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Two acidothermotolerant lipases from new isolates of Bacillus stearothermophilus SB-1 and Bacillus licheniformis SB-3 are reported. In addition, a thermotolerant, neutral lipase from Bacillus atrophaeus SB-2 that hydrolyses castor oil is also reported. The lipase from B. stearothermophilus SB-1 retained 70% activity and that from B. licheniformis SB-3 retained 50% activity at pH 3.0 at 50 °C. In addition, at 100 °C B. stearothermophilus SB-1 lipase had a half life of 25 min at pH 3.0 and 15 min at pH 6.0. Lipase activity was markedly stimulated by glycerol in case of B. stearothermophilus SB-1 and by diethylether in cases of B. atrophaeus SB-2 and B. licheniformis SB-3. The lipases varied in their substrate specificity towards triacylglycerols. The rate of hydrolysis of neem oil with B. stearothermophilus SB-1 and B. atrophaeus SB-2 lipases was, respectively, nearly 4-fold and 2-fold more than with olive oil.
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Bradoo, S., Saxena, R. & Gupta, R. Two acidothermotolerant lipases from new variants of Bacillus spp.. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 15, 87–91 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008835015132
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