> A small quantity of porcine lipase can be purchased from Worthington > <http://www.worthington-biochem/com/priceList/L/Lipase.html> for > US$21. There is also some good info at > <http://www.worthington-biochem/manual/L/PL.html>. Many references > are provided, which I have not yet read. Do you know for certain that > methyl or ethyl esters would be created by adding alcohol to the > lipase/oil emulsion? Yepp. It has been done before. But now there are methods to recover cheaply the overpriced lipase, and this certainly is a way to look at. No harsh chemicals, giant pH leaps, no washing... 'ts the world of wonderdiesel. It can create bio in a watery envyronment (actually it needs some water), creates methyl esters, ethyl esters, butyl esters, iso-propyl esters (the latter are said to be extremely winter friendly).... Perhaps alcohol would denature the enzyme and > shut down the reaction? Short chain alcohols can damage unstabilized enzymes. But if I can get the lipase to sit on little pieces of ceramics?
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