Research Article

Investigating Enzyme Activity of Immobilized Candida rugosa Lipase

Table 4

Percentage of caprylic acid incorporated into olive oil samples.

Enzymes% of caprylic acid incorporated% of caprylic acid incorporated per mg of protein

Free enzyme0.54 ± 0.040.15 ± 0.01a
Celite-acetone0.517 ± 0.090.16 ± 0.03b
Sephadex-acetone0.17 ± 0.020.087 ± 0.01c
Chitosan-acetone0.05 ± 0.010.053 ± 0.00d
Celite-alcohol0.35 ± 0.220.13 ± 0.11a
Sephadex-alcohol0.138 ± 0.010.08 ± 0.00c
Chitosan-alcohol0.025 ± 0.000.039 ± 0.00e

Note. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences between the groups.