Enzymatic Synthesis of Lauric Acid Butyl Ester in Organic Media Containing Nonionic Surfactants

비이온 계면활성제를 포함한 유기 용액에서의 효소에 의한 라우르산부틸에스테르의 합성

  • Cheong, Yong-Il (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Lim, Kyung-Hee (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
  • 정용일 (중앙대학교 화학신소재공학부) ;
  • 임경희 (중앙대학교 화학신소재공학부)
  • Received : 2005.07.11
  • Accepted : 2005.08.26
  • Published : 2005.10.10

Abstract

The reaction of lauric acid vinyl ester with n-butanol was established to give lauric acid butyl ester by subtilisin A-catalyzed transesterification in organic media containing nonionic surfactants. Pyridine has been used as an organic solvent since it provides higher yields than other organic solvents. However, because of stench of pyridine, compounds enzymatically synthesized in pyridine may be unsuitable as ingredients for foods and drugs. Hence, in order to select an organic solvent to replace pyridine, sugar esters were synthesized with the protease in various organic media. However, no solvent paralleled pyridine in yields. On the basis of this result, pyridine-based W/O microemulsions containing nonionic surfactants and water were used in enzymatic synthesis of the sugar ester, and when Tween 60, Brij 56, or 1-O-octyl-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranose was used for the W/O microemulsions, the yield was higher.

프로테아제인 subtilisin A를 이용하여 유기 용매 안에서 당에스테르인 라우르산부틸에스테르를 합성하였다. 높은 수율을 얻을 수 있기 때문에 유기 용매로는 피리딘이 주로 사용되었으나 냄새가 심하여 식품과 의약품에 사용되는 당에스테르를 합성하는 데에는 적합하지 않다. 그러므로 이를 대체할 유기 용매를 선정하기 위하여 여러 유기 용매 안에서 당에스테르를 효소 합성하였으나 피리딘에 미치지 못하였다. 이에 피리딘을 근거로 하는 W/O 마이크로에멀젼을 만들어 당에스테르를 합성하였는데, Tween 60, Brij 56, 1-O-octyl-${\beta}$-D-glucopyranose과 같은 비이온 계면활성제를 사용하였을 때 수율이 우수하였다.

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