Lipolytic enzymes are important contributors in industrial processes from lipid hydrolysis to biofuel production or even polyester biodegradation. While these enzymes can be used in numerous applications, the genotype-phenotype space of certain promising enzymes is still poorly explored. This limits the effective application of such biocatalysts. In this work the genotype space of a 55 kDa carboxylesterase GDEst-95 from Geobacillus sp. 95 was explored using site-directed mutagenesis and directed evolution methods. In this study four site-directed mutants (Gly108Arg, Ala410Arg, Leu226Arg, Leu411Ala) were created based on previous analysis of GDEst-95 carboxylesterase. Error-prone PCR resulted three mutants: two of them with distal mutations: GDEst-RM1 (Arg75Gln), GDEst-RM2 (Gly20Ser Arg75Gln) and the third, GDEst-RM3, with a distal (Ser210Gly) and Tyr317Ala (amino acid position near to the active site) mutation. Mutants with Ala substitution displayed approximately twofold higher specific activity. Arg mutations lead a reduced specific activity, retaining 2.86 % (Gly108Arg), 10.95 % (Ala410Arg), and 44.23 % (Leu226Arg) of lipolytic activity. All three random mutants displayed increased specific activity as well as improved catalytic properties. This research provides the first deeper insights into the functionality of understudied Geobacillus spp. carboxylesterases with 55 kDa in size.
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