Enzymatic Preparation of Mono- and Di-Stearin by Glycerolysis of Ethyl Stearate and Direct Esterification of Glycerol in the Presence of a Lipase fromCandida Antarctica(Novozym 435)
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Biocatalysis and Biotransformation
- Vol. 12 (2) , 147-157
Abstract
Mixtures of 1(3)-monostearin and distearin were prepared by direct esterification of glycerol with stearic acid or transesterification using ethyl stearate as acyl donor in the presence of Candida antarctica lipase (Novozym 435) using a variety of solvents of differing polarity. In all cases, the transesterification resulted in higher product yields. In n-heptane as reaction medium the addition of water (3%) was essential for high product yields, with mono- and distearin being produced in almost equal amounts. Using more polar solvents as reaction media, such as acetonitrile or acetone, again the highest yields were obtained in the transesterification mode; employing these solvents the reactions were much more selective towards the formation of monostearin.Keywords
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