Catalysts (Mar 2021)

Codisplay of <i>Rhizopus oryzae</i> and <i>Candida rugosa</i> Lipases for Biodiesel Production

  • Xiaoxu Yang,
  • Yan Zhang,
  • Huimin Pang,
  • Sheng Yuan,
  • Xuxia Wang,
  • Zhiming Hu,
  • Qinghua Zhou,
  • Yaojia He,
  • Yunjun Yan,
  • Li Xu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11040421
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4
p. 421

Abstract

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In this study, we overcame the limitations of single-enzyme system catalysis by codisplaying Candida rugosa lipase 1 (CRL1) and Rhizopus oryzae lipase (ROL) on the cell surfaces of the whole-cell catalyst Pichia pastoris to produce biodiesel from tallow seed oil. We screened double antibiotic-resistant strains on tributyrin plates, performed second electroporation based on single-displayed ROL on GS115/KpRS recombinants and single-displayed CRL1 on GS115/ZCS recombinants and obtained an ROL/CRL1 codisplay on P. pastoris GS115 surfaces. The maximum activity of the codisplaying GS115/pRCS recombinant was 470.59 U/g dried cells, which was 3.9-fold and 1.3-fold higher than that of single-displayed ROL and CRL1, respectively. When self-immobilized lipases were used as whole-cell catalysts, the rate of methyl ester production from GS115/pRCS harboring ROL and CRL1 was 1.4-fold higher than that obtained with single-displayed ROL. Therefore, biodiesel catalysis by synergetic codisplayed enzymes is an alternative biodiesel production strategy.

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