Production of structured lipids: acyl migration during enzymatic interesterification and downstream processing

Xuebing Xu

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    Abstract

    Production of structured lipids by lipase-catalyzed interesterification attracts great interests recently. Structured lipids are defined, in this article, as triacylglycerols which contain both medium or short chain fatty acids and long chain fatty acids, each groups locating specifically in the sn-2 position or sn-1,3 positions of glycerol backbone. These kinds of lipids are reported to be promising for both enteral and parenteral nutrition. However, acyl migration occurs in the reaction stage and downstream purification process. This side-reaction causes by-products which are harmful to the required products. In this paper, the reasons of acyl migration and factors affecting the acyl migration were reviewed and discussed. The possible solutions were also evaluated.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 19th Nordic Lipid Symposium
    Number of pages178
    Place of PublicationBergen
    PublisherLipidForum
    Publication date1997
    Publication statusPublished - 1997
    Event19th Nordic Lipid Symposium - Ronneby, Sweden
    Duration: 15 Jun 199718 Jun 1997

    Conference

    Conference19th Nordic Lipid Symposium
    Country/TerritorySweden
    CityRonneby
    Period15/06/199718/06/1997

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