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Microbial Degradation of Lipids

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Lipids are biomolecules essential for the life. They play different important roles in the nature. Therefore, its degradation has been influenced by internal or external factors. Although lipids have shown be fundamental for life, its accumulation can be hazardous for the health. Recent anecdotal studies provide information about the degradation of lipids by enzymes produced by different microorganisms. Besides, microorganism as bacteria and fungi encompasses a wide range of species that can produce positive or negative effects on the environment. Some report highlighted the better benefits of enzymes derived from microorganisms than those derived from other species such as animals and vegetables. Additionally, external factors such as pH, temperatures, substrate, and metallic ions generate important roles during the lipolitic degradation. This chapter describes the biochemistry degradation of the lipids (fatty acids) and some examples related to microorganism species and their source producing fundamental enzymes as well as a wide range of applications approached into industrial, biotechnological, and medicine.

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  1. Biomedical Engineering Department, School of Biological and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui city, Ecuador

    Moises Bustamante-Torres & Emilio Bucio

  2. Chemistry Department, School of Chemical and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui city, Ecuador

    David Romero-Fierro & Jocelyne Estrella-Nuñez

  3. Department of Radiation Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

    Emilio Bucio

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Bustamante-Torres, M., Romero-Fierro, D., Estrella-Nuñez, J., Bucio, E. (2021). Microbial Degradation of Lipids. In: Inamuddin, .., Ahamed, M.I., Prasad, R. (eds) Recent Advances in Microbial Degradation. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0518-5_9

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