TY - JOUR
T1 - The potential use of lipases in the production of fatty acid derivatives for the food and nutraceutical industries
AU - Ferreira-Dias, Suzana
AU - Sandoval, Georgina
AU - Plou, Francisco
AU - Valero, Francisco
PY - 2013/5/28
Y1 - 2013/5/28
N2 - The potential of lipases (E.C.3.1.1.3.) as biocatalysts for the production of fatty acid derivatives for the food and nutraceutical industries, such as flavouring esters, fatty acid esters of antioxidants and structured lipids, is enormous, mainly due to their high regio- and stereo-selectivities, in addition to the other well-known advantages of enzymatic processes. The replacement of chemical catalysts by lipases presents great benefits in terms of the nutritional properties of the obtained products and environmental care. The reactions performed for the production of these compounds, as well as the best operation conditions, the biocatalysts used, reactor types and operation mode, are addressed in this review. © 2013 by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
AB - The potential of lipases (E.C.3.1.1.3.) as biocatalysts for the production of fatty acid derivatives for the food and nutraceutical industries, such as flavouring esters, fatty acid esters of antioxidants and structured lipids, is enormous, mainly due to their high regio- and stereo-selectivities, in addition to the other well-known advantages of enzymatic processes. The replacement of chemical catalysts by lipases presents great benefits in terms of the nutritional properties of the obtained products and environmental care. The reactions performed for the production of these compounds, as well as the best operation conditions, the biocatalysts used, reactor types and operation mode, are addressed in this review. © 2013 by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
KW - Fatty acids derivatives
KW - Lipases
KW - Nutraceutical industries
U2 - 10.2225/vol16-issue3-fulltext-5
DO - 10.2225/vol16-issue3-fulltext-5
M3 - Review article
SN - 0717-3458
VL - 16
SP - 1
EP - 38
JO - Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
JF - Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
IS - 3
ER -