title: Combination of oxyanion Gln114 mutation and medium engineering to influence the enantioselectivity of thermophilic lipase from Geobacillus zalihae.
abstract: The substitution of the oxyanion Q114 with Met and Leu was carried out to investigate the role of Q114 in imparting enantioselectivity on T1 lipase. The mutation improved enantioselectivity in Q114M over the wild-type, while enantioselectivity in Q114L was reduced. The enantioselectivity of the thermophilic lipases, T1, Q114L and Q114M correlated better with log p as compared to the dielectric constant and dipole moment of the solvents. Enzyme activity was good in solvents with log p < 3.5, with the exception of hexane which deviated substantially. Isooctane was found to be the best solvent for the esterification of (R,S)-ibuprofen with oleyl alcohol for lipases Q114M and Q114L, to afford E values of 53.7 and 12.2, respectively. Selectivity of T1 was highest in tetradecane with E value 49.2. Solvents with low log p reduced overall lipase activity and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) completely inhibited the lipases. Ester conversions, however, were still low. Molecular sieves employed as desiccant were found to adversely affect catalysis in the lipase variants, particularly in Q114M. The higher desiccant loading also increased viscosity in the reaction and further reduced the efficiency of the lipase-catalyzed esterifications.
authors.affiliation: Enzyme and Microbial Technology Group, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.|Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Roswanira Abdul
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wahab
authors.affiliation: Enzyme and Microbial Technology Group, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mahiran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basri
authors.affiliation: Enzyme and Microbial Technology Group, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul
authors.initials: MBA
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Enzyme and Microbial Technology Group, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.|Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abdul
authors.initials: RNZRA
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Enzyme and Microbial Technology Group, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.|Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abu Bakar
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Salleh
authors.affiliation: Enzyme and Microbial Technology Group, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.|Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Thean Chor
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Leow
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000378:metabolism; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D004951:Esterification; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000378:metabolism; D056506:Geobacillus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000378:metabolism; D008049:Lipase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D017354:Point Mutation; D012997:Solvents / Q000378:metabolism; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D012997:Solvents; C010268:oleyl alcohol; D008049:Lipase; D007052:Ibuprofen
keywords: Geobacillus zalihae; T1 lipase; desiccant; enantioselectivity; organic solvents; site-directed mutagenesis