Esterification of 4-methyloctanoic acid with polyethylene glycol at different aw
Novozym 435? (immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B) was used to esterify 4-methyloctanoic acid with polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of different molecular weights (PEG-600, PEG-3000 and PEG-20000) at different water activities. A system composed of 4-methyloctanoic acid and PEG-600 was monophasic, ex...
Published in: | Biocatalysis and Biotransformation |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2001
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Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/esterification-of-4-methyloctanoic-acid-with-polyethylene-glycol- https://doi.org/10.3109/10242420109105263 |
Summary: | Novozym 435? (immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B) was used to esterify 4-methyloctanoic acid with polyethylene glycols (PEGs) of different molecular weights (PEG-600, PEG-3000 and PEG-20000) at different water activities. A system composed of 4-methyloctanoic acid and PEG-600 was monophasic, except at a high water activity. Even at a water activity of 0.8, PEG was still converted to its mono- or diester, which proves the unique character of PEG. The PEG-esters accumulated in the apolar phase. |
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