HOME JOURNALS CONTACT

Asian Journal of Biochemistry

Year: 2008 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 243-255
DOI: 10.3923/ajb.2008.243.255
Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Lipase from Grey Mullet (Liza parsia Hamilton, 1822)
M.A. Islam, N. Absar and Abdus Salam Bhuiyan

Abstract: Two lipases designated as Lip-1 and Lip-2 were purified from dorsal part of grey mullet (Liza parsia) to homogeneity by 85% (NH4)2SO4 fractionation followed by simultaneous desalting and concentration by ultrafiltration and Sephadex G-50 and DEAE-cellulose chromotography and CM-cellulose chromotography. The molecular weight of two lipases was determined by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration about 46.5 and 41.2 KDa, respectively. Both the enzymes were dimer in nature remained unchanged the presence and absence of reducing agent under SDA-PAGE. The Lip-1 and Lip-2 lipases were active within the pH range of 7-8.5, with an optimum pH of 8 and 8.5.0 and were stable from 2.0-10.5. The enzyme was active within the temperature range of 30-60°C and maximum activities were observed around 33 and 35°C, respectively and beyond which it lost activity progressively. The hydrolytic activity was enhanced by Ca+ and EDTA (concentration 0.001-0.003 M) but strongly inhibited by heavy metal s Cd++, Zn++ and Hg++. The presence of Zn++ and Hg++ potently inhibited lipolytic activities of the lipases from grey mullet, while activities were slightly inhibited in the presence of Cu++ salts.

Fulltext PDF Fulltext HTML

How to cite this article
M.A. Islam, N. Absar and Abdus Salam Bhuiyan, 2008. Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Lipase from Grey Mullet (Liza parsia Hamilton, 1822). Asian Journal of Biochemistry, 3: 243-255.

Related Articles:
© Science Alert. All Rights Reserved