Abstract
Oral biofilm formation is the defense mechanism exhibited by oral pathogens against antimicrobial agents responsible for causing several oral infections. Lipase mediated catalytic degradation of biofilm formed in-vitro by oral pathogens Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus mutans is attempted in the present approach. Lipase was produced from sesame oil cake biomass using thermophilic Pseudomonas formosensis TB5 isolated from sediment of Tarabalo hot spring, Odisha. The experiment was designed by using Design-Expert (v.6.0.7). The statistical method central composite design and response surface methodology was carried out to study the interaction between various parameters (pH, temperature, moisture and biosurfactant) on lipase production in a solid-state fermentation process. A quadratic regression model with (R2 = 0.8642), was found to be best fitting and predicted maximum lipase production to be 47.2IU/g at an optimum pH (8.34), temperature (51.63 °C), moisture (52.51%) and biosurfactant (1.36 mg) using sesame oil cake. Experimentally, lipase was produced at a concentration of 50.78IU/g at above predicted optimum conditions which validated the fitness of model, the value being very close to the predicted one. Lipase from P. formosensis was found to degrade biofilm of oral pathogens, proving to be scope of its use a prospective biological agent for dental biofilm treatment after undertaking further analysis.
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