The invention also encompasses the use of a lipolytic enzyme obtainable from one of the following genera: Streptomyces, Corynebacterium and Thermobifida in various methods and uses, wherein said lipolytic enzyme is capable of hydrolysing a glycolipid or a phospholipid or transferring an acyl group from a glycolipid or phospholipids to a acyl acceptor. Preferably, the lipolytic enzyme for use in these methods and uses comprises an amino acid sequence as shown in any one of SEQ. ID. No.s 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14 or 16 or an amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity therewith or comprises a nucleotide sequence shown as SEQ ID No. 3, 6, 9, 13, 15 or 17 or a nulceotide seqeunce which has at least 70% identity therewith. The present invention also relates to a lipolytic enzyme capable of hydrolysing at least a galactolipid or capable of transferring an acyl group from a galactolipid to one or more acyl acceptor substrates, wherein the enzyme is obtainable from Steptomyces species and includes a lipolytic enzyme comprising an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 4 or an amino acid sequence which has at least 60% identity thereto. The enzyme may be encoded by a nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of:
a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 3;
a nucleic acid which is related to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No. 3 by the degeneration of the genetic code; and
a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence which has at least 70% identity with the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 3.
本发明还包括在各种方法和用途中使用可从以下属种之一获得的脂肪分解酶:其中所述脂肪分解酶能够
水解
糖脂或
磷脂,或将酰基从
糖脂或
磷脂转移到酰基受体上。优选地,用于这些方法和用途的脂肪分解酶包括
SEQ.ID.4、5、7、8、12、14 或 16 中任何一个所示的
氨基酸序列,或与之至少有 70% 相同性的
氨基酸序列,或包括
SEQ ID No.3、6、9、13、15 或 17 所示的核苷酸序列,或与之至少有 70% 相同性的核苷酸序列。本发明还涉及一种能
水解至少一种半
乳糖脂或能将酰基从半
乳糖脂转移到一种或多种酰基受体底物上的脂肪分解酶,其中该酶可从担子菌中获得,并包括一种脂肪分解酶,其
氨基酸序列如
SEQ ID No.4所示或与其至少有60%相同性的
氨基酸序列。该酶可由选自以下组的核酸编码:
包含
SEQ ID 编号 3 中所示核苷酸序列的核酸;
通过遗传密码的退化与
SEQ ID 3 的核苷酸序列相关的核酸;以及
由核苷酸序列组成的核酸,该核苷酸序列与
SEQ ID No.