Potentiality of Lipase in the Bioconversion Processes of Vegetable Oils from the Amazon

Authors

  • André Luis Willerding Centro de Biotecnologia da Amazônia (CBA) Av. Gov. Danilo Areosa 217 (Distrito Industrial) 1761, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
  • Cassiane Minelli-Oliveira Universidade Paulista – Manaus (UNIP) Av. Mario Ypiranga, 4390, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
  • Luiz Antonio de Oliveira Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) Av. André Araújo, 2936, Bairro Petrópolis, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cacb/v9/9172D

Keywords:

Amazonian biodiversity, forest products, natural resources, enzymes

Abstract

Vegetable oils from the Amazon can serve as raw materials for the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and human and animal food industries. The region has always offered raw material in natura and with no added value. Therefore, it is strategic to develop (bio) technological processing of these inputs and commercialize them with high added value The synthesis and production on an industrial scale of molecules of very high added value, such as lipases, dyes, functional foods and cosmetics can promote a rational use of Amazonian biodiversity as a source of “fine chemicals”, consolidating a modern bioindustry in the region.

Published

2021-07-08

How to Cite

André Luis Willerding, Cassiane Minelli-Oliveira, & Luiz Antonio de Oliveira. (2021). Potentiality of Lipase in the Bioconversion Processes of Vegetable Oils from the Amazon. Current Advances in Chemistry and Biochemistry Vol. 9, 63–73. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cacb/v9/9172D

Issue

Current Advances in Chemistry and Biochemistry Vol. 9

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