• Sonu Bhatia

Lipases are the water soluble enzymes which have the ability to hydrolyse triacylglycerols to release free fatty acids and glycerol. Lipases constitute a major group of biocatalysts that have immense biotechnology applications. Lipases can be isolated from fungi, yeast, bacteria, plant and animal sources, out of all these, the bacterial lipases are more economical and stable. . Lipases show huge applications in the industries of fat and oil processing, food industry, detergents, pulp/paper industry, environment management, biosensors and cosmetics/perfumery. Microbial lipases are used extensively in food and dairy industry for hydrolysis of milk, fat, cheese ripening, flavour enhancement and lipolysis of butter, fat and cream. Lipases are also used in detergent industry as additive in washing powder, textile industry to increase fabric absorbency, for the synthesis of biodegradable polymers or compounds and different transesterification reaction. In addition this enzyme is used as catalyst for production of different products used in cosmetic industry, in pulp and paper industry, in synthesis of biodiesel, degreasing of leather and pharmaceutical industry.

Lipase, hydrolase, transesterification, food industry

"LIPASE CLASSIFICATION AND ITS BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.1218-1229, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901F66.pdf

"LIPASE CLASSIFICATION AND ITS BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp1218-1229, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901F66.pdf