The extracellular
lipase produced by L. plantarum DSMZ 12028 was also
greatly activated by Mn2þ ions (Silva Lopes et al., 2002) which do
not affect significantly the activity of tributyrin esterase from
L. plantarum 2739 (Gobbetti et al., 1997). This tributyrin esterase,
similarly to Lp_3562, was greatly inhibited by Hg2þ ions.