What is Enzyme Specificity

Most searches in plant lipases have been devoted to seed lipases, but other sources of plant lipases are being exploited. The current chapter is undertaken to show readily available sources of lipases from plants as well as for their biochemical properties and some of their other eminent characteristics. The sequence and structural characterization into these lipolytic enzymes as well as their importance for biotechnological applications would also be the focus of this chapter. In fact, plant lipases have interesting features, particularly biochemical properties (e.g., pH and temperature), and with respect to their specific hydrolytic properties would make these enzymes alternative remedies for treatment of many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and of pancreatic insufficiency with exogenous plant acid stable lipases.