Research Article

Optimal Conditions for Continuous Immobilization of Pseudozyma hubeiensis (Strain HB85A) Lipase by Adsorption in a Packed-Bed Reactor by Response Surface Methodology

Table 5

Effect of diverse chemicals and detergents on P. hubeiensis free and immobilized lipase activity.*

SubstanceConcentrationRelative activity (%)***
Free lipase (FLCS)Immobilized lipase (IE)

Control**100100
MgCl25 mM c,d b
KCl5 mM d,e,f f,g
BaCl25 mM g c
CaCl25 mM a e,f
ZnSO45 mM c,d,e c,d
EDTA5 mM e,f c
β-mercaptoethanol5 mM e,f b

Triton X-1001% d a
Tween 201% c,d b
Tween 801% d c
SDS1%0e0e

*The free and immobilized enzymes were incubated in the presence of various compounds at 50°C for 1 h.
**Control: free and immobilized lipase without the addition of any substance.
***Mean values with the same letter do not statistically differ from each other by the ANOVA Tukey test ( ).