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 …

Staphylococcal lipases: biotechnological applications

H Horchani, I Aissa, S Ouertani, Z Zarai… - Journal of Molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
The production of extracellular lipases by staphylococcal species has been known for many
years [1, 2]. Interest in these lipases was originally stimulated by observations that certain …

Role of lipase from community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 in hydrolyzing triglycerides into growth-inhibitory free fatty acids

B Cadieux, V Vijayakumaran, MA Bernards… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Part of the human host innate immune response involves the secretion of bactericidal lipids
on the skin and delivery of triglycerides into abscesses to control invading pathogens. Two S …

Enzyme-catalyzed production of biodiesel as alternative to chemical-catalyzed processes: advantages and constraints

G Sandoval, L Casas-Godoy… - Current Biochemical …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Biodiesel represents an interesting alternative to fossil fuels. Traditionally the
standard method for biodiesel production from oils is alkaline-catalyzed transesterification …

Comparison of the performance of commercial immobilized lipases in the synthesis of different flavor esters

AB Martins, AM da Silva, MF Schein… - Journal of Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work, it is compared the performance of three commercial lipase preparations
(Novozym 435, Lipozyme TL-IM, and Lipozyme RM-IM) in the synthesis of flavor esters …

[HTML][HTML] Prophages divert Staphylococcus aureus defenses against host lipids

B Zhou, A Pathania, D Pant, D Halpern, P Gaudu… - Journal of Lipid …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phages are ubiquitous in bacteria, including clinical Staphylococcus aureus, where Sfi
21/Sa3 phages often integrate into the hlb gene, which encodes Hlb sphingomyelinase. This …

Interfacial modulation of hierarchically porous UIO-66 for the immobilization of Rhizomucor miehei lipase towards the efficient synthesis of 1, 3-dioleic acid glycerol

R Li, W Zhuang, Y Gao, Y Bai, K Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Herein, UiO-66 was selected as the immobilization carrier of Rhizomucor miehei lipase
(RML). After etching and hydrophobic modification, the functionalized UIO-66 (H-UIO-66 …

Immobilized Staphylococcus xylosus lipase-catalysed synthesis of ricinoleic acid esters

H Horchani, A Bouaziz, Y Gargouri, A Sayari - Journal of Molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus xylosus lipase 2 (SXL2) was immobilized by physical adsorption onto
CaCO3. A high immobilization yield was obtained (82±3.7%) corresponding to the loading …

An ultraviolet spectrophotometric assay for the screening of sn-2-specific lipases using 1, 3-O-dioleoyl-2-O-α-eleostearoyl-sn-glycerol as substrate

LD Mendoza, JA Rodriguez, J Leclaire, G Buono… - Journal of lipid …, 2012 - ASBMB
In the present study, we propose a continuous assay for the screening of sn-2 lipases by
using triacylglycerols (TAGs) from Aleurites fordii seed (tung oil) and a synthetic TAG …

Surface behavior of α-Synuclein and its interaction with phospholipids using the Langmuir monolayer technique: a comparison between monomeric and fibrillar α …

A Chaari, H Horchani, F Frikha, R Verger… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Due to the involvement of α-Synuclein (α-Syn) in lipid transport and its role in the normal
function and in the pathology of Parkinson disease, it is important to study first the surface …