Abstract
Reverse micelles formed by soybean lecithin in isooctane were used as a reaction medium for both the lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis as well as the synthesis of lipids. Neither reaction appears to follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics and it is suggested that the rates are diffusion controlled. The hydrolysis of para-nitrophenylpalmitate (PNPP) and, in particular, the pH-dependency of the lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis was then examined. The highest rate of reaction occurred at pHopt = 5–5.5, which was the same in water and lecithin reverse micelles, as well as in reverse micelles formed by bis(2-ethylhexyl)-sulfosuccinate (AOT) in isooctane. The dependence of the reaction rate on the water content of the micellar system was investigated for the same reaction. The maximal rate was found at an extremely low water content, i.e. at Wo = 2.2 (Wo = [H2O]/[Lecithin]). The temperature stability of the lipase in lecithin reverse micelles was also studied and found to be greater than in aqueous solutions. Studies of the depen...
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