Enzymatic synthesis of sorbitan esters using a low-boiling-point azeotrope as a reaction solvent

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-356

  Sarney, Douglas B ^a   Barnard, Mark J ^a   Virto, Mailo ^a   Vulfson, Evgeny N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

azeotrope; lipase; organic solvent; sorbitan; sorbitol; sugar fatty acid ester

Indexed keywords

AZEOTROPES; DEHYDRATION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; LIPASE; SORBITAN ESTERS; SORBITOL;

ENZYMES;

SOLVENT; SORBITAN ESTER; SORBITOL; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTERIFICATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0343907221     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970520)54:4<351::AID-BIT8>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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