Research Article

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

Table 4

Enantioselectivity of different immobilized preparations of P.  furiosus lipase in the hydrolysis of 4 at 25°C pH = 7.0.

Supportsee (%)Preference
pH 7pH 7pH 7

Octyl-agarose65 (21)4.6 (1.5)R (R)
Glyoxyl-DTT-agarose7.4 (61)1.16 (4.2)S (R)
Glyoxyl-agarose27 (52)1.7 (3.1)R (R)

Activity was measured at pH 5.