture was achieved after initial glycerol feeding of the culture. Recombinant ROL lipase was purified to homogeneity by a simple two-step purification procedure and had a specific activity of 8571 U mg-1 (triolein, 30 degrees C, pH 8.1) which is comparable with the purified native enzyme. The properties of the recombinant lipase were similar to those reported both for the native lipase and for the enzyme expressed in Escherichia coli and refolded from inactive inclusion bodies.
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- S Minning
- Institut für Technische Biochemie, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
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Cloning and expression of a streptavidin-lipase fusion gene in Escherichia coli and characterization of the immobilized fusion protein. Enzyme Microb Technol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(97)00174-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Additive effects of acyl-binding site mutations on the fatty acid selectivity ofRhizopus delemarlipase. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-997-0244-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pimentel MDCB, Melo EHM, Filho JLL, Ledingham WM, Durán N. Lipase from a Brazilian StrainPenicillium citrinum Cultured in a Simple and Inexpensive Medium st]Heat-Denaturation, Kinetics, and pH Stability. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02788762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Klein RR, King G, Moreau RA, Haas MJ. Altered acyl chain length specificity of Rhizopus delemar lipase through mutagenesis and molecular modeling. Lipids 1997; 32:123-30. [PMID: 9075201 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-997-0016-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The acyl binding site of Rhizopus delemar prolipase and mature lipase was altered through site-directed mutagenesis to improve lipase specificity for short- or medium-chain length fatty acids. Computer-generated structural models of R. delemar lipase were used in mutant protein design and in the interpretation of the catalytic properties of the resulting recombinant enzymes. Molecular dynamics simulations of the double mutant, val209trp + phe112trp, predicted that the introduction of trp112 and trp209 in the acyl binding groove would sterically hinder the docking of fatty acids longer than butyric acid. Assayed against a mixture of triacylglycerol substrates, the val209trp + phe112trp mature lipase mutant showed an 80-fold increase in the hydrolysis of tributyrin relative to the hydrolysis of tricaprylin while no triolein hydrolysis was detected. By comparison, the val94Trp mutant, predicted to pose steric or geometric constraints for docking fatty acids longer than caprylic acid in the acyl binding groove, resulted in a modest 1.4-fold increase in tricaprylin hydrolysis relative to the hydrolysis of tributyrin. Molecular models of the double mutant phe95asp + phe214arg indicated the creation of a salt bridge between asp95 and arg214 across the distal end of the acyl binding groove. When challenged with a mixture of triacylglycerols, the phe95asp + phe214arg substitutions resulted in an enzyme with 3-fold enhanced relative activity for tricaprylin compared to triolein, suggesting that structural determinants for medium-chain length specificity may reside in the distal end of the acyl binding groove. Attempts to introduce a salt bridge within 8 A of the active site by the double mutation leu146lys + ser115asp destroyed catalytic activity entirely. Similarly, the substitution of polar Gln at the rim of the acyl binding groove for phe112 largely eliminated catalytic activity of the lipase.
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- R R Klein
- ERRC, ARS, USDA, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA
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Haas MJ, Esposito D, Cichowicz DJ. A software package to streamline the titrimetric determination of lipase activity. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02546219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- ; USDA, ARS, ERRC; Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19118
- ; La Salle University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; 1900 W. Olney Ave. Philadelphia PA 19141
- ; Department of Biochemistry School of Hygiene and Public Health; Johns Hopkins University; 615 N. Wolf St. Baltimore MD 21205
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- ; USDA, ARS, ERRC; Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19118
- ; La Salle University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; 1900 W. Olney Ave. Philadelphia PA 19141
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Interesterification of butter fat by partially purified extracellular lipases from Pseudomonas putida, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus oryzae. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 1995; 11:669-77. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00361014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/1995] [Accepted: 07/22/1995] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Haas MJ, Cichowicz DJ, Jun W, Scott K. The enzymatic hydrolysis of triglyceride-phospholipid mixtures in an organic solvent. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02638851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- M. J. Haas
- ERRC, ARS, USDA; 600 East Mermaid Lane Philadelphia PA 19118
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- ERRC, ARS, USDA; 600 East Mermaid Lane Philadelphia PA 19118
- ; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; La Salle University; Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19141
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- ERRC, ARS, USDA; 600 East Mermaid Lane Philadelphia PA 19118
- Research Institute of Daily Industry; Taiyuan Shanxi People’s Republic of China
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- ERRC, ARS, USDA; 600 East Mermaid Lane Philadelphia PA 19118
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Comménil P, Belingheri L, Sancholle M, Dehorter B. Purification and properties of an extracellular lipase from the fungus Botrytis cinerea. Lipids 1995; 30:351-6. [PMID: 7609604 DOI: 10.1007/bf02536044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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An extracellular lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) from the fungus Botrytis cinerea has been purified to homogeneity and characterized. The purification included ammonium sulfate fractionation and sequential column chromatography. The purification of the preparation was 31-fold and recovery yield was 21%. The purified enzyme was associated with esterase activity according to activity staining on polyacrylamide gel. The molecular weight was determined as 60 kDa on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and estimated at 72 kDa using gel filtration, which suggests that the enzyme may be a monomer. The isoelectric point was 6.5, and optimal activity was obtained at 38 degrees C and pH 6.0. This lipase showed a high specificity for synthetic substrates containing long-chain unsaturated fatty acids using umbelliferone esters. The effect of beta-cyclodextrin on the hydrolysis of olive oil has been studied. The specific activity was 25 mumole/min/mg in the absence of beta-cyclodextrin and 132 mumole/min/mg in its presence.
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- P Comménil
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Physiologie Végétale, Université de Reims, France
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Pimentel MC, Krieger N, Coelho LC, Fontana JO, Melo EH, Ledingham WM, Lima Filho JL. Lipase from a Brazilian strain of Penicillium citrinum. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 1994; 49:59-74. [PMID: 7998807 DOI: 10.1007/bf02888848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A lipases (glycerol ester hydrolases E. C. 3.1.1.3) from a brazilian strain of Penicillium citrinum has been investigated. When the microorganism was cultured in the simple medium (1.0% olive oil and 0.5% yeast extract), using olive oil in as carbon source in the inocula, the enzyme extracted showed maximum activity (409 IU/mL). In addition, decrease of yeast extract concentration also reduces the lipase activity. Nevertheless, when yeast extract was replaced by ammonium sulfate, no activity was detected. Purification by precipitation with ammonium sulfate showed best activity in the 40-60% fraction. The optimum temperature for enzyme activity was found in the range of 34-37 degrees C. However, after 30 min at 60 degrees C, the enzyme was completely inactivated. The enzyme showed optimum at pH 8.0. The dried concentrated fraction (after dialysis and lyophilization) maintained its lipase activity at room temperature (28 degrees C) for 8 mo. This result in lipase stability suggests an application of lipases from P. citrinum in detergents and other products that require a high stability at room temperature.
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- M C Pimentel
- Departamento de Nutrição, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Joerger RD, Haas MJ. Alteration of chain length selectivity of a Rhizopus delemar lipase through site-directed mutagenesis. Lipids 1994; 29:377-84. [PMID: 8090057 DOI: 10.1007/bf02537305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The coding sequences of the Rhizopus delemar lipase and prolipase were altered by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis to introduce amino acid substitutions. The resulting mutant enzymes, synthesized by the bacterial host Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), were tested for their ability to hydrolyze the triglycerides triolein (TO), tricaprylin (TC) and tributyrin (TB). Mutagenesis and lipase gene expression were carried out using plasmid vectors derived from previously described recombinant plasmids [Joerger and Haas (1993) Lipids 28, 81-88] by introduction of the origin of replication of bacteriophage f1. Substitution of threonine 83 (thr83), a residue thought to be involved in oxyanion binding, by alanine essentially eliminated lipolytic activity toward all substrates examined (TB, TO and TC). Replacement of thr83 with serine caused from two- to sevenfold reductions in the activity toward these substrates. Introduction of tryptophan (trp) at position 89, where such a residue is found in closely related fungal lipases, reduced the specific activity toward the three triglyceride substrates. For the mutagenesis of residues in the predicted acyl chain binding groove, mutagenic primers were designed to cause the replacement of a specific codon within the prolipase gene with codons for all other amino acids. Phenylalanine 95 (phe95), phe112, valine 206 (val206) and val209, were targeted. A phenotypic screen was successfully employed to identify cells producing prolipase with altered preference for olive oil, TC or TB. In assays involving equimolar mixtures of the three triglycerides, a prolipase with a phe95-->aspartate mutation showed an almost twofold increase in the relative activity toward TC. Substitution of trp for phe112 caused an almost threefold decrease in the relative preference for TC, but elevated relative TB hydrolysis. Replacement of val209 with trp resulted in an enzyme with a two- and fourfold enhanced preference for TC and TB, respectively.
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- R D Joerger
- ERRC, ARS, USDA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118
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Enzymatic phosphatidylcholine hydrolysis in organic solvents: An examination of selected commercially available lipases. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 1994. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02540658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Swenson L, Green R, Joerger R, Haas M, Scott K, Wei Y, Derewenda U, Lawson DM, Derewenda ZS. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic studies of the precursor and mature forms of a neutral lipase from the fungus Rhizopus delemar. Proteins 1994; 18:301-6. [PMID: 8202471 DOI: 10.1002/prot.340180311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A neutral lipase from the filamentous fungus Rhizopus delemar has been crystallized in both its proenzyme and mature forms. Although the latter crystallizes readily and produces a variety of crystal forms, only one was found to be suitable for X-ray studies. It is monoclinic (C2, a = 92.8 A, b = 128.9 A, c = 78.3 A, beta = 135.8) with two molecules in the asymmetric unit related by a noncrystallographic diad. The prolipase crystals are orthorhombic (P2(1)2(1)2(1), with a = 79.8 A, b = 115.2 A, c = 73.0 A) and also contain a pair of molecules in the asymmetric unit. Initial results of molecular replacement calculations using the refined coordinates of the related lipase from Rhizomucor miehei identified the correct orientations and positions of the protein molecules in the unit cells of crystals of both proenzyme and the mature form.
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- L Swenson
- Medical Research Council, Canada Group in Protein Structure and Function, University of Alberta, Edmonton
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Mozaffar Z, Weete JD. Purification and properties of an extracellular lipase fromPythium ultimum. Lipids 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02535933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A cloned complementary deoxyribonucleic acid encoding the precursor polypeptide of an extracellular lipase from the fungus Rhizopus delemar was altered by site-directed mutagenesis to generate deoxyribonucleic acid fragments that specifically code for the polypeptides of the proenzyme and the mature form of the lipase. Attempts to produce these polypeptides in enzymatically active form in Escherichia coli revealed toxic effects toward the host. Therefore the polypeptides were expressed as inactive and insoluble forms in the cytoplasm of E. coli BL21 (DE3) cells using plasmid vector pET11-d. With this tightly regulated high-level expression system, lipase and prolipase polypeptides were produced to estimated levels of up to 21% and 15%, respectively, of total cellular protein. The insoluble polypeptides were solubilized in 8 M urea. Refolding into active forms was achieved by treatment with the redox system cystine/cysteine and dilution. Refolded mature lipase was purified to homogeneity by affinity and ion exchange chromatography. The enzyme had a specific activity comparable to that of lipase from the fungal culture. The quantities of pure enzyme obtained from a 1-L culture of E. coli exceeded those obtained from the fungal culture by a factor of at least 100. Refolded recombinant prolipase was purified essentially to homogeneity and had a specific activity similar to that of the mature enzyme. Its pH optimum was 7.5, rather than the pH 8 determined for recombinant mature lipase and for the enzyme purified from the fungal culture. Recombinant prolipase retained activity after 15 min incubation at 65 degrees C, while mature lipase retained activity only up to 45 degrees C.
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- R D Joerger
- Eastern Regional Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118
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