Enzymatic esterification of lactic acid, utilizing the basicity of particular polar organic solvents to suppress the acidity of lactic acid

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1503-1510

  Hasegawa, Satoshi ^a   Azuma, Masanori ^a   Takahashi, Koji ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basicity; Esterification; Ethyl lactate; Lactic acid; Lipase; Polar solvent

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; ETHERS; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS;

AQUEOUS SYSTEMS; BASICITY; CANDIDA ANTARCTICA; ENZYMATIC ESTERIFICATIONS; ENZYMATIC REACTIONS; ENZYME INACTIVATIONS; ENZYME REACTIONS; ETHYL LACTATE; IMMOBILIZED LIPASES; POLAR ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLAR SOLVENT; POLAR SOLVENTS;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; DIOXANE; HEXANE; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ANTARCTICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STABILITY; ESTERIFICATION; MISCIBILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLVENT EFFECT;

CANDIDA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 57149097683     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1935     Document Type: Article

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