Cundida antarctica lipase was investigated for the synthesis of short chain fatty acid esters of geraniol in a solvent-free system. Maximal activity occurred at 60°C. High yields (about, 100%) were obtained with propionate and butyrate, while acetate showed much lower reactivity. The enzyme was used
Enzymatic synthesis of geraniol esters in a solvent-free system by lipases
✍ Scribed by M. Karra-Chaabouni; S. Pulvin; D. Touraud; D. Thomas
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 303 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0141-5492
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✦ Synopsis
Gcraniol esters were synthesised by direct esterification catalysed by esterases and lipases (five enzymes were tested) in a solvent-flee system at 37 °C. The best conversions yields, about 85 %, on gerunyl butyrate and valerate obtained with esterase 30 000 from Mucor miehei. The effect of substrate molar ratio alcohol/acid variation was studied. A study of the water production was made in parallel during the esterification reaction.
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