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Characterization of enzymatically synthesized structured lipids containing eicosapentaenoic, docosahexaenoic, and caprylic acids
Author(s) -
Lee KiTeak,
Akoh Casimir C.
Publication year - 1998
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/s11746-998-0253-y
Subject(s) - caprylic acid , chemistry , docosahexaenoic acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , iodine value , eicosapentaenoic acid , chromatography , peroxide value , erlenmeyer flask , organic chemistry , fatty acid
Structured lipids (SL) containing n‐3 polyunsaturated (eicosapentaenoic or docosahexaenoic) and mediumchain (caprylic) fatty acids were synthesized in gram quantities and characterized. Tricaprylin was mixed with n‐3‐rich polyunsaturated fatty acids in a 1:2 molar ratio and transesterified by incubating at 55°C in hexane with SP 435 lipase (10% by wt of total substrates) in a 125‐mL Erlenmeyer flask as the bioreactor. After several batches of reaction, the products were pooled and hexane was evaporated. Short‐path distillation was used for purification of synthesized SL. The distillation conditions were 1.1 Torr and 170°C at a feed flow rate of 3 mL/min. Up to 240 g of SL was isolated and deacidified by alkaline extraction or ethanol‐water solvents. The fatty acid profile, free fatty acid value, saponification number, iodine value, peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid, and conjugated diene contents were determined. Oxidation stability, with α‐tocopherol as antioxidant, and the oxidative stability index were also determined.