Development of biocatalysts from plant wastes for application in bioremediation and biodiesel production

• Grant number: 14/10962-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2014
• End date: June 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Botany
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Luciana Francisco Fleuri
• Grantee: Clarissa Hamaio Okino Delgado
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The agro-industrial wastes of vegetal origin are considered a problem since the beginning of industrial processes, however they are becoming attractive as a source of biocatalysts and bioactive compounds, among which stand out the enzymes as lipases. These enzymes are capable to catalyze the hydrolysis of glycerides, as well as in synthesis reactions in low water conditions. However, there are many studies about its application in various areas; but their use is still limited, mainly due to the high cost of lipases currently. Thus, lipases from waste, such as waste from orange and mango processing, can help reduce the cost of production of these enzymes, allowing its use in the areas of bioremediation and biofuel production. For this, besides the bioprospecting for good sources of lipases, studies on obtaining, concentration, immobilization and application to maximize the maintenance of the activity and make possible its application in commercial scale, are needed. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CLARISSA H. OKINO-DELGADO; MILENE STEFANI PEREIRA; DÉBORA Z. DO PRADO; LUCIANA FRANCISCO FLEURI. Evaluation of the influence of chemical and physical factors on mixtures of fungal and plant lipases. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v. 94, n. 1, 2021-02-11. (14/10962-7)

OKINO-DELGADO, CLARISSA HAMAIO; PEREIRA, MILENE STEFANI; INACIO DA SILVA, JOAO VITOR; KHARFAN, DANIELA; DO PRADO, DEBORA ZANONI; FLEURI, LUCIANA FRANCISCO. Lipases obtained from orange wastes: Commercialization potential and biochemical properties of different varieties and fractions. BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS, v. 35, n. 1, JAN 2019. (14/10962-7, 15/01753-8)

OKINO-DELGADO, CLARISSA H.; PEREIRA, MILENE STEFANI; DO PRADO, DEBORA Z.; FLEURI, LUCIANA FRANCISCO. valuation of the influence of chemical and physical factors on mixtures of fungal and plant lipase. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v. 94, n. 1, 2022. (14/10962-7)

OKINO-DELGADO, CLARISSA HAMAIO; DO PRADO, DEBORA ZANONI; FACANALI, ROSELAINE; ORTIZ MARQUES, MARCIA MAYO; NASCIMENTO, AUGUSTO SANTANA; DA COSTA FERNANDES, CELIO JUNIOR; ZAMBUZZI, WILLIAM FERNANDO; FLEURI, LUCIANA FRANCISCO. Bioremediation of cooking oil waste using lipases from wastes. PLoS One, v. 12, n. 10, OCT 26 2017. (15/01753-8, 14/22689-3, 14/10962-7)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

DELGADO, Clarissa Hamaio Okino. Development of biocatalisators from plant waste for application in biorremediation and biodiesel. 2017. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências. Botucatu Botucatu.