Euterpe oleracea Mart (açaizeiro) from the Brazilian Amazon: a novel font of fungi for Lipase production.
Euterpe oleracea Mart (açaizeiro) from the Brazilian Amazon: a novel font of fungi for Lipase production.
Author(s): SENA, I. S.; FERREIRA, A. M.; MARINHO, V. H.; HOLANDA, F. H. E.; BORGES, S. F.; SOUZA, A. A. de; KOGA, R. de C. R.; LIMA, A. L.; FLORENTINO, A. C.; FERREIRA, I. M.
Summary: Lipases (EC 3.1.1.3) are hydrolases that catalyze triglycerides hydrolysis in free fatty acids and glycerol. Among the microorganisms that produce lipolytic enzymes, the entophytic fungi stand out. We evaluated 32 fungi of different genera, Pestalotiopsis, Aspergillus, Trichoderma, Penicillium, Fusarium, Colletotrichum, Chaetomium, Mucor, Botryodiplodia, Xylaria, Curvularia, Neocosmospora and Verticillium, isolated from Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Açaizeiro) from the Brazilian Amazon for lipase activity. The presence of lipase was evidenced by the deposition of calcium crystals. The endophytic Pestalotiopsis sp. (31) and Aspergillus sp. (24) with Pz 0.237 (++++) and 0.5 (++++), respectively, were the ones that showed the highest lipolytic activity in a solid medium. Lipase activity was rated in liquid medium, in a different range of temperatures (?C), pH and time (days). The values obtained in the production of lipase by the endophytic fungi were 94% for Pestalotiopsis sp. (31) and 93.87% for Aspergillus sp. (24). Therefore, it is emphasized that the endophytic fungus isolated the E. oleracea palm may be a potential candidate to produce enzymes of global commercial interest.
Publication year: 2022
Types of publication: Journal article
Unit: Embrapa Amapá
Keywords: Enzima, Microorganisms, Vegetal Inferior
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