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lip·ase

 (lĭp′ās′, lī′pās′)
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of fats into glycerol and fatty acids.
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lipase

(ˈlaɪpeɪs; ˈlɪpeɪs)
n
(Biochemistry) any of a group of fat-digesting enzymes produced in the stomach, pancreas, and liver and also occurring widely in the seeds of plants
[C19: from Greek lipos fat + -ase]
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li•pase

(ˈlaɪ peɪs, ˈlɪp eɪs)

n.
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
[1895–1900; < Greek líp(os) fat + -ase]
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lip·ase

(lĭp′ās′, lī′pās′)
An enzyme that promotes the decomposition of fats to form glycerol and fatty acids.
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lipase

An enzyme that digests fat.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lipase - an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
gastric acid, gastric juice - digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
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Translations
lipase

li·pase

n. lipasa, enzima segregada por el páncreas que cataliza las grasas y lipoproteínas usualmente en degradación de glicerol y ácido lípido.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

lipase

n lipasa
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References in periodicals archive ?
Costa, "Production and characterization of lipases by two new isolates of Aspergillus through solid-state and submerged fermentation," BioMed Research International, vol.
Banerjee, "Production, purification, characterization, and applications of lipases," Biotechnology Advances, vol.
During the last two decades, the use of lipases in the food industry has increased due to the increased attention in the products that are more natural.
rugosa lipases are more environment-affable relative to some bulk chemical syntheses since the operation of lipase-catalyzed reactions nearly resembles that of natural metabolic pathways.
Lipases are a group of enzymes which have the capacity to catalyze the hydrolysis of ester bonds they have been defined as glycerol ester hydrolases (E.C.3.1.1.3) [24].
The two commercial lipases used in this work are the lipase G "Amano" 50 and Novozyme 435.
Lipases (triacyglycerol acylhydrolase E C 3.1.13) are a biotechnologically important group of enzymes that act on the carboxyl ester bonds existing in triacylglycerols and release the fatty acids and glycerol (1).
After reviewing the many applications of lipases, they discuss such topics as metagenomics and unculturable bacteria, a functional approach to constructing a metagenenomic library, the biochemical characterization of purified lipase, the genomic study of culture-dependent bacteria, and the microbial assay of culture supernatant containing crude lipase.
Lipases are distinguished by a broad substrate scope and excellent stability in various media and have participated in a wide range of industrial applications in the oleochemical, polymer, textile, biodiesel, detergent industry and others.
Summary: The global Lipase Market is expected to witness a robust growth attributed to growing production of food and dairy products.