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Table 2 Types of lipases and their ability to hydrolyze thin films of P(3HB- co -92 mol% 4HB)

From: Densitometry based microassay for the determination of lipase depolymerizing activity on polyhydroxyalkanoate

Types of lipases

Sources of lipases

Hydrolytic ability on P(3HB- co-92 mol% 4HB) film

Fungal

Aspergillus oryzae

Positive

 

Aspergillus niger

Negative

 

Candida antarctica

Positive

 

Candida rugosa

Positive

 

Mucor javanicus

Positive

 

Mucor miehei

Positive

 

Rhizopus arrhizus

Positive

 

Rhizopus niveus

Positive

 

Rhizopus oryzae

Positive

Bacterial

Chromobacterium viscosum

Positive

 

Pseudomonas cepacia

Positive

 

Pseudomonas fluorescens

Positive

Animal

Porcine pancreas

Positive

Plant

Wheat germ

Negative