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ArticleScientific reports2018

Direct production of a genetically-encoded immobilized biodiesel catalyst.

Bradley S Heater, Marianne M Lee, Michael K Chan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bradley S HeaterSchool of Life Sciences and Center of Novel Biomaterials, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Marianne M LeeSchool of Life Sciences and Center of Novel Biomaterials, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Michael K ChanSchool of Life Sciences and Center of Novel Biomaterials, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. michaelkchan88@cuhk.edu.hk.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of immobilized enzymes as biocatalysts has great potential to improve the efficiency and environmental sustainability of many industrial processes. Here, we report a novel approach that allows for the direct production of a highly active immobilized lipase within the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. Cry3Aa-lipA crystals were generated by genetically fusing Bacillus subtilis lipase A to Cry3Aa, a protein that naturally forms crystals in the bacteria. The crystal framework significantly stabilized the lipase against denaturation in organic solvents and high temperatures, resulting in a highly efficient fusion crystal that could catalyze the conversion of triacylglycerols to fatty acid methyl ester biodiesel to near-completion over 10 cycles. The simplicity and robustness of the Cry-fusion crystal (CFC) immobilization system could make it an appealing platform for generating industrial biocatalysts for multiple bioprocesses.

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BiofuelsBacillus thuringiensisBacillus thuringiensis ToxinsBacterial ProteinsBiotechnologyCatalysisCrystallizationEndotoxinsEnzymes, ImmobilizedEscherichia coliHemolysin ProteinsKineticsLipaseRecombinant Fusion ProteinsBacillus thuringiensis ToxinsBacterial ProteinsBiofuelsEndotoxinsEnzymes, ImmobilizedHemolysin Proteinsinsecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus ThuringiensisLipaseRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID30143735
PMCPMC6109139
OpenAlexW2888511945

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