Research Article

Optimization of Spectrophotometric and Fluorometric Assays Using Alternative Substrates for the High-Throughput Screening of Lipase Activity

Table 1

Lipase activity in crude protein extracts from domestic agricultural products (spectrophotometric assay).

ClassificationItemsConcentration (mg/mL)Activity (μU/mL)Specific activity (μU/mg protein)
NameSpecimen

MushroomsShiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)Pileus6.0080148.060724.6439
Stalk4.638073.512715.8501
White mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)Whole7.4760801.3916107.1952
Lion’s mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus)Whole4.5490218.467248.0253
King oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)Pileus5.1730633.4164379.4340
Stalk4.2960379.4340633.4164

VegetablesSoybean sprout (Glycine max)Cotyledon16.4810N.DN.D
Hypocotyl5.0780272.307553.6249
Onion (Allium cepa)Whole4.4080197.759444.8638
Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata)Whole5.2280955.6646182.7974
Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum)Whole11.0353N.D.N.D.
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea)Crown5.08301653.8623325.3713
Stalk7.0280912.8685129.8902
Leaf13.0710138.397110.5881

CerealsJob’s tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)Whole8.2480634.693876.9512
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)Whole9.2220980.1688106.2859
Pigweed (Amaranthus sp.)Whole4.4660294.395865.9193
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)Whole4.0380190.511747.1797
Brown rice (Oryza sativa)Whole5.2450666.7909127.1289

Nuts/seedsChili pepper seed (Capsicum annuum)Whole5.64201941.3555344.0900
Sunflower seed (Helianthus annuus)Whole5.8240768.2591131.9126
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)Whole5.4650630.8974115.4433

N.D, not detected.