Kinetic properties of soluble and immobilizedCandida rugosa lipase

Immobilized lipase (triacylglycerol ester hydrolase, EC 3.1.1.3) fromCandida rugosa has been immobilized on commercially available microporous polypropylene and used for the batch hydrolysis of different animal fats. The effect of the reaction products at concentrations similar to those obtained at 90% hydrolysis, both on soluble and immobilized lipase, was studied. Glycerol showed low inhibitory effect but oleic acid caused 50% inhibition. A mixture of free fatty acids present in the complete hydrolysis of beef tallow inhibited lipase activity more than 70%. The stability of the enzyme (both soluble and immobilized) was highest in the presence of 20% isooctane. The apparent Michaelis constant for each substrate for the soluble enzyme did not change on immobilization.     

脂肪酶催化苯甘氨酸甲酯两对映体的氨解反应

从6种脂肪酶中筛选出对苯甘氨酸甲酯具有较高氨解反应活性及较高对映体选择性的脂肪酶Novozym435,并研究了铵盐量、温度、有机溶剂及初始水活度对两种对映体的氨解反应的影响,当以叔丁醇为反应介质,反应温度为30℃,铵盐量为15.6mg,初始水活度为0.75时,酶表现出较高的氨解反应活性和对映体选择性。     

Ultrasound-assisted production of biodiesel using engineered methanol tolerant Proteus vulgaris lipase immobilized on functionalized polysulfone beads

In the present study, Proteus vulgaris lipase (PVL) was engineered using directed evolution to increase methanol tolerance so that it would be more tolerant and efficient for harsh conditions employed in biodiesel synthesis, which is limiting their industrial use. The influence of ultrasound under different experimental conditions on the biodiesel conversion yield using methanolysis of non-edible neem oil was also emphasized. A special attention was also paid to the immobilization of lipase on Polysulfone (PS) beads and comparative studies with industrially used Burkholderia cepacia lipase. The Engineered Proteus vulgaris lipase showed >80% activity after 3 h when incubated in 50% methanol with simultaneous sonication. The lipase retained improved longevity (~70% residual activity) over wild-type PVL over repeated use.     

Azeotropic Distillation- and Ultrasound-Promoted Lipase-Catalyzed Reactions

Lipase from porcine pancreas was demonstrated to catalyze reactions under azeotropic and ultrasonic conditions. Reaction rates were significantly enhanced 3 to 60-fold by applying azeotropic distillation and 7 to 83-fold by applying ultrasonication. For both conditions, enantioselectivities were retained.     

First chemoenzymatic synthesis of immunomodulating macrolactam pimecrolimus

The preparation of pimecrolimus, a synthetic derivative of ascomycin endowed with immunomodulatory activity, requires the selective protection of 24-hydroxy group of the ascomycin, before elaboration of the 32-hydroxy group. The aim was achieved by means of two regioselective Candida antarctica lipase-catalyzed steps. The structure of the new key intermediates, 24-, 32-monoacetates, and 24,32-diacetate, was established by means of an unambiguous NMR study.     

Lipase specificity for the hydrolysis of poly (vinyl acetate)

The effect of lipases on the side chain hydrolysis of poly (vinyl acetate) (PVAc) was investigated in toluene by various lipases, Hog-pancreas (HP), Candida Rugosa (CR), Lipolase-100T (LL), and Novozyme 435 (NV) at 60 °C. Gas chromatographs and GC–MS spectra showed the presence of different ester side chains. The different size side chain esters in PVAc get hydrolyzed at different specific rates by the various lipases. Longer side chains are hydrolyzed in the order HP>NV>LL>CR whereas the short chains are hydrolyzed in the reverse order. A continuous distribution kinetics model was proposed that accounts for lipase deactivation and determines the rate coefficients of hydrolysis of various chain lengths. Lipase deactivation and hydrolysis rate coefficients were determined for each case. The proposed model predicts the experimental data satisfactorily.     

Reductive alkylation of lipase

Candida rugosa lipase was modified via reductive alkylation to increase its hydrophobicity to work better in organic solvents. The free amino group of lysines was alkylated using propionaldehyde with different degrees of modification obtained (49 and 86%). Far-ultraviolet circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy of the lipase in aqueous solvent showed that such chemical modifications at the enzyme surface caused a loss in secondary and tertiary structure that is attributed to the enzyme unfolding. Using molecular modeling, we propose that in an aqueous environment the loss in protein structure of the modified lipase is owing to disruption of stabilizing salt bridges, particularly of surface lysines. Indeed, molecular modeling and simulation of a salt bridge formed by Lys-75 to Asp-79, in a nonpolar environment, suggests the adoption of a more flexible alkylated lysine that may explain higher lipase activity in organic solvents on alkylation.     

Kinetic studies of lipase from Candida rugosa

The search for an in expensive support has motivated our group to undertake this work dealing with the use of chitosan as matrix for immobilizing lipase. In addition to its low cost, chitosan has several advantages for use as a support, including its lack of toxicity and chemical reactivity, allowing easy fixation of enzymes. In this article, we describe the immobilization of Canada rugosa lipase onto porous chitosan beads for the enzymatic hydrolysis of oliveoil. The binding of the lipase onto the support was performed by physicalad sorption using hexane as the dispersion medium. A comparativestudy between free and immobilized lipase was conducted in terms of pH, temperature, and thermal stability. A slightly lower value for optimum pH (6.0) was found for the immobilized form in comparison with that attained for the soluble lipase (7.0). The optimum reaction temperature shifted from 37°C for the free lipase to 50°C for the chitosan lipase. The patterns of heat stability indicated that the immobilization process tends to stabilize the enzyme. The half-life of the soluble free lipase at 55°C was equal to 0.71 h (K _d=0.98 h⁻¹), whereas for the immobilized lipase it was 1.10 h (K _d=0.63 h⁻¹). Kinetics was tested at 37°C following the hydrolysis of olive oil and obeys the Michaelis-Menten type of rate equation. The K _m was 0.15 mM and the V _max was 51 μmol/(min·mg), which were lower than for free lipase, suggesting that the apparent affinity toward the substrate changes and that the activity of the immobilized lipase decreases during the course of immobilization.     

无溶剂体系中酶促合成糖酯

以固定在阴离子树脂上的脂肪酶Novozym435为催化剂,在无溶剂体系中研究了果糖与月桂酸的直接酯化反应.对反应条件进行了优化,在加水量30μL、pH值7.5、月桂酸与果糖摩尔比5∶1、加酶量与底物质量比17%、温度为60℃、反应48 h,达到最大相对转化率为75.6%(以果糖月桂酸双酯计算),比不加水时的49.2%有了较大的提高.产物经TLC分析,果糖月桂酸单酯Rf值为0.44,果糖月桂酸双酯Rf值为0.79,13C NMR鉴定,产物主要是1-β-D-呋喃果糖月桂酸单酯和1,6-β-D呋喃果糖月桂酸双酯.与传统有溶剂反应相比,无溶剂反应更易于后期分离纯化,并节省了溶剂,降低了生产成本.