Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (11): 59-64.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.11.008

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Immobilization of Lipase and Its Application in Food Industry

WEI Xue, SUN Li-chao, LI Shu-ying, WANG Feng-zhong, XIN Feng-jiao   

  1. Institute of Food Science and Technology in CAAS,Beijing 100193
  • Received:2016-04-19 Online:2016-11-25 Published:2016-11-11

Abstract: Lipase(EC 3.1.1.3)is a kind of enzyme that can hydrolyze long chain fatty acid esters into fatty acid and monoglyceride,diglyceride or glycerol,and it is mainly from animals,plants and microorganisms. Considering the great application potential of lipase in the food industry,optimization of lipase performance is of significance for achieving continuous and low-cost production. Immobilized enzyme technology significantly enhanced the lipase performance by increasing the enzymatic activity,stability and the recovery rate. Therefore,immobilized lipase is widely used in the food industry,including the enzymatic synthesis of glycolipids,oil modification,and the synthesis of aromatic ester compounds and ascorbyl esters. This article introduces the lipase and the immobilized enzyme technology,and mainly reviews the application of immobilized lipase in the food industry in last seven years,finally prospects how to improve the performance of lipase.

Key words: lipase, immobilized lipase, application in food industry