Lipase activity of Lecitase® Ultra: characterization and applications in enantioselective reactions

…, T Kumaraguru, G Sheelu, NW Fadnavis

Index: Mishra, Mithilesh Kumar; Kumaraguru, Thenkrishnan; Sheelu, Gurrala; Fadnavis, Nitin W. Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2009 , vol. 20, # 24 p. 2854 - 2860

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Abstract

The general properties of Lecitase® Ultra, a phospholipase manufactured and marketed by Novozymes, Denmark, have been studied after purification by ultrafiltration. The enzyme has a molecular mass of 35KD, pH-optimum of 8.5, and appears to possess a single active site which exhibits both the lipase and phospholipase activities that increase in the presence of Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions. The enzyme is inhibited by heavy metal ions and surfactants, and ...