Inventors:
James R. Peters - Belleville WI
Jayarama K. Shetty - Elkhart IN
Donald B. Smith - Madison WI
Assignee:
Rhone-Poulenc Specialty Chemicals Co. - Cranbury NJ
International Classification:
C12N 920, C12P 764, A23C 912
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for the extraction of lipase from mammalian tissue with which it is associated which involves contacting the tissue with an alkaline, aqueous medium having a pH of from greater than 7. 0 up to a level at which the alkalinity will deactivate the lipase.