Plastic or microplastic pollution is a global threat affecting ecosystems, with the current
generation reaching as much as 400 metric tons per/year. Soil ecosystems comprising …

Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) was initially characterized as the hormonally regulated
neutral lipase activity responsible for the breakdown of triacylglycerols into fatty acids in …

Zearalenone (ZEN) is a mycoestrogenic polyketide produced by Fusarium graminearum and
other phytopathogenic members of the genus Fusarium. Contamination of cereals with ZEN …

Phthalate esters (PAEs) are emerging hazardous and toxic chemicals that are extensively
used as plasticizers or additives. Diethyl phthalate (DEP) and dimethyl phthalate (DMP), two …

Biocatalysts exerting activity against ester bonds have a broad range of applications in
modern biotechnology. Here, we have identified a new esterolytic enzyme by screening a …

Carboxylic ester hydrolyzing enzymes constitute a large group of enzymes that are able to
catalyze the hydrolysis, synthesis or transesterification of an ester bond. They can be found …

Microbial hormone-sensitive lipases (HSLs) contain a CAP domain and a catalytic domain.
However, it remains unclear how the CAP domain interacts with the catalytic domain to …

A novel cold-adapted lipolytic enzyme gene, est97, was identified from a high Arctic
intertidal zone sediment metagenomic library. The deduced amino acid sequence of Est97 …

Triacylglycerol lipases (EC 3.1. 1.3) catalyze both hydrolysis and synthesis reactions with a
broad spectrum of substrates rendering them especially suitable for many biotechnological …

Hormone-sensitive lipases (HSLs) are widely distributed in microorganisms, plants, and
animals. Microbial HSLs are classified into two subfamilies, an unnamed new subfamily and …