Abstract
A cellulose-binding domain (CBD) fragment of a cellulase gene of Trichoderma hazianum was fused to a lipase gene of Bacillus stearothermophilus L1 to make a gene cluster for CBD-BSL lipase. The specific activity of CBD-BSL lipase for oil hydrolysis increased by 33% after being immobilized on Avicel (microcrystalline cellulose), whereas those of CBD-BSL lipase and BSL lipase decreased by 16% and 54%, respectively, after being immobilized on silica gel. Although the loss of activity of an enzyme immobilized by adsorption has been reported previously, the loss of activity of the CBD-BSL lipase immobilized on Avicel was less than 3% after 12 h due to the irreversible binding of CBD to Avicel.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 603-605 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Biotechnology Letters |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Apr |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was made possible with funding provided by the Korea Science & Engineering Foundation to Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Research Center at POSTECH.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology