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

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.

SUBMITTER: Lee MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1636159 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature