Lipases of Endophytic Fungi Stemphylium lycopersici and Sordaria sp.: Application in the synthesis of solketal derived Monoacylglycerols.

Enzyme Microb Technol

Laboratório de Produtos Naturais e Ensaios Biológicos (LaProNEB), Departamento de Produtos Naturais e Alimentos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-902, Brazil. Electronic address:

Published: December 2020

Monoacylglycerols (MAGs) are amphiphilic compounds with wide range of applications such as emulsifiers, solubility agents, and chiral building blocks. These compounds are currently produced by chemical approaches involving alkaline glycerolysis or esterification under high temperatures and pressure, resulting in low yields and with by-products. Lipase-catalyzed processes have been alternative tools to provide more ecological approaches since MAGs can be obtained under milder reaction conditions and with higher selectivity. However, just a few papers have been explored the potential of endophytic fungi as lipase sources. In this work we summarized the screening of lipolytic activity of endophytic fungus S. lycopersici and Sordaria spp isolated from vegetal species collected in Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park, RJ, Brazil, as well as its applications as biocatalysts on the lipase-catalyzed synthesis of solketal 1-MAG derivatives. As a result, the crude enzymatic extract of S. lycopersici showed 98 U/mL and 110 U/mL of hydrolytic activity after 72 h and 96 h, respectively, against 74 U/mL (96 h) and, 86 U/mL (120 h) expressed by enzymatic extract of Sordaria spp.. Concerning the esterification activity, both crude enzymatic extracts and lyophilized fungi showed about 80 % conversion into ethyl oleate, in 100 min. On solketal derived 1-MAG synthesis, S. lycopersici both lyophilized and immobilized in polyurethane (PU) forms showed more than 75 % of conversion in the presence and absence of organic solvents. On MAG recycle assays, the PU biocatalyst could be reused after five reaction cycles while for the ethyl oleate synthesis, PU biocatalyst could be reused after six reaction cycles. Both microorganisms, immobilized in polyurethane, were successfully applied as biocatalysts in esterification reactions for solketal 1-MAG derivative production, in a solvent-free media.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2020.109664DOI Listing

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