What is Lipase?

Lipase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats (lipids). Lipases are a subclass of the esterases.

Most lipases act at a specific position on the glycerol backbone of lipid substrate (A1, A2 or A3)(small intestine). For example, human pancreatic lipase (HPL), which is the main enzyme that breaks down dietary fats in the human digestive system, converts triglyceride substrates found in ingested oils to monoglycerides and two fatty acids.

Lipase supplements can help control appetite and support healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels.  Since lipase digests fat and fat-soluble vitamins, lipase deficient people may have a tendency towards high cholesterol, high triglycerides, difficulty losing weight and diabetes or a tendency towards glucosuria (sugar in the urine without symptoms of diabetes).  

Main Function

For the food industry, paper industry, leather industry, feed industry, pharmaceutical catalytic synthesis, fat cheese processing.

1. Food industry 

It can strengthen the gluten, improve the taste, magnify loaf volumeand improve the quality of bread products, 

and internal color, structure of bread products, prolongs its shelf life.Lipase is used to replace or reduce the use ofemulsifiers.Enhance the stability of dough.Increase the whitening and the quality of the flour. Increase loaf volume and improve crumb structure.

2. Tanning industry

It can catalyze lipids in leather hydrolyzation, decrease the amount of chemical materialsand environmental

 pollution. It can also be used in conjunction with protease according to different process requirement.

3. Other industries

It can catalyze lipids hydrolyzation efficiently. It also can be used in dairy food,liquor flavor enhancers,

producing lipids into fatty acid and glycerine.