Lipases: An Overview

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Leticia Casas‐Godoy · Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

Sophie Duquesne · Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés

Florence Bordes · Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

Georgina Sandoval · Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco

Alain Marty · Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

Abstract

Lipases are ubiquitous enzymes, widespread in nature. They were first isolated from bacteria in the early nineteenth century, and the associated research continuously increased due to the characteristics of these enzymes. This chapter reviews the main sources, structural properties, and industrial applications of these highly studied enzymes.

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Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis

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Published in: Methods in molecular biology

Volume 1835, pp. 3-30

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-600-5_1

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 19.40

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Lipases: An Overview

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