Molten Globule-Triggered Inactivation of a thermostable and solvent stable lipase in hydrophilic Solvents

The use of lipase in hydrophilic solvent is usually hampered by inactivation. The solvent stability of a recombinant solvent stable lipase isolated from thermostable Bacillus sp. strain 42 (Lip 42), in DMSO and methanol were studied at different solvent-water compositions. The nzymatic activities w...

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Main Authors: Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Haziyamin, Raja Abd. Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Salleh, Abu Bakar, Basri, Mahiran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2010
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Summary:The use of lipase in hydrophilic solvent is usually hampered by inactivation. The solvent stability of a recombinant solvent stable lipase isolated from thermostable Bacillus sp. strain 42 (Lip 42), in DMSO and methanol were studied at different solvent-water compositions. The nzymatic activities were retained in up to45% v/v solvent compositions. The near-UV CD spectra indicated that ertiary structures were perturbed at 60% v/v and above. Far-UV CD in methanol indicated the secondary structure in Lip 42 was retained throughout all solvent compositions. Fluorescence studies indicated formations of molten globules in solvent compositions of 60% v/v and above. The enzyme was able to retain its secondary structures in the presence of methanol; however, there was a general reduction in b-sheet and an increase in a-helix contents. The H-bonding arrangements triggered in methanol and DMSO, respectively, caused different forms of tertiary structure perturbations on Lip 42, despite both showing partial denaturation with molten globule formations.