Biochemical studies on native and cross-linked aggregates of Aspergillus awamori feruloyl esterase

Comparison of Enzyme Secretion and Ferulic Acid Production by Escherichia coli Expressing Different Lactobacillus Feruloyl Esterases

Construction of recombinant Escherichia coli strains carrying feruloyl esterase genes for secretory expression offers an attractive way to facilitate enzyme purification and one-step production of ferulic acid from agricultural waste. A total of 10 feruloyl esterases derived from nine Lactobacillus species were expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) to investigate their secretion and ferulic acid production. Extracellular activity determination showed all these Lactobacillus feruloyl esterases could be secreted out of E. coli cells. However, protein analysis indicated that they could be classified as three types. The first type presented a low secretion level, including feruloyl esterases derived from Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus johnsonii. The second type showed a high secretion level, including feruloyl esterases derived from Lactobacillus amylovorus, Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactobacillus gasseri, and Lactobacillus helveticus. The third type also behaved a high secretion level but easy degradation, including feruloyl esterases derived from Lactobacillus farciminis, Lactobacillus fermentum, and Lactobacillus reuteri. Moreover, these recombinant E. coli strains could directly release ferulic acid from agricultural waste. The highest yield was 140 μg on the basis of 0.1 g de-starched wheat bran by using E. coli expressed L. amylovorus feruloyl esterase. These results provided a solid basis for the production of feruloyl esterase and ferulic acid.

Cross-linked enzyme aggregates of arylamidase from Cupriavidus oxalaticus ICTDB921: process optimization, characterization, and application for mitigation of acrylamide in industrial wastewater

Acrylamidase produced by Cupriavidus oxalaticus ICTDB921 was recovered directly from the fermentation broth by ammonium sulfate (40-50%) precipitation and then stabilized by cross-linking with glutaraldehyde. The optimum conditions for the preparation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates of acrylamidase (acrylamidase-CLEAs) were using 60 mM glutaraldehyde for 10 min at 35 °C and initial broth pH of 7.0. Acrylamidase-CLEAs were characterized by SDS-PAGE, FTIR, particle size analyzer and SEM. Cross-linking shifted the optimal temperature and pH from 70 to 50 °C and 5-7 to 6-8, respectively. It also altered the secondary structure fractions, pH and thermal stability along with the kinetic constants, K_m and V_max, respectively. A complete degradation of acrylamide ~ 1.75 g/L in industrial wastewater was achieved after 60 min in a batch process under optimum operating conditions, and the kinetics was best represented by Edward model (R² = 0.70). Acrylamidase-CLEAs retained ~ 40% of its initial activity after three cycles for both pure acrylamide and industrial wastewater, and were stable for 15 days at 4 °C, retaining ~ 25% of its original activity.

Preparation of Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates (CLEAs) of an Inulosucrase Mutant for the Enzymatic Synthesis of Inulin-Type Fructooligosaccharides

Fructooligosaccharides are well-known carbohydrate molecules that exhibit good probiotic activity and are widely used as sweeteners. Inulin-type fructooligosaccharides (IFOs) can be synthesized from sucrose using inulosucrase. In this study, cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of Lactobacillus reuteri 121 inulosucrase (R483A-LrInu) were prepared and used as a biocatalyst for IFOs production. Under optimum conditions, R483A-LrInu CLEAs retained 42% of original inulosucrase activity. Biochemical characterization demonstrated that the optimum pH of inulosucrase changed from 5 to 4 after immobilization, while the optimum temperature was unchanged. Furthermore, the pH stability and thermostability of the R483A-LrInu CLEAs was significantly improved. IFOs product characterization indicated that the product specificity of the enzyme was impacted by CLEA generation, producing a narrower range of IFOs than the soluble enzyme. In addition, the R483A-LrInu CLEAs showed operational stability in the batch synthesis of IFOs.

A strategic approach for direct recovery and stabilization of Fusarium sp. ICT SAC1 cutinase from solid state fermented broth by carrier free cross-linked enzyme aggregates

The major hurdles in commercial exploitation of cutinase (having both esterolytic and lipolytic activities) with potent industrial applications are its high production cost, operational instability and reusability. Although commercially available in immobilized form, its immobilization process (synthesis of support/carrier) makes it expensive. Herein we tried to address multiple issues of production cost, stability, and reusability, associated with cutinase. Waste watermelon rinds, an agroindustrial waste was considered as a cheap support for solid state fermentation (SSF) for cutinase production by newly isolated Fusarium sp. ICT SAC1. Subsequently, carrier free cross-linked enzyme aggregates of cutinase (cut-CLEA) directly from the SSF crude broth were developed. All the process variables affecting CLEA formation along with the different additives were evaluated. It was found that 50% (w/v) of ammonium sulphate, 125μmol of glutaraldehyde, cross-linking for 1h at 30°C and broth pH of 7.0, yielded 58.12% activity recovery. All other additives (hexane, butyric acid, sodium dodecyl sulphate, Trition-X 100, Tween-20, BSA) evaluated presented negative results to our hypothesis. Kinetics and morphology studies confirmed the diffusive nature of cut-CLEA and BSA cut-CLEA. Developed CLEA showed better thermal, solvent, detergent and storage stability, making it more elegant and efficient for industrial biocatalytic process.

Characterization of the cross-linked enzyme aggregates of a novel β-galactosidase, a potential catalyst for the synthesis of galacto-oligosaccharides

A novel β-galactosidase (Bgal1-3) was isolated from a marine metagenomic library and then its cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) were prepared. The enzymatic properties of Bgal1-3-CLEAs were studied and compared with that of the free enzyme. The thermostability and storage stability of Bgal1-3 were significantly improved after it was immobilized as CLEAs. The galactose-tolerance of the enzyme was also enhanced after the immobilization, which could relieve the inhibitory effect and then tends to be beneficial for the galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) synthesis. Moreover, higher GOS yield was achieved (59.4 ± 1.5%) by Bgal1-3-CLEAs compared to the free counterpart (57.1 ± 1.7%) in an organic-aqueous biphasic system. The GOS content and composition of the syrups synthesized by the free enzyme and Bgal1-3-CLEAs were similar and they both contained at least seven different oligosaccharides with the degree of polymerization (DP) ranging between 3 and 9. Furthermore, Bgal1-3-CLEAs maintained 82.1 ± 2.1% activity after ten cycles of reuse; the GOS yield of the tenth batch was 52.3 ± 0.3%, which was still higher than that of the most former reports. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the GOS synthesis using CLEAs of β-galactosidase in an organic-aqueous biphasic system. The study not only further expands the application scope of CLEA, but also provides a potential catalyst for the synthesis of GOS with low cost.

Preparation and Properties of Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates of Cellulase

A new carrier-free cross-linked aggregates of cellulase (CLEAs-C) via precipitation with ammonia sulfate and cross-linking with glutaraldehyde was prepared. Efficient enzyme activity was obtained when cellulase and glutaraldehyde concentration was 50mg/mL and 3% (v/v) respectively. The cross-linking time and temperature were also important parameters for immobilization. Optimal temperature and pH of the CLEA–C were evaluated. The CLEAs-C displayed good stabilities, after stored at 4○C for 28 days storage, the CLEAs retained more than 80% initial activities.

Preparation and characterization of porous cross linked laccase aggregates for the decolorization of triphenyl methane and reactive dyes

The production of porous cross-linked enzyme aggregates (p-CLEAs) is a simple and effective methodology for laccase immobilization. A three-phase partitioning technique was applied to co-precipitate laccase and starch, followed by cross-linking with glutaraldehyde and removal of starch by α-amylase to create pores in the CLEAs. Scanning electron microscopy revealed a very smooth spherical structure with numerous large pores. The half-life of free laccase at 55°C was calculated to be 1.3h, while p-CLEAs did not lose any activity even after 14 h. p-CLEAs also exhibited improved storage stability, catalytic efficiency and could be recycled 15 times with 60% loss of activity. The catalysts decolorized triphenylmethane and reactive dyes by 60-70% at initial dye concentrations of 2 and 0.5 g L(-1), respectively, without any mediators. These results suggest the potential of CLEA technology in waste-water treatment.

Preparation of Cross-Linked Cellulase Aggregates onto Magnetic Chitosan Microspheres

The cellulase was immobilized onto magnetic chitosan microspheres carrier as cross-linked enzymes aggregates (CLEAs). It was precipitated with 95% saturation ammonia sulfate and cross-linked with 3% (v/v) glutaraldehyde. Efficient enzyme activity about 50.6% was obtained when cellulase concentration was 1.0mg/mL after cross-linking for 7 h at 30○C. The CLEAs was advantageous on stabilities and magnetic responsiveness for separation.

Cross-linked enzyme aggregates of naringinase: novel biocatalysts for naringin hydrolysis

Cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) have emerged as interesting biocatalyst design for immobilization. These new generation enzyme biocatalysts, CLEAs, in addition to exhibiting good mechanical stability, can be highly active, since they do not include large amounts of foreign particulate nonenzymatic material and may have increased stability. Naringinase (NGase) is an enzyme complex with high potential in pharmaceutical and food industries. In fact, NGase can be used in the biotransformation of steroids, of antibiotics and mainly on glycosides hydrolysis. In this paper, the formation of CLEAs was tried using ammonium sulphate, polyethylene glycol 6000 and tert-butyl alcohol as precipitant agents and glutaraldehyde as cross-linking agent, at different pH, time, and temperature conditions. However, among the precipitant agents tested, only tert-butyl alcohol cross-linked with glutaraldehyde allowed the formation of CLEAs, at pH 4.0 and at temperature between 7 and 10°C. Different enzyme loadings were tested. The NGase-CLEAs were highly effective in naringin hydrolysis. The operational stability of the NGase-CLEAs aggregates was studied through six successive reutilizations.

Conformation and Activity of Sol-Gels Encapsulated Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates of Lipase from Burkholderia cepacia

Cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of lipase from Burkholderia cepacia (BCL) were explored using different precipitants and different amount of glutaraldehyde as cross-linkers. The ‘fresh’ and ‘mature’ CLEAs-BCL was successfully encapsulated with sol-gel support. The latter showed the highest specific enzyme activity, which was 1.7 and 13.2-fold over CLEAs-BCL before encapsulation with sol-gel and free BCL, respectively. It performed high transesterification activity with the biodiesel yield of 88.5%. The ‘mature’ CLEAs-BCL presented high stability in the ranges of temperature (30-70 ºС) and pH (pH = 5-10). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and circular dichroism (CD) studies showed that the morph secondary structure of ‘fresh’ and ‘mature’ CLEAs-BCL was variant to some extent, which may be responsible for the catalytic activity variance.