Lipase-Catalyzed Production of Sorbitol Laurate in a "2-in-1" Deep Eutectic System: Factors Affecting the Synthesis and Scalability.

ABSTRACT: Surfactants, such as glycolipids, are specialty compounds that can be encountered daily in cleaning agents, pharmaceuticals or even in food. Due to their wide range of applications and, more notably, their presence in hygiene products, the demand is continuously increasing worldwide. The established chemical synthesis of glycolipids presents several disadvantages, such as lack of specificity and selectivity. Moreover, the solubility of polyols, such as sugars or sugar alcohols, in organic solvents is rather low. The enzymatic synthesis of these compounds is, however, possible in nearly water-free media using inexpensive and renewable building blocks. Using lipases, ester formation can be achieved under mild conditions. We propose, herein, a "2-in-1" system that overcomes solubility problem

SUBMITTER: Delavault A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8124474 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature