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 (wheat germ)
Form
Lyophilized powder. Contains acid phosphatase.
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.1.1.3
Activity
Lipase: 5-15 units/mg protein
Acid Phosphatase < 1.0 units/mg protein
Composition
Protein, >70%
Unit Definition
One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 microequivalent of fatty acid from a triglyceride in 1 hr at pH 7.4 at 37 °C. (This is equivalent to approx. 10 microliters of CO2 in 30 minutes.)
One unit will hydrolyze 1.0 micromole p-nitrophenyl phosphate per minute at pH 4.8 at 37 °C.
Synonyms
Triacylglycerol acylhydrolase; Triacylglycerol lipase
