Isolation of lipase producer and its performance in enantioselective hydrolysis of glycidyl butyrate

A racemic glycidyl butyrate resolving strain, preliminarily identified as a Rhizopus sp., had been isolated from soil. Its extracellular lipase was found to enantioselectively hydrolyze the (S)-enantiomer of the chiral ester, with optimal activities at pH 5.3 and 42°C. Higher en antioselectivity of theenzyme was observed at lower temperatures, while the best anantioselectivity was obtained at pH 5.5–6.0, with an, E value (enantiomeric ratio) of 57.     

Mode of sugar phosphorylation inClostridium thermocellum

Fungi were screened for important industrial enzymes produced from industrial chips and sawdust of laurel (Louro inamui, Ocotea cymbarum) and cedar (Cedro, Cedrella odorata). Seven hyphomycetes and one zygomycete were isolated and characterized. Two different media for testing the enzymatic activities were used. In general, in potato dextrose (1%) medium (M-3) a preponderancy of ligninolytic over cellulolytic enzymes was observed. In potato infusion-sawdust wood (1%) medium (M-4) the cellulolytic, xylanolytic, and lipolytic enzymes were efficiently induced. Significant modulation of enzyme production by the carbon source was found in the extracted fungi from self-heated industrial chips piles of cedar and laurel trees at the Amazonian region.     

Stereoselectivity and competing reactions as studied by lipase-catalyzed esterifications in aqueous lecithin-based gelatin gels

 The enzyme catalyzed conversion of R/S-(±)-2-octanol with hexanoic acid to R/S-(±)-2-octyl hexanoate has been studied in different microenvironments and in the presence of the competing substrate ethanol. The reactions were performed in various gels made from aqueous gelatin solutions and liposome dispersions or isotropic liquid solutions, with or without oil and ethanol. The lipase Candida sp. (SP 525) was dissolved in the dispersions or solutions stabilized by the naturally occurring zwitterionic surfactant soybean lecithin. The sectioned porous gel was immersed in hexane containing 0.33 mol dm^-3 of racemic 2-octanol and hexanoic acid. Since ethanol acts both as a substrate and as a part of the gel it is of fundamental interest to know the phase behaviour of the used systems. Partial phase diagrams for the systems ethanol–water–soybean lecithin and ethanol/water (7:3)–oil–soybean lecithin were determined at 298.2 K. The oil was either castor oil or hexadecane. The conversion of R-2-octyl hexanoate was about 0.45 when no or small amounts of ethanol was present, but decreased considerably with high amounts of ethanol present and ethyl hexanoate became the main product. Hydrolysis of R-2-octyl hexanoate was favoured in the latter systems and hexanoic acid formed was immediately esterified to ethyl hexanoate. The conversion of R-2-octyl hexanoate and ethyl hexanoate depends only on the ethanol content present in the systems and is thus independent of the environment of the enzyme. However, the chiral esters synthesized from racemic 2-octanol and hexanoic acid showed high optical purities regardless of the ethanol content. Received: 1 July 1996 Accepted: 30 August 1996     

Biocatalytic synthesis of polymers. III. Formation of a high molecular weight polyester through limitation of hydrolysis by enzyme-bound water and through equilibrium control

Enzyme-catalyzed preparation of polymers offers several potentially valuable advantages over the usual polymerization procedures and has been studied for several years. A significant limitation on the polyesters prepared to date has been the low molecular weights achieved. The present studies have established that, in the polycondensation of bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) glutarate with 1,4-butanediol using porcine pancreatic lipase as the catalyst, this limitation arises from at least two sources: hydrolysis of activated ester end groups by water introduced along with the enzyme and the polymerization's reaching equilibrium despite using the poorly nucleophilic 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol as the leaving group. Evidence is also developed that the presence of trifluoroethanol accelerates the release of the enzyme-bound water which hydrolyzes the activated ester end groups. The hydrolysis could be avoided by choosing a relatively high-boiling solvent, such as bis(2-ethoxyethyl) ether, then removing the trifluoroethanol by placing the reaction mixture under vacuum periodically or by drying the enzyme rigorously. The vacuum method also removed the limitation on molecular weight resulting from the reaction's reaching equilibrium. A further improvement in the molecular weight to nearly 40,000 daltons, well within the range that is technically interesting, was achieved by using 1,2-dimethoxybenzene or 1,3-dimethoxybenzene as the polymerization solvent. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Characterization of Sol-gel bioencapsulates for ester hydrolysis and synthesis

Candida rugosa lipase was entrapped in silica sol-gel particles prepared by hydrolysis of methyltrimethoxysilane and assayed by p-nitrophenyl palmitate hydrolysis, as a function of pH and temperature, giving pH optima of 7.8 (free enzyme) and 5.0–8.0 (immobilized enzyme). The optimum temperature for the immobilized enzyme (50–55°C) was 19°C higher than for the free enzyme. Thermal, operational, and storage stability were determined with n-butanol and bytyric acid, giving at 45°C a half-life 2.7 times greater for the immobilized enzyme; storage time was 21 d at room temperature. For ester synthesis, the optimum temperature was 47°C, and high esterification conversions were obtained under repeated batch cycles (half-life of 138 h).     

Kinetic and stability characterization ofChromobacterium viscosum lipase and its comparison withPseudomonas glumae lipase

A kinetic study ofChromobacterium viscosum lipase was undertaken, and compared withPseudomonas glumae lipase. Optimum operation conditions were pH 9.0 and 50°C for both enzymes. A substrate specificity study was also developed. Both enzymes showed higher activity on triglycerides with a long chain of fatty acid; the specific activity was always higher for C.viscosum lipase. Stability of both enzymes in aqueous medium at 60°C and pH 9.0 was evaluated. C.viscosum lipase was three times more stable than P.glumae lipase, with at _1/2 value of 0.75 h. In addition, the activity of C.viscosum lipase with substrate concentration was studied with a triolein emulsion. A dependence of the intrinsic characteristics of the emulsion was observed. Therefore, stability ofC. viscosum lipase B with reaction products was assayed in a micellar system. Acid products reduced the specific activity of the enzyme. Glycerol and high buffer concentration were stabilizers of enzyme deactivation. Finally, substrate specificity ofC. viscosum lipase B in a micellar system was developed with tributyrin, tricaprylin, and triolein. Only tributyrin showed an apparent Michaelis-Menten kinetic with V_max ^app = 958 U/mg and K_ma ^app = 75.5 mM. Tricaprylin and triolein showed diffusion limitations at low substrate concentration and substrate inhibition at high substrate concentration. Diffusion parameters were calculated for both these substrates. Mass transfer coefficients (k₁) were 0.314 Å/min and 1.53 Å/min for tricaprylin and triolein, respectively. Effectiveness factors (η) were 0.536 and 0.768 for tricaprylin and triolein, respectively.     

核糖核酸酶A在DAB-环乙烷溶液中的活性和构象

The activity and conformation of ribonuclerse A (RNaseA) solubilized in cyclohexane via dodecylammonium butyrate(DAB) reverse micelles were investigated. The activity of RNaseA was studied using the cytidine 2’,3’ -phosphate as the substrate, and it was found that kcat increases significantly with respect to that in water attended by an increased Km•FT-IR spectra of RNaseA in reverse micellar solution were investigated as a function of w0(= [H2O]/ [DAB]), and it was noted that the structure of RNaseA became losser in reverse micelles campared to that in aqueous solution. The relation between activity and conformation was discussed.     

Catalysis in Organic Solvents with Lipase Immobilized by Sol-Gel Technique

A series of immobilized lipases were obtained by sol-gel process, using silica prepolymers prepared from tetramethoxysilane, methyltrimethoxysilane, propyltrimethoxysilane and (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane. The activities of these biocatalysts were compared with the lipase adsorbed on poly(methylhydroxysiloxane) and encapsulated into a silicone rubber, lipase entrapped in nanoporous silica matrix and commercial sol-gel lipase. Model reactions were the esterification of stearic acid and Corey lactone bisalcohol (an intermediate of prostaglandin synthesis). The positive effect of hydrophobic-hydrophilic interface, created by the addition of organosilanes, on the activity of biocatalysts was partially reduced by decreasing specific surface of mesopores. Hydrophobic solvents increased the activity of the lipase entrapped in tetramethoxysilane–methyltrimethoxysilane prepolymer in the sequence acetone < toluene < benzene < decane < hexane. The activity of silicone rubber-encapsulated biocatalysts was proportional to polymer swelling in organic solvents (hexane > toluene > acetone).     

纳米-微米复合孔泡沫陶瓷固定化脂肪酶

考察了泡沫陶瓷的孔径分布和表面性质对脂肪酶固定化的影响.研究表明,泡沫陶瓷的纳米孔孔径分布非常适合脂肪酶的固定化,对固定化酶的催化效率有决定性的影响.经1h的定化,泡沫陶瓷固定化酶的活性达商业化硅藻土固定化酶的1.33倍,体积活力为其2.63倍,蛋白载量为45.36mg/g陶瓷,比活为1215.39U/g,活力回收为41.2%.泡沫陶瓷固定化脂肪酶在有机相乙酸乙酯合成中表现优良,连续使用5次,每次反应3h,乙酸转化率均在93%左右.     

华根霉菌丝体结合脂肪酶催化酯合成动力学拆分2-辛醇

研究了华根霉CCTCC M201021菌丝体结合脂肪酶(RCL)在非水相中催化酯合成动力学拆分外消旋2-辛醇的能力.发现RCL对该反应具有较好的光学选择性(E>100),辛酸和异辛烷分别是最佳的酰基供体和反应溶剂,体系水活度的减少对反应的光学选择性没有明显影响,但能显著提高反应初速度.在相同转化率下,通过添加3A分子筛降低体系水含量可使反应初始速度提高7.3倍.当底物浓度提高到0.230 mol/L,反应40 h时转化率达44.4%,产物酯的ee值为94.7%.与三种商品化脂肪酶进行了比较,发现在相同条件下RCL对2-辛醇的拆分不但具有较好的光学选择性(E=103.1),而且也表现出较高的反应初速度和转化率.