Investigation of Structural Features of Two Related Lipases and the Impact on Fatty Acid Specificity in Vegetable Fats.

ABSTRACT: One of the indispensable applications of lipases in modification of oils and fats is the possibility to tailor the fatty acid content of triacylglycerols (TAGs), to meet specific requirements from various applications in food, nutrition, and cosmetic industries. Oleic acid (C18:1) and stearic acid (C18:0) are two common long fatty acids in the side chain of triglycerides in plant fats and oils that have similar chemical composition and structures, except for an unsaturated bond between C9 and C10 in oleic acid. Two lipases from Rhizomucor miehei (RML) and Rhizopus oryzae (ROL), show activity in reactions involving oleate and stearate, and share high sequence and structural identity. In this research, the preference for one of these two similar fatty acid side chains wa

SUBMITTER: Dong Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9266812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature