黑曲霉脂肪酶盖子结构域突变对其活性的影响

比较黑曲霉脂肪酶与黑曲霉酯酶的3-D结构发现二者在盖子结构域存在显著差异。根据已解析的酯酶的3-D结构信息,运用重叠延伸PCR技术,对黑曲霉脂肪酶的4个位点进行突变,以期获得开盖型黑曲霉脂肪酶。4个突变位点分别为形成黑曲霉脂肪酶盖子结构的α-螺旋与酯酶对应区域的α-螺旋相互置换;Ser84突变为Gly;Asp99突变为Pro;Lys108突变为Glu。4个重组质粒导入毕赤酵母GS115菌株进行异源表达后,仅pPCI9K-anl-D99P和pPCI9K-anl-K108E实现了活性表达。     

奶牛瘤胃微生物元基因组文库中脂肪酶的筛选与酶学性质

利用含有三油酸甘油酯的脂肪酶选择性筛选培养基,从奶牛瘤胃微生物元基因组文库15360个克隆中,筛选得到了18个脂肪酶阳性克隆,其插入片段大约为60kb,并且各个克隆的插入片段各不一样。利用p-NPP法对脂肪酶克隆的脂肪酶活性分析,表明均具有大小不等的脂肪酶活性。底物特异性分析表明Lipase6、Lipase7和Lipase8分别对C16底物(对硝基苯棕榈酸酯)、C12底物(对硝基苯月桂酸酯)和C16底物(对硝基苯棕榈酸酯)水解能力最强。Lipase6、Lipase7、Lipase8的脂肪酶最适pH为7.5;Lipase8的脂肪酶活性半衰期随反应温度的升高而缩短,70oC时能达到30min。本研究所筛选的脂肪酶具有不同的底物特异性和较好的热稳定性,这对于工业化生产具有一定的应用潜力。     

扩展青霉脂肪酶基因克隆、密码子优化及表达

【目的】克隆扩展青霉脂肪酶基因,实现具强催化活性的脂肪酶的异源高效表达。【方法】利用RT-PCR扩增扩展青霉CICC 40356脂肪酶(PEL)cDNA序列,利用重叠延伸PCR(Over-lap extension PCR)技术对PEL的10个稀有氨基酸密码子和表达载体pPIC9Kα信号肽的9个氨基酸密码子进行了优化,获得了改造过的脂肪酶基因PELM和表达载体pPIC9KM。并构建了带有脂肪酶自身信号肽的pPIC9K-PEL1、pPIC9KM-PELM1、pPIC3.5K-PEL1、pPIC3.5K-PELM1和不带有脂肪酶自身信号肽的pPIC9K-PEL2、pPIC9KM-PELM2六个重组质粒。利用对硝基苯酚棕榈酸酯(pNPP)为底物检测工程菌脂肪酶的酶活。在此基础上,对工程菌的酶学性质进行了研究。【结果】扩展青霉脂肪酶基因cDNA序列分析结果表明该序列与已报道PEL cDNA序列仅相差3个碱基,同源性高达99%。6个重组工程菌在甲醇诱导下,均表现出pNPP水解活性,28℃诱导100h时酶活达到最高,发酵上清的酶活分别为3.65 U/mL、30.49 U/mL、90.85 U/mL、212.05 U/mL、15.29 U/mL、76.32 U/mL。SDS-PAGE结果表明重组脂肪酶分子量均约28 kDa。酶学性质研究表明,重组脂肪酶PELM最适温度为35℃,最适pH为9.5,在pH7.0-10.0范围内该脂肪酶均较稳定,Ca2+和Mg2+对其有激活作用,Fe2+、Zn2+、Cu2+则有抑制作用,EDTA能使之快速失活。以不同碳链长度的对硝基苯酚酯为底物检测其底物特异性,结果显示其对中链酯(C8-C12)有较强的水解能力,最适底物为为C8的pNP酯。【结论】密码子优化后的扩展青霉脂肪酶基因在毕赤酵母中获得理想的表达,其酶活力比未优化的野生脂肪酶的提高了2.3-2.5倍,表明定点突变对其基因本身更改特有稀有密码子是实现PEL功能蛋白的异源高效表达的有效策略之一。     

基于空腔填充效应构建伯克霍尔德菌脂肪酶LipA的热稳定性突变体

【目的】中温伯克霍尔德菌胞外脂肪酶LipA在工业领域具有重要的应用价值。利用蛋白质工程技术来提高其热稳定性,对开发脂肪酶LipA酶制剂及提高其应用范围及应用效果,具有重要的意义。【方法】利用生物信息学软件Castp、Voronoia和Cave分析LipA分子中存在的空腔及其组成氨基酸残基;利用FoldX软件构建上述氨基酸残基的突变体电子文库,并基于空腔效应(体积变小)、自由能变化值(降低)和空间结构特点等对前述突变体电子文库进行筛选。从突变体电子文库中选择具有代表性的突变体,通过基因工程技术,引入突变。经诱导表达后,实验验证并筛选出热稳定性的突变体。【结果】构建了一个由58个突变体组成的电子文库;并对其中17个代表性的突变体进行了实验验证;筛选到2个热稳定性有明显提高的突变体LipA-His15Pro和LipA-Ala210Val;其叠加突变体LipA-His~(15)Pro/Ala~(210)Val的T50~(12)较野生型LipA提高了8°C,在55°C下的半衰期较野生型脂肪酶LipA提高了23.1倍。【结论】基于空腔填充技术构建热稳定性伯克霍尔德菌胞外脂肪酶LipA突变体,是一种行之有效的策略。     

点突变Pro229Ser和Glu243Gly对耐热邻苯二酚2，3—双加氧酶性质的影响

用PCR随机诱变方法,研究氨基酸置换对耐热邻苯二酚2,3-双加养酶性质的影响。比较分析了突变体ro229Ser和Glu243Gly与野生型酶的酶学性质。结果显示点突变Pro229→Ser或Glu243→Gly并未改变酶的最适反应温度（均为60℃）;突变体Pro229Ser（Kcat／Km＝4.89±0.01×10     

有机相脂肪酶催化合成乙酸肉桂酯

对有机相中酶法催化合成乙酸肉桂酯的转酯化反应进行研究。结果发现:Candida anatarctic脂肪酶(Novozyme435)、根霉脂肪酶(Rhizopus niveus lipase)和荧光假单胞菌脂肪酶(Pseudomonas fluore lipase)均有较好的催化活性。同时考察各反应参数(温度、反应溶剂、体系水活度、酰化剂类型、肉桂醇与酰化剂摩尔比、肉桂醇浓度等)对脂肪酶Novozyme435合成乙酸肉桂酯反应的影响,确定了反应体系最优工艺条件:在10 mL甲基叔丁基醚中,肉桂醇200 mmol/L,n(肉桂醇)∶n(乙酸乙烯酯)=1∶1.5,初始水活度αw=0.84,温度35℃,酶加量0.02 g,反应3 h后肉桂醇转化率可达到99%,产物经质谱(MS)鉴定。固定化酶经过10个批次反应,反应转化率都保持在90%以上。     

立体选择性脂肪酶的筛选及其在薄荷醇拆分中的应用

采用双平板透明圈方法,筛选得到1株能够选择性水解L-薄荷醇丙酸酯的微生物。通过16sDNA测序,鉴定为产碱假单胞菌Pseudomonas alcaligenes。该菌所产脂肪酶可水解4对薄荷醇丙酸酯,在35℃时绝对转化率达到50％时,表现出较高的对映体过量值（e.e.p〉99％）与非对映体过量值（d．e．p〉90％）。这一结果表明,产碱假单胞菌脂肪酶是具有工业应用前景的生物催化剂。     

器壁固定化脂肪酶Pseudomonas cepacia lipase的非水活性与稳定性

许多脂肪酶在有机体系中表现出催化作用,可用于绿色有机合成. 但其催化活性和稳定性明显低于水/油（有机相）界面上的表现. 为了提高脂肪酶在有机反应体系中的活性和稳定性,依据脂肪酶的界面活化机制,以水为酶蛋白构象优化剂、羧甲基纤维素为赋形剂,通过物理吸附的方式,将典型的假单胞菌脂肪酶（Pseudomonas cepacia lipase）固定在锥形瓶的内壁上,形成简易的生物反应器. 为方便检测器壁固定化酶促反应动力学,选择特征吸收为640 nm的生化指示剂2,6-二氯靛酚为反应底物,乙酸乙烯酯为酰化试剂,丙酮为溶剂. 光谱检测表明,催化反应0.5 h后,器壁固定化脂肪酶转化底物的能力是脂肪酶粉的6倍. 在每次催化5 h共10次的循环催化中,器壁固定化脂肪酶的催化活性平均每次仅降低3.2%,而酶粉降低11.8%. 结果表明,该器壁固定化脂肪酶的活性和稳定性相对于酶粉明显提高,这将为通过固定化有效提高脂肪酶的非水催化作用提供重要的参考.     

微生物脂肪酶的结构与功能研究进展

脂肪酶是催化油酯水解的一类酶的总称,在清洁剂、食品、纸浆、化工合成等工业都有广泛的应用.本文对各种来源的微生物脂肪酶的结构、生化性质、底物特异性和界面活化现象等方面进行了综述,并介绍了一些脂肪酶的特殊结构和性质.     

湖南烙铁头蛇毒中一个新的舒缓激肽增强肽（TmF）

通过 70 %冷甲醇抽提、SephadexG 15分子筛和反相高效液相色谱C1 8层析 ,从湖南产烙铁头蛇毒 (Trimeresurusmucrosquamatus)冻干粉中纯化得到一个新的舒缓激肽增强肽 (BPP) ,命名为TmF。该小肽的氨基酸序列为pGlu Gly Arg Pro Leu Gly Pro Pro Ile Pro Pro (pGlu表示焦谷氨酸 )。序列结果分析表明 ,TmF和已经分离得到的BPPs有很高的序列同源性。MSI MS测定其分子量为 1.110 7kD。TmF的生物学活性和药理学活性检测的结果表明 ,它增强舒缓激肽 (BK) ( 1mg L)诱导的离体豚鼠回肠纵行肌收缩的活性为 ( 1.13± 0 .3)单位 (mg L) ;TmF ( 5 .0× 10 - 4mg kg)可以增强约 ( 14± 2 )mmHg的由BK( 5 .0× 10 - 5mg kg)诱导的舒张压下降 ;在抑制剂试验中 ,不同剂量的TmF和 5× 10 - 2 mg的血管紧张素转化酶保温 30min ,结果表明大约2 .0× 10 - 3mg的TmF表现出对ACE水解活性的半数抑制率 (IC50 )。     

Construction of Aspergillus niger lipase mutants with oil-water interface independence

Based on previous bioinformational analytical results [Shu ZY, et al. Biotechnol Prog 2009;25:409-16], four A. niger lipase (ANL) mutants, ANL-Ser84Gly, ANL-Asp99Pro, ANL-Lys108Glu and ANL-EαH (obtained by replacing the lid domain of ANL with the corresponding domain from A. niger feruloyl esterase), were constructed to screen out ANL mutants with oil-water interface independence. ANL-S84G displayed a pronounced interfacial activation, while ANL-D99P and ANL-K108E displayed no interfacial activation. The specific activity of ANL-S84G towards p-nitrophenyl esters decreased from 29.8% to 76.5% compared with that of ANL, while the specific activity of ANL-D99P towards p-nitrophenyl palmitate increased 2.2-fold. The thermostability of ANL-K108E was almost unchanged, while the thermostability of ANL-S84G and ANL-D99P significantly decreased compared with that of ANL. The construction of oil-water interface-independent ANL mutants would help to further understand the mechanism of lipase interfacial activation.     

Purification and properties of Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 43304 lipase and its potential in flavour ester synthesis

An extracellular thermostable lipase from Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 43304 has been purified to homogeneity using ammonium sulphate precipitation followed by anion exchange chromatography and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. This protocol resulted in a 398-fold purification with 36% final recovery. The purified A. mediterranei DSM 43304 lipase (AML) has an apparent molecular mass of 33 kDa. The N-terminal sequence, AANPYERGPDPTTASIEATR, showed highest similarity to a lipase from Streptomyces exfoliatus. The values of K(m)(app) and V(max)(app) for p-nitrophenyl palmitate (p-NPP) at the optimal temperature (60°C) and pH (8.0) were 0.099±0.010 mM and 2.53±0.06 mmol/min mg, respectively. The purified AML displayed significant activity towards a range of short and long chain triglyceride substrates and p-nitrophenyl esters. Hydrolysis of glycerol ester bonds occurred non-specifically. The purified AML displayed significant stability in the presence of organic solvents (40%, v/v) and catalyzed the synthesis of the flavour ester isoamyl acetate in free and immobilized states.     

Enhanced reactivity of Rhizopus oryzae lipase displayed on yeast cell surfaces in organic solvents: potential as a whole-cell biocatalyst in organic solvents

Immobilization of enzymes on some solid supports has been used to stabilize enzymes in organic solvents. In this study, we evaluated applications of genetically immobilized Rhizopus oryzae lipase displayed on the cell surface of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in organic solvents and measured the catalytic activity of the displayed enzyme as a fusion protein with alpha-agglutinin. Compared to the activity of a commercial preparation of this lipase, the activity of the new preparation was 4.4 x 10(4)-fold higher in a hydrolysis reaction using p-nitrophenyl palmitate and 3.8 x 10(4)-fold higher in an esterification reaction with palmitic acid and n-pentanol (0.2% H2O). Increased enzyme activity may occur because the lipase displayed on the yeast cell surface is stabilized by the cell wall. We used a combination of error-prone PCR and cell surface display to increase lipase activity. Of 7,000 colonies in a library of mutated lipases, 13 formed a clear halo on plates containing 0.2% methyl palmitate. In organic solvents, the catalytic activity of 5/13 mutants was three- to sixfold higher than that of the original construct. Thus, yeast cells displaying the lipase can be used in organic solvents, and the lipase activity may be increased by a combination of protein engineering and display techniques. Thus, this immobilized lipase, which is more easily prepared and has higher activity than commercially available free and immobilized lipases, may be a practical alternative for the production of esters derived from fatty acids.     

Interfacial reaction dynamics and acyl-enzyme mechanism for lipoprotein lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of lipid p-nitrophenyl esters

The fatty acyl (lipid) p-nitrophenyl esters p-nitrophenyl caprylate, p-nitrophenyl laurate and p-nitrophenyl palmitate that are incorporated at a few mol % into mixed micelles with Triton X-100 are substrates for bovine milk lipoprotein lipase. When the concentration of components of the mixed micelles is approximately equal to or greater than the critical micelle concentration, time courses for lipoprotein lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of the esters are described by the integrated form of the Michaelis-Menten equation. Least square fitting to the integrated equation therefore allows calculation of the interfacial kinetic parameters Km and Vmax from single runs. The computational methodology used to determine the interfacial kinetic parameters is described in this paper and is used to determine the intrinsic substrate fatty acyl specificity of lipoprotein lipase catalysis, which is reflected in the magnitude of kcat/Km and kcat. The results for interfacial lipoprotein lipase catalysis, along with previously determined kinetic parameters for the water-soluble esters p-nitrophenyl acetate and p-nitrophenyl butyrate, indicate that lipoprotein lipase has highest specificity for the substrates that have fatty acyl chains of intermediate length (i.e. p-nitrophenyl butyrate and p-nitrophenyl caprylate). The fatty acid products do not cause product inhibition during lipoprotein lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of lipid p-nitrophenyl esters that are contained in Triton X-100 micelles. The effects of the nucleophiles hydroxylamine, hydrazine, and ethylenediamine on Km and Vmax for lipoprotein lipase catalyzed hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl laurate are consistent with trapping of a lauryl-lipoprotein lipase intermediate. This mechanism is confirmed by analysis of the product lauryl hydroxamate when hydroxylamine is the nucleophile. Hence, lipoprotein lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of lipid p-nitrophenyl esters that are contained in Triton X-100 micelles occurs via an interfacial acyl-lipoprotein lipase mechanism that is rate-limited by hydrolysis of the acyl-enzyme intermediate.     

Enhancement of ethyl propionate synthesis by poly (AAc-co-HPMA-cl-MBAm)-immobilized Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC-4713, exposed to Hg2+ and NH4+ ions

A purified alkaline thermo-tolerant bacterial lipase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC-4713 was immobilized on a poly (AAc-co-HPMA-cl-MBAm) hydrogel. The hydrogel-bound lipase achieved 93.6% esterification of ethanol and propionic acid (300 mM: 100 mM) into ethyl propionate at temperature 65 degrees C in 3 h in the presence of a molecular sieve (3 angstroms). In contrast, hydrogel-immobilized lipase pre-exposed to 5 mM of HgCl2 orNH4Cl resulted in approximately 97% conversion of reactants in 3 h into ethyl propionate under identical conditions. The salt-exposed hydrogel was relatively more efficient in repetitive esterification than the hydrogel-bound lipase not exposed to any of the cations. Moreover, bound lipase exposed Hg2+ or NH4+ ions showed altered specificity towards p-nitrophenyl esters and was more hydrolytic towards higher C-chain p-nitrophenyl esters (p-nitrophenyl laurate and p-nitrophenyl palmitate with C 12 and C 16 chain) than the immobilized lipase not exposed to any of the salts. The later showed greater specificity towards p-nitrophenyl caprylate (C 8).     

Purification of a moderate thermotolerant Bacillus coagulans BTS1 lipase and its properties in a hydro-gel system

An alkaline thermotolerant lipase of Bacillus coagulans BTS1 was successively purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and DEAE anion exchange chromatography. The purified lipase immobilized in alginate beads showed an optimal activity at pH 7.5 and 55 degrees C. A pH of 5.0 or 10.0 completely quenched the activity of immobilized lipase. The alginate-bound lipase retained its activity following exposure to most of the organic solvents including amines, alkanes and alcohols. Chloride salt of Al3+, Co2+, Mg2+ and NH4+ modulated the lipase activity of alginate-immobilized enzyme. The alginate entrapped lipase showed a preferentially high activity towards p-nitrophenyl palmitate (C: 16) and activity of matrix increased following exposure to SDS. Moreover, the immobilized lipase retained more than 50% of its activity after 3rd cycle of reuse.     

Aspergillus niger lipase: Heterologous expression in Pichia pastoris,molecular modeling prediction and the importance of the hinge domains at both sides of the lid domain to interfacial activation

Aspergillus niger lipase (ANL) is an important biocatalyst in the food processing industry. However, there is no report of its detailed three‐dimensional structure because of difficulties in crystallization. In this article, based on experimental data and bioinformational analysis results, the structural features of ANL were simulated. Firstly, two recombinant ANLs expressed in Pichia pastoris were purified to homogeneity and their corresponding secondary structure compositions were determined by circular dichroism spectra. Secondly, the primary structure, the secondary structure and the three‐dimensional structure of ANL were modeled by comparison with homologous lipases with known three‐dimensional structures using the BioEdit software, lipase engineering database ( http://www.led.uni‐stuttgart.de/ ), PSIPRED server and SwissModel server. The predicted molecular structure of ANL presented typical features of the α/β hydrolase fold including positioning of the putative catalytic triad residues and the GXSXG signature motif. Comparison of the predicted three‐dimensional structure of ANL with the X‐ray three‐dimensional structure of A. niger feruloyl esterase showed that the functional difference of interfacial activation between lipase and esterase was concerned with the difference in position of the lid. Our three‐dimensional model of ANL helps to modify lipase structure by protein engineering, which will further expand the scope of application of ANL. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2009     

Novel metagenome-derived, cold-adapted alkaline phospholipase with superior lipase activity as an intermediate between phospholipase and lipase

A novel lipolytic enzyme was isolated from a metagenomic library obtained from tidal flat sediments on the Korean west coast. Its putative functional domain, designated MPlaG, showed the highest similarity to phospholipase A from Grimontia hollisae CIP 101886, though it was screened from an emulsified tricaprylin plate. Phylogenetic analysis showed that MPlaG is far from family I.6 lipases, including Staphylococcus hyicus lipase, a unique lipase which can hydrolyze phospholipids, and is more evolutionarily related to the bacterial phospholipase A(1) family. The specific activities of MPlaG against olive oil and phosphatidylcholine were determined to be 2,957 ± 144 and 1,735 ± 147 U mg(-1), respectively, which means that MPlaG is a lipid-preferred phospholipase. Among different synthetic esters, triglycerides, and phosphatidylcholine, purified MPlaG exhibited the highest activity toward p-nitrophenyl palmitate (C(16)), tributyrin (C(4)), and 1,2-dihexanoyl-phosphatidylcholine (C(8)). Finally, MPlaG was identified as a phospholipase A(1) with lipase activity by cleavage of the sn-1 position of OPPC, interfacial activity, and triolein hydrolysis. These findings suggest that MPlaG is the first experimentally characterized phospholipase A(1) with lipase activity obtained from a metagenomic library. Our study provides an opportunity to improve our insight into the evolution of lipases and phospholipases.