Lipases are versatile biocatalysts and are used in different bioconversion reactions.
Microbial lipases are currently attracting a great amount of attention due to the rapid …

The chemical-catalyzed transesterification of vegetable oils to biodiesel has been
industrially adopted due to its high conversion rates and low production time. However, this …

Amongst the main issues challenging the food manufacturing sector, health and nutrition are
becoming increasingly important. Global concerns such as obesity, the ageing population …

Microbial lipases are an important group of biotechnologically valuable enzymes, because
of the versatility of their applied properties and ease of mass production. Lipases of …

The development of in vitro digestion models relies on the availability of in vivo data such as
digestive enzyme levels and pH values recorded in the course of meal digestion. The …

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy is currently the mainstay of treatment for nutrient
malabsorption secondary to pancreatic insufficiency. This treatment is safe and has few side …

Lipases are serine hydrolases that catalyze in nature the hydrolysis of ester bonds of long
chain triacylglycerol into fatty acid and glycerol. However, in favorable thermodynamic …

This paper aims to present the advances related to the biotechnological application of
lipases Y. lipolytica, presenting their properties and more efficient ways to use them in …

Lipase inhibitors are the main anti-obesity drugs prescribed these days, but the complexity
of their mechanism of action is making it difficult to develop new molecules for this purpose …

Yarrowia lipolytica (YL) is a “non-conventional” yeast that is capable of producing important
metabolites. One of the most important products secreted by this microorganism is lipase, a …