Lipase production from mutagenic strain of Fusarium Incarnatum KU377454 and its immobilization using Au@Ag core shells nanoparticles for application in waste cooking oil degradation.

In the present study, lipase production from mutated strain of Fusarium incarnatum KU377454 was optimized through central composite design (CCD) based response surface methodology (RSM). The maximum lipase production (4.01 IU/mL) was obtained within 4 days of incubation using 0.1% CaCl2 concentration and 8% wheat bran concentration. Further, salting out technique was applied for partial purification of lipase. The partially purified lipase was immobilized using Au@Ag bimetallic nanoshell. The characterization of immobilized lipase was carried out by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). The immobilized lipase could retain its 95% of activity after 15 days of storage at 4 °C. Subsequently, Au@Ag immobilized lipase was used for the degradation of waste cooking oil (WCO), which showed higher WCO degradation (85%) compared to the free lipase mediated waste cooking oil degradation (71%). The immobilized lipase could be reused for five times without any loss of its activity. © King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology 2019.