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Cutinases are α/β hydrolases, and their role in nature is the degradation of cutin. Such enzymes are usually produced by phytopathogenic microorganisms in order to penetrate their hosts. The first focused studies on cutinases started around 50 years ago. Since then, numerous cutinases have been isolated and characterized, aiming at the elucidation of their structure–function relations. Our deeper understanding of cutinases determines the applications by which they could be utilized; from food processing and detergents, to ester synthesis and polymerizations. However, cutinases are mainly efficient in the degradation of polyesters, a natural function. Therefore, these enzymes have been successfully applied for the biodegradation of plastics, as well as for the delicate superficial hydrolysis of polymeric materials prior to their functionalization. Even though research on this family of enzymes essentially began five decades ago, they are still involved in many reports; novel enzymes are being discovered, and new fields of applications arise, leading to numerous related publications per year. Perhaps the future of cutinases lies in their evolved descendants, such as polyesterases, and particularly PETases. The present article reviews the biochemical and structural characteristics of cutinases and cutinase-like hydrolases, and their applications in the field of bioremediation and biocatalysis.
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Nikolaivits E, Makris G, Topakas E. Immobilization of a Cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum and Application in Pineapple Flavor Synthesis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:3505-3511. [PMID: 28403608 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the present study, the immobilization of a cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum was carried out as cross-linked enzyme aggregates. Under optimal immobilization conditions, acetonitrile was selected as precipitant, utilizing 9.4 mg protein/mL and 10 mM glutaraldehyde as cross-linker. The immobilized cutinase (imFocut5a) was tested in isooctane for the synthesis of short-chain butyrate esters, displaying enhanced thermostability compared to the free enzyme. Pineapple flavor (butyl butyrate) synthesis was optimized, leading to a conversion yield of >99% after 6 h, with an initial reaction rate of 18.2 mmol/L/h. Optimal reaction conditions were found to be 50 °C, a vinyl butyrate/butanol molar ratio of 3:1, vinyl butyrate concentration of 100 mM, and enzyme loading of 11 U. Reusability studies of imFocut5a showed that after four consecutive runs, the reaction yield reaches 54% of the maximum. The efficient bioconversion offers a sustainable and environmentally friendly process for the production of "natural" aroma compounds essential for the food industry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Efstratios Nikolaivits
- Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens , 9 Heroon Polytechniou Street, Zographou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens , 9 Heroon Polytechniou Street, Zographou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece
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- Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens , 9 Heroon Polytechniou Street, Zographou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece
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Antonopoulou I, Leonov L, Jütten P, Cerullo G, Faraco V, Papadopoulou A, Kletsas D, Ralli M, Rova U, Christakopoulos P. Optimized synthesis of novel prenyl ferulate performed by feruloyl esterases from Myceliophthora thermophila in microemulsions. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:3213-3226. [PMID: 28078397 PMCID: PMC5380708 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8089-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Five feruloyl esterases (FAEs; EC 3.1.1.73), FaeA1, FaeA2, FaeB1, and FaeB2 from Myceliophthora thermophila C1 and MtFae1a from M. thermophila ATCC 42464, were tested for their ability to catalyze the transesterification of vinyl ferulate (VFA) with prenol in detergentless microemulsions. Reaction conditions were optimized investigating parameters such as the medium composition, the substrate concentration, the enzyme load, the pH, the temperature, and agitation. FaeB2 offered the highest transesterification yield (71.5 ± 0.2%) after 24 h of incubation at 30 °C using 60 mM VFA, 1 M prenol, and 0.02 mg FAE/mL in a mixture comprising of 53.4:43.4:3.2 v/v/v n-hexane:t-butanol:100 mM MOPS-NaOH, pH 6.0. At these conditions, the competitive side hydrolysis of VFA was 4.7-fold minimized. The ability of prenyl ferulate (PFA) and its corresponding ferulic acid (FA) to scavenge 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals was significant and similar (IC50 423.39 μM for PFA, 329.9 μM for FA). PFA was not cytotoxic at 0.8-100 μM (IC50 220.23 μM) and reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in human skin fibroblasts at concentrations ranging between 4 and 20 μM as determined with the dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) assay.
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- Io Antonopoulou
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden
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- DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Nieuwe Kanaal 7-S, 6709 PA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Taros Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG, Emil Figge Str 76a, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Cintia 4, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Cintia 4, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biosciences and Applications NCSR "Demokritos," Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Aging, T. Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, 15310, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Biosciences and Applications NCSR "Demokritos," Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Aging, T. Patriarchou Grigoriou & Neapoleos, 15310, Athens, Greece
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- Korres Natural Products, 57 Km National Road, 32011, Lamia, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden.
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Nikolaivits E, Kokkinou A, Karpusas M, Topakas E. Microbial host selection and periplasmic folding in Escherichia coli affect the biochemical characteristics of a cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum. Protein Expr Purif 2016; 127:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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