AUTHOR=Vici Ana C. , da Cruz Andrezza F. , Facchini Fernanda D. A. , de Carvalho Caio C. , Pereira Marita G. , Fonseca-Maldonado Raquel , Ward Richard J. , Pessela Benevides C. , Fernandez-Lorente Gloria , Torres Fernando A. G. , Jorge João A. , Polizeli Maria L. T. M. TITLE=Beauveria bassiana Lipase A expressed in Komagataella (Pichia) pastoris with potential for biodiesel catalysis JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=6 YEAR=2015 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01083 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2015.01083 ISSN=1664-302X ABSTRACT=
Lipases (EC 3.1.1.3) comprise a biotechnologically important group of enzymes because they are able to catalyze both hydrolysis and synthesis reactions, depending on the amount of water in the system. One of the most interesting applications of lipase is in the biofuel industry for biodiesel production by oil and ethanol (or methanol) transesterification. Entomopathogenic fungi, which are potential source of lipases, are still poorly explored in biotechnological processes. The present work reports the heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of a novel