Description
Triacylglycerol lipase is an enzyme with system name triacylglycerol acylhydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:triacylglycerol + H2O↔ diacylglycerol + a carboxylate.
Abbr
Lipase, Native (Aspergillus niger)
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.1.1.3
Molecular Weight
~ 45,000
Unit Definition
1 U corresponds to the amount of enzyme which hydrolyzes 1 μmol acetic acid per minute at pH 7.4 and 40 °C (triacetin as substrate) 50 U as described above are equivalent to ~1 U using triolein as substrate, at pH 8.0 and 40 °C.