Specificity of fungal lipase in hydrolytic cleavage of oil.

Lipase isolated from the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini has shown specificity to saturated acids. In vitro hydrolytic splitting of cotton seed, ground-nut and fungal (F. oxysporum) oil substrates by the enzyme preparation from this fungus, revealed preferential fatty acid specificity. The enzyme attacked the triglyceride molecule, liberating 90-97% of saturated fatty acids, irrespective of length of the carbon chain.