Bacillus tequilensis lipase catalyzed synthesis of different esters for food industry
Abstract
Lipase is a fat transforming enzyme with multiple applications in many industries including food and feed, dairy, oleo-chemicals, biodiesel production, pharmaceuticals, and others. They essentially show higher activity on long hydrocarbon chain fatty acid esters such as glycerides or sugar esters of lauric acid (C12 carbon fatty acid) and above. In this paper, applications of Bacillus tequilensis lipase in the synthesis of flavour and fragrance precursors and bio-surfactants have been described. The lipase successfully catalyzed the synthesis of these esters, wherein different fatty acids (C-4-C18) were efficiently esterified with alcohols for the production of flavour and fragrance esters and with sugars for the synthesis of bio-surfactants. The lipase performed higher conversions with long-chain fatty acids such as plamitic and oleic acid (61–78%) as compared to shorter-chain fatty acids like butyric, caproic, caprylic, and capric acid (26–48%). These results suggest that this lipase is a candidate with potential for industrial applications with reference to the food, feed, and pharmaceutical sectors.
Pages: 341-346
Doi Number
10.5958/2455-7218.2022.00058.4
Keywords
Lipase, bio-surfactants, long hydrocarbon chain fatty acid esters, Alcohols, Sugars
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