The stability of Candida rugosa lipase coated with glutamic acid didodecyl ester ribitol amide was investigated taking esterification of lauryl alcohol and lauric acid in isooctane as a model reaction. At 30C, the half-life of the activity of the coated lipase was ca 10 h, the enzyme activity became less changed after 12 h and the residual activity was 39% of the initial value. The coated lipase obeyed a first-order deactivation model with a deactivation energy of 29.9J.mol-1.
The surfactant-coated Candida rugosa lipase was used as catalyst for hydrolysis of olive oil in two-phase system consisting of olive oil and phosphate buffer without organic solvent. For both the coated and native lipases,the optimal buffer/oil volume ratio of 1.0, aqueous pH 6.8 and reaction temperature 30℃ were determined. The maximum activity of the coated lipase was ca 1.3 times than that of the native lipase. The half-life of the coated lipase in olive oil and the native lipase in phosphate buffer was ca 9 h and 12 h, and the final residual activity was 27% and 20% of their initial values, respectively. The final substrate conversion by the coated lipase was ca 20% higher than that of the native lipase.
