The influence of water activity on the lipase catalyzed synthesis of butyl butyrate by transesterification

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 393-397

  Chowdary, G V ^a   Prapulla, S G ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Butyl butyrate; Lipases; N Hexane; Transesterification; Water activity

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA; CANDIDA RUGOSA; MUCOR; MUCOR JAVANICUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE;

EID: 0036842471     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00096-1     Document Type: Article

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