A lipase test is a blood test that measures the level of lipase in your blood. Lipase is an enzyme mostly produced in the pancreas but also made in the stomach and salivary glands. It helps in the ...

Recently, we investigated whether some enzymes are formed by microorganisms grown on hydrocarbons as a sole carbon source, and have found that extracellular lipase is formed by 5 strains out of 26 ...

Fat metabolism is a fascinating process and essential for human survival. It involves the digestion, absorption, transportation and utilization of lipids as a source of energy or as an energy reserve.

This agar is used to identify organisms that are capable of producing the enzyme lipase. This enzyme is secreted and hydrolyzes triglycerides to glycerol and three long chain fatty acids. These ...

They are called carbohydrase enzymes, protease enzymes and lipase enzymes. Carbohydrates found in starchy and sugary foods are an important source of energy in a healthy diet. When you chew ...

Survival during fasting requires release of adipose tissue lipid stores and is thought to be dependent on canonical lipases, including the rate limiting action of adipose triglyceride lipase.