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ReviewJournal of food science2026

Lipase Stability in Structured Lipid Synthesis: The Interplay of Substrate Characteristics and Strategies to Improve Its Operational Performance-A Critical Review.

Evelyn Ling Lee, Eng-Seng Chan, Lee Fong Siow, Cher Pin Song, Yee-Ying Lee

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Review in Journal of food science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Evelyn Ling LeeSchool of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Eng-Seng ChanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Lee Fong SiowSchool of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1314-0171
Cher Pin SongDepartment of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Yee-Ying LeeSchool of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4586-5978

Funding

School of Science, Monash University Malaysia
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Structured lipids (SLs) have attracted growing industrial interest due to their associated health benefits. Lipases, as highly selective and versatile biocatalysts, are central to the sustainable synthesis of SLs attributed to their ability to operate under mild reaction conditions. However, the limited operational stability of lipases remains a major bottleneck, directly affecting process efficiency, product yield, and economic feasibility. While considerable attention has been devoted to enzyme engineering and process optimization, the influence of lipid substrate characteristics on lipase stability has received comparatively little scrutiny. This review critically examines feedstock properties, such as oxidative status, free fatty acid composition, and water activity, that affect lipase performance and deactivation during SL synthesis, where unoptimized substrate characteristics have been shown to reduce lipase stability by two- to sevenfold. It further discusses mitigation strategies, including substrate pretreatment with protein, adsorbents, and antioxidant, as well as process design enhancements, which have demonstrated up to sevenfold extensions in operational stability. This review highlights the importance of integrating substrate quality management into biocatalytic process design to enhance lipase operational stability and reusability. By elucidating the interplay between substrate properties and enzyme stability, this work provides a foundation to promote the valorization of nontraditional lipid sources, such as agro-industry by-products and underutilized oils, within circular bioeconomy frameworks, thereby supporting the development of more flexible, robust, cost-effective, and scalable biocatalytic processes for SL production.

Indexed as

LipaseLipidsBiocatalysisEnzyme StabilitySubstrate SpecificityLipaseLipidsbiocatalysts’ operational stabilityesterificationinteresterificationlipase‐active biocatalystslipid substrates’ characteristicsstructured lipids synthesis

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PMID42339993
PMCPMC13292194

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