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Filić Ž, Bielen A, Šarić E, Ćehić M, Crnolatac I, Tomić S, Vujaklija D, Abramić M. Evaluation of the Structure-Function Relationship of SGNH Lipase from Streptomyces rimosus by Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Computational Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:595. [PMID: 38203766 PMCID: PMC10779480 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Streptomyces rimosus extracellular lipase (SrL) is a multifunctional hydrolase belonging to the SGNH family. Here site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) was used for the first time to investigate the functional significance of the conserved amino acid residues Ser10, Gly54, Asn82, Asn213, and His216 in the active site of SrL. The hydrolytic activity of SrL variants was determined using para-nitrophenyl (pNP) esters with C4, C8, and C16 fatty acid chains. Mutation of Ser10, Asn82, or His216, but not Gly54, to Ala abolished lipase activity for all substrates. In contrast, the Asn213Ala variant showed increased enzymatic activity for C8 and C16 pNP esters. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations showed that the interactions between the long alkyl chain substrate (C16) and Ser10 and Asn82 were strongest in Asn213Ala SrL. In addition to Asn82, Gly54, and Ser10, several new constituents of the substrate binding site were recognized (Lys28, Ser53, Thr89, and Glu212), as well as strong electrostatic interactions between Lys28 and Glu212. In addition to the H bonds Ser10-His216 and His216-Ser214, Tyr11 interacted strongly with Ser10 and His216 in all complexes with an active enzyme form. A previously unknown strong H bond between the catalytically important Asn82 and Gly54 was uncovered, which stabilizes the substrate in an orientation suitable for the enzyme reaction.
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- Želimira Filić
- Division of Physical Chemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (Ž.F.); (E.Š.); (M.Ć.)
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (Ž.F.); (E.Š.); (M.Ć.)
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (Ž.F.); (E.Š.); (M.Ć.)
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.C.); (M.A.)
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.C.); (M.A.)
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (Ž.F.); (E.Š.); (M.Ć.)
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- Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.C.); (M.A.)
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Rodríguez-Alonso G, Toledo-Marcos J, Serrano-Aguirre L, Rumayor C, Pasero B, Flores A, Saborido A, Hoyos P, Hernáiz MJ, de la Mata I, Arroyo M. A Novel Lipase from Streptomyces exfoliatus DSMZ 41693 for Biotechnological Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17071. [PMID: 38069394 PMCID: PMC10707221 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242317071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Genome mining of Streptomyces exfoliatus DSMZ 41693 has allowed us to identify four different lipase-encoding sequences, and one of them (SeLipC) has been successfully cloned and extracellularly expressed using Rhodococcus sp. T104 as a host. SeLipC was purified by one-step hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The enzyme is a monomeric protein of 27.6 kDa, which belongs to subfamily I.7 of lipolytic enzymes according to its phylogenetic analysis and biochemical characterization. The purified enzyme shows the highest activity at 60 °C and an optimum pH of 8.5, whereas thermal stability is significantly improved when protein concentration is increased, as confirmed by thermal deactivation kinetics, circular dichroism, and differential scanning calorimetry. Enzyme hydrolytic activity using p-nitrophenyl palmitate (pNPP) as substrate can be modulated by different water-miscible organic cosolvents, detergents, and metal ions. Likewise, kinetic parameters for pNPP are: KM = 49.6 µM, kcat = 57 s-1, and kcat/KM = 1.15 × 106 s-1·M-1. SeLipC is also able to hydrolyze olive oil and degrade several polyester-type polymers such as poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), poly(butylene succinate)-co-(butylene adipate) (PBSA), and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). Moreover, SeLipC can catalyze the synthesis of different sugar fatty acid esters by transesterification using vinyl laurate as an acyl donor, demonstrating its interest in different biotechnological applications.
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- Guillermo Rodríguez-Alonso
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (G.R.-A.); (J.T.-M.); (L.S.-A.); (C.R.); (B.P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (G.R.-A.); (J.T.-M.); (L.S.-A.); (C.R.); (B.P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (G.R.-A.); (J.T.-M.); (L.S.-A.); (C.R.); (B.P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (G.R.-A.); (J.T.-M.); (L.S.-A.); (C.R.); (B.P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (G.R.-A.); (J.T.-M.); (L.S.-A.); (C.R.); (B.P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.F.); (P.H.); (M.J.H.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (G.R.-A.); (J.T.-M.); (L.S.-A.); (C.R.); (B.P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.F.); (P.H.); (M.J.H.)
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- Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (A.F.); (P.H.); (M.J.H.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (G.R.-A.); (J.T.-M.); (L.S.-A.); (C.R.); (B.P.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), E-28040 Madrid, Spain; (G.R.-A.); (J.T.-M.); (L.S.-A.); (C.R.); (B.P.); (A.S.)
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McCallin S, Drulis-Kawa Z, Ferry T, Pirnay JP, Nir-Paz R. Phages and phage-borne enzymes as new antibacterial agents. Clin Microbiol Infect 2023:S1198-743X(23)00528-1. [PMID: 37866680 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Persistent and resistant infections caused by bacteria are increasing in numbers and pose a treatment challenge to the medical community and public health. However, solutions with new agents that will enable effective treatment are lacking or delayed by complex development and authorizations. Bacteriophages are known as a possible solution for invasive infections for decades but were seldom used in the Western world. OBJECTIVES To provide an overview of the current status and emerging use of bacteriophage therapy and phage-based products, as well as touch on the socioeconomic and regulatory issues surrounding their development. SOURCES Peer-reviewed articles and authors' first-hand experience. CONTENT Although phage therapy is making a comeback since its early discovery, there are many hurdles to its current use. The lack of appropriate standardized bacterial susceptibility testing; lack of a simple business model and authorization for the need of many phages to treat a single species infection; and the lack of knowledge on predictable outcome measures are just a few examples. In this review, we explore the possible routes for phage use, either based on local specialty centres or by industry; the current status of phage therapy, which is mainly based on single-centre or single-bacterial cohorts, and emerging clinical trials; local country-level frameworks for phage utilization even without full authorization; and the use of phage-derived products as alternatives to antibiotics. We also explore what may be the current indications based on the possible availability of phages. IMPLICATIONS Although phages are emerging as a potential treatment for non-resolving and life-threatening infections, the models for their use and production still need to be defined by the medical community, regulatory bodies, and industry. Bacteriophages may have a great potential for infection treatment but many aspects still need to be defined before their routine use in the clinic.
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- Shawna McCallin
- Department of Neuro-Urology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; ESGNTA - ESCMID study group for non-traditional antibacterials, Basel, Switzerland
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- ESGNTA - ESCMID study group for non-traditional antibacterials, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- ESGNTA - ESCMID study group for non-traditional antibacterials, Basel, Switzerland; Centre interrégional de référence pour la prise en charge des infections ostéoarticulaires complexes, CRIOAc Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Infectious Diseases, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Inserm, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Univ Lyon, Lyon, France
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- ESGNTA - ESCMID study group for non-traditional antibacterials, Basel, Switzerland; Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology, Queen Astrid Military Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- ESGNTA - ESCMID study group for non-traditional antibacterials, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; Israeli Phage Therapy Center of Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Murison V, Hérault J, Schoefs B, Marchand J, Ulmann L. Bioinformatics-Based Screening Approach for the Identification and Characterization of Lipolytic Enzymes from the Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21020125. [PMID: 36827166 PMCID: PMC9964374 DOI: 10.3390/md21020125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Oleaginous diatoms accumulate lipids of biotechnological interest when exposed to nutrient stress conditions such as nitrogen starvation. While accumulation mechanisms are well-known and have been engineered to improve lipid production, degradation mechanisms remain poorly investigated in diatoms. Identifying lipid-degrading enzymes is the initial step to understanding the catabolic processes. In this study, an in silico screening of the genome of Phaeodactylum tricornutum led to the identification of 57 putative triacylglycerol lipases (EC 3.1.1.3) grouped in 4 families. Further analysis revealed the presence of conserved domains and catalytic residues of lipases. Physico-chemical characteristics and subcellular localization predictions highlighted that a majority of these putative proteins are hydrophilic and cytosolic, suggesting they could be recruited to lipid droplets directly from the cytosol. Among the 57 identified putative proteins, three lipases were identified as possibly involved in lipophagy due to a potential vacuolar localization. The expression of the mRNA corresponding to the 57 proteins was then searched in 3 transcriptomic datasets obtained under nitrogen starvation. Nine genes were highly regulated and were considered as encoding enzymes with a probable important function in lipid catabolism. A tertiary structure prediction of these nine candidates yielded eight functional 3D models. Among those, two downregulated enzymes, Phatr3_J54974 and Phatr3_EG00720, were highlighted as good targets for future functional genomics and purification studies to investigate their role in lipid degradation.
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- Victor Murison
- BiOSSE, Biology of Organisms: Stress, Health, Environment, Département Génie Biologique, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Le Mans Université, F-53020 Laval, France
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- BiOSSE, Biology of Organisms: Stress, Health, Environment, Département Génie Biologique, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Le Mans Université, F-53020 Laval, France
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- BiOSSE, Biology of Organisms: Stress, Health, Environment, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Le Mans Université, F-72085 Le Mans, France
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- BiOSSE, Biology of Organisms: Stress, Health, Environment, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Le Mans Université, F-72085 Le Mans, France
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- BiOSSE, Biology of Organisms: Stress, Health, Environment, Département Génie Biologique, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Le Mans Université, F-53020 Laval, France
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Ćehić M, Brkljača Z, Filić Ž, Crnolatac I, Vujaklija D, Bakarić D. (Un)coupling the factors contributing to the interfacial activation of Streptomyces rimosus lipase: computational and spectrophotometric study. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2022.2145304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Mirsada Ćehić
- Division for Physical Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division for Physical Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division for Physical Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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Welz P, Swanepoel G, Weels S, Le Roes-Hill M. Wastewater from the Edible Oil Industry as a Potential Source of Lipase- and Surfactant-Producing Actinobacteria. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9091987. [PMID: 34576882 PMCID: PMC8465459 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Wastewaters generated from various stages of edible oil production in a canola processing facility were collected with the aim of determining the presence of lipase-producing actinobacteria of potential industrial significance. The high chemical oxygen demand (COD) readings (up to 86,700 mg L−1 in some samples) indicated that the wastewater exhibited the nutritional potential to support bacterial growth. A novel approach was developed for the isolation of metagenomic DNA from the oil-rich wastewater samples. Microbiota analysis of the buffer tank and refinery condensate tank wastewater samples showed a dominance of Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens, followed by a limited number of other actinobacterial genera, indicating the presence of a highly specialized actinobacterial population. Cultured isolates with typical actinobacterial morphology were analyzed for their ability to produce lipases and biosurfactants. Two strains, designated as BT3 and BT4, exhibited the highest lipase production levels when grown in the presence of tributyrin and olive oil (1.39 U mg−1 crude protein and 0.8 U mg−1 crude protein, respectively) and were subsequently definitively identified by genome sequencing to be related to Streptomyces albidoflavus. Cultivation of the strains in media containing different types of oils did not markedly increase the level of enzyme production, with the exception of strain BT4 (1.0 U mg−1 crude protein in the presence of peanut oil). Genome sequencing of the two strains, BT3 and BT4, revealed the presence of a range of lipase and esterase genes that may be involved in the production of the enzymes detected in this study. The presence of gene clusters involved in the production of biosurfactants were also detected, notably moreso in strain BT3 than BT4.
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Azeredo J, García P, Drulis-Kawa Z. Targeting biofilms using phages and their enzymes. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2021; 68:251-261. [PMID: 33714050 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The complex biofilm architecture composed of extracellular polymeric structures (EPS) provides a protective shield to physiologically diverse bacterial cells immersed in its structure. The evolutionary interplay between bacteria and their viruses (phages) forced the latter ones to develop specific strategies to overcome the biofilm defensive barriers and kill sessile cells. Phages are equipped with a wide panel of enzyme-degrading EPS macromolecules which together are powerful weapons to combat biofilms. Antibiofilm performance can be achieved by combining phages or phage-borne enzymes with other antimicrobials such as antibiotics. Nevertheless, a variety of enzymes encoded in phage genomes still need to be explored. To advance in biofilm control strategies we must deepen the understanding of the biofilm biology itself, as well as discover and better exploit the unlimited antibacterial potential of phages.
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- Joana Azeredo
- Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA-CSIC), Paseo Río Linares sn. 33300, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain.
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- Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Enhanced Triacylglycerol Metabolism Contributes to Efficient Oil Utilization and High-Level Production of Salinomycin in Streptomyces albus ZD11. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.00763-20. [PMID: 32532869 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00763-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptomyces is well known for biosynthesis of secondary metabolites with diverse bioactivities. Although oils have been employed as carbon sources to produce polyketide antibiotics for several industrial Streptomyces strains, the intrinsic correlation between oil utilization and high production of antibiotics still remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the correlation between oil metabolism and salinomycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces albus ZD11, which employs soybean oil as the main carbon source. Comparative genomic analysis revealed the enrichment of genes related to triacylglycerol (TAG) metabolism in S. albus ZD11. Transcriptomic profiling further confirmed the enhancement of TAG metabolism and acyl coenzyme A biosynthesis in S. albus ZD11. Multiple secreted lipases, which catalyze TAG hydrolysis, were seen to be working in a synergistic and complementary manner in aiding the efficient and stable hydrolyzation of TAGs. Together, our results suggest that enhanced TAG hydrolysis and fatty acid degradation contribute to the high efficiency of oil utilization in S. albus ZD11 in order to provide abundant carbon precursors for cell growth and salinomycin biosynthesis.IMPORTANCE In order to obtain high-level production of antibiotics, oils have been used as the main carbon source for some Streptomyces strains. Based on multiomics analysis, this study provides insight into the relationship between triacylglycerol (TAG) metabolism and antibiotic biosynthesis in S. albus ZD11, an oil-preferring industrial Streptomyces strain. Our investigation into TAG hydrolysis yielded further evidence that this strain utilizes complicated strategies enabling an efficient TAG metabolism. In addition, a novel secreted lipase was identified that exhibited highly hydrolytic activity for medium- and long-chain TAGs. Our findings represent a good start toward clarifying the complicated relationship between TAG catabolism and high-level antibiotic production in the industrial strains.
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Biđin S, Vujaklija I, Paradžik T, Bielen A, Vujaklija D. Leitmotif: protein motif scanning 2.0. Bioinformatics 2020; 36:3566-3567. [PMID: 32154834 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION Motif-HMM (mHMM) scanning has been shown to possess unique advantages over standardly used sequence-profile search methods (e.g. HMMER, PSI-BLAST) since it is particularly well-suited to discriminate proteins with variations inside conserved motifs (e.g. family subtypes) or motifs lacking essential residues (false positives, e.g. pseudoenzymes). RESULTS In order to make mHMM widely accessible to a broader scientific community, we developed Leitmotif, an mHMM web application with many parametrization options easily accessible through intuitive interface. Substantial improvement of performance (ROC scores) was obtained by using two novel parameters. To the best of our knowledge, Leitmotif is the only available mHMM application. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION Leitmotif is freely available at https://leitmotif.irb.hr. CONTACT sinisa@heuristika.hr or ivan.vujaklija@fer.hr. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Siniša Biđin
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Institute Ruđer Bošković, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Dakheel KH, Rahim RA, Neela VK, Al-Obaidi JR, Hun TG, Isa MNM, Yusoff K. Genomic analyses of two novel biofilm-degrading methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus phages. BMC Microbiol 2019; 19:114. [PMID: 31138130 PMCID: PMC6540549 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1484-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilm producers represent an important etiological agent of many chronic human infections. Antibiotics and host immune responses are largely ineffective against bacteria within biofilms. Alternative actions and novel antimicrobials should be considered. In this context, the use of phages to destroy MRSA biofilms presents an innovative alternative mechanism. Results Twenty-five MRSA biofilm producers were used as substrates to isolate MRSA-specific phages. Despite the difficulties in obtaining an isolate of this phage, two phages (UPMK_1 and UPMK_2) were isolated. Both phages varied in their ability to produce halos around their plaques, host infectivity, one-step growth curves, and electron microscopy features. Furthermore, both phages demonstrated antagonistic infectivity on planktonic cultures. This was validated in an in vitro static biofilm assay (in microtiter-plates), followed by the visualization of the biofilm architecture in situ via confocal laser scanning microscopy before and after phage infection, and further supported by phages genome analysis. The UPMK_1 genome comprised 152,788 bp coding for 155 putative open reading frames (ORFs), and its genome characteristics were between the Myoviridae and Siphoviridae family, though the morphological features confined it more to the Siphoviridae family. The UPMK_2 has 40,955 bp with 62 putative ORFs; morphologically, it presented the features of the Podoviridae though its genome did not show similarity with any of the S. aureus in the Podoviridae family. Both phages possess lytic enzymes that were associated with a high ability to degrade biofilms as shown in the microtiter plate and CLSM analyses. Conclusions The present work addressed the possibility of using phages as potential biocontrol agents for biofilm-producing MRSA. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12866-019-1484-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Khulood Hamid Dakheel
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.,Department of Biology, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Palestine Street, PO Box 14022, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.,Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Agro-biotechnology Institute Malaysia (ABI), c/o MARDI Headquarters, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysia Genome Institute (MGI), Jalan Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. .,Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Boran R, Ugur A, Sarac N, Ceylan O. Characterisation of Streptomyces violascens OC125-8 lipase for oily wastewater treatment. 3 Biotech 2019; 9:5. [PMID: 30622843 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1539-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In this study, the lipase-producing bacterium Streptomyces violascens (GenBank number MF621564) was identified, and the extracellular S. violascens OC125-8 lipase produced by this strain was characterised for use in wastewater treatment. The lipase was partially purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation at a final yield of 3.28-fold purification and a recovery of 56%. The S. violascens OC125-8 lipase exhibited optimum catalytic activity at 40 °C and pH 8.0; it was stable at 30-40 °C with more than 86% residual activity after 1 h; it was also stable over a relatively broad pH range of pH 7.0-11.0, retaining 83.3-100% activity. V max and K m values were calculated as 0.61 µmol/min/mg and 0.259 mM, respectively. Enzyme activity significantly increased in the presence of Fe2+ ion but was inhibited by Ca2+, Mn2+, Cu2+ and Mg2+. The addition of a serine protease inhibitor, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), strongly inhibited enzyme activity while ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), a metal chelating agent, had no inhibitory effect. The enzyme was fairly stable in the presence of surfactants as well as sodium perborate. Examination of commercial detergent tolerance revealed that the lipase was strongly stable in Tursil (88%), Pril (97%) and Fairy (98.5%), while the lipase was activated in Omo (113.4%) and Ariel (128.3%). Moreover, the lipase showed highest activity towards olive oil (100%), sunflower oil (90%) and burned sunflower oil (55%), while corn oil (44%) and burned olive oil (15%) were less hydrolysed by the enzyme. These properties demonstrate that S. violascens OC125-8 lipase is an ideal choice for oily wastewater management.
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- Rukiye Boran
- 1Medical Laboratory Program, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational School of Health Service, Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey
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- 2Section of Medical Microbiology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, 06510 Ankara, Turkey
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- 3Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Mugla, Turkey
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- 4Food Quality Control and Analysis Program, Ula Ali Koçman Vocational School, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48147 Mugla, Turkey
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Li X, Pan Y, Hu H. Identification of the triacylglycerol lipase in the chloroplast envelope of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Leščić Ašler I, Štefanić Z, Maršavelski A, Vianello R, Kojić-Prodić B. Catalytic Dyad in the SGNH Hydrolase Superfamily: In-depth Insight into Structural Parameters Tuning the Catalytic Process of Extracellular Lipase from Streptomyces rimosus. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:1928-1936. [PMID: 28558229 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6b01140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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SrLip is an extracellular enzyme from Streptomyces rimosus (Q93MW7) exhibiting lipase, phospholipase, esterase, thioesterase, and tweenase activities. The structure of SrLip is one of a very few lipases, among the 3D-structures of the SGNH superfamily of hydrolases, structurally characterized by synchrotron diffraction data at 1.75 Å resolution (PDB: 5MAL ). Its crystal structure was determined by molecular replacement using a homology model based on the crystal structure of phospholipase A1 from Streptomyces albidoflavus (PDB: 4HYQ ). The structure reveals the Rossmann-like 3-layer αβα sandwich fold typical of the SGNH superfamily stabilized by three disulfide bonds. The active site shows a catalytic dyad involving Ser10 and His216 with Ser10-OγH···NεHis216, His216-NδH···O═C-Ser214, and Gly54-NH···Oγ-Ser10 hydrogen bonds essential for the catalysis; the carbonyl oxygen of the Ser214 main chain acts as a hydrogen bond acceptor ensuring the orientation of the His216 imidazole ring suitable for a proton transfer. Molecular dynamics simulations of the apoenzyme and its complex with p-nitrophenyl caprylate were used to probe the positioning of the substrate ester group within the active site and its aliphatic chain within the binding site. Quantum-mechanical calculations at the DFT level revealed the precise molecular mechanism of the SrLip catalytic activity, demonstrating that the overall hydrolysis is a two-step process with acylation as the rate-limiting step associated with the activation free energy of ΔG⧧ENZ = 17.9 kcal mol-1, being in reasonable agreement with the experimental value of 14.5 kcal mol-1, thus providing strong support in favor of the proposed catalytic mechanism based on a dyad.
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- Ivana Leščić Ašler
- Division
of Physical Chemistry, Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička
cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division
of Physical Chemistry, Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička
cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division
of Physical Chemistry, Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička
cesta 54, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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SGNH hydrolase-type esterase domain containing Cbes-AcXE2: a novel and thermostable acetyl xylan esterase from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. Extremophiles 2017; 21:687-697. [DOI: 10.1007/s00792-017-0934-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Wang B, Wang A, Cao Z, Zhu G. Characterization of a novel highly thermostable esterase from the Gram-positive soil bacteriumStreptomyces lividansTK64. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2016; 63:334-43. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 11/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Baojuan Wang
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources; College of Life Sciences; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu Anhui People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources; College of Life Sciences; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu Anhui People's Republic of China
- College of Physical Education; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu Anhui People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources; College of Life Sciences; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu Anhui People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources; College of Life Sciences; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu Anhui People's Republic of China
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Vujaklija I, Bielen A, Paradžik T, Biđin S, Goldstein P, Vujaklija D. An effective approach for annotation of protein families with low sequence similarity and conserved motifs: identifying GDSL hydrolases across the plant kingdom. BMC Bioinformatics 2016; 17:91. [PMID: 26892257 PMCID: PMC4757993 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-016-0919-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background The massive accumulation of protein sequences arising from the rapid development of high-throughput sequencing, coupled with automatic annotation, results in high levels of incorrect annotations. In this study, we describe an approach to decrease annotation errors of protein families characterized by low overall sequence similarity. The GDSL lipolytic family comprises proteins with multifunctional properties and high potential for pharmaceutical and industrial applications. The number of proteins assigned to this family has increased rapidly over the last few years. In particular, the natural abundance of GDSL enzymes reported recently in plants indicates that they could be a good source of novel GDSL enzymes. We noticed that a significant proportion of annotated sequences lack specific GDSL motif(s) or catalytic residue(s). Here, we applied motif-based sequence analyses to identify enzymes possessing conserved GDSL motifs in selected proteomes across the plant kingdom. Results Motif-based HMM scanning (Viterbi decoding-VD and posterior decoding-PD) and the here described PD/VD protocol were successfully applied on 12 selected plant proteomes to identify sequences with GDSL motifs. A significant number of identified GDSL sequences were novel. Moreover, our scanning approach successfully detected protein sequences lacking at least one of the essential motifs (171/820) annotated by Pfam profile search (PfamA) as GDSL. Based on these analyses we provide a curated list of GDSL enzymes from the selected plants. CLANS clustering and phylogenetic analysis helped us to gain a better insight into the evolutionary relationship of all identified GDSL sequences. Three novel GDSL subfamilies as well as unreported variations in GDSL motifs were discovered in this study. In addition, analyses of selected proteomes showed a remarkable expansion of GDSL enzymes in the lycophyte, Selaginella moellendorffii. Finally, we provide a general motif-HMM scanner which is easily accessible through the graphical user interface (http://compbio.math.hr/). Conclusions Our results show that scanning with a carefully parameterized motif-HMM is an effective approach for annotation of protein families with low sequence similarity and conserved motifs. The results of this study expand current knowledge and provide new insights into the evolution of the large GDSL-lipase family in land plants. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12859-016-0919-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ivan Vujaklija
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Unska 3, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierrotijeva 6, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia. .,Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Unska 3, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Bijenička 30, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
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Fang Y, Wang S, Liu S, Jiao Y. Discovery a novel organic solvent tolerant esterase from Salinispora arenicola CNP193 through genome mining. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 80:334-40. [PMID: 26118483 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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An esterase gene, encoding a 325-amino-acid protein (SAestA), was mined form obligate marine actinomycete strain Salinispora arenicola CNP193 genome sequence. Phylogenetic analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence showed that the enzyme belonged to the family IV of lipolytic enzymes. The gene was cloned, expressed in Escherichia coli as a His-tagged protein, purified and characterized. The molecular weight of His-tagged SAestA is ∼38 kDa. SAestA-His6 was active in a temperature (5-40 °C) and pH range (7.0-11.0), and maximal activity was determined at pH 9.0 and 30 °C. The activity was severely inhibited by Hg(2+), Cu(2+), and Zn(2+). In particular, this enzyme showed remarkable stability in presence of organic solvents (25%, v/v) with log P>2.0 even after incubation for 7 days. All these characteristics suggested that SAestA may be a potential candidate for application in industrial processes in aqueous/organic media.
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- Yaowei Fang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Research Institute, Lianyungang, 222000, China; Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Research Institute, Lianyungang, 222000, China; Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Research Institute, Lianyungang, 222000, China; Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China; Jiangsu Marine Resources Development Research Institute, Lianyungang, 222000, China; Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, 222005, China
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Purification and characterization of organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Streptomyces sp. OC119-7 for biodiesel production. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2014.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gutiérrez D, Adriaenssens EM, Martínez B, Rodríguez A, Lavigne R, Kropinski AM, García P. Three proposed new bacteriophage genera of staphylococcal phages: "3alikevirus", "77likevirus" and "Phietalikevirus". Arch Virol 2014; 159:389-98. [PMID: 24022640 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-013-1833-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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To date, most members of the Siphoviridae family of bacteriophages remain unclassified, including the 46 staphylococcal phages for which the complete genome sequences have been deposited in public databases. Comparative nucleotide and protein sequence analysis, in addition to available data on phage morphology, allowed us to propose three new phage genera within the family Siphoviridae: "3alikevirus", "77likevirus" and "Phietalikevirus", which include related phages infecting Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. However, six phages infecting S. aureus, Staphylococcus pasteuri, Staphylococcus hominis and Staphylococcus capitis strains remain to be classified (orphan phages). Overall, the former phages share morphological features and genome organization. The three groups have conserved domains containing peptidoglycan hydrolytic activities clearly identified as part of tape measure proteins ("3alikevirus" and "77likevirus") or as individual virionassociated proteins ("Phietalikevirus"). In addition, bacteriophages belonging to the genus "3alikevirus" share closely related DNA-processing and packaging proteins, while bacteriophages included in the genus "Phietalikevirus" encode specific tail proteins for host interaction. These properties are considered distinctive for these genera. Orphan phages seem to have a more divergent organization, but they share some properties with members of these proposed genera.
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New Lipase for Biodiesel Production: Partial Purification and Characterization of LipSB 25-4. ISRN BIOCHEMISTRY 2014; 2014:289749. [PMID: 25937966 PMCID: PMC4393003 DOI: 10.1155/2014/289749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The lipolytic activities of 300 Streptomyces isolates were determined in Tributyrin and Rhodamine-B Agar. Lipase activities were also measured with p-nitrophenyl palmitate (p-NPP) as a substrate. The strain of Streptomyces bambergiensis OC 25-4 used in this study was selected among 300 strains of Streptomyces from MUCC as the best lipase producer. The incubation conditions were optimized and the inoculum amount, incubation period, effect of carbon and nitrogen sources, and rates of MgSO4 and CaCO3 were investigated. LipSB 25-4 (the lipase produced by S. bambergiensis OC 25-4 strain) was partially purified with ammonium sulphate precipitation, dialysis, and gel filtration chromatography 2.73-fold and with 92.12 U/mg specific activity. The optimal pH and temperature for LipSB 25-4 were determined as 8.0 and 50°C, respectively. The lipase has high stability in all pH and temperature values used in this study. While LipSB 25-4 was slightly activated in the presence of β-mercaptoethanol, it was slightly reduced by PMSF. The enzyme conserved approximately 75% of its activity at the end of 60 h, in the presence of methanol and ethanol. Since LipSB 25-4 displays high activity in the thermophilic conditions and stability in the presence of organic solvents, this lipase can catalyse the biodiesel production from olive oil by the transesterification reactions.
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Ašler IL, Kovačić F, Marchetti-Deschmann M, Allmaier G, Štefanić Z, Kojić-Prodić B. Inhibition of extracellular lipase from Streptomyces rimosus with 3,4-dichloroisocoumarin. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2012; 28:1094-104. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2012.716834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Ivana Leščić Ašler
- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Department for Physical Chemistry,
Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Research Center Jülich,
Jülich, Germany
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- Vienna University of Technology, Institute for Chemical Technologies and Analytics,
Vienna, Austria
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- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Department for Physical Chemistry,
Zagreb, Croatia
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Bae SY, Ryu BH, Jang E, Kim S, Kim TD. Characterization and immobilization of a novel SGNH hydrolase (Est24) from Sinorhizobium meliloti. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 97:1637-47. [PMID: 22526795 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4038-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2012] [Revised: 03/11/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A novel oligomeric SGNH hydrolase (Est24) from Sinorhizobium meliloti was identified, actively expressed in Escherichia coli, characterized, and immobilized for industrial application. Sequence analysis of Est24 revealed a putative catalytic triad (Ser¹³-Asp¹⁶³-His¹⁶⁹), with moderate homology to other SGNH hydrolases. Est24 was more active toward short-chain esters, such as p-nitrophenyl acetate, butyrate, and valerate, while the S13A mutant completely lost its activity. Moreover, the activity of Est24 toward α- and β-naphthyl acetate, and enantioselectivity on (R)- and (S)-methyl-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate were tested. Est24 exhibited optimum activity at mesophilic temperature ranges (45-55 °C), and slightly alkaline pH (8.0). Structural and mutagenesis studies revealed critical residues involved in the formation of a catalytic triad and substrate-binding pocket. Cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of Est24 with and without amyloid fibrils were prepared, and amyloid fibril-linked Est24 with amyloid fibrils retained 83 % of its initial activity after 1 h of incubation at 60 °C. The high thermal stability of immobilized Est24 highlights its potential in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
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- Song Yi Bae
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Programs, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, South Korea
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Brault G, Shareck F, Hurtubise Y, Lépine F, Doucet N. Isolation and characterization of EstC, a new cold-active esterase from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). PLoS One 2012; 7:e32041. [PMID: 22396747 PMCID: PMC3292560 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The genome sequence of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) contains more than 50 genes coding for putative lipolytic enzymes. Many studies have shown the capacity of this actinomycete to store important reserves of intracellular triacylglycerols in nutrient depletion situations. In the present study, we used genome mining of S. coelicolor to identify genes coding for putative, non-secreted esterases/lipases. Two genes were cloned and successfully overexpressed in E. coli as His-tagged fusion proteins. One of the recombinant enzymes, EstC, showed interesting cold-active esterase activity with a strong potential for the production of valuable esters. The purified enzyme displayed optimal activity at 35°C and was cold-active with retention of 25% relative activity at 10°C. Its optimal pH was 8.5-9 but the enzyme kept more than 75% of its maximal activity between pH 7.5 and 10. EstC also showed remarkable tolerance over a wide range of pH values, retaining almost full residual activity between pH 6-11. The enzyme was active toward short-chain p-nitrophenyl esters (C2-C12), displaying optimal activity with the valerate (C5) ester (k(cat)/K(m) = 737±77 s(-1) mM(-1)). The enzyme was also very active toward short chain triglycerides such as triacetin (C2:0) and tributyrin (C4:0), in addition to showing good primary alcohol and organic solvent tolerance, suggesting it could function as an interesting candidate for organic synthesis of short-chain esters such as flavors.
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- Guillaume Brault
- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, Laval, Québec, Canada
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Innu-Science Canada, Inc., Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, Laval, Québec, Canada
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, Laval, Québec, Canada
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Ali YB, Verger R, Abousalham A. Lipases or esterases: does it really matter? Toward a new bio-physico-chemical classification. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 861:31-51. [PMID: 22426710 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-600-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Carboxylester hydrolases, commonly named esterases, consist of a large spectrum of enzymes defined by their ability to catalyze the hydrolysis of carboxylic ester bonds and are widely distributed among animals, plants, and microorganisms. Lipases are lipolytic enzymes which constitute a special class of carboxylic esterases capable of releasing long-chain fatty acids from natural water-insoluble carboxylic esters. However, up to now, several unsuccessful attempts aimed at differentiating "lipases" from "esterases" by using various criteria. These criteria were based on the first substrate used chronologically, primary sequence comparisons, some kinetic parameters, or some structural features.Lipids are biological compounds which, by definition, are insoluble in water. Taking into account this basic physico-chemical criterion, we primarily distinguish lipolytic esterases (L, acting on lipids) from nonlipolytic esterases (NL, not acting on lipids). In view of the biochemical data accumulated up to now, we proposed a new classification of esterases based on various criteria of physico-chemical, chemical, anatomical, or cellular nature. We believe that the present attempt matters scientifically for several reasons: (1) to help newcomers in the field, performing a few key experiments to figure out if a newly isolated esterase is lipolytic or not; (2) to clarify a debate between scientists in the field; and (3) to formulate questions which are relevant to the still unsolved problem of the structure-function relationships of esterases.
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- Yassine Ben Ali
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Génie Enzymatique des Lipases, ENIS, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Navarro-Fernández J, Nechitaylo TY, Guerrero JA, Golyshina OV, García-Carmona F, Sánchez-Ferrer A, Golyshin PN. A novel platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase discovered in a metagenome from the earthworm-associated microbial community. Environ Microbiol 2011; 13:3036-46. [PMID: 21923856 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02581.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Metagenomics is an emerging field for mining the bioresources for new biomolecules for potential application in biotechnology and biomedicine. In the present study, a novel acetylhydrolase (Est13) was detected during the function-based screening of a metagenomic library established from the DNA extracted from the cellulose-depleting microbial community set up with an earthworm cast. Analysis showed that Est13 exhibited some similarities with a human and parasite platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) belonging to the SGNH hydrolase superfamily. Biochemical characterization of the purified recombinant enzyme using substrates common for hydrolases of this superfamily demonstrated that Est13 hydrolysed p-nitrophenyl acetate quite efficiently, with a k(cat) /K(M) value of 3209 mM(-1) s(-1). The Est13 showed highest activity at pH 8.0 and 40°C, conditions in which it is relatively stable compared with known PAF-AHs. In vitro functional analysis of the platelet-activating factor hydrolysis showed a dose- and time-dependent inhibition of platelet aggregation in the range of 2-4 µM, making this enzyme a potential candidate for biomedical applications.
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- José Navarro-Fernández
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-A, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Campus Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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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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Hwang H, Kim S, Park S, Ngo TD, Kim KK, Kim TD. Crystallization and diffraction analysis of Sm23: an SGNH-family arylesterase from Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2011; 67:572-4. [PMID: 21543864 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309111007706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Industrial demand for active biocatalysts with desirable biochemical properties is constantly increasing and the discovery and characterization of novel esterases is potentially useful for industrial processes. Here, X-ray crystallographic studies of an (R)-specific SGNH arylesterase (Sm23) from Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 are reported. The recombinant protein was expressed in Escherichia coli with a His tag and purified to homogeneity. Sm23 was crystallized using 0.2 M magnesium formate as a precipitant and X-ray diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 2.2 Å with an R(merge) of 6.9%. The crystals of SM23 belonged to the I-centred tetragonal space group I4(1)22, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 126.6, c = 190.9 Å. A molecular-replacement solution was obtained using the crystal structure of arylesterase from Mycobacterium smegmatis as a template.
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- Heejin Hwang
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Programs, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Republic of Korea
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Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel SGNH arylesterase from the goat rumen contents. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 91:1561-70. [PMID: 21533577 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3289-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2010] [Revised: 03/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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An esterase-encoding gene, estR5, was directly obtained from the genomic DNA of goat rumen contents. The 555-bp full-length gene encodes a 184-residue polypeptide (EstR5) without putative signal peptide. Deduced EstR5 shared the highest identity (50%) to a putative arylesterase from Ruminococcaceae bacterium D16. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that EstR5 was closely related with microbial esterases of gastrointestinal source. A comparison of the conserved motifs shared with GDSL proteins revealed that EstR5 could be grouped into the GDSL family and was further classified into the subfamily of SGNH hydrolases. The gene estR5 was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and purified to electrophoretic homogeneity. Recombinant EstR5 exhibited highest catalytic efficiency towards α-naphthyl acetate followed by phenyl acetate and p-nitrophenyl acetate and had no activity towards PNP esters with acyl chains longer than C8. The enzyme exhibited optimal activity at around 60°C and pH 8.0, was stable at pH ranging from 6.0 to 11.0 and was slightly activated by detergent Tween, Nonidet P-40, and Triton X-100. These properties suggest that EstR5 has great potential for basic research and industrial applications. To our knowledge, this is the first arylesterase obtained from rumen microenvironment.
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Studies on the ecology of actinomycetes in an agricultural soil amended with organic residues: II. Assessment of enzymatic activities of Actinomycetales isolates. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0688-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Dheeman DS, Henehan GTM, Frías JM. Purification and properties of Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 43304 lipase and its potential in flavour ester synthesis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:3373-3379. [PMID: 21145735 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.11.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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An extracellular thermostable lipase from Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 43304 has been purified to homogeneity using ammonium sulphate precipitation followed by anion exchange chromatography and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. This protocol resulted in a 398-fold purification with 36% final recovery. The purified A. mediterranei DSM 43304 lipase (AML) has an apparent molecular mass of 33 kDa. The N-terminal sequence, AANPYERGPDPTTASIEATR, showed highest similarity to a lipase from Streptomyces exfoliatus. The values of K(m)(app) and V(max)(app) for p-nitrophenyl palmitate (p-NPP) at the optimal temperature (60°C) and pH (8.0) were 0.099±0.010 mM and 2.53±0.06 mmol/min mg, respectively. The purified AML displayed significant activity towards a range of short and long chain triglyceride substrates and p-nitrophenyl esters. Hydrolysis of glycerol ester bonds occurred non-specifically. The purified AML displayed significant stability in the presence of organic solvents (40%, v/v) and catalyzed the synthesis of the flavour ester isoamyl acetate in free and immobilized states.
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- Dharmendra S Dheeman
- School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland.
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Genomic and functional analyses of Rhodococcus equi phages ReqiPepy6, ReqiPoco6, ReqiPine5, and ReqiDocB7. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 77:669-83. [PMID: 21097585 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01952-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The isolation and results of genomic and functional analyses of Rhodococcus equi phages ReqiPepy6, ReqiDocB7, ReqiPine5, and ReqiPoco6 (hereafter referred to as Pepy6, DocB7, Pine5, and Poco6, respectively) are reported. Two phages, Pepy6 and Poco6, more than 75% identical, exhibited genome organization and protein sequence likeness to Lactococcus lactis phage 1706 and clostridial prophage elements. An unusually high fraction, 27%, of Pepy6 and Poco6 proteins were predicted to possess at least one transmembrane domain, a value much higher than the average of 8.5% transmembrane domain-containing proteins determined from a data set of 36,324 phage protein entries. Genome organization and protein sequence comparisons place phage Pine5 as the first nonmycobacteriophage member of the large Rosebush cluster. DocB7, which had the broadest host range among the four isolates, was not closely related to any phage or prophage in the database, and only 23 of 105 predicted encoded proteins could be assigned a functional annotation. Because of the relationship of Rhodococcus to Mycobacterium, it was anticipated that these phages should exhibit some of the features characteristic of mycobacteriophages. Traits that were identified as shared by the Rhodococcus phages and mycobacteriophages include the prevalent long-tailed morphology and the presence of genes encoding LysB-like mycolate-hydrolyzing lysis proteins. Application of DocB7 lysates to soils amended with a host strain of R. equi reduced recoverable bacterial CFU, suggesting that phage may be useful in limiting R. equi load in the environment while foals are susceptible to infection.
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Leščić Ašler I, Ivić N, Kovačić F, Schell S, Knorr J, Krauss U, Wilhelm S, Kojić-Prodić B, Jaeger KE. Probing Enzyme Promiscuity of SGNH Hydrolases. Chembiochem 2010; 11:2158-67. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hwang H, Kim S, Yoon S, Ryu Y, Lee SY, Kim TD. Characterization of a novel oligomeric SGNH-arylesterase from Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021. Int J Biol Macromol 2010; 46:145-52. [PMID: 20060410 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2009.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Revised: 12/29/2009] [Accepted: 12/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A novel oligomeric SGNH-arylesterase (Sm23) from Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 was characterized using biochemical and biophysical methods. A sequence comparison of Sm23 with other SGNH members confirmed the presence of catalytic triad (Ser(10), Asp(187), and His(190)) and oxyanion holes (Ser(10)-Gly(50)-Asn(90)). The wild type enzyme was able to hydrolyze p-nitrophenyl acetate, alpha- and beta-naphthyl acetate, while S10A mutant completely lost its activity. Structural properties of Sm23 were investigated using circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence, dynamic light scattering (DLS), chemical cross-linking, electron microscopy (EM), and time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry. Furthermore, spherical or globular aggregates were observed with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, while amorphous aggregates were formed with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide.
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- Heejin Hwang
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Programs, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, South Korea
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Dheeman DS, Frias JM, Henehan GTM. Influence of cultivation conditions on the production of a thermostable extracellular lipase from Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 43304. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 37:1-17. [PMID: 19806375 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-009-0643-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2009] [Accepted: 09/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Among several lipase-producing actinomycete strains screened, Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 43304 was found to produce a thermostable, extracellular lipase. Culture conditions and nutrient source modification studies involving carbon sources, nitrogen sources, incubation temperature and medium pH were carried out. Lipase activity of 1.37 +/- 0.103 IU/ml of culture medium was obtained in 96 h at 28 degrees C and pH 7.5 using linseed oil and fructose as carbon sources and a combination of phytone peptone and yeast extract (5:1) as nitrogen sources. Under optimal culture conditions, the lipase activity was enhanced 12-fold with a twofold increase in lipase specific activity. The lipase showed maximum activity at 60 degrees C and pH 8.0. The enzyme was stable between pH 5.0 and 9.0 and temperatures up to 60 degrees C. Lipase activity was significantly enhanced by Fe(3+) and strongly inhibited by Hg(2+). Li(+), Mg(2+) and PMSF significantly reduced lipase activity, whereas other metal ions and effectors had no significant effect at 0.01 M concentration. A. mediterranei DSM 43304 lipase exhibited remarkable stability in the presence of a wide range of organic solvents at 25% (v/v) concentration for 24 h. These features render this novel lipase attractive for potential biotechnological applications in organic synthesis reactions.
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