Lipase from Rhizopus arrhizus catalyzed deacylation of two classes of glyceroglycolipids, monogalactosyl diacylglycerol(MGDG), and digalactosyl diacylglycerol(DGDG), proceeded regiospecifically to furnish sn-1 lysoglyceroglycolipids quantitatively. The lipase also catalyzed complete acyl migration of sn-1 lysoglycerogalacto-lipids leading to sn-2 lysoglycerogalactolipids.
Selective preparation of sn-1 and sn-2 lysogalactolipids by enzymatic hydrolysis using lipase (from Rhizopus arrhizus)
Selective and quantitative transformations of galactolipids into sn-1 and sn-2 lysogalactolipids by the use of lipase (from Rhizopus arrhizus) were developed.