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Solvent‐free enzymatic glycerolysis of marine oils
Author(s) -
Myrnes Bjørnar,
Barstad Harald,
Olsen Ragnar L.,
Elvevoll Edel O.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02546209
Subject(s) - monoglyceride , lipase , chemistry , glyceride , glycerol , triglyceride , polyunsaturated fatty acid , fatty acid , yield (engineering) , chromatography , organic chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry , materials science , cholesterol , metallurgy
Marine triglyceride oils (cod liver oil and oils from blubber of harp seal and minke whale) were reacted with glycerol using lipase as a catalyst at low temperature. A solvent‐free batch system with magnetic stirring was used. Solidification of the reaction mixture occurred, and a mixture of mono‐, di‐, and triglycerides was obtained in all cases. The recovered glyceride mixtures were solid at room temperature. The yield of monoglyceride (MG) and the fatty acid profile of the MG fractions were dependent on oil and the type of lipase used as a catalyst. Of the commercially‐available lipases investigated, lipase AK from Pseudomonas sp. synthesized the highest yield of MG (42–53%) at 5°C. These MG fractions were low in saturated fatty acids (4–11%) and high in long‐chain monounsaturated fatty acids (52–69%). The concentration of n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids was 12–20%.