Research Article

Immobilization of Yarrowia lipolytica Lipase on Macroporous Resin Using Different Methods: Characterization of the Biocatalysts in Hydrolysis Reaction

Table 2

Effect of organic solvents on immobilized lipase activity.

TypeWDAEPEA
SolventRelative activity (%)Relative activity (%)Relative activity (%)

Buffer100 (±0.3) 100 (±1.4)100 (±1.2)
Ethanol77.7 (±0.2)47.0 (±0.7)68.7 (±1.2)
tert-Butanol156.6 (±0.5)108.7 (±2.4)114.8 (±2.3)
Acetone106.3 (±1.5)66.6 (±1.6)55.7 (±0.9)
Chloroform10.2 (±2.1)14.1 (±0.8)7.6 (±0.2)
n-Hexane15.1 (±1)30.5 (±1.8)20.0 (±0.8)
n-Heptane12.1 (±0.6)24.3 (±1.3)17.9 (±0.4)