Research Article

Improving the Thermostability and Optimal Temperature of a Lipase from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus by Covalent Immobilization

Table 3

Enantioselectivity of different immobilized preparations of P.  furiosus lipase in the hydrolysis of 2 at 25°C pH = 7.0.

Supportsee (%)Preference

Octyl-agarose35 (8.6)2 (1.2)S (S)
Glyoxyl-DTT-agarose91 (46)22 (2.7)R (R)
Glyoxyl-agarose53 (46)3.2 (2.7)R (R)

Activity was measured at pH 5.