SCREENING AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACILLUS SPP.LIPASE PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM LIPID CONTENT OF KITCHEN WASTES.

Lipases are enzymes which have several applications in many industries like pharmaceuticals, leather, detergents, and soaps, textile, food, biofuel, etc. Many organisms like bacteria, fungi, and plants are eligible to produce lipase enzyme. The present study was aimed for isolating lipase producing bacteria from lipid containing kitchen waste as samples. As lipid samples are rich in lipid and fatty acid content it makes a very good source to find microbes capable of degrading lipids by producing lipase enzymes. These isolates were identified by morphological, and biochemical characterization. The maximum lipase activity by the Bacillus cereus and Bacillus Megaterium isolates were at pH 7 at 35o C for 24 hours.