Table 3. Activities of LipS and LipT in comparison with other characterized and published bacterial thermostable lipases.
| Source | Topt [°C] | pNP-substrate | Specific activity [U/mg] | Reference |
| LipS (metagenomic) | 70 | C8 | 12.03 | This study |
| C10 | 6.04 | |||
| LipT (metagenomic) | 75 | C10 | 0.6 | This study |
| Est53, T. maritima | 60 | C12 | 13.0 | [107] |
| LipA, T. lipolytica | 96 | C12 | 12.4 | [24] |
| LipB, T. lipolytica | 96 | C12 | 13.3 | [24] |
| LipTth, T. thermohydrosulfuricus | 75 | C16 | 12.15 | [15] |
Only lipases with temperature optima of ≥60°C and activity on pNP-substrates with ≥8 C atoms as acyl residue were considered.