Enzymatic modification of evening primrose oil: Incorporation of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1059-1062

  Akoh, Casimir C ^a   Jennings, Brenda H ^a   Lillard, Dorris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida antarctica; Evening primrose oil; Immobilized lipase; n 3 PUFA; n 6 PUFA; Transesterification; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITION; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYMES; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS;

EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; EVENING PRIMROSE OIL; LINOLENIC ACID; LIPASE; MOLAR RATIO; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

OILS AND FATS;

EID: 0030212653     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523416     Document Type: Article

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