Enzymatic esterification process
AssigneeUnilever Patent Holdings B.V.
InventorsChristine Davies, Alasdair Robin Macrae
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Abstract
Aliphatic, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain C2-C24 monocarboxylic acids and polyhydric alcohols, particularly glycerol are selectively reached to monoesters in the presence of an enzyme which comprises potato lipid acyl hydrolase. The process can be used too for upgrading technical monoglycerides which contain free fatty acids.
Claims11
A process for the preparation of mono-esters of aliphatic, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain, C2-C24 monocarboxylic acids and polyhydric alcohols in the presence of an enzyme, characterized in that the enzyme is potato lipid acyl hydrolase.
A process for deacidification of a crude monoglyceride in which the monoglyceride is reacted in the presence of glycerol and a catalytic amount of patatin at a temperature of from 25° C. to 50° C.
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