ABBREVIATIONS

C Celsius
CaCl2 Calcium chloride
CaCl2.2H2O Calcium chloride dihydrate
CH3COONa.3H2O Sodium acetate trihydride
cm Centimeter
CuSO4.5H2O Copper sulfate pentahydrate
gm Gram
IU International unit
KCL potassium chloride
M Moller
mg Milli gram
MgSO4 Magnesium sulfate
MgSO4.7H2O Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
ml Milli liter
MnSO4 Manganese sulfate
NaCl Sodium chloride
NaOH Sodium hydroxide
rpm Rotation per minute
 NUMBER OF TABLES, GRAPHS AND FIGURES

S.no. Table no. List of tables page no.

1. 2.1 List of some lipase producing bacteria. 9
2. 2.2 List of some lipase producing fungal and yeast 9
3. 2.3 The incubation period, temperature and pH for some of the 18
Lipolytic microorganisms
4. 2.4 Carbon and nitrogen sources used for lipase production from 19
Different microorganisms
5. 4.1 Effect of time on enzyme activity 27
6. 4.2 Results of enzyme activity at different incubation time 27
7. 4.3 Effect of pH on enzyme activity 28
8. 4.4 Results of lipase activity at different pH 29

S.no. Graph no. List of graphs

1. 4.1 Graphical representation of given values in table 4.1 28
2. 4.2 Graphical representation of given values in table 4.3 32

S.no. Fig no. List of figures

1. 1.1 Hydrolysis or synthesis reaction catalyzed by lipase 2
2. 4.1 Tween-80 agar plate showing precipitation of calcium 24
3. 4.2 Phenol red media cultured with different isolates 25
4. 4.3 Phenol red culture media of sample 1 showing no lipase 26
activity
5. 4.4 Phenol red culture media of sample 12 showing most lipase 26
activity
6. 4.5 Phenol red culture media of sample 8 showing less lipase 26
activity