Electronic Journal of Biotechnology ISSN: 0717-3458  
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Thermostable lipase from a newly isolated Staphylococcus xylosus strain; process optimization and characterization using RSM and ANN

Anahita Khoramnia
Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Oi Ming Lai*
Institute of Bioscience
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Afshin Ebrahimpour
Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Carynn Josue Tanduba
Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Tan Siow Voon
Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Suriati Mukhlis
Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

*Corresponding author

Keywords: a rtificial neural network, lipase, response surface methodology, Staphylococcus xylosus.

Abstract    

Normal feed forward back-propagation artificial neural network (ANN) and cubic backward elimination response surface methodology (RSM) were used to build a predictive model of the combined effects and optimization of culture parameters for the lipase production of a newly isolated Staphylococcus xylosus. The results demonstrated a high predictive accuracy of artificial neural network compared to response surface methodology. The optimum operating condition obtained from the ANN model was found to be at 30°C incubation temperature, pH 7.5, 60 hrs incubation period, 1.8% inoculum size and 60 rpm agitation. The lipase production increased 3.5 fold for optimal medium. The produced enzyme was characterized biochemically and this is the first report about a mesophilic staphylococci bacterium with a high thermostable lipase which is able to retain 50% of its activity at 70°C after 90 min and at 60°C after 120 min. This lipase is also acidic and alkaline resistant which remains active after 24 hrs in a broad range of pH (4-11).

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