Asian Fisheries Society

A Study on the Intestinal Lipase of Indian major carp Labeo rohita

Abstract:

Lipase from rohu(Labeo rohita, cyprinidae) intestine was extracted, fractionated with ammonium sulphate and purified on Sephadex G-100 column. It was found that the specific activity increased 3.6 times after ammonium sulphate precipitation and Sephadex G-100 Chromatography of crude extract. Lipase activity at different levels of ammonium sulphate fractionations was tested. Precipitates obtained at 30 and 60% saturation of ammonium sulphate showed lower activity. Fractions precipitated with 80% saturated ammonium sulphate had the maximum activity and no activity was detected in the filtrate from this fraction. Lipase was found to have optimum activity at temperature 45°C and at pH 7.0. The amino acid composition of the enzyme showed that lipase had high amount of polar amino acids than nonpolar amino acid content.

Publication Date : 2004-12-01

Volume : 17

Issue : 4

Page : 333-340

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