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Enzymatic synthesis of fatty alcohol esters by alcoholysis
Author(s) -
De B. K.,
Bhattacharyya D. K.,
Bandhu C.
Publication year - 1999
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/s11746-999-0023-5
Subject(s) - alcohol , chemistry , mangifera , lipase , organic chemistry , yield (engineering) , triacylglycerol lipase , solvent , botany , enzyme , biology , materials science , metallurgy
Lipase‐catalyzed conversions of some minor oils and fats like mowrah (Madhuca latifolia) , mango (Mangifera indica) kernel, and sal (Shorea robusta) fats into low, medium, and high molecular weight alcohol esters have been investigated. In solvent‐free medium, alcoholysis of the above‐mentioned fats with 10% (w/w) Mucor miehei lipase produced alcohol esters in good yield. The percentage molar conversions of C 4 , C 8 , C 10 , C 12 , C 14 , C 16 , C 18 , and C 18:1 alcohols into corresponding alcohol esters ranged from 86.8 to 99.2, while the percentage molar conversions on the basis of oil were in the range of 108.0 to 123.5.