FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (11): 360-364.

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Lipase-catalyzed Synthesis of Glycerol Monocaprylate

 ZHANG  Chun-Ming, ZHAO  Wen-Xiu, CHEN  Feng, XU  Xue-Ming   

  1. 1.School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; 2.State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
  • Online:2007-11-15 Published:2011-11-22

Abstract: Glycerol Monocaprylate was synthesized by glycerol and octanoic acid in a solvent free system, which was catalyzed by immobilized lipase-Novo435. The optimum conditions of synthesis were obtained through single factor test and response surface method, successively. When the ratio of glycerol to octanoic acid 1:1, the lipase dosage 0.88% (W/W) based on the reactant was employed in the reacting system, the conversion rate of octanoic acid could reach 93.53% at 66.8 ℃ for 11.5 h reaction. The content of glycerol monocaprylate was about 47.69% in the reacting production .

Key words: glycerol monocaprylate, synthesis, immobilized lipase-Novo435