The epoxide hydrolase activity of Aspergillus niger was synthesized during growth of the fungus and was shown to be associated with the soluble cell fraction. An enzyme preparation was worked out which could be used in place of the whole mycelium as biocatalyst for the hydrolysis of epoxides. The ef
Hydrolysis of Synthetic and Natural Triglycerides by an Intracellular Lipase from Aspergillus niger
β Scribed by Tahoun, M. K. ;El-Kadey, M. F. ;Wahba, A. A.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-5985
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β¦ Synopsis
An intracellular lipase was isolated from Aspergillus niger and the enzyme was purified by gel filtration chromatography on Sephadex G 75 column.
The purified enzyme was found to be homogeneousasjudged by electrophoresison polyacryl amidegels.The specificity ofthelipase towardssingle fatty acid triacylglycerols and natural triglycerides was determined. The enzyme preferentially attacks tripalmitoylglycerol as compared to other triglycerides. Positional specificity on using milk fat and olive oil triglycerides showed that the enzyme attacks positions 1 and 3 in triglyceride molecules.
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