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A lipase from a newly isolated thermophilicRhizopus rhizopodiformis

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Two strains ofRhizopus rhizopodiformis that produced lipases in broth culture were isolated. Maximum lipase production (23 U/ml) was obtained after 72 h culture. Both the crude lipases were stable at 50°C for 30 min and at 45°C for 24 h. Maltose was the best carbon source and peptone the best nitrogen source for the production of lipases. Only glycerol and lecithin stimulated lipase production further.

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Samad, M.Y.A., Salleh, A.B., Razak, C.N.A. et al. A lipase from a newly isolated thermophilicRhizopus rhizopodiformis . World J Microbiol Biotechnol 6, 390–394 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01202120

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