Efficient display of active Geotrichum sp. lipase on Pichia pastoris cell wall and its application as a whole-cell biocatalyst to enrich EPA and DHA in fish oil

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Sep 26;60(38):9673-9. doi: 10.1021/jf301827y. Epub 2012 Sep 11.

Abstract

Geotrichum sp. lipase (GSL) was first displayed on the cell wall of Pichia pastoris on the basis of the a-agglutinin anchor system developed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Surface display levels were monitored using Western blotting, immunofluorescence miscroscopy, and fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis. Lipase activity of the yeast whole cells reached a maximum at 273 ± 2.4 U/g of dry cells toward olive oil after 96 h of culture at 30 °C, with optimal pH and temperature at 7.5 and 45 °C, respectively. Displayed GSL exhibited relatively high stability between pH 6.0 and 8.0 and retained >70% of the maximum activity. The surface-displayed lipase retained 80% of its original activity after incubation at 45 °C for 4 h. Moreover, the GSL-displaying yeast whole cells were then used as a biocatalyst to enrich eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from fish oil on the basis of selective hydrolysis. As a result, EPA and DHA increased from 1.53 and 24.1% in the original fish oil to 1.85 and 30.86%, which were increases of 1.21- and 1.29-fold, respectively. The total yield of EPA and DHA reached 46.62%.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Catalysis
  • Cell Wall / enzymology*
  • Cell Wall / metabolism
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids / metabolism*
  • Eicosapentaenoic Acid / metabolism*
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / metabolism
  • Fish Oils / chemistry
  • Fish Oils / metabolism*
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Food, Fortified*
  • Geotrichum / enzymology
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydrolysis
  • Lectins / chemistry
  • Lipase / genetics
  • Lipase / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Pichia / enzymology*
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Fish Oils
  • Lectins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • agglutinin-A
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids
  • Eicosapentaenoic Acid
  • Lipase