文摘
A naturally immobilized biocatalyst with lipase activity was produced by Thermomyces lanuginosus on solid-state fermentation with perlite as inert support. Maxima lipase activities (22 and 120?U/g of dry matter, using p-nitrophenyl octanoate and trioctanoine, respectively, as substrates) were obtained after 72?h of solid culture, remaining nearly constant up to 120?h. Maxima lipase activity was found at 60 to 85?°C and pH 10. The biocatalyst was stable at 60?°C for at least 4?h of incubation and a pH from 7 to 10. Energy values of activation and deactivation of lipase were of 26 and 6.7?kJ/mol, respectively. The biocatalyst shows high selectivity for the release of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA), during the hydrolysis of sardine oil. The EPA/DHA ratio (16:6) released by this biocatalyst was superior to that obtained with the commercial preparations of T. lanuginosus.