Amazonian Fungi Lipase Activity for Biocatalysis Applications

Israel P. Romano evaluated the biomass of twenty Amazonian fungal isolates as a source of mycelium-bound lipases. The dataset includes measurements of hydrolytic, synthetic, and enantioselective activity, with results confirmed by spectrophotometry and gas chromatography. Data was published on the paperswithcode platform.

Use Cases

• Comparing hydrolytic activity of different fungal biomass treatments based on p-nitrophenyl palmitate hydrolysis assays.
• Evaluating synthesis activity of fungal strains for ethyl palmitate production via transesterification.
• Assessing enantioselective discrimination of drug enantiomers, such as ibuprofen, by fungal lipases.

Strengths

• Activity data for twenty distinct Amazonian fungal isolates provides a comparative basis.
• Specific quantitative results are reported, such as a maximum activity value of 668.5 ± 23.5 mU g-1 for isolate DPUA_1539.
• Multiple assay types (hydrolytic, synthetic, enantioselective) are described, suggesting a multi-faceted evaluation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

paperswithcode

Collection Method

Experimental evaluation of fungal biomass, with analysis via spectrophotometry and gas chromatography.

Geography

Amazonian region (inferred from fungal source).