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Enantioselective behavior of lipases from Aspergillus niger immobilized in different supports

2009; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 36; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s10295-009-0573-4

1476-5535

Vania Castriani Fernandes da Silva, Fabiano Jares Contesini, Patrícia de Oliveira Carvalho,

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Considering the extraordinary microbial diversity and importance of fungi as enzyme producers, the search for new biocatalysts with special characteristics and possible applications in biocatalysis is of great interest. Here, we report the performance in the resolution of racemic ibuprofen of a native enantioselective lipase from Aspergillus niger, free and immobilized in five types of support (Accurel EP-100, Amberlite MB-1, Celite, Montmorillonite K10 and Silica gel). Amberlite MB-1 was found to be the best support, with a conversion of 38.2%, enantiomeric excess of 50.7% and enantiomeric ratio (E value) of 19 in 72 h of reaction. After a thorough optimization of several parameters, the E value of the immobilized Aspergillus niger lipase was increased (E = 23) in a shorter reaction period (48 h) at 35°C. Moreover, the immobilized Aspergillus niger lipase maintained an esterification activity of at least 80% after 8 months of storage at 4°C and could be reused at least six times.