Lipase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats (lipids). Lipases are a subclass of the esterases.
Lipases perform essential roles in the digestion, transport and processing of dietary lipids (e.g. triglycerides, fats,oils) in most, if not all, living organisms. Genes encoding lipases are even present in certain viruses.
Most lipases act at a specific position on the glycerol backbone of lipid substrate (A1, A2 or A3)(small intestine). For example, human pancreatic lipase (HPL), which is the main enzyme that breaks down dietary fats in the human digestive system, converts triglyceride substrates found in ingested oils to monoglycerides and two fatty acids.

1. Flour improving agent: lipase enzyme has satisfactory emulsifiability. It can effectively improve quality of all kinds of flour, like magnifying loaf volume,optimizing gluten matrix to make it exquisite and make mouthfeel better, slow down evaporating of moisture around crust, prolongs its shelf life, improve smooth finish and whiteness of noodles and make a better flexibility and mouthfeel, improve internal construction of steamed buns and promote quality performance of velvety and brilliant crust and great tasting, promote.
2. Tanning industry: lipase enzyme can catalyze lipids in leather hydrolyzation,decrease the using amount of chemical materials and environmental pollution. It can make degreasing and dyeing more even, make the soaking process more rapid and even. It will decrease expansion during soaking in lime process, which is beneficial to dispersing of lime and sodium sulfide. It makes the softening process more gentle and even. These effects bring up performances like smooth surface and clean grainflat,enhanced flexibility and intensity, higher gain rate of leather. The collagenous fiber is protected and the using effects more clear and safe. Habio lipase can be widely applied in tanning prepar workshop section, like degreasing, soaking, soaking in lime process,softening, etc. Meanwhile, it can be used in conjunction with protease according to different process requirement.
3. Other industries: lipase enzyme can catalyze lipids hydrolyzation efficiently. It also can be used in dairy food, liquor flavor enhancers, producting lipids into fatty acid and glycerine, petrochemical engineering, cleaning medical equipment, washing greasy dirt, deinking waste paper, etc. to meet different processing.