Lipase-catalyzed esterification of betulinic acid using phthalic anhydride in organic solvent media: study of reaction parameters

• Main Authors: Moghaddam, Mansour Ghaffari, Ahmad @ Amat, Faujan, Basri, Mahiran, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2010
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15462/; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15462/1/Lipase.pdf; http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2010.337.342

The lipase from Candida antarctica immobilized on an acrylic resin (Novozym 435) was employed for the catalytic reaction of betulinic acid and phthalic anhydride. The influence of different reaction parameters, such as effect of single and mixed solvents, substrate molar ratio, reaction time, temperature, amount of enzyme, effect of inorganic bases and effect of substrate support were investigated and optimized. Optimum conditions to produce 3-O-phthalyl- betulinic acid were observed at reaction time; 24 h, temperature; 55°C, amount of enzyme; 176 mg, substrate molar ratio (betulinic acid: phthalic anhydride, 1:1), inorganic base of K2CO3, amount of celite; 170 mg in 1:1 mixture of chloroform and n-hexane as solvent. At optimum conditions, it gave 61.8% of 3-O-phthalyl- betulinic acid.