The acyltransferase activity of lipase CAL-A allows efficient fatty acid esters formation from plant oil even in an aqueous environment

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1903-1907

  Müller, Janett ^a   Sowa, Miriam A ^a   Dörr, Mark ^a   Bornscheuer, Uwe T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acyltransferase; Alcohol; CAL A; Transesterification; Water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 85083933753     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201500292     Document Type: Article

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