Enzymatic synthesis of sugar fatty acid esters in monophasic solvent

  • Lee, Ji-Young (Department of Molecular Biology, Lab, Enzyme Technology, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Su (Department of Molecular Biology, Lab, Enzyme Technology, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Kang-Min (Department of Molecular Biology, Lab, Enzyme Technology, Chonbuk National University)
  • Published : 2003.10.22

Abstract

Enzymatic synthesis of sugar fatty acid esters was investigated in organic solvent using Candida rugosa lipase. To overcome sugars insolubility in organic solvent, sugar absorption procedure was done on a silica gel. The product yield was determined by using ion Chromatography, with various factors such as reaction time, enzyme fatty acid molar ratio, number of carbon in fatty acid.

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