May 2015

Purification and biochemical properties of lipase from raphia palm fruit mesocarp

Lipases hydrolyze lipids to yield fatty acids and glycerol which are used as raw materials in industries. The lipase from raphia mesocarp was extracted, purified and characterized. Assay was carried out using p- nitrophenyl palmitate as substrate. The lipase was subjected to 80% ammonium sulphate precipitation, purified on ion exchange and gel filtration chromatography. Native and subunit molecular weights were...

Author(s): T.  Okunwaye, J.U. Obibuzor and E.A. Okogbenin