Biotechnology Letters, Vol.23, No.14, 1159-1163, 2001
Enzymatic degreasing of a solid waste from the leather industry by lipases
The lipolytic activity of cutinase produced by a recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain was compared with Defat 50, a commercial lipase solution, for their degreasing abilities on a lipidic concentrate of sheep fleshing, a solid by-product of the leather industry. The specific activities obtained were 2749 and 938 U mg(-1) of lipase for cutinase and Defat 50, respectively.