Enzymatic synthesis of symmetrical 1,3-diacylglycerols by direct esterification of glycerol in solvent-free system
作者:Roxana Rosu、Mamoru Yasui、Yugo Iwasaki、Tsuneo Yamane
DOI:10.1007/s11746-999-0074-7
日期:1999.7
Abstract1,3‐Diacylglycerols were synthesized by direct esterification of glycerol with free fatty acids in a solvent‐free system. Free fatty acids with relatively low melting points (<45°C) such as unsaturated and medium‐chain saturated fatty acids were used. With stoichiometric ratios of the reactants and water removal by evaporation at 3 mm Hg vacuum applied at 1 h and thereafter, the maximal 1,3‐diacylglycerol content in the reaction mixture was: 84.6% for 1,3‐dicaprylin, 84.4% for 1,3‐dicaprin, 74.3% for 1,3‐dilinolein, 71.7% for 1,3‐dieicosapentaenoin, 67.4% for 1,3‐dilaurin, and 61.1% for 1,3‐diolein. Some of the system's parameters (temperature, water removal, and molar ratio of the reactants) were optimized for the production of 1,3‐dicaprylin, and the maximal yield reached 98%. The product was used for the chemical synthesis of 1,3‐dicapryloyl‐2‐eicosapentaenoylglycerol. The yield after purification was 42%, and the purity of the triacylglycerol was 98% (both 1,3‐dicapryloyl‐2‐eicosapentaenoylglycerol and 1,2‐dicapryloyl‐3‐eicosapentaenoylglycerol included) by gas chromatographic analysis, of which 90% was the desired structured triacylglycerol (1,3‐dicapryloyl‐2‐eicosapentaenoylglycerol) as determined by silver ion high‐performance liquid chromatographic analysis.