Production of Thermoalkaliphilic Lipase from Geobacillus thermoleovorans DA2 and Application in Leather Industry

Table 1

Effect of using the TA lipase from G. thermoleovorans DA2 as a degreasing agent and the total lipid content of leather samples.

Group of leather samples	Type of leather treatment	Total lipid content (%)
	Control (without treatment)	17.50
Group (A)	Organic solvent (Kerosene)	7.50
Group (B)	10% crude lipase produced by G. thermoleovorans DA2	8.90
Group (C)	10% crude lipase produced by G. thermoleovorans DA2 + Kerosene	5.70
Group (D)	10% crude lipase produced by G. thermoleovorans DA2 + Triton X-100	2.60