Optimisation and Characterisation of Lipase-Catalysed Synthesis of a Kojic Monooleate Ester in a Solvent-Free System by Response Surface Methodology

• Main Authors: Khairulazhar Jumbri, Mohd Fahruddin Al-Haniff Rozy, Siti Efliza Ashari, Rosfarizan Mohamad, Mahiran Basri, Hamid Reza Fard Masoumi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Browning; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144664; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144664&type=printable

Kojic acid is widely used to inhibit the browning effect of tyrosinase in cosmetic and food industries. In this work, synthesis of kojic monooleate ester (KMO) was carried out using lipase-catalysed esterification of kojic acid and oleic acid in a solvent-free system. Response Surface Methodology (R...