Enzymatic synthesis of symmetrical 1, 3-diacylglycerols by direct esterification of glycerol in solvent-free system

R Rosu, M Yasui, Y Iwasaki, T Yamane

Index: JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, , vol. 76, # 7 p. 839 - 843

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Abstract

... Purified 1,3-dicapryloylglycerol (95%) was used for the chemical synthesis of the structured glyceride with an eicosapentaenoyl group in position 2. The yield of 1,3-dicapryloyl-2- eicosapentaenoylglycerol after purification was 42%. ... Oil Chem. Soc. ... 843 JAOCS, Vol. 76, no. ...