Enzymatic Synthesis of Ethyl Butyrate Using Ester Synthetase Derived from Banana Peel and Pineapple Peel

Currently, the consumer trends are increasing towards "natural" in all food systems. Therefore, in the flavor industry, the production of flavor esters by "natural" methods are needed. On the other hand, "natural flavor" is expensive to produce because of the limited natural source. Recently, the flavor obtained from the enzyme or microbial could be represented as "natural flavor". Ethyl butyrate is used most frequently as a fruity aroma in drinks and the processed food industry. In this study, ethyl butyrate was synthesized enzymatically using the ester synthetase obtained from the waste of pineapple and banana peel. The ethyl butyrate production optimization was analyzed using a response surface methodology. The enzyme reaction variances were composed of the ethanol content, butyric acid content, and reaction time. As a result, in ester synthetase obtained from banana peel, the maximum predicted production amounts were 45.8199 mM at an ethanol content of 38.7050 mM, butyric acid content of 50.9019 mM, and reaction time of 4.3662 h. In ester synthetase obtained from pineapple peel, the maximum predicted production was 65.1087 mM at an ethanol content of 54.6502 mM, butyric acid content of 58.7638 mM, and reaction time of 4.7436 h. In conclusion, ethyl butyrate production was shown the more useful using the ester synthetase obtained from pineapple peel than that from banana peel.

바나나 껍질과 파인애플 껍질 Ester Synthetase를 이용한 Ethyl Butyrate의 효소적 합성

바나나 껍질과 파인애플 껍질에서 식품의 향에 가장 많이 사용되는 ethyl butyrate를 합성할 수 있는 ester synthetase의 최적 조건을 확립하고자 반응표면분석(response surface methodology, RSM)을 사용하였다. RSM 분석 결과 바나나 껍질에서 회수한 ester synthetase의 ethyl butyrate 합성 최적 조건은 ethanol의 농도가 38.7050 mM, butyric acid의 농도가 50.9019 mM, 반응시간이 4.3662시간일 때 최대 예측값은 45.8199 mM이었다. 파인애플 껍질에서 회수한 ester synthetase의 ethyl butyrate 합성 최적 조건은 ethanol의 농도가 54.6502 mM, butyric acid의 농도가 58.7638 mM, 반응시간이 4.7436시간일 때 최대 예측 값은 65.1087 mM임을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로 ethyl butyrate 합성을 위해서는 바나나 껍질에서 회수한 ester synthetase보다는 파인애플 껍질에서 회수한 ester synthetase가 더 효율이 높음을 알 수 있었다. 앞으로 이들의 연속 대량 생산을 위해서 효소의 고정화 방법과 연속적인 기질 투입을 위한 기술 등의 개발이 더 이루어진다면 천연향 원료의 개발이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.