Fungi are a highly diverse group of heterotrophic eukaryotes characterized by the absence
of phagotrophy and the presence of a chitinous cell wall. While unicellular fungi are far from …

Lipases are industrially important biocatalyst, particularly microbial lipases and therefore,
screening, production and purification of lipase enzyme from microbial strains are …

Fungal lipases (triacylglycerol acyl hydrolases EC 3.1. 1.3) are significant industrial
enzymes and have several applications in a number of industries and fields. Fungal lipases …

Lipases (triacylglycerol hydrolases EC 3.1. 1.3) are enzymes produced by mammals, plants,
fungi and bacteria that catalyze the hydrolysis of triacylglycerols into glycerol and fatty acids …

In an era of rapid climate change and expansion of desertification, the extremely harsh
conditions of drylands are a true challenge for microbial life. Under drought conditions …

Microbial lipases expedite the hydrolysis and synthesis of long-chain acyl esters. They are
highly significant commercial biocatalysts to biotechnologists and organic chemists. The …

Lipases are enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of lipids into long-chain fatty acids and
glycerol in oil-water interface. In addition, they catalyze broad spectrum of bioconversion …

Waste cooking oils (WCO) are vegetable oils discarded after food frying and great amounts
are produced worldwide. Its management is a challenge, due to the environmental risk of …

This study was carried out to purify and characterize the lipase of locally isolated bacterium
Anoxybacillus gonensis UF7 (GenBank accession: OM328064), and to investigate its …

Sixteen cold-adapted reddish-pigmented yeast strains were obtained from environmental
samples. According to the PCR-based detection of classical yeast markers combined with …