Thermostable lipases from microbial sources are highly
advantageous, for biotechnological applications, since they can
be produced at low cost and exhibit improved stability [42].
In recent years there has been a great demand for thermostable
enzymes in industrial fields. Thus thermostable lipases from various
sources have been purified and characterized [35–44].
The advantages of running bioprocesses at elevated temperatures
are:
• higher diffusion rates;
• the increased solubility of lipids and other hydrophobic substrates
in water;
• decreased substrate viscosities;
• increased reactant solubilities;
• higher temperature faster reaction rates;
• the reduced risk of microbial contamination