Preparation of polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrates from sardine oil by an alkaline Lipase from Bacillus licheniformis MTCC 6824

Abstract

The n3 and n6 essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are recognized to have beneficial physiological and nutritional effects. Liapases are biotechnologically valuable enzymes, which specifically hydrolyze carboxyl esters of triglycerides into fatty acids, and are being used as animal feed supplement to increase bioavailability of n3 or n6 polyunsaturated fatty acids