Specificity of Mucor miehei lipase on methyl ester substrates

Authors

  • G Aggelis Department of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology
  • M. Komaitis Department of Food Sciences and Technology. Agricultural University of Athens
  • M. Pina Division Chimie des Corps Gras. CIRAD IRHO
  • J. Graille Division Chimie des Corps Gras. CIRAD IRHO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/gya.1993.v44.i6.1058

Keywords:

Lipase (Mucor miehei), Methyl ester, Specificity, Substrate

Abstract


Fatty acid methyl esters constitute a good substrate for the characterization of lipase typospecificity. In the present work, the hydrolytic action of lipase from Mucor miehei was studied. It was demonstrated that this lipase preferentially catalyses the hydrolysis of fatty acid methyl esters with small number of double bonds. It was also found that this lipase shows a specificity in the hydrolysis of fatty acid methyl esters with short aliphatic chain.

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Published

1993-12-30

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Aggelis G, Komaitis M, Pina M, Graille J. Specificity of Mucor miehei lipase on methyl ester substrates. Grasas aceites [Internet]. 1993Dec.30 [cited 2024Mar.29];44(6):331-4. Available from: https://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1058

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