title: Processing of extracellular lipase of Lactobacillus plantarum: involvement of a metalloprotease.
abstract: The hypothesis of a proteolytic involvement in the extracellular lipase processing of a strain of Lactobacillus plantarum was considered and tested, in vitro assays with acid proteases, cathepsin D and renin revealed that both did affect lipolytic activity positively. In vivo assays with growth in the presence of the protease inhibitors pepstatin, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, transepoxysuccinyl-L-leucylamido-(4-guanidino)butane and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid showed that ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid did affect the pattern of the proteins that possess lipolytic activity. Therefore, it is suggested that a metalloprotease is involved in the processing of the extracellular lipases of L. plantarum, although other proteases can also be important.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológia (IBET), Oeiras, Portugal.
authors.forename: M de F
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Silva Lopes
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Leitão
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Carrondo
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Crespo
mesh_terms: D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000201:enzymology*; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational
chemical_list: D008049:Lipase; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases