Enzymatic synthesis of monoglycerides by esterification reaction using Penicillium camembertii lipase immobilized on epoxy SiO 2-PVA composite

L Freitas, AV Paula, JC dos Santos, GM Zanin…

Index: Freitas, Larissa; Paula, Ariela V.; dos Santos, Julio C.; Zanin, Gisella M.; de Castro, Heizir F. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 2010 , vol. 65, # 1-4 p. 87 - 90

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Abstract

Glycerol-fatty acid esterification has been conducted with lipase from Penicillium camembertii lipase immobilized on epoxy SiO2-PVA in solvent-free media, with the major product being 1-monoglyceride, a useful food emulsifier. For a given set of initial conditions, the influence of reaction was measured in terms of product formation and selectivity using different fatty acids as acyl donors. Results were found to be relatively dependent of the ...