OCTYLGLUCOSIDE SYNTHESIS BIOCATALYZED BY ALMOND-FLOUR BETA-GLUCOSIDASE ACTIVITY

In order to lipophilise sugars, the various reaction parameters (influ ence of the water, molar ratio of the substrates involved, quantity of biocatalyst, and effect of temperature) of biocatalytic synthesis of an alkyl-sugarether by condensation of a sugar and a fatty alcohol in the presence of a limited aqueous phase and a beta-glucosidase were ex amined. Octylglucoside synthesis was tracked as a function of time, an d the effect on reaction efficiency of adding a surfactant to the reac tion medium was studied.