Review Article

Realm of Thermoalkaline Lipases in Bioprocess Commodities

Table 2

Industrial application of TA lipases.

FieldsProcessProductsMicrobial origin of lipasesReferences

Main applicationsRenewable energyTransesterification of oils/alcoholysis/methanolysis/interesterificationBiodieselGeobacillus thermodenitrificans AV-5, Microbacterium sp., lipZ01 expressed in Pichia pastoris GS11[23, 34, 4448]
Laundry/ dishwashingHydrolysis of lipid/ester bondsBiodetergentBrevibacterium halotolerans PS4, Talaromyces thermophilus, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Thermosyntropha lipolytica, Staphylococcus aureus ALA1, Bacillus methylotrophicus PS3, Staphylococcus aureus SAL3, Bacillus sp. BSK-L, Geobacillus zalihae[15, 19, 20, 22, 2426, 39, 4953]
LeatherHydrolyse grease or fat from leatherBiodegreasing agentGeobacillus thermoleovorans DA2, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus arlettae JPBW-1[42, 54, 55]

Other applicationsCosmeticEsterification of fatty acids and other compoundsEsters, plasticizers, and lubricantsThermomyces lanuginosus, Rhizomucor miehei, Pseudomonas cepacia, Candia antarctica[5, 6, 56]
FoodTransesterification/interesterification/acidolysis and esterificationAG, plasticizer, fatty acids, and estersRhizomucor miehei, Rhizopus oryzae NRRL 3562, Candida antarctica[6, 16, 47, 57]
BioremediationHydrolysis of oilsBiodegrading
agent
Staphylococcus pasteuri, Ochrobactrum intermedium strainMZV101, Bacillus sonorensis 4R, Aspergillus ibericus, Aspergillus uvarum, Aspergillus niger[4, 41, 44, 58]
PharmaceuticalTransesterification/aminolysisPlasticizer and drugsCandida antarctica, Candida rugosa[2, 6]

Note. AG, acylglycerols.