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Production and Biotechnological Application of Extracellular Alkalophilic Lipase from Marine Macroalga-Associated Shewanella algae to Produce Enriched C20-22 n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Concentrate

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology volume 185, pages 55–71 (2018)Cite this article

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An extracellular alkalophilic lipase was partially purified from heterotrophic Shewanella algae (KX 272637) associated with marine macroalgae Padina gymnospora. The enzyme possessed a molecular mass of 20 kD, and was purified 60-fold with a specific activity of 36.33 U/mg. The enzyme exhibited Vmax and Km of 1000 mM/mg/min and 157 mM, respectively, with an optimum activity at 55 °C and pH 10.0. The catalytic activity of the enzyme was improved by Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions, and the enzyme showed a good tolerance towards organic solvents, such as methanol, isopropanol, and ethanol. The purified lipase hydrolyzed the refined liver oil from leafscale gulper shark Centrophorus squamosus, yielding a total C20-22 n-3 PUFA concentration of 34.99% with EPA + DHA accounting the major share (34% TFA), after 3 h of hydrolysis. This study recognized the industrial applicability of the thermostable and alkalophilic lipase from marine macroalga-associated bacterium Shewanella algae to produce enriched C20-22 n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrate.

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The authors thank the Director, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute for support. Thanks are due to the Head, Marine Biotechnology Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute for facilitating the research activity.

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This work is supported by the funding under the Science and Engineering Research Board of Department of Science and Technology (SR/S0/HS-0124/2012), New Delhi, India.

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Joseph, D., Chakraborty, K. Production and Biotechnological Application of Extracellular Alkalophilic Lipase from Marine Macroalga-Associated Shewanella algae to Produce Enriched C20-22 n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Concentrate. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 185, 55–71 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-017-2636-8

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Keywords

  • Shewanella alage
  • Alkalophilic lipase
  • Leafscale gulper
  • Shark liver oil
  • Lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis
  • C20-22 n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrate