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. 2019 Feb 10;24(3):616. doi: 10.3390/molecules24030616

Table 1.

The survey of substrates and products in reactions catalyzed by lipases E.C. 3.1.1.3.

Substrate for Hydrolysis Reaction Products Origin of Lipase References
(R,S)-ibuprofen + 1-propanol (S)-ibuprofen n-propylester + (R)-ibuprofen Penicillium expansum [23]
4-nitrophenyl palmitate + water 4-nitrophenol + palmitate Penicillium expansum [23]
1,2,3-trihexaicosanoylglycerol + water 1,2-dihexaicosanoylglycerol + hexaicosanoate Saccharomyces cerevisiae [24]
trimyristin + water dimyristin + myristate Saccharomyces cerevisiae [24]
tripalmitin + water dipalmitin + palmitate Saccharomyces cerevisiae [24]
tributyrin + water dibutyrin + butyrate Bacillus subtilis, Chromobacterium viscosum, Micrococcus sp., Rhizomucor miehei, R. oryzae, Fusarium solani, wild boar (Sus scrofa), humans Homo sapiens [25,26]
α/β-naphthyl stearate + water α/β-naphthol + stearate Micrococcus sp. [26]
β-naphthyl butyrate + water β-naphthol + butyrate Micrococcus sp. [26]
β-naphthyl laureate + water β-naphthol + laureate Micrococcus sp. [26]
4-nitrophenyl esters (laurate, oleate, palmitate, propionate) + water 4-nitrophenol + laurate, oleate, palmitate respective propionate Cephaloeia presignis [27]
α-naphthyl acetate + water α-naphthol + acetate Cephaloeia presignis [27]
methyl esters (acetate, butyrate, palmitate, propionate, stearate) + water methanol + acetate, butyrate, palmitate, propionate, respective stearate Cephaloeia presignis [27]