Screening of an Esterase/lipase-producing bacteria from Gastropods

Abstract

Estrases and lipases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of carboxyl esters and are found in various organisms including animals, plants, fungi and bacteria. These enzymes have increased the biotechnological interest for a number of industrially significant biotransformations, either as hydrolytic or as synthetic catalysts. Previously we reported that bacteria isolated 127 strains from six gastropods F. oregonensis, N. cumingi, N. constricta, C. fulmen, V. emphaticus, JG in June to December 2010 were studied to find out the bacterial assemblages associated with local gastropod collected in Uljin, the East Sea.