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RESUMO O uso de enzimas pelas indústrias possibilita o desenvolvimento de processos tecnológicos com eficiência similar aos realizados pela natureza, o que faz dessa tecnologia um dos campos mais promissores na síntese de compostos de alto valor agregado. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo estudar a produção de lipase por Burkholderia cepacia utilizando a metodologia de superfície de resposta. Foram utilizadas as variáveis concentrações de fonte de potássio, magnésio, óleo de soja, água de maceração de milho e pH. Foi observado que, dentro das concentrações utilizadas, o potássio, a água de maceração de milho e o óleo de soja influenciaram positivamente na produção de lipase. O Bioflo III se destacou dentre os biorreatores empregados para a produção da enzima, possivelmente devido a melhor distribuição dos fenômenos de transferência de massa e movimento, alcançando valores de até 2,43 U mL-1 em 120 horas de fermentação.
ABSTRACT The use of enzymes on an industrial scale has enabled the development of technological processes with an efficiency similar to those made by nature, which makes this technology one of the most promising fields in new technologies for synthesis of high-added value compounds. This paper aimed to study the production of lipase by Burkholderia cepacia using the response surface methodology. We used the following variables: concentrations of potassium, magnesium, soybean oil, corn steep liquor and pH. We observed that, among the used concentrations, potassium, corn steep liquor and soybean oil positively influenced the lipase production. Bioflo III showed the best performance among the bioreactors used for the enzyme production, possibly due to a better distribution of mass and movement transfer phenomena, reaching values of up to 2.43 U mL-1 at 120 hours of fermentation.
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This study aimed to analyze the physical and chemical characteristics of Amano PS commercial lipase - Burkholderia cepacia and lipase produced by Burkholderia cepacia strain ATCC 25416, in addition to studying the hydrolysis of agro-industrial effluent collected in a fried potato industry. The optimum temperature for increasing lipase activity was 37 °C. The temperature increase caused a decrease in thermostability of lipase, and the commercial lipase was less stable, with values of 10.5, 4.6 and 4.9%, respectively, lower than those obtained by lipase from strain ATCC 25416, at temperatures of 40, 50 and 60 °C. The enzymatic activity was higher in alkaline conditions, achieving better results at pH 8.0. The pH was the variable that most influenced the hydrolysis of triacylglycerides of the agro-industrial effluent, followed by enzyme concentration, and volume of gum arabic used in the reaction medium. Thus, it can be observed that the enzymatic hydrolytic process of the studied effluent presents a premising contribution to reduction of environmental impacts of potato chip processing industries.
