title: Lipase-catalyzed process for biodiesel production: protein engineering and lipase production.
abstract: Biodiesel is an environment-friendly and renewable fuel produced by transesterification of various feedstocks. Although the lipase-catalyzed biodiesel production has many advantages over the conventional alkali catalyzed process, its industrial applications have been limited by high-cost and low-stability of lipase enzymes. This review provides a general overview of the recent advances in lipase engineering, including both protein modification and production. Recent advances in biotechnology such as in protein engineering, recombinant methods and metabolic engineering have been employed but are yet to impact lipase engineering for cost-effective production of biodiesel. A summary of the current challenges and perspectives for potential solutions are also provided.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907.
authors.forename: Hyun Tae
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Chongli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Xuebing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Doraiswami
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramkrishna
authors.forename: Dehua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varma
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D056804:Biofuels; D001709:Biotechnology; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D004951:Esterification; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008049:Lipase; D060847:Metabolic Engineering; D015202:Protein Engineering
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D056804:Biofuels; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008049:Lipase
keywords: biodiesel; enzyme; lipase; lipase production; protein engineering; transesterification