Organic Solvent-tolerant Lipase Research Articles

A new thermostable and organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Staphylococcus warneri; optimization of media and production conditions using statistical methods.

A new thermostable and solvent-tolerant lipase was isolated from newly isolated Staphylococcus warneri from oil-contaminated soil. Optimization of the fermentation media for production of thermostable and organic solvent-tolerant lipase was carried out using two statistical methods, i.e., Plackett-Burman design (PBD) and central composite design (CCD) were used for the optimization of the media components. PBD was used to efficiently select important medium components affecting the lipase production. Out of 15 medium components screened, four components, i.e., olive oil, peptone, maltose, and K2HPO4 were found to contribute positively to lipase production. CCD and response surface methodology (RSM) were used to determine the optimum levels of the selected components using Design-Expert 8.0 software. Production medium with olive oil (1.45 %), peptone (0.28 %), maltose (0.054 %), and K2HPO4 (0.091 %) was optimized with a maximum lipase production of 10.43 IU/ml/min. Similarly, production conditions for the lipase production were optimized by using CCD and RSM. Optimized conditions were found to have an incubation temperature of 55 °C, medium pH of 8.0, agitation of 120 rpm, and inoculum volume of 2 %. RSM revealed the maximum lipase production of 17.21 IU/ml using these optimized production conditions. Crude lipase showed enhanced activity in organic solvents such as diethyl ether, hexane, and cyclohexane.

Expression and biochemical characterization of a thermophilic organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Bacillus sp. DR90.

The objective of the present study was the isolation, molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of a thermophilic organic solvent-resistant lipase from Bacillus sp. DR90. The lipase gene was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) using pET-28a(+) vector. The purification of recombinant lipase was conducted by nickel affinity chromatography and its biochemical properties were determined. The lipase sequence with an ORF of 639 bp contains the conserved pentapeptide Ala-His-Ser-Met-Gly. His-tagged recombinant lipase had a specific activity of 1,126 U/mg with a molecular mass of 26.8 kDa. The cloned lipase was optimally active at pH 8.0 and 75 °C representing high stability in broad ranges of temperature and pH. High performance liquid chromatography was used to determine the major compounds released during the lipase-catalyzed reaction of p-nitrophenyl derivatives as well as the substrate specificity. The purified lipase showed high compatibility towards various organic solvents, surfactants and commercial solid/liquid detergents; therefore the recombinant DR90 lipase could be considered as a probable candidate for future applications, predominantly in detergent processing industries.

Characterization of an organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Haloarcula sp. G41 and its application for biodiesel production.

A haloarchaeal strain G41 showing lipolytic activity was isolated from the saline soil of Yuncheng Salt Lake, China. Biochemical and physiological characterizations along with 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis placed the isolate in the genus Haloarcula. Lipase production was strongly influenced by the salinity of growth medium with maximum in the presence of 20% NaCl or 15% Na2SO4. The lipase was purified to homogeneity with a molecular mass of 45 kDa. Substrate specificity test revealed that it preferred long-chain p-nitrophenyl esters. The lipase was highly active and stable over broad ranges of temperature (30-80 °C), pH (6.0-11.0), and NaCl concentration (10-25%), with an optimum at 70 °C, pH 8.0, and 15% NaCl, showing thermostable, alkali-stable, and halostable properties. Enzyme inhibition studies indicated that the lipase was a metalloenzyme, with serine and cysteine residues essential for enzyme function. Moreover, it displayed high stability and activation in the presence of hydrophobic organic solvents with log Pow ≥ 2.73. The free and immobilized lipases from strain G41 were applied for biodiesel production, and 80.5 and 89.2% of yields were achieved, respectively. This study demonstrated the feasibility of using lipases from halophilic archaea for biodiesel production.

Quantitative approach to track lipase producing Pseudomonas sp. S1 in nonsterilized solid state fermentation

Proliferation of the inoculated Pseudomonas sp. S1 is quantitatively evaluated using ERIC-PCR during the production of lipase in nonsterile solid state fermentation an approach to reduce the cost of enzyme production. Under nonsterile solid state fermentation with olive oil cake, Pseudomonas sp. S1 produced 57·9 IU g(-1) of lipase. DNA fingerprints of unknown bacterial isolates obtained on Bushnell Haas agar (BHA) + tributyrin exactly matched with that of Pseudomonas sp. S1. Using PCR-based enumeration, population of Pseudomonas sp. S1 was proliferated from 7·6 × 10(4) CFU g(-1) after 24 h to 4·6 × 10(8) CFU g(-1) after 96 h, which tallied with the maximum lipase activity as compared to control. Under submerged fermentation (SmF), Pseudomonas sp. S1 produced maximum lipase (49 IU ml(-1) ) using olive oil as substrate, while lipase production was 9·754 IU ml(-1) when Pseudomonas sp. S1 was grown on tributyrin. Optimum pH and temperature of the crude lipase was 7·0 and 50°C. Crude enzyme activity was 71·2% stable at 50°C for 360 min. Pseudomonas sp. S1 lipase was also stable in methanol showing 91·6% activity in the presence of 15% methanol, whereas 75·5 and 51·1% of activity were retained in the presence of 20 and 30% methanol, respectively. Thus, lipase produced by Pseudomonas sp. S1 is suitable for the production of biodiesel as well as treatment of oily waste water. This study presents the first report on the production of thermophilic organic solvent tolerant lipase using agro-industry waste in nonsterile solid state fermentation. Positive correlation between survival of Pseudomonas sp. S1 and lipase production under nonsterile solid state fermentation was established, which may emphasize the need to combine molecular tools and solid state fermentation in future studies. Our study brings new insights into the lipase production in cost-effective manner, which is an industrially relevant approach.

Essential Role of Gly33 in a Novel Organic Solvent-Tolerant Lipase from Serratia marcescens ECU1010 as Determined by Site-Directed Mutagenesis

A novel lipase lipB from Serratia marcescens ECU1010 is highly stable in the presence of organic solvents. By sequence and structure comparison with homologous lipase lipA, three amino acid residues were found to be different between them. To identify the residues which increase the organic solvent stability of lipB, residues that potentially provide this stability were mutated to the ones of lipA at equivalent positions. The replacement of Gly at position 33 by Asp obviously decreased its stability in organic solvents. Molecular modeling and structural analysis also suggested that the Gly33 residue is important for the organic solvent stability of lipB.

Organic Solvent Tolerant Lipases and Applications

Lipases are a group of enzymes naturally endowed with the property of performing reactions in aqueous as well as organic solvents. The esterification reactions using lipase(s) could be performed in water-restricted organic media as organic solvent(s) not only improve(s) the solubility of substrate and reactant in reaction mixture but also permit(s) the reaction in the reverse direction, and often it is easy to recover the product in organic phase in two-phase equilibrium systems. The use of organic solvent tolerant lipase in organic media has exhibited many advantages: increased activity and stability, regiospecificity and stereoselectivity, higher solubility of substrate, ease of products recovery, and ability to shift the reaction equilibrium toward synthetic direction. Therefore the search for organic solvent tolerant enzymes has been an extensive area of research. A variety of fatty acid esters are now being produced commercially using immobilized lipase in nonaqueous solvents. This review describes the organic tolerance and industrial application of lipases. The main emphasis is to study the nature of organic solvent tolerant lipases. Also, the potential industrial applications that make lipases the biocatalysts of choice for the present and future have been presented.

Characterization of an organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Idiomarina sp. W33 and its application for biodiesel production using Jatropha oil

A halophilic strain W33 showing lipolytic activity was isolated from the saline soil of Yuncheng Salt Lake, China. Biochemical and physiological characterization along with 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis placed the isolate in the genus Idiomarina. The extracellular lipase was purified to homogeneity by 75% ammonium sulphate precipitation, DEAE-Sepharose anion exchange and Sephacryl S-200 gel filtration chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified lipase was estimated to be 67 kDa by SDS-PAGE. Substrate specificity test indicated that it preferred long-chain p-nitrophenyl esters. Optimal lipase activity was found to be at 60 °C, pH 7.0-9.0 and 10% NaCl, and it was highly active and stable over broad temperature (30-90 °C), pH (7.0-11.0) and NaCl concentration (0-25%) ranges, showing excellent thermostable, alkali-stable and halotolerant properties. Significant inhibition by diethyl pyrocarbonate and phenylarsine oxide was observed, implying histidine and cysteine residues were essential for enzyme catalysis. In addition, the lipase displayed high stability and activity in the presence of hydrophobic organic solvents with log P(ow) ≥ 2.13. The free and immobilized lipases produced by Idiomarina sp. W33 were applied for biodiesel production using Jatropha oil, and about 84 and 91% of yields were achieved, respectively. This study formed the basic trials conducted to test the feasibility of using lipases from halophile for biodiesel production.

Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 154 유래의 유기용매 내성 리파아제

산업공단지역의 폐수에서 분리한 유기용매 내성 Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 154 리파아제의 최적조건은 <TEX>$37^{\circ}C$</TEX>, pH8로 조사되었다. BCNU 154의 crude 리파아제는 toluene에서 2시간 반응시 효소활성 약 6.01 U/ml (117.53%)로 가장 안정한 것으로 나타났다. 한편 <TEX>$Ca^{2+}$</TEX>, <TEX>$Mg^{2+}$</TEX>, <TEX>$NH_4{^+}$</TEX>, <TEX>$Na^+$</TEX> 이온 및 triton X-100은 효소를 활성화시킨 반면에 <TEX>$Ba^{2+}$</TEX>, <TEX>$Hg^{2+}$</TEX> 및 <TEX>$Zn^{2+}$</TEX> 이온은 효소활성을 억제하였다. Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 154 리파아제는 상용 고정화 효소인 Novozym 435와 비교해서도 안정한 활성을 보였다. 그러므로 유기용매 내성 리파아제는 별도의 고정화 처리없이도 화학산업공정에서 가능성 있는 whole cell 생물촉매로서 유용할 것으로 판단된다. An organic solvent-tolerant lipase of Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 154 that was isolated from wastewater in the industrial complex region had optimal activity at <TEX>$37^{\circ}C$</TEX> and pH 8. This crude extracellular lipase from BCNU 154 exhibited maximum stability in toluene, retaining about 6.01 U/ml (117.53%) activity for 2 h. <TEX>$Ca^{2+}$</TEX>, <TEX>$Mg^{2+}$</TEX>, <TEX>$NH_4{^+}$</TEX>, and <TEX>$Na^+$</TEX> ions and triton X-100 activated the enzymes, whereas <TEX>$Ba^{2+}$</TEX>, <TEX>$Hg^{2+}$</TEX>, and <TEX>$Zn^{2+}$</TEX> ions inhibited their activity. Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 154 lipase revealed stable activity comparable to that of the commercial immobilized Novozym 435. Thus, this organic solvent-tolerant lipase could have potential as a whole cell biocatalyst in industrial chemical processes without the use of immobilization.

Isolation of an Organic Solvent-Tolerant Lipolytic Enzyme from Uncultivated Microorganism

Although the use of lipases as biocatalysts has frequently been proposed, it is yet scarcely being implemented in industrial processes. This is mainly due to the difficulties associated with the discovery and engineering of new enzymes and the lack of versatile screening methods. In this study, we screened the available strategy from a metagenomic pool for the organic solvent-tolerant lipase with enhanced performance for industrial processes. A novel lipase was identified through functional screening from a metagenomic library of activated sludge in an Escherichia coli system. The gene encoding the lipase from the metagenomic pool, metalip1, was sequenced and cloned by PCR. Metalip1 encoding a polypeptide of 316 amino acids had typical residues essential for lipase such as pentapeptide (GXSXGG) and catalytic triad sequences (Ser160, Asp260, and His291). The deduced amino acid sequence of metalip1 showed high similarity to a putative lipase from Pseudomonas sp. CL-61 (80 %, ABC25547). Metalip1 was expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) with a his-tag and purified using a Ni-NTA chelating column and characterized. This enzyme showed high expression level and solubility in the heterologous E. coli host. This enzyme was active over broad organic solvents. Among organic solvents examined, dimethyl formamide was the best organic solvent for metalip1. We showed that function-based strategy is an effective method for fishing out an organic solvent-tolerant lipase from the metagenomic library. Also, it revealed high catalytic turnover rates, which make them a very interesting candidate for industrial application.

Screening, purification and characterization of a novel cold-active and organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia CGMCC 4254

An extracellular organic solvent-tolerant and cold-active lipase producing bacterium was isolated from oil-contaminated soil samples, and identified taxonomically as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The lipase from S. maltophilia CGMCC 4254 (SML) was purified 60.5-fold to homogeneity with 38.9 U/mg specific activity. Partially purified SML displayed remarkable stability in 50% and 100% (v/v) hydrophobic organic solvents after incubation for 7 days. The enzyme also retained more than 50% of its residual activity in several pure hydrophilic organic solvents after incubation for 7 days. SML showed 57% maximum activity at 5°C, and had optimal activity at 35°C. These unique properties of SML make it promising as a biocatalyst for industrial processes.

A Cold-Adapted and Organic Solvent-Tolerant Lipase from a Psychrotrophic Bacterium Pseudomonas sp. Strain YY31: Identification, Cloning, and Characterization

A novel cold-adapted lipase (designated as LipYY31) was obtained from a psychrotrophic Pseudomonas sp. YY31. The strain YY31 was gram-negative, rod shaped, motile by means of one polar flagellum, and exhibited chemotaxis toward oil droplets under a microscope. The strain displayed remarkable degradation of edible oil and fat even at 5 °C. The LipYY31 DNA fragment contains an open reading frame of 1,410 bp which encoded a protein of 470 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 49,584 Da. LipYY31 showed high sequence similarity to those of subfamily Ι.3 lipase and had a conserved GXSXG motif around the catalytic Ser residue. Its optimal temperature was 25-30 °C, and it retained 20-40 % of its activity at 0-5 °C. The optimal pH value was 8.0. The activity was strongly inhibited by Cd(2+), Zn(2+), EDTA and was highly dependent on Ca(2+). Tricaprin and p-nitrophenyl caprate were the most favorable substrates among the triglycerides and p-nitrophenyl esters, respectively. LipYY31 also had high activity towards natural substrates including edible vegetable oils and animal fat. Furthermore, LipYY31 was very active and stable in the presence of several detergents and organic solvents. In particular, the lipase exhibited high stability against organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol.

Production, characterization and applications of organic solvent tolerant lipase by Pseudomonas aeruginosa AAU2

Abstract Jatropha seedcake (JSC) represents an important environmental problem owing to its toxicity for the biodiesel producing sectors where they are generated in bulk as a major by-product. The aim of the present work was to study the feasibility of JSC as a substrate for lipase production under submerged condition. Pseudomonas aeruginosa AAU2 isolated from dumped rotting JSC was found to produce extracellular solvent tolerant lipase (0.432 U ml −1 ). A 11.4-fold increase in enzyme yield was obtained in an optimized medium containing 20 g JSC/l, 2.5 g potassium nitrate/l and 0.1 v/v% Tween 80 after 60 h of incubation at 30 °C under shake flask conditions (150 rpm). The pH and temperature optima of the partially purified AAU2 lipase were 7.5 and 40 °C, respectively. The AAU2 lipase was found to be a cysteine hydrolase and exhibited preference towards longer carbon chain fatty acid ester substrates over the shorter ones. The enzyme exhibited significant stability in the presence of commercial detergents namely, Ezee ® and Wheel ® . The AAU2 lipase efficiently catalyzed biodiesel production using Jatropha oil. In addition, the enzyme also hydrolyzed 86.49% of commercially available phorbol ester (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) within 12 h of incubation at 37 °C, suggesting its application in detoxification of phorbol ester from JSC. These results demonstrate viable approach for utilization of JSC biomass and degradation of phorbol esters by P. aeruginosa AAU2.

An Organic Solvent-Tolerant Alkaline Lipase from Cold-Adapted &lt;i&gt;Pseudomonas mandelii&lt;/i&gt;: Cloning, Expression, and Characterization

A gene encoding a novel organic solvent-tolerant alkaline lipase, lipS (GenBank ID JQ071496), was cloned from cold-adapted Pseudomonas mandelii. Recombinant LipS was expressed in Escherichia coli as a 32-kDa soluble protein and was purified by standard procedures. It maintained more than 80% of its activity under alkaline conditions, pH 8-10.5, with an apparent optimum temperature range of 40-50 °C. It maintained thermal stability from 4 to 50 °C. After 1 h of incubation at 60 °C, approximately 50% of its activity remained. It retained its activity in organic solvents, and activity increased in the presence of ethanol and of DMSO. Our data indicate that LipS is an alkaline lipase with relatively high thermal stability and notable tolerance of organic solvents.

Production, Characterization, and Application of an Organic Solvent-Tolerant Lipase Present in Active Inclusion Bodies

An organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Serratia marcescens ECU1010 (rSML) was overproduced in Escherichia coli in an insoluble form. High concentrations of both biomass (50 g cell wet weight/L culture broth) and inclusion bodies (10.5 g/L) were obtained by applying a high-cell-density cultivation procedure. Activity assays indicated that the enzymatic activity of rSML reached 600 U/L. After treatment with isopropyl ether for 12 h, the maximum lipase activity reached 6,000 U/L. Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy revealed the activation mechanism of rSML in the presence of organic solvents. rSML was stable in broad ranges of temperatures and pH values, as well as in a series of organic solvents. Besides, rSML showed the best enantioselectivity for the kinetic resolution of (±)-trans-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)glycidic acid methyl ester. These features render the S. marcescens ECU1010 lipase attractive for biotechnological applications in the field of organic synthesis and pharmaceutical industry.

A new thermostable and organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Aneurinibacillus thermoaerophilus strain HZ

A thermostable and organic solvent-tolerant lipase produced by Aneurinibacillus thermoaerophilus strain HZ was purified and characterised. The lipase was purified to apparent homogeneity with two steps: anion exchange chromatography on Q-Sepharose and gel filtration on Sephadex-G75. A final specific activity of 43.5U/mg was obtained with an overall recovery of 19.7% and 15.6 purification fold. The molecular mass of the HZ lipase was estimated to be 50kDa. The optimum pH for the activity of the purified HZ lipase was 7.0. The stability showed a broad range of pH values between pH 4.0 and 9.0 at 30°C. The purified HZ lipase exhibited an optimum temperature of 65°C with a half-life of 3h and 10min at 65°C. The activity of the purified HZ lipase was stimulated in the presence of Ca2+. Organic solvents such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), methanol, n-tetradecane and n-hexadecane enhanced the lipase activity. Studies on the effect of oil showed that the lipase preferred natural oil, such as sunflower oil, over synthetic substrates.

Covalent immobilization of organic solvent tolerant lipase on aluminum oxide pellets and its potential application in esterification reaction

This study was carried out to covalently immobilize the partially purified lipase from Bacillus sp. DVL2 on glutaraldehyde-activated aluminum oxide pellets and subsequently use the immobilized enzyme for esterification of oleic acid and ethanol. The immobilization process parameters were optimized through response surface methodology. Under optimized conditions, maximum immobilization yield of the enzyme was 78.20%. The immobilized lipase could be reused for 5 consecutive cycles without any loss of enzyme activity. However, the enzyme showed 75% residual activity after 10th cycle. The stability of the immobilized enzyme towards pH, temperature and organic solvents was enhanced as compared with its soluble counterpart. Higher values of half-lives, D-values, enthalpy and free energy change after covalent immobilization implied an improvement in enzyme stability. The Km and Vmax values of the enzyme were enhanced after immobilization. The immobilized lipase was found to be most stable in DMSO followed by toluene, hexane and xylene, exhibiting more than 90% residual activity in these solvents after 24 h of incubation. The immobilized lipase was more efficient in catalyzing the esterification between oleic acid and ethanol in hexane. The formation of ethyl oleate was confirmed by TLC and 1H NMR spectroscopy.

Gene Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Highly Organic Solvent Tolerant Lipase from Proteus sp. SW1 and its Application for Biodiesel Production

Proteus sp. SW1 was found to produce an extracellular solvent tolerant lipase. The gene, lipA, encoding a bacterial lipase, was cloned from total Proteus sp. SW1 DNA. lipA was predicted to encode a 287 amino acid protein of 31.2 kDa belonging to the Group I proteobacterial lipases. Purified His-tagged LipA exhibited optimal activity at pH 10.0 and 55°C. It was highly stable in organic solvents retaining 112% of its activity in 100% isopropanol after 24 h, and exhibited more than 200% of its initial activity upon exposure to 60% acetone, ethanol, and hexane for 18 h. Biodiesel synthesis reactions, using a single step addition of 13% an acyl acceptor ethanol, showed that LipA was highly effective at converting palm oil into biodiesel.

An organic solvent-tolerant alkaline lipase from Streptomyces sp. CS268 and its application in biodiesel production

In an effort to identify a microbial lipase that can catalyze transesterification reactions used in biodiesel production, an organic solvent-tolerant lipase was purified from Streptomyces sp. CS268. The molecular weight of the purified lipase was estimated to be 37.5 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The lipase showed highest activity at a temperature of 30°C and pH 8.0 while it was stable in the pH range 4.0 ∼ 9.0 and at temperatures ≤ 50°C. It showed the highest hydrolytic activity towards medium-length acyl chain p-nitrophenyl decanoate with Km and Vmax values of 0.59 mM and 319.5 mmol/mg/min, respectively. Also, the lipase showed non-position specificity for triolein hydrolysis. The purified lipase catalyzed transesterification reaction of soybean oil with methanol, suggesting that it can be a potential enzymatic catalyst for biodiesel production.

An organic solvent–tolerant lipase from Streptomyces sp. CS133 for enzymatic transesterification of vegetable oils in organic media

The enzymatic route for biodiesel production has been noted to be cost ineffective due to the high cost of biocatalysts. Reusing the biocatalyst for successive transesterification cycles is a potential solution to address such cost inefficiency. However, when organic solvent like methanol is used as acyl-acceptor in the reaction, the biocatalyst (lipase) gets severely inactivated due to the inhibitory effect of undissolved methanol in the reaction medium. Thus, organic solvent–tolerant lipase is highly desirable for enzymatic transesterification. In response to such desirability, a lipase (LS133) possessing aforesaid characteristic was extracted from Streptomyces sp. CS133. Relative molecular mass of the purified LS133 was estimated to be 39.8kDa by SDS-PAGE. Lipase LS133 was stable in pH range 5.0–9.0 and at temperature lower than 50°C while its optimum lipolytic activity was achieved at pH 7.5 and 40°C. It showed the highest hydrolytic activity towards long chain p-nitrophenyl palmitate with Km and Vmax values of 0.152mM and 270.2mmolmin−1mg−1, respectively. It showed non-position specificity for triolein hydrolysis. The first 15 amino acid residues of its N-terminal sequence, AIPLRQTLNFQAXYQ, were noted to have partial similarity with some of the previously reported microbial lipases. Its catalytic involvement in biodiesel production process was confirmed by performing enzymatic transesterification of vegetable oils with methanol.

Biochemical properties and potential applications of an organic solvent-tolerant lipase isolated from Bacillus cereus BF-3

An organic solvent-tolerant strain producing lipase was isolated. The optimal pH and temperature were 8.0 and 34°C, respectively. The lipase was stable at 50°C after 1 h incubation at pH 6 to 8. BF-3 lipase was very stable when incubated with methanol, ethanol and toluene below 30% (v/v) but was stability reduced drastically above 50%. While K + , Na + , Mg 2+ and Ba 2+ (1 mMol/L; 3 mMol/L) stimulated lipase activity, EDTA inhibited its activity indicating that the lipase from Bacillus cereus BF-3 was a metalloenzyme. Key words: Organic, solvent, tolerant, lipase, Bacillus cereus BF-3, biochemical, properties.