Lipases (triacylglycerol acylhydrolase; EC 3.1.1.3) catalyze the hydrolysis of triglycerides to free fatty acids and glycerol. Lipases are ubiquitous in nature, but only microbial lipases are commercially significant. The primary goal of this work was to study the microflora of oil mill waste, to screen a hyper lipase producing bacterial strain and to study the effect of production and reaction conditions on enzyme activity from traditional oil mill soil of Himachal Pradesh (India). This book will help students who are interested to pursue their research in enzyme technology and industrial...