Lipase-catalyzed incorporation of oleic acid into melon seed oil

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-179

  Moussata, Charment O ^a   Akoh, Casimir C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl donor; Essential fatty acid; Fatty acid profile; Lipase; Melon seed oil; Methyl oleate; Transesterification; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENZYMES; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACIDS; FRUITS; GLYCEROL; PARAFFINS; SEED; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

HEXANE; LIPASE; MELON SEED OIL; METHYL OLEATE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

OILS AND FATS;

EID: 0031073275     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-997-0166-1     Document Type: Article

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