Enzymatic synthesis of an analogue of jojoba oil: Optimization by statistical analysis

Optimization study of enzymatic synthesi

Optimization study of enzymatic synthesis of oleyl oleate, an analog of jojoba oil, by response surface methodology

✍ G.A. Macedo; D.B. Lopes 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 Elsevier 🌐 English ⚖ 70 KB

Traditional liquid wax esters are derived from several natural sources such as jojoba seed (Semmondsia chinensis) and sperm whale oil. Oleyl oleate, which is an esterification product of oleic acid an oleyl alcohol, can be considered as a synthetic analog of jojoba oil. Lipase catalyzed production o