Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2006-11-01

Isolation and characterization of a novel lipase from a metagenomic library of tidal flat sediments: evidence for a new family of bacterial lipases.

Mi-Hwa Lee, Choong-Hwan Lee, Tae-Kwang Oh, Jae Kwang Song, Jung-Hoon Yoon

Index: Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72(11) , 7406-9, (2006)

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Abstract

We cloned lipG, which encoded a lipolytic enzyme, from a Korean tidal flat metagenomic library. LipG was related to six putative lipases previously identified only in bacterial genome sequences. These enzymes comprise a new family. We partially characterized LipG, providing the first experimental data for a member of this family.