Lipases: an overview

L Casas-Godoy, S Duquesne, F Bordes… - … : methods and protocols, 2012 - Springer
Lipases are ubiquitous enzymes, widespread in nature. They were first isolated from
bacteria in the early nineteenth century and the associated research continuously increased …

New tools for exploring “old friends—microbial lipases”

S Nagarajan - Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Fat-splitting enzymes (lipases), due to their natural, industrial, and medical
relevance, attract enough attention as fats do in our lives. Starting from the paper that we …

Recombinant sterol esterase from Ophiostoma piceae: an improved biocatalyst expressed in Pichia pastoris

V Barba Cedillo, FJ Plou, MJ Martínez - Microbial Cell Factories, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background The ascomycete Ophiostoma piceae produces a sterol esterase (OPE)
with high affinity towards p-nitrophenol, glycerol and sterol esters. Its hydrolytic activity on …

Cloning, characterization and expression of a novel lipase gene from marine psychrotrophic Yarrowia lipolytica

J Sheng, F Wang, HY Wang, M Sun - Annals of microbiology, 2012 - Springer
A marine Yarrowia lipolytica yeast, named Bohaisea-9145, was found to secrete a large
amount of lipase into the medium. A gene coding for lipase was cloned from the genome of …