Author:
Rodríguez-Mejía José Luis,Hidalgo-Manzano Itzel Anahí,Muriel-Millán Luis Felipe,Rivera-Gomez Nancy,Sahonero-Canavesi Diana X.,Castillo Edmundo,Pardo-López Liliana
Abstract
AbstractMarine environments harbor a plethora of microorganisms that represent a valuable source of new biomolecules of biotechnological interest. In particular, enzymes from marine bacteria exhibit unique properties due to their high catalytic activity under various stressful and fluctuating conditions, such as temperature, pH, and salinity, fluctuations which are common during several industrial processes. In this study, we report a new esterase (EstGoM) from a marine Pseudomonas sp. isolated at a depth of 1000 m in the Gulf of Mexico. Bioinformatic analyses revealed that EstGoM is an autotransporter esterase (type Va) and belongs to the lipolytic family II, forming a new subgroup. The purified recombinant EstGoM, with a molecular mass of 67.4 kDa, showed the highest hydrolytic activity with p-nitrophenyl octanoate (p-NP C8), although it was also active against p-NP C4, C5, C10, and C12. The optimum pH and temperature for EstGoM were 9 and 60 °C, respectively, but it retained more than 50% of its activity over the pH range of 7–11 and temperature range of 10–75 °C. In addition, EstGoM was tolerant of up to 1 M NaCl and resistant to the presence of several metal ions, detergents, and chemical reagents, such as EDTA and β-mercaptoethanol. The enzymatic properties of EstGoM make it a potential candidate for several industrial applications.
Funder
Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico – Mexican Ministry of Energy-Hydrocarbon Trust
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC