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Microbial enrichments cultures are a useful strategy to speed up the search for enzymes that can be employed in industrial processes. Lipases have gained special attention because they show unique properties such as: broad substrate specificity, enantio- and regio-selectivity and stability in organic solvents. A major goal is to identify novel lipolytic enzymes from microorganisms living in cold extreme environments such as high Andean soils, of relevance to our study being their capability be used in industrial processes. Paramo and glacier soils from the Nevados National Park in Colombia were sampled and microbial communities enriched through a fed-batch fermentation using olive oil as an inductor substrate. After 15 days of enrichment under aerobic conditions, total DNA was extracted. Subsequently, metagenomic libraries were constructed in the cosmid vector pWEB-TNC™. After functional screening, twenty and eighteen lipolytic clones were obtained from Paramo and Glacier soil enrichments, respectively. Based on lipid hydrolysis halo dimensions, the clone (Gla1) from a glacier enrichment was selected. A gene related to lipolytic activity was subcloned to evaluate enzyme properties. Phylogenetic analysis of the identified gene showed that the encoded lipase belongs to the family GDSL from a Ralstonia-like species. Interestingly, the secreted enzyme exhibited stability at high temperature and alkaline conditions, specifically the preferred conditions at 80 °C and pH 9.0. Thus, with the identification of an enzyme with non-expected properties, in this study is shown the potential of extreme cold environments to be explored for new catalytic molecules, using current molecular biology techniques, with applications in industrial processes, which demand stability under harsh conditions.
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We thank S. Constantino and D. Jiménez for reviewing the manuscript, P. Palacios for technical support and B. Quevedo, C.J. Almeciga and E.A.Rodriguez for technical assistance. This work was funded by Colciencias—SENA (6570-392-19990) and was done under MAVDT contract No. 15, 2008 and UAESPNN Research Permit No. DTNO-N-20/2007.
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Borda-Molina, D., Montaña, J.S., Zambrano, M.M. et al. Mining lipolytic enzymes in community DNA from high Andean soils using a targeted approach. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 110, 1035–1051 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-017-0877-8
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