Mycoremediation of Wastewater by Fungal Lipases

ORTELLADO L; VILLALBA L. L.,; ZAPATA PD; FONSECA MI

Mycoremediation Protocols

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.,

Lugar: New York, NY, United States; ; Año: 2022; p. 213 - 219

Lipases with their ability to modify oils and fats through hydrolysis reactions in which the ester link of triglycerides is broken in the presence of water producing glycerol and fatty acids offer us an alternative for the remediation of contaminated wastewater, thus minimizing the cytotoxic impact that these pollutants cause in nature. Lipases have been isolated from many species of animals, plants and microorganisms, however, microbial lipases are more versatile with interesting characteristics such as stability in organic solvents, activity under various conditions, high specificity and selectivity of the substrate. The protocol presented in this chapter offers a way to evaluate the mycorremediation obtained from wastewater rich in fats and oils using lipase enzymes from fungal culture supernatants.