(1) School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan;(2) Maruzen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., 22-1 Sanada, Takanishi, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima, 729-0102, Japan
Abstract:
Transacylation of capsaicin with triolein using a commercial lipase gave olvanil in an 85% yield at 70°C for 144 h. When olive oil was employed, the major product was olvanil (62%). Safflower oil gave a mixture of olvanil (39%) and linoleoyl vanillylamide (32%). Perilla oil gave linolenoyl vanillylamide (13%). Myristic acid and its methyl ester could be used as an acyl donor, and myristoyl vanillylamide was obtained in 20–78% using several lipases.