US20080113419A1 - Production of Fatty Acid Alkyl Esters by Use of Two Lipolytic Enzymes - Google Patents

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US20080113419A1
US20080113419A1 US11/813,121 US81312106A US2008113419A1 US 20080113419 A1 US20080113419 A1 US 20080113419A1 US 81312106 A US81312106 A US 81312106A US 2008113419 A1 US2008113419 A1 US 2008113419A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters from triglyceride by use of a first lipolytic enzyme which favours the conversion of triglyceride to fatty acid alkyl esters and a second lipolytic enzyme which favours the conversion of free fatty acids to fatty acid alkyl esters.
  • Biodiesel generally classified as mono-alkyl esters of fats and oils, has become more attractive recently because of its environmental benefits. Although biodiesel is at present successfully produced chemically (using e.g. NaOH and/or sodium methoxide as catalyst), there are several associated problems to restrict its development, such as pre-processing of oil due to high contents of free fatty acids, removal of chemical catalyst from ester and glycerol phase and removal of inorganic salts during glycerol recovery.
  • NaOH and/or sodium methoxide sodium methoxide
  • Fungal esterases may be used in the enzymatic production of esters, where they may replace catalysts like mineral acid (e.g. sulphuric acid, hydrogen chloride, and chlorosulfonic acid), amphoteric hydroxides of metals of groups I, II, III, and IV, and others.
  • catalysts like mineral acid (e.g. sulphuric acid, hydrogen chloride, and chlorosulfonic acid), amphoteric hydroxides of metals of groups I, II, III, and IV, and others.
  • the use of enzymes for ester synthesis has been described in the prior art, in particular enzymes classified in EC 3.1.1 Carboxylic ester hydrolases according to Enzyme Nomenclature (Recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1992 or later).
  • WO 88/02775 discloses lipases A and B from Candida antarctica. It states that C. antarctica lipase B (CALB) is more effective for ester synthesis.
  • C. antarctica lipase B (CALB) is more effective for ester synthesis.
  • Cutinases are lipolytic enzymes capable of hydrolyzing the substrate cutin. Cutinases are known from various fungi (P. E. Kolattukudy in “Lipases”, Ed. B. Borgström and H. L. Brockman, Elsevier 1984, 471-504). The amino acid sequence of a cutinase from Humicola insolens has been published (U.S. Pat. No. 5,827,719).
  • the present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, such as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and fatty acid ethyl esters.
  • FAME fatty acid methyl esters
  • fatty acid ethyl esters are also called biodiesel, because they are used as an additive to mineral diesel to result in a sulphur-free, higher-cetane-number fuel, which is partly based on renewable resources.
  • the method of the invention includes a solution comprising alcohol, triglyceride and/or free fatty acids, which solution is contacted with a first lipolytic enzyme and a second lipolytic enzyme of different specificity, wherein the lipolytic enzymes catalyse the conversion of triglyceride or free fatty acids or a mixture of both to fatty acid alkyl esters.
  • the first lipolytic enzyme is characterised in that it exhibits higher activity against triglyceride than free fatty acids, whereas the second lipolytic enzyme exhibits higher activity against free fatty acids than triglyceride.
  • the activity of the first and second lipolytic enzymes is determined by use of the methods described in Example 1 and 2 below.
  • the first lipolytic enzyme is defined as one having a ratio of activity on TG/activity on FFA below 0.2.
  • the second lipolytic enzyme is defined as one having a ratio of activity on TG/activity on FFA above 0.5.
  • the combination of a first lipolytic enzyme and a second lipolytic enzyme according to the present invention results in a synergistic effect on the conversion of triglyceride and triglyceride in combination with free fatty acids to fatty acid alkyl esters, whereby a higher percentage of conversion is obtained in a shorter period of time.
  • the invention relates to a batch process or a continuous, staged process to produce fatty acid alkyl esters using a first and a second lipolytic enzyme as described above, wherein the alcohol is added continuously or stepwise, and wherein the enzymes are recycled or used only once.
  • the present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters.
  • the method of the invention includes a solution comprising alcohol, and a substrate, which comprises triglyceride and/or free fatty acids.
  • the solution is contacted with a first lipolytic enzyme and a second lipolytic enzyme of different specificity, wherein the lipolytic enzymes catalyse the conversion of triglyceride or free fatty acids or a mixture of both to fatty acid alkyl esters.
  • Suitable substrates for production of fatty acid alkyl esters in accordance with the present invention are a broad variety of vegetable oils and fats; rapeseed and soybean oils are most commonly used, though other crops such as mustard, sunflower, canola, coconut, hemp, palm oil and even algae show promise.
  • the substrate can be of crude quality or further processed (refined, bleached and deodorized).
  • animal fats including tallow, lard, poultry, marine oil as well as waste vegetable and animal fats and oil, commonly known as yellow and brown grease can be used.
  • the suitable fats and oils may be pure triglyceride or a mixture of triglyceride and free fatty acids, commonly seen in waste vegetable oil and animal fats.
  • the substrate may also be obtained from vegetable oil deodorizer distillates.
  • the type of fatty acids in the substrate comprises those naturally occurring as glycerides in vegetable and animal fats and oils. These include oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmetic acid and lauric acid to name a few. Minor constituents in crude vegetable oils are typically phospholipids, free fatty acids and partial glycerides i.e. mono- and diglycerides.
  • fatty acid residues refers to fatty acids, either free or esterified as in triglycerides, diglycerides, monoglycerides or fatty acid alkyl esters.
  • Biodiesel Fatty acid alkyl esters such as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and fatty acid ethyl esters are also called biodiesel, because they are used as an additive to fossil diesel.
  • Biodiesel constitutes an increasingly important additive or substitute for diesel fuels based on fossil oil because it is produced from renewable resources.
  • Alcohol used in the method of the invention is preferably a lower alcohol having 1 to 5 carbon atoms (C 1 -C 5 ).
  • Preferred alcohols are methanol and ethanol.
  • the first lipolytic enzyme according to the present invention is characterised in that it exhibits higher activity against triglyceride than free fatty acids, whereas the second lipolytic enzyme exhibits higher activity against free fatty acids than triglyceride.
  • the activity of the lipolytic enzymes against triglycerides and free fatty acid is determined as described in Example 1 and Example 2, respectively.
  • the first lipolytic enzyme is defined as one having a ratio of activity on triglyceride (measured as conversion of triglyceride to fatty acid alkyl esters) to activity on FFA (measured as conversion of FFA to fatty acid alkyl esters) below 0.2.
  • the second lipolytic enzyme is defined as one having a ratio of activity on triglyceride (measured as conversion of triglyceride to fatty acid alkyl esters) to activity on FFA (measured as conversion of FFA to fatty acid alkyl esters) above 0.5.
  • the present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, characterised in that a solution comprising triglyceride and alcohol is contacted with a first lipolytic enzyme having a ratio of activity on triglyceride to activity on FFA below 0.2 and a second lipolytic enzyme having a ratio of activity on triglyceride to activity on FFA above 0.5.
  • the first lipolytic enzyme preferably has a ratio of activity on triglyceride to activity on FFA in the range of 0.01-0.2, more preferably in the range of 0.01-0.1, more preferably in the range of 0.0125-0.05, more preferably in the range of 0.015-0.025, even more preferably in the range of 0.02-0.024.
  • the second lipolytic enzyme preferably has a ratio of activity on triglyceride to activity on FFA in the range of 0.5-20, more preferably in the range of 0.6-10, more preferably in the range of 0.7-5, even more preferably in the range of 0.8-1.5.
  • the activity of the lipolytic enzymes against triglycerides and free fatty acid is determined as described in Example 1 and Example 2, respectively.
  • the ratio of activity on triglyceride (abbreviated TG) as measured in Example 1 to activity on free fatty acids (abbreviated FFA) as measured in Example 2 has been calculated for the tested lipolytic enzymes:
  • first lipolytic enzyme and a second lipolytic enzyme results in a synergistic effect on the conversion of triglyceride and/or free fatty acids to fatty acid alkyl esters, whereby a higher percentage of conversion is obtained in a shorter period of time.
  • a first lipolytic enzyme of the present invention is lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB) as disclosed in WO 88/02775, whereas the second lipolytic enzyme is one of the Thermomyces lanuginosus (previously Humicola lanuginosus ) lipase variants exemplified in WO 00/60063 and the Humicola insolens cutinase variants disclosed in Example 2 of WO 01/92502, hereinafter referred to as T. lanuginosus lipase and H. insolens cutinase respectively.
  • a first lipolytic enzyme includes Hyphozyma sp.
  • a second lipolytic enzyme of the present invention includes C. antarctica lipase A as disclosed in WO 88/02775 and lipases from Humicola lanuginosus (EP 258 068), Candida rugosa, Pseudomonas cepacia, Geotricum candidum, Rhizomucor miehei, Ctytococcus spp. S-2 and Candida parapsilosis.
  • the first lipolytic enzyme is homologous with CALB, Hyphozyma sp. lipase or Candida parapsilosis lipase
  • the second lipolytic enzyme is homologous with T. lanuginosus lipase, H. insolens cutinase or any of the lipases from Humicola lanuginosus (EP 258 068), Candida rugosa, Pseudomonas cepacia, Geotricum candidum, Rhizomucor miehei, Crytococcus spp. S-2 and Candida parapsilosis.
  • the first lipolytic enzyme according to the method of the present invention is 60% identical with CALB
  • the second lipolytic enzyme is 60% identical with the T. lanuginosus lipase, the H. insolens cutinase.
  • the first lipolytic enzyme is 70% identical with CALB, even more preferably the first lipolytic enzyme is 75%, 80%, 85%, 88%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99% identical with CALB.
  • the second lipolytic enzyme is preferably 70% identical with T. lanuginosus lipase and H.
  • the second lipolytic enzyme is 75%, 80%, 85%, 88%, 90%, 92%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or even 99% identical with T. lanuginosus lipase or H. insolens cutinase.
  • the enzymes may be applied as lyophilised powder, immobilised or in aqueous solution.
  • the degree of identity may be suitably determined according to the method described in Needleman, S. B. and Wunsch, C. D., (1970), Journal of Molecular Biology, 48, 443-45, with the following settings for polypeptide sequence comparison: GAP creation penalty of 3.0 and GAP extension penalty of 0.1.
  • the determination may be done by means of a computer program known such as GAP provided in the GCG program package (Program Manual for the Wisconsin Package, Version 8, August 1994, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Drive, Madison, Wis., USA 53711).
  • Two given sequences can be aligned according to the method described in Needleman (supra) using the same parameters. This may be done by means of the GAP program (supra).
  • the invention relates to a batch process and/or a continuous, staged process to produce fatty acid alkyl esters using a first and a second lipolytic enzyme as described above, wherein the alcohol is added continuously or stepwise, and wherein the enzymes are recycled or used only once.
  • the enzymes are in an aqueous phase, this phase can be separated from the fatty phase by a decanter, a settler or by centrifugation.
  • oil and aqueous respectively, can be processed counter-currently.
  • Kosugi, Y; Tanaka, H. and Tomizuka, (1990), Biotechnology and Bioengineering, vol .36, 617-622 describes a continuous, counter-current process to hydrolyse vegetable oil by immobilized lipase.
  • the substrate comprising triglyceride is mixed with alcohol, preferably methanol or ethanol and heated to 30-60° C., preferably 50° C. on a reciprocal water shaking bath (200 rpm).
  • alcohol preferably methanol or ethanol
  • water is added and the solution is mixed and further heated to the desired temperature.
  • the enzymes are added and the solution is mixed vigorously and left on reciprocal water shaking bath at the desired temperature, preferably 50° C. and 200 rpm to react.
  • the phases of the reaction mixture can be mixed by the use of high shear mixers, such as types from Silverson or IKA Labortechnik, as used in enzymatic degumming of vegetable oil (Clausen, K. (2001), European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, vol. 103, 333-340).
  • the [methanol]/[fatty acid residue] molar ratio should be at least 0.1 and maximum 10, preferable in the range 0.3-5, more preferable 0.4-2.
  • the alcohol can be added stepwise to the reaction over time.
  • Water can be added separately or within an aqueous enzyme solution.
  • the final concentration of water in the reaction mixture can be 0-50% (w/w), preferably 5-40%, more preferably 5-30%.
  • the substrate comprises 1-99% (w/w) triglyceride, preferably in the range of 70-95%. Further, the substrate may comprise free fatty acids amounting to 0.01-95% (w/w), preferably in the range of 0.01-30%. Also, mono- and diglycerides and phospholipids may be present.
  • the course of the reaction can be followed by withdrawing samples from the reaction mixture after a certain period of reaction time.
  • the samples are centrifuged for 14 minutes at 14000 rpm.
  • the upper layer consists of fatty material not soluble in the water phase and this is analyzed by 1 H NMR (using CDCl 3 as solvent).
  • the glycerol phase is removed either by decanting or centrifugation.
  • the DNA sequence encoding a parent lipolytic enzyme may be isolated from any cell or microorganism producing the lipolytic enzyme in question, using various methods well known in the art.
  • a genomic DNA and/or cDNA library should be constructed using chromosomal DNA or messenger RNA from the organism that produces the lipolytic enzyme to be studied.
  • labelled oligonucleotide probes may be synthesized and used to identify lipolytic enzyme-encoding clones from a genomic library prepared from the organism in question.
  • a labelled oligonucleotide probe containing sequences homologous to another known lipolytic enzyme gene could be used as a probe to identify lipolytic enzyme-encoding clones, using hybridization and washing conditions of lower stringency.
  • Yet another method for identifying lipolytic enzyme-encoding clones would involve inserting fragments of genomic DNA into an expression vector, such as a plasmid, transforming cutinase-negative bacteria with the resulting genomic DNA library, and then plating the transformed bacteria onto agar containing a substrate for lipolytic enzyme (i.e. triglyceride), thereby allowing clones expressing the lipolytic enzyme to be identified.
  • an expression vector such as a plasmid
  • transforming cutinase-negative bacteria with the resulting genomic DNA library
  • a substrate for lipolytic enzyme i.e. triglyceride
  • the DNA sequence encoding the enzyme may be prepared synthetically by established standard methods, e.g. the phosphoroamidite method described by S. L. Beaucage and M. H. Caruthers, (1981), Tetrahedron Letters 22, p. 1859-1869, or the method described by Matthes et al., (1984), EMBO J. 3, p. 801-805.
  • phosphoroamidite method oligonucleotides are synthesized, e.g. in an automatic DNA synthesizer, purified, annealed, ligated and cloned in appropriate vectors.
  • the DNA sequence may be of mixed genomic and synthetic origin, mixed synthetic and cDNA origin or mixed genomic and cDNA origin, prepared by ligating fragments of synthetic, genomic or cDNA origin (as appropriate, the fragments corresponding to various parts of the entire DNA sequence), in accordance with standard techniques.
  • the DNA sequence may also be prepared by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using specific primers, for instance as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,202 or R. K. Saiki et al., (1988), Science 239, 1988, pp. 487-491.
  • the recombinant expression vector carrying the DNA sequence encoding a lipolytic enzyme of the invention may be any vector which may conveniently be subjected to recombinant DNA procedures, and the choice of vector will often depend on the host cell into which it is to be introduced.
  • the vector may be one which, when introduced into a host cell, is integrated into the host cell genome and replicated together with the chromosome(s) into which it has been integrated. Examples of suitable expression vectors include pMT838.
  • the expression vector of the invention may also comprise a suitable transcription terminator and, in eukaryotes, polyadenylation sequences operably connected to the DNA sequence encoding the lipolytic enzyme of the invention. Termination and polyadenylation sequences may suitably be derived from the same sources as the promoter.
  • the vector may further comprise a DNA sequence enabling the vector to replicate in the host cell in question.
  • a DNA sequence enabling the vector to replicate in the host cell in question. Examples of such sequences are the origins of replication of plasmids pUC19, pACYC177, pUB110, pE194, pAMB1 and pIJ702.
  • the vector may also comprise a selectable marker, e.g. a gene the product of which complements a defect in the host cell, such as the dal genes from B. subtilis or B. licheniformis, or one which confers antibiotic resistance such as ampicillin, kanamycin, chloramphenicol or tetracyclin resistance.
  • a selectable marker e.g. a gene the product of which complements a defect in the host cell, such as the dal genes from B. subtilis or B. licheniformis, or one which confers antibiotic resistance such as ampicillin, kanamycin, chloramphenicol or tetracyclin resistance.
  • the vector may comprise Aspergillus selection markers such as amdS, argB, niaD and sC, a marker giving rise to hygromycin resistance, or the selection may be accomplished by co-transformation, e.g. as described in WO 91/17243.
  • the DNA sequence should be operably connected to a suitable promoter sequence.
  • the promoter may be any DNA sequence which shows transcriptional activity in the host cell of choice and may be derived from genes encoding proteins either homologous or heterologous to the host cell.
  • Suitable promoters for directing the transcription of the DNA sequence encoding a lipolytic enzyme of the invention are the promoter of the lac operon of E. coli, the Streptomyces coelicolor agarase gene dagA promoters, the promoters of the Bacillus licheniformis alfa-amylase gene (amyL), the promoters of the Bacillus stearothermophilus maltogenic amylase gene (amyM), the promoters of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens alfa-amylase (amyQ), the promoters of the Bacillus subtilis xylA and xylB genes etc.
  • examples of useful promoters are those derived from the gene encoding A. oryzae TAKA amylase, the TPI (triose phosphate isomerase) promoter from S. cerevisiae (Alber et al. (1982), J. Mol. Appl. Genet 1, p. 419-434, Rhizomucor miehei aspartic proteinase, A. niger neutral alfa-amylase, A. niger acid stable alfa-amylase, A. niger glucoamylase, Rhizomucor miehei lipase, A. oryzae alkaline protease, A. oryzae triose phosphate isomerase, or A. nidulans acetamidase.
  • the cell of the invention is advantageously used as a host cell in the recombinant production of a lipolytic enzyme of the invention.
  • the cell may be transformed with the DNA construct of the invention encoding the lipolytic enzyme, conveniently by integrating the DNA construct (in one or more copies) in the host chromosome. This integration is generally considered to be an advantage as the DNA sequence is more likely to be stably maintained in the cell. Integration of the DNA constructs into the host chromosome may be performed according to conventional methods, e.g. by homologous or heterologous recombination. Alternatively, the cell may be trans-formed with an expression vector as described above in connection with the different types of host cells.
  • the cell of the invention may be a cell of a higher organism such as a mammal or an insect, particularly a microbial cell, e.g. a bacterial or a fungal (including yeast) cell.
  • a microbial cell e.g. a bacterial or a fungal (including yeast) cell.
  • suitable bacteria are Gram positive bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus lentus, Bacillus brevis, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus alkalophilus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus circulans, Bacillus lautus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus thuringiensis, or Streptomyces lividans or Streptomyces murinus, or gram negative bacteria such as E. coli.
  • the transformation of the bacteria may, for instance, be effected by protoplast transformation or by using competent cells in a manner known per se.
  • the yeast organism may favorably be selected from a species of Saccharomyces or Schizosaccharomyces, e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  • the host cell may also be a filamentous fungus e.g. a strain belonging to a species of Aspergillus, particularly Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus niger, or a strain of Fusarium, such as a strain of Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium graminearum (in the perfect state named Gibberella zeae, previously Sphaeria zeae, synonym with Gibberella roseum and Gibberella roseum f. sp.
  • a filamentous fungus e.g. a strain belonging to a species of Aspergillus, particularly Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus niger
  • a strain of Fusarium such as a strain of Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium graminearum (in the perfect state named Gibberella zeae, previously Sphaeria zeae, synonym with Gibberella roseum and Gibberella roseum f. sp
  • Fusarium sulphureum in the prefect state named Gibberella puricaris, synonym with Fusarium trichothecioides, Fusarium bactridioides, Fusarium sambucinum, Fusarium roseum, and Fusarium roseum var. graminearum ), Fusarium cerealis (synonym with Fusarium crokkwellense ), or Fusarium venenatum.
  • the host cell is a protease deficient or protease minus strain.
  • This may for instance be the protease deficient strain Aspergillus oryzae JaL 125 having the alkaline protease gene named “alp” deleted.
  • This strain is described in WO 97/35956 (Novo Nordisk).
  • Filamentous fungi cells may be transformed by a process involving protoplast formation and transformation of the protoplasts followed by regeneration of the cell wall in a manner known per se.
  • Aspergillus as a host microorganism is described in EP 238 023 (Novo Nordisk A/S), the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the invention relates, inter alia, to a method of producing a lipolytic enzyme of the invention, which method comprises cultivating a host cell under conditions conducive to the production of the lipolytic enzyme and recovering the lipolytic enzyme from the cells and/or culture medium.
  • the medium used to cultivate the cells may be any conventional medium suitable for growing the host cell in question and obtaining expression of the lipolytic enzyme of the invention. Suitable media are available from commercial suppliers or may be prepared according to published recipes (e.g. as described in catalogues of the American Type Culture Collection).
  • the lipolytic enzyme secreted from the host cells may conveniently be recovered from the culture medium by well-known procedures, including separating the cells from the medium by centrifugation or filtration, and precipitating proteinaceous components of the medium by means of a salt such as ammonium sulphate, followed by the use of chromatographic procedures such as ion exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography, or the like.
  • a substrate for lipolytic enzymes is prepared by emulsifying tributyrin (glycerin tributyrate) using gum Arabic as emulsifier.
  • tributyrin glycol tributyrate
  • the hydrolysis of tributyrin at 30° C. at pH 7 is followed in a pH-stat titration experiment.
  • One unit of lipase activity (1 LU) equals the amount of enzyme capable of releasing 1 ⁇ mol butyric acidimin at the standard conditions.
  • the substrate-methanol mixture is heated to 50° C. on a reciprocal water shaking bath (200 rpm). Demineralised water is added (volume depending on added enzyme volume; total amount of water: 4.00 ml including water from enzyme addition), corresponding to 32 w/w % of the total mixture.
  • the mixture is heated to 50° C.
  • enzyme is added to the mixture and vigorously mixed for 10 sec. and left on reciprocal water shaking bath at 50° C. and 200 rpm.
  • the phases of the reaction mixture can be mixed by the use of high shear mixers, such as types from Silverson Ltd. UK or IKA Kunkel.
  • the enzyme dose is based on a total 0.4 mg protein/8.00 gram substrate.
  • 0.2 mg of each enzyme were added to 8 gram of substrate and compared to the each of the single enzymes at a dose of 0.4 mg/8 gram of substrate.
  • a standard enzyme activity assay can be applied, in this case the LU-assay as described above (lipase activity on tributyrine). The following enzyme preparations were tested:
  • T. lanuginosus lipase TLL, specific activity 7000 LU/mg protein
  • C. antarctica lipase B (CALB, specific activity 500 LU/mg protein)
  • TLL 0.700 ml of a 4000 LU/ml enzyme solution+3.30 ml water
  • CALB 1.680 ml of a 119 LU/ml enzyme solution+2.32 ml water
  • Cutinase 0.450 ml of a 1600 LU/ml enzyme solution+3.55 ml water
  • TLL+CALB (0.350 ml of a 4000 LU/ml TLL solution+0.840 ml of a 119 LU/ml CALB solution+2.810 ml water)
  • Cutinase+CALB (0.225 ml of a 1600 LU/ml cutinase solution+0.840 ml of a 119 LU/ml CALB solution+2.935 ml water).

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