<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart (Açaizeiro) from the Brazilian Amazon: A Novel Font of Fungi for Lipase Production

Iracirema S. Sena; Adriana M. Ferreira; Victor H. Marinho; Fabrício H. e Holanda; Swanny F. Borges; Agerdanio A. de Souza; Rosemary de Carvalho R. Koga; Adilson L. Lima; Alexandro C. Florentino; Irlon M. Ferreira

doi:10.3390/microorganisms10122394

Microorganisms (Dec 2022)

<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart (Açaizeiro) from the Brazilian Amazon: A Novel Font of Fungi for Lipase Production

Iracirema S. Sena,
Adriana M. Ferreira,
Victor H. Marinho,
Fabrício H. e Holanda,
Swanny F. Borges,
Agerdanio A. de Souza,
Rosemary de Carvalho R. Koga,
Adilson L. Lima,
Alexandro C. Florentino,
Irlon M. Ferreira

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Iracirema S. Sena: Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Group, Department of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil
Adriana M. Ferreira: Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Group, Department of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil
Victor H. Marinho: Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Group, Department of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil
Fabrício H. e Holanda: Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Group, Department of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil
Swanny F. Borges: Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Group, Department of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil
Agerdanio A. de Souza: Pharmaco Research Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil
Rosemary de Carvalho R. Koga: Pharmaco Research Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil
Adilson L. Lima: Biological Control Laboratory, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—05 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68903-419, AP, Brazil
Alexandro C. Florentino: Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Group, Department of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil
Irlon M. Ferreira: Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Group, Department of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Josmar Chaves Pinto Highway, KM—02 Bairro Zerão, Macapá 68902-280, AP, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122394
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 12
p. 2394

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Lipases (EC 3.1.1.3) are hydrolases that catalyze triglycerides hydrolysis in free fatty acids and glycerol. Among the microorganisms that produce lipolytic enzymes, the entophytic fungi stand out. We evaluated 32 fungi of different genera, Pestalotiopsis, Aspergillus, Trichoderma, Penicillium, Fusarium, Colletotrichum, Chaetomium, Mucor, Botryodiplodia, Xylaria, Curvularia, Neocosmospora and Verticillium, isolated from Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Açaizeiro) from the Brazilian Amazon for lipase activity. The presence of lipase was evidenced by the deposition of calcium crystals. The endophytic Pestalotiopsis sp. (31) and Aspergillus sp. (24) with Pz 0.237 (++++) and 0.5 (++++), respectively, were the ones that showed the highest lipolytic activity in a solid medium. Lipase activity was rated in liquid medium, in a different range of temperatures (°C), pH and time (days). The values obtained in the production of lipase by the endophytic fungi were 94% for Pestalotiopsis sp. (31) and 93.87% for Aspergillus sp. (24). Therefore, it is emphasized that the endophytic fungus isolated the E. oleracea palm may be a potential candidate to produce enzymes of global commercial interest.

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ISSN: 2076-2607 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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