Title
A novel thermostable and organic solvent-tolerant lipase fromXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae YB103: screening, purification and characterization
Author
Qiurun Mo, Aili Liu, Hailun Guo, Yan Zhang, Mu Li
Year
2016
Journal
Extremophiles
Abstract
Thermostable lipases offer major biotechnological advantages over mesophilic lipases. In this study, an intracellular thermostable and organic solvent-tolerant lipase-producing strain YB103 was isolated from soil samples and identified taxonomically as Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. The lipase from X. oryzae pv. oryzae YB103 (LipXO) was purified 101.1-fold to homogeneity with a specific activity of 373.9 U/mg. The purified lipase showed excellent thermostability, exhibiting 51.1 % of its residual activity after incubation for 3 days at 70 °C. The enzyme showed optimal activity at 70 °C, suggesting it is a thermostable lipase. LipXO retained 75.1–154.1 % of its original activity after incubation in 20 % (v/v) hydrophobic organic solvents at 70 °C for 24 h. Furthermore, LipXO displayed excellent stereoselectivity (e.e.p >99 %) toward (S)-1-phenethyl alcohol in n-hexane. These unique properties of LipXO make it promising as a biocatalyst for industrial processes.
Instrument
J-1500
Keywords
Circular dichroism, Thermal stability, Biochemistry