Synthesis of novel D-glucuronic acid fatty esters using Candida antarctica lipase in tert-butanol.
Glucuronic acid n-alkyl esters, a novel class of promising biosurfactants and their corresponding glucose esters with the same side-chain length, were synthesized by direct esterification in a non-aqueous phase (tert-butanol) using an immobilized lipase.
Moreau
Benoît
B
Gembloux Agricultural University, Passage des Déportés, 2, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium. moreau.be@fsagx.ac.be
Lognay
Georges C
GC
Blecker
Christophe
C
Brohée
Jean-Christophe
JC
Chéry
Florence
F
Rollin
Patrick
P
Paquot
Michel
M
Marlier
Michel
M
D002384:Catalysis; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D004951:Esterification; D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008049:Lipase / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D020002:tert-Butyl Alcohol / Q000737:chemistry*
D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D005965:Glucuronates; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D008049:Lipase; C431349:lipase B, Candida antarctica; D020002:tert-Butyl Alcohol