The recent interest in the production of lipases is associated
with their applications as additives in food (flavor modifications),
fine chemicals (synthesis of esters), detergent (hydrolysis of fats),
waste water treatment (decomposition and removal of oily substances),
cosmetics (removal of lipids), pharmaceuticals (digestion
of oil and fats in foods), leather processing (removal of lipids from
animal skins) and biomedical assays (blood triglycerides) (Salihu
et al., 2012). Additionally, lipases have an important application
in the field of bioenergy, especially in biodiesel production, which is
an expanding sector, as a result of the worldwide rising demand on
the use of renewable energy (Colla et al., 2010).