@ARTICLE{Turkiewicz_Marianna_Lipolytic_1995, author={Turkiewicz, Marianna and Kalinowska, Halina and Krystynowicz, Alina and Kałużewska, Maria}, volume={vol. 16}, number={No 3-4}, journal={Polish Polar Research}, pages={185-198}, howpublished={online}, year={1995}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee on Polar Research}, abstract={Lipolytic activity was assayed in samples of Antarctic krill frozen in different conditions and in its liquid digesta with synthetic (tributylglycerol, esters of 2-naphtol and fatty acids C3, C9 , C14 and C18 ) and natural (olive oil) substrates. It was testified that the lipolytic activity is several-fold higher in the crustaceans with high food intake than in those with an empty digestive tract. Krill lipases show higher activity against esters of unsaturated fatty acids that against analogous derivatives of saturated ones and 10-fold higher affinity tributylglycerol (Km = 1.12 mM). Their maximal activity is at pH 6.4 and 37°C. E. superba lipases preserve total activity up to 35°C for 45 minutes, and are completely inactivated at 55°C for 5 minutes. Prevailing part of lipolytic activity is present in krill cephalothorax, however, extracts from krill abdomen also display a marked activity. Krill lipases are probably resistant to an attack of crustacean's proteinases.}, type={Article}, title={Lipolytic activity of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba Dana}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/110986/PDF/1995-3-4_185-197.pdf}, keywords={Antarctic krill, digestive enzymes, lipases}, }