Effect of calcium ions to the activity and stability of extracellular lipase produced by moderate halophilic bacteria Halomonas meridiana BK-AB4
This study reported the isolation and biochemical studies of extracellular lipase produced by a moderate halophilic bacterium, Halomonas meridiana BK-AB4. The estimated molecular weight of the lipase BK-AB4 is about 50 kDa. The study of metal ions effect to the enzyme activity revealed the strong...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16021/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16021/1/49_02_05.pdf |
| Summary: | This study reported the isolation and biochemical studies of extracellular lipase produced by a moderate halophilic bacterium,
Halomonas meridiana BK-AB4. The estimated molecular weight of the lipase BK-AB4 is about 50 kDa. The study of metal
ions effect to the enzyme activity revealed the strong dependency towards the presence of Ca2+ ion. Further studies showed
that the optimum pH of the enzyme was similar in the presence and the absence of Ca2+ ions. However, the presence of Ca2+
ions could improve the enzyme thermal stability as indicated by the shift of its optimum temperature from 45°C - 50°C. The
addition of Ca2+ ions was also enhancing residual activity towards various inhibitors, such as SDS and PMSF up to 55%
and 68%, respectively. Another interesting effect of the addition of Ca2+ ions were noted when various organic solvents
were added to the enzyme solution in the ratio of 1:1. The activity of the enzyme increased up to 122% and 126% relative to
the control when methanol and n-butanol were added, respectively. This study thus showed that the addition of Ca2+ ion not
only improved the catalytic activity of lipase BK-AB4 but also made the enzyme more tolerable against various perturbations. |
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