Advances in recombinant lipases: Production, engineering, immobilization and application in the pharmaceutical industry

Fabiano Jares Contesini*, Marcelo Gomes Davanço, Gustavo Pagotto Borin, Katherina Garcia Vanegas, João Pedro Gonçalves Cirino, Ricardo Rodrigues de Melo, Uffe Hasbro Mortensen, Kristiina Hildén, Daniel Rossi Campos, Patricia de Oliveira Carvalho

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    Abstract

    Lipases are one of the most used enzymes in the pharmaceutical industry due to their efficiency in organic syntheses, mainly in the production of enantiopure drugs. From an industrial viewpoint, the selection of an efficient expression system and host for recombinant lipase production is highly important. The most used hosts are Escherichia coli and Komagataella phaffii (previously known as Pichia pastoris) and less often reported Bacillus and Aspergillus strains. The use of efficient expression systems to overproduce homologous or heterologous lipases often require the use of strong promoters and the co-expression of chaperones. Protein engineering techniques, including rational design and directed evolution, are the most reported strategies for improving lipase characteristics. Additionally, lipases can be immobilized in different supports that enable improved properties and enzyme reuse. Here, we review approaches for strain and protein engineering, immobilization and the application of lipases in the pharmaceutical industry.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number1032
    Number of pages33
    JournalCatalysts
    Volume10
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Sept 2020

    Keywords

    • Biocatalysis
    • Industrial applications
    • Sustainable chemistry

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