Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Lipase Production by an Immobilized Newly Isolated Penicillium sp

Overview of fungal lipase: a review

Lipases (triacylglycerolacyl hydrolases, EC3.1.1.3) are class of enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of long-chain triglycerides. In this review paper, an overview regarding the fungal lipase production, purification, and application is discussed. The review describes various industrial applications of lipase in pulp and paper, food, detergent, and textile industries. Some important lipase-producing fungal genera include Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Candida, etc. Current fermentation process techniques such as batch, fed-batch, and continuous mode of lipase production in submerged and solid-state fermentations are discussed in details. The purification of lipase by hydrophobic interaction chromatography is also discussed. The development of mathematical models applied to lipase production is discussed with special emphasis on lipase engineering.

Production and use of lipases in bioenergy: a review from the feedstocks to biodiesel production

Lipases represent one of the most reported groups of enzymes for the production of biofuels. They are used for the processing of glycerides and fatty acids for biodiesel (fatty acid alkyl esters) production. This paper presents the main topics of the enzyme-based production of biodiesel, from the feedstocks to the production of enzymes and their application in esterification and transesterification reactions. Growing technologies, such as the use of whole cells as catalysts, are addressed, and as concluding remarks, the advantages, concerns, and future prospects of enzymatic biodiesel are presented.

Mycelium-bound lipase production from Aspergillus niger MYA 135, and its potential applications for the transesterification of ethanol

The potential biotechnological applications of both constitutive and inducible lipase sources from Aspergillus niger MYA 135 were evaluated. To this end, the effect of environmental conditions on mycelium-bound lipase production from this strain was studied, when cultured either in the absence or presence of 2% olive oil. It was previously reported that mycelium-bound lipase from Aspergillus niger MYA 135 possess high stability in reaction mixtures containing ethanol; which could be especially important for their use in biodiesel synthesis. In this connection, the performance of the lipase sources produced in the transesterification of ethanol using p-nitrophenyl palmitate as acyl donor was also explored. Under our assay conditions, hydrolytic and synthetic activity of the mycelia produced in the absence or presence of olive oil were not highly correlated. While the hydrolytic activity was strongly increased by the addition of lipid to the culture medium, the best performance in the transesterification reactions of ethanol were associated with mycelia produced in absence of olive oil. Interestingly, the supplementation of the culture medium with Fe(+3) increased the transesterification activity by 71%, as compared to the activity previously reported for this strain. Therefore, the constitutive lipase sources from Aspergillus niger MYA 135 are considered to be promising for industrial biodiesel-fuel production.