Lipids are one of the main macronutrients that constitute balanced feeds used in aquaculture. Adequate utilization of dietary lipid is influenced by the activity of pancreatic lipase, one of the enzymes that promotes digestion of dietary lipids in the gastrointestinal tract of fish. The culture of Totoaba macdonaldi is quite recent; its nutritional requirements have been partially established. Knowing the characteristics of pancreatic lipase for this species could help optimize the dietary lipids included in balanced feeds for its culture. Therefore, the aim of this work is to partially characterize and evaluate the enzymatic activity of pancreatic lipase for T. macdonaldi. Biological indices showed that experimental organisms had a good nutritional status. Pancreatic lipase molecular weight was determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and its activity was evaluated in crude enzymatic extracts from different gastrointestinal tract regions. The molecular weight of lipase was estimated to be 70.4 kDa; the highest lipolytic activity was observed at 45?C and at a pH optimum of 8.0 in the anterior intestine and pyloric caeca, where the concentration and activity of the enzyme was significantly higher (P=0.004) compared to the distal parts of the intestine. Biochemical characteristics observed for the pancreatic lipase of T. macdonaldi are quite similar to other lipases of fish cultured worldwide; results provided in this study will help understand the role this lipolytic enzyme plays in the digestive process of this species.
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