Lipase catalyzed production of monoacylglycerols by the esterification of fish oil fatty acids with glycerol

In this study, we attempted the efficient production of monoacylglycerols (MAG) via the lipase-catalyzed esterification of glycerol with fatty acids obtained from sardine oil. The reaction factors that influenced MAG synthesis were the glycerol to fatty acid mole ratio, amount of enzyme, organic solvent, temperature, and the type of lipase used. Porcine pancreas lipase was selected to catalyze this reaction. The optimum conditions we determined for MAG synthesis were a glycerol to fatty acid mole ratio of 1∶6, 100 mg/mL of lipase, and 30°C in dioxane. Under these conditions, the MAG content was 68% (w/w) after 72 h of reaction. The MAGs synthesized via the lipase-catalyzed esterification of glycerol with fatty acids included monomyristin, monopamiltin, and monoolein, as identified by GCMS.     

Optimization of Candida sp. 99-125 lipase catalyzed esterification for synthesis of monoglyceride and diglyceride in solvent-free system

Esterification of glycerol and oleic acid catalyzed by lipase Candida sp. 99-125 was carried out to synthesize monoglyceride (MAG) and diglyceride (DAG) in solvent-free system. Beta-cyclodextrin as an assistant was mixed with the lipase powder. Six reaction variables, initial water content (0–14 wt% of the substrate mass), the glycerol/oleic acid molar ratio (1:1–6:1), catalyst load (3–15 wt% of the substrate mass), reaction temperature (30–60 °C), agitator speed (130–250 r/min) and beta-cyclodextrin/lipase mass ratio (0–2) were optimized. The optimal conditions to the synthesis of MAG and DAG were different: the optimal glycerol/oleic acid molar ratio, beta-cyclodextrin/lipase mass ratio, catalyst load and reaction temperature were 6:1, 0, 5%, 50 °C for MAG, and 5:1, 1.5, 10%, 40 °C for DAG, respectively. The optimal water content and agitator speed for both MAG and DAG were 10% and 190 r/min, respectively. Under the optimal conditions, 49.6% MAG and 54.3% DAG were obtained after 8 h and 4 h, respectively, and the maximum of 81.4% MAG plus DAG (28.1% MAG and 53.3% DAG) was obtained after 2 h under the DAG optimal condition. Above 90% purity of MAG and DAG can be obtained by silica column separation.     

Phyllosilicate sol-gel immobilized lipases for the formation of partial acylglycerides**

Lipase PS-30 (pseudomonas cepacia) and Lipase F (Rhizopus oryzae), immobilized within a phyllosilicate sol-gel matrix, catalyzed the esterification of glycerol with short, medium and long-chain fatty acids to produce mono (MAG), di (DAG) and tri (TAG) acylglycerols. The results from the above esterification reactions were compared to reactions using a commercially available immobilized lipase, Lipozyme IM-60. Time course studies showed that free Lipase PS-30 or Lipase F enhanced esterification reactions with the use of silica-supported glycerol. In contrast, immobilized Lipase PS-30-catalyzed reactions occurred at the same conversion rate when using either free or silica-supported glycerol. For immobilized Lipase F and Lipozyme IM-60 reactions, the use of silica-supported glycerol favored the production of DAG and TAG over MAG. All three immobilized lipases could be reused for acylglycerol production.     

Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of partial glyceride

Summary Mucor miehei (IM 20) and Candida antarctica (SP 382) lipases were used for esterification of free fatty acids in the absence of organic solvent or transesterification of fatty acid methyl esters in hexane with isopropylidene glycerols. Acid catalyzed cleavage of the isopropylidene groups resulted in the formation of monoacyl glycerol (MAG) and diacyl glycerol (DAG). Both oleic (18:1 n-9) and eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA (20:5 n-3) were successfully incorporated into glycerides. Total acyl donor conversion ranged from 46.9 – 96.9% with MAG content of up to 88.5%.     

Optimization of mono and diacylglycerols production from enzymatic glycerolysis in solvent-free systems

This work reports solvent-free enzymatic glycerolysis of olive oil with an immobilized lipase (Novozym 435) using Tween 40, Tween 65, Tween 80, Tween 85, Triton X-100, and soy lecithin as surfactants. The first step was the screening of two potential surfactants for Monoacylglycerol (MAG) and Diacylglycerol (DAG) production with a pre-established operating condition and 2 h of reaction time. Afterwards, a sequential experimental design strategy was carried out in order to optimize MAG and DAG production using Tween 65 and Triton X-100 as surfactants. The operating conditions that optimized MAG and DAG yields were 70 °C, stirring rate of 600 rpm, glycerol:olive oil molar ratio of 6:1, 16 wt% of surfactant Tween 65 and 9.0 wt% of Novozym 435, leading to a content of 26 and 17 wt% of MAG and DAG, respectively.     

Enrichment of pinolenic acid from pine nut oil via lipase-catalyzed ethanolysis with an immobilized Candida antarctica lipase

Abstract

Pinolenic acid (PLA) enrichment as an ethyl ester from pine nut oil was successfully accomplished in a batch reactor by lipase-catalyzed ethanolysis using Novozym 435 lipase from Candida antarctica as a biocatalyst. PLA is predominantly an sn-3 substituent of the pine nut oil triacylglycerol (TAG), where it accounts for about 39 mol% of the fatty acids esterified at that position. In the presence of ethanol, Novozym 435 exhibited sn-3 regiospecificity with respect to the TAG of pine nut oil. The effect of the molar ratio of reactants on PLA enrichment by ethanolysis was investigated. The molar ratios of pine nut oil to ethanol were varied from 1:20 to 1:100. A fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) fraction with higher PLA content was obtained in the early stage of the reaction, although the yield of PLA was small. However, the PLA content of the FAEEs decreased with increasing reaction time, while the yield of PLA increased. The molar ratio of pine nut oil to ethanol that produced the optimum content and yield of PLA in FAEEs was 1:80.     

Growth Inhibition by Phenylalanine in Euglena gracilis

The hydrolysis and esterification by a thermostable lipase from Humicola lanuginosa No. 3 were investigated. Both reactions occurred readily at temperatures between 45~50°C. Esterification by the enzyme with glycerol was observed to be specific towards fatty acids with carbon numbers of C12~C18. Laurie acid esters with different alcohols such as primary alcohols, terpene alcohols, eie., were also synthesized readily. Esterification by the enzyme was adversely affected by the water content (optimum, ca. 7%), however, the hydrolysis rate increased rapidly with increasing water content (optimum, az. 60%). The enzyme showed increased activity in organic solvent-aqueous reaction systems. Nevertheless, hydrolysis in complete organic phase reactions was found not to be feasible. Hydrolysis at a higher temperature (50 or 55°C) in a solvent free phase was almost the same as that in organic solvent-aqueous phase reactions. The components of glycerides varied considerably during hydrolysis, whereby esterification resulted in a higher quantity of mono- and diglycerides (about 40%), compared to in the case of hydrolysis, for which the value was about 10~20%.     

Rice bran lipase catalyzed esterification of palm oil fatty acid distillate and glycerol in organic solvent

Rice bran lipase (RBL) was delipidated to enhance its stability in organic solvent and its esterification activity at elevated temperature. The esterification activity of delipidated RBL increased as temperature was increased from 45 to 65°C. The esterification activity of delipidated RBL at 65°C was about 14 times greater than that of the non-delipidated RBL. As temperature was further increased to 75°C, the non-delipidated RBL lost all esterification activity, whereas the delipidated RBL retained approximately 48% of its esterilication activity. The delipidated RBL maintained a relative esterification activity greater than 80% after 16 h of incubation in hexane, whereas the non-delipidated RBL maintained a relative esterification activity of only 50%. A method for production of acylglycerol using delipidated RBL to esterify palm oil fatty acid distillate (PFAD) with glycerol in hexane was successfully developed. The effects of reaction temperatures and type of water removal agents (silica gel and molecular sieve) on the degree of esterification were also examined. A 4 h reaction at 65°C, catalyzed by delipidated RBL and using silica gel as the water removal agent resulted in 53.8% esterification. Thin layer chromatography analysis suggested that the esterified product was primarily comprised of mono-and di-acylglycerols.     

基于响应面设计脂肪酶Novo435催化合成甘油二酯的工艺优化

以甘油、油酸为原料,优化在无溶剂体系中以固定化脂肪酶Novo435催化合成甘油二酯（diglyceride,DAG）的工艺。系统考察底物摩尔比（油酸／甘油）、反应温度、时间和加酶量等因素对油酸转化率和甘油二酯含量影响的基础上,利用响应面试验设计优化各主效因子,并经回归分析获得最优的工艺条件。所得最优条件：油酸与甘油底物摩尔比2．27、反应温度48．14℃、反应时间6．3h、加酶量1．68％。在此条件下,实验测得油酸转化率为45．42％,甘油二酯质量分数为70．01％,与响应面模型预测值吻合。     

Response surface modeling of 1-stearoyl-3(2)-oleoyl glycerol production in a pilot packed-bed immobilized Rhizomucor miehei lipase reactor

A dual response approach using diacylglycerol (DAG) and triacylglycerol (TAG) as responses for optimization of 1-stearoyl-3(2)-oleoyl glycerol-enriched DAG synthesis using response surface methodology (RSM) was investigated. Four variables from a lipase-catalyzed esterification reaction were optimized using a central composite rotatable design. The following optimized conditions yielded 51 wt.% DAG and 22 wt.% TAG: reaction temperature of 55 °C, enzyme dosage of 9.5 wt.%, fatty acid/glycerol molar ratio of 2.1 and reaction time of 3 h. Results were repeatable at 10 kg production scale in a pilot packed-bed enzyme reactor. No significant losses in enzyme activity or changes in fatty acid selectivity on DAG synthesis were observed during the five pilot productions. Lipozyme RM IM showed selectivity towards the production of stearic acid enriched DAG. The purity of DAG oil after purification was 90 wt.%.     

Selection of lipase producing yeasts for methanol-tolerant biocatalyst as whole cell application for palm-oil transesterification

Methanol-tolerant lipase producing yeast was successfully isolated and selected thorough ecological screening using palm oil-rhodamine B agar as one step-approach. All 49 lipase-producing yeasts exhibited the ability to catalyze esterification reaction of oleic acid and methanol at 3 molar equivalents. However, only 16 isolates catalyzed transesterification reaction of refined palm oil and methanol. Rhodotorula mucilagenosa P11I89 isolated from oil contaminated soil showed the strongest hydrolytic lipase activity of 1.2U/ml against palm oil. The production of oleic methyl ester and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) of 64.123 and 51.260% was obtained from esterification and transesterification reaction catalyzed by whole cell of R. mucilagenosa P11I89 in the presence of methanol at 3 molar equivalents against the substrates, respectively. FAME content increased dramatically to 83.29% when 6 molar equivalents of methanol were added. Application of the methanol-tolerant-lipase producing yeast as a whole cell biocatalyst was effectively resolved major technical obstacles in term of enzyme stability and high cost of lipase, leading to the feasibility of green biodiesel industrialization.     

Preparation of curcumin-carrying nanoemulsions using mono- and diacylglycerides enzymatically structured with bioactive fatty acids

Abstract

Nanoemulsions (NE) are employed as carrier systems of lipophilic active compounds that have low bioavailability and need to be protected from the environment; such as curcumin. In this study, enzymatically prepared monoacylglycerides (MAG) and diacylglycerides (DAG) structured with three bioactive lipids: conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), and ω-3 fatty acids (ω-3?FA). The highest amounts of MAG and DAG containing ω-3 (68.8%) were obtained at 75?°C, 3:1 substrate molar ratios (SMR), 15% of Novozyme 435 and 400?rpm for 90?min. MAG and DAG containing CLA (96.84%) were successfully produced at 40?°C, 1:1 w/w, 15% of lipase RMLM and 400?rpm, for 60?min. Finally, MCFA (95.16%) were prepared at 50?°C with a substrates ratio of 1:1 w/w, 5% of Novozyme 435, and 300?rpm for 30?min. Seven nanoemulsions were formulated using: MAG-ω-3, DAG-ω-3, MAG-CLA, and DAG-CLA individually, as well as reaction mixtures containing MAG and DAG, and MCFA. All exhibited desirable characteristics of average particle size (d?<?200?nm), polydispersity index (PDI; <0.2) and zeta potential (≈?30?mV) and in most cases, the NE maintained their physical properties for up to 5 weeks. It was also determined that when using the reaction mixture containing a high percentage of MAG and DAG of each lipid, the resulting NE exhibited better performance.

• Practical applications

• Nanoemulsions are a new and novel carrier for the transportation of bioactive compounds that can be affected during digestion. Then, the use of the enzyme-catalysed synthesis of structured lipids as emulsifiers is an alternative for increasing the bioavailability of compounds such as curcumin.

     

Green enzymatic production of glyceryl monoundecylenate using immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B

Enzymatic synthesis of glyceryl monoundecylenate (GMU) was performed using indigenously immobilized Candida anatarctica lipase B preparation (named as PyCal) using glycerol and undecylenic acid as substrates. The effect of molar ratio, enzyme load, reaction time, and organic solvent on the reaction conversion was determined. Both batch and continuous processes for GMU synthesis with shortened reaction time were developed. Under optimized batch reaction conditions such as 1:5 molar ratio of undecylenic acid and glycerol, 2?h of reaction time at 30% substrate concentration in tert-butyl alcohol, conversion of 82% in the absence of molecular sieve, and conversion of 93% in the presence of molecular sieve were achieved. Packed bed reactor studies resulted in high conversion of 86% in 10-min residence time. Characterization of formed GMU was performed by FTIR, MS/MS. Enzymatic process resulted in GMU as a predominant product in high yield and shorter reaction time periods with GMU content of 92% and DAG content of 8%. Optimized GMU synthesis in the present study can be used as a useful reference for industrial synthesis of fatty acid esters of glycerol by the enzymatic route.     

Lipase-catalyzed esterification of glycerol and polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish and microalgae oils

This paper reports on the synthesis of triglycerides by enzymatic esterification of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) with glycerol. The lipase Novozym 435 (Novo Nordisk, A/S) from Candida antarctica was used to catalyze this reaction. The main factors influencing the degree of esterification and triglyceride yield were the amount of enzyme, water content, temperature and glycerol/fatty acid ratio. The optimum reaction conditions were established as: 100 mg of lipase; 9 ml hexane; 50°C; glycerol/PUFA concentrate molar ratio 1.2:3; 0% initial water; 1 g molecular sieves added at the start of reaction; and an agitation rate of 200 rpm. Under these conditions, a triglyceride yield of 93.5% was obtained from cod liver oil PUFA concentrate; the product contained 25.7% eicosapentaenoic acid and 44.7% docosahexaenoic acid. These optimized conditions were used to study esterification from a PUFA concentrate of the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Porphyridium cruentum. With the first, a triglyceride yield of 96.5%, without monoglycerides and very few diglycerides, was obtained after 72 h of reaction; the resulting triglycerides had 42.5% eicosapentaenoic acid. A triglyceride yield of 89.3% was obtained from a P. cruentum PUFA concentrate at 96 h of reaction, which contained 43.4% arachidonic acid and 45.6% EPA. These high triglyceride yields were also achieved when the esterification reaction was scaled up 5-fold.     

Production of monoacylglycerol of conjugated linoleic acid by esterification followed by dehydration at low temperature using Penicillium camembertii lipase

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has various physiological activities, and a commercial product is a mixture of free fatty acids (named FFA-CLA) which contains almost equal amounts of 9-cis, 11-trans (9c,11t) and 10t,12c isomers. We attempted to efficiently produce monoacylglycerol (MAG) of CLA by lipase-catalyzed esterification. Study on effect of reaction temperature clarified that synthesis of diacylglycerols (DAGs) from MAGs was repressed at low temperature. When FFA-CLA was esterified at 5 °C with 5 molar equivalents of glycerol using 200 U/g mixture of Penicillium camembertii lipase in the presence of 2% water, the degree of esterification reached 89.6% after 45 h and the contents of MAGs and DAGs were 87.0 and 4.5 wt.%, respectively. Triacylglycerols were not synthesized in this Penicillium lipase-catalyzed esterification. After the esterification was conducted for 20 h (the degree of esterification, 80.8%), dehydration was started by evaporation at 5 mmHg using a vacuum pump. The degree of esterification increased concomitantly with dehydration and reached 94.5% after 16 h (36 h in total). The contents of MAGs (main components, 1(3)-isomers) and DAGs were 92.7 and 2.9 wt.%, respectively. Fatty acid compositions in MAGs synthesized with and without dehydration were the same as that in FFA-CLA. These results showed that the esterification system with dehydration is effective for producing MAGs in a high yield.     

Neat lipase-catalysed kinetic resolution of racemic 1-phenylethanol and a straightforward modelling of the reaction

Enzymatic kinetic resolution of racemic 1-phenylethanol catalysed by immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B was investigated in a neat system at the temperature range of 30–70?°C. Synthetic triglycerides, namely glycerol triacetate and glycerol tributyrate, were applied as the esterification agents. Both esterification agents were efficient regarding to the enantioselectivity (>1000). Initial rate of reaction and the kinetic constants were influenced by the applied esterification agent significantly. A detailed modelling approach is presented and verified in the temperature range on 30–60?°C for the tributyrin system.     

Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of monoacylglycerol in a homogeneous system

The 1,3-regiospecifique lipase, Lipozyme IM, catalyzed the esterification of lauric acid and glycerol in a homogeneous system. To overcome the drawback of the insolubility of glycerol in hexane, which is extensively used in enzymatic synthesis, a mixture of n-hexane/tert-butanol (1:1, v/v) was used leading to a monophasic system. The conversion of lauric acid into monolaurin was 65% in 8 h, when a molar ratio of glycerol to fatty acid (5:1) was used with the fatty acid at 0.1 M, and the phenomenon of acyl migration was minimized.     

填充床反应器中酶法连续合成甘油二酯的研究

近年来,1,3-甘油二酯(DAG)由于其广泛用途及健康作用日益受到人们的重视。报道了一种无溶剂条件下填充床反应器中连续酶促合成1,3-DAG的方法。研究了填充柱的长径比、进料体积流速、温度、底物摩尔比对酯化率和1,3-DAG产量的影响。结果表明固定化酶填充柱长径比7.8,亚油酸、甘油摩尔比1∶2 ,进料速度1.2mL/min ,65℃条件下酯化反应可实现脂肪酸酯化率、1,3-DAG纯度及生产效率的统一。填充床反应器中固定化酶连续催化酯化反应的一个主要问题即体系水分清除困难。实验研究了采用过量甘油吸附脱水的可行性,亚油酸、甘油摩尔比为1∶2时,可明显改善固定化酶的稳定性,增加LipozymeRMIM的使用寿命。连续运行10d ,残余酶活仍保持在80 %以上,而对照组则仅为52%。     

A novel,two consecutive enzyme synthesis of feruloylated monoacyl- and diacyl-glycerols in a solvent-free system

Feruloylated mono- and di-acylglycerols were synthesized in a two step reaction: ethyl ferulate was first transesterified with glycerol and then this was esterified with oleic acid. The yield of the combined feruloylated mono- and di-acylglycerols in the second reaction reached 96% when esterification of 0.3 g transesterification products with 2.22 g oleic acid was catalyzed with 0.25 g Candida antarctica lipase at 60°C under a vaccum of 10 mmHg for 1.33 h.     

Enzymatic synthesis of betulinic acid ester as an anticancer agent: Optimization study

Abstract

Immobilized Candida antarctica lipase, Novozym 435, was used to catalyze the esterification reaction between betulinic acid and phthalic anhydride to synthesize 3-O-phthalyl betulinic acid in n-hexane/chloroform. Response surface methodology based on a five-level, four-variable central composite rotatable design was employed to evaluate the effects of synthesis parameters such as reaction time, reaction temperature, enzyme amount and substrate molar ratio on the yield of ester. Based on the response surface model, the optimal enzymatic synthesis conditions were predicted to be: reaction time 20.3 h, reaction temperature 53.9°C, enzyme amount 145.6 mg, betulinic acid to phthalic anhydride molar ratio 1:1.11. The predicted yield was 65.8% and the actual yield was 64.7%.