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Studies on applications of lipolytic enzyme in detergency I. Effect of lipase from Candida cylindracea on removal of olive oil from cotton fabric
Author(s) -
Fujii T.,
Tatara T.,
Minagawa M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02541967
Subject(s) - lipase , olive oil , laundry , chemistry , aqueous solution , food science , triacylglycerol lipase , candida antarctica , enzyme , triglyceride , pulp and paper industry , chromatography , organic chemistry , biochemistry , waste management , cholesterol , engineering
To investigate the effect of lipolytic enzyme on removal of triglyceride soils in laundry, the removal of olive oil from cotton fabric was examined by washing with an aqueous solution of lipase from Candida cylindracea with and without surfactants at various washing temperatures and times. It was proved that, at optimum conditions, the removal of olive oil with the addition of lipase was 15 to 20% higher than without lipase. Therefore, it might be expected that lipase will be applied in the laundry detergents in practice.