Use of Echium oil fatty acids and tricaprylin as substrates of enzymatic interesterification for the production of structured lipids

A. Yüksel, N. Şahin-Yeşilçubuk*

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Abstract

Structured lipids (SLs) were produced from the free fatty acids of Echium oil and tricaprylin by enzymatic acidolysis reactions. Lipozyme® RM IM, immobilized sn-1,3 specific lipase was used in the enzymatic reactions. In order to optimize the incorporation of stearidonic acid (SDA), three factors were chosen [Reaction temperature (50-60 ºC), reaction time (6-12 hour) and substrate molar ratio (3-6 mol/mol (total free fatty acids/ tricaprylin)] for the application of response surface methodology (RSM) using a central composite circumscribed design (CCC) with five levels. The optimum temperature, time and substrate molar ratio obtained from the models were 60 ºC; 6 h, 6 mol/mol, respectively. Furthermore, SLs with 6.2% SDA content at sn-2 position were produced by scaling up the process. SL was obtained with nearly 78-79% of long-chain fatty acids at the sn-2 position. According to the melting profile analysis, the melting peaks of tricaprylin and Echium oil were sharper and narrower while the SL had more broadened peaks.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere236
JournalGrasas y Aceites
Volume69
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018

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grasos libres de aceite de Echium y tricaprilina mediante reacciones de acidolisis enzimática. Se usó Lipozyme® RM IM, lipasa inmovilizada específica de sn-1,3 en las reacciones enzimáticas. Para optimizar la incorporación de ácido estearidónico (SDA), se eligieron tres factores [Temperatura de reacción (50-60 ºC), tiempo de reacción (6-12 horas) y proporción molar del sustrato (3-6 mol/mol (total de ácidos grasos libres) / tricaprylin)] para la aplicación de la metodología de superficie de respuesta (RSM) mediante el uso de un diseño compuesto central circunscrito (CCC) con cinco niveles. La relación óptima de temperatura, tiempo y sustrato obtenida de los modelos fue 60 ºC; 6 h, 6 mol/mol. Además, se produjeron SL con un contenido de SDA del 6,2% en la posición sn-2 mediante el proceso de escalamiento, SL se obtuvo con casi 78-79% de ácidos grasos de cadena larga en la posición sn-2. Según el análisis del perfil de fusión, los picos de fusión de la tricaprilina y el aceite de Echium fueron más agudos y estrechos, mientras que los SL tuvieron picos más amplios.

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Childhood Cancer Canada

    Keywords

    • Echium oil
    • Enzymatic acidolysis
    • Lipozyme® RM IM
    • Response surface methodology
    • Stearidonic acid
    • Tricaprylin

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