Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2018, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 38-44.doi: 10.11978/2017106CSTR: 32234.14.2017106

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Characterization of one deep-sea derived microbial acetyl esterase and its utilization in the preparation of D-methyl lactate through kinetic resolution

Jinlong HUANG1,3(), Jifu ZHANG2(), Jieying HU4, Jianliu GUAN4, Yun ZHANG1,3, Aijun SUN1,3, Yunfeng HU1,3()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China
    3. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
    4. Guangdong University of Education, Guangzhou 510303, China
  • Received:2017-09-29 Revised:2017-10-25 Online:2018-07-20 Published:2018-07-16
  • Supported by:
    Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA11030404);Scientific and Technological Project of Ocean and Fishery from Guangdong Province (A201701C12);Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Projects (201510010012)

Abstract:

D-lactic acid and its esters are important chiral drug intermediates and chemicals. An acetyl esterase, Bae02030, from Bacillus sp. SCSIO15029 isolated from the deep sea of the South China Sea was cloned, expressed and functionally characterized. The optimum pH and temperature of acetyl esterase Bae02030 were 8.5 and 35°C, respectively. Bae02030 exhibited excellent resistance to most organic solvents and surfactants tested. Bae02030 could generate optically pure D-methyl lactate through resolution of racemic methyl lactate. After process optimization of the enzymatic resolution reactions, the addition of 60% heptane improved the enantio-selectivity of Bae02030. The enantiomeric excess of prepared D-methyl lactate was over 99% and conversion rate reached 56%. Acetyl esterase Bae02030 identified from deep-sea microorganism, as a biocatalyst, possesses great potential in the production of chiral drug intermediates in industry.

Key words: deep-sea microorganisms, acetyl esterase, biocatalysis, D-methyl lactate, chiral resolution

CLC Number: 

  • P735.51