Characterization of a halotolerant lipase from the lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus plantarum useful in food fermentations
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Lactobacillus plantarum is a lactic acid bacteria found in fermented foods on which high salt concentrations are present. So far, no salt-tolerant lipase has been described from lactic acid bacteria. In the present study, the gene lp_3562 encoding a putative esterase/lipase was...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/110800 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/110800 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Tributyrin Halophilic Lactic acid bacteria Food fermentation Esterase |
| Summary: | © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Lactobacillus plantarum is a lactic acid bacteria found in fermented foods on which high salt concentrations are present. So far, no salt-tolerant lipase has been described from lactic acid bacteria. In the present study, the gene lp_3562 encoding a putative esterase/lipase was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and the overproduced Lp_3562 protein has been biochemically characterized. Lp_3562 is a lipase active on tributyrin and also on other long chain substrates. Although the highest activity was observed at pH 7, the enzyme showed activity at pH 5.0-8.0. Lp_3562 exhibited optimal lipase activity at 40°C and, showing more than 40% of maximal activity at refrigeration temperature (5°C). Conversely, Lp_3562 presented good thermostability exhibiting more than 80% of its maximal activity after 20h incubation at 45°C. More interestingly, Lp_3562 was active under NaCl concentrations higher than 20%. The biochemical properties exhibited by Lp_3562 make this halotolerant lipase attractive for its use in food fermentations. |
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