CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR OF CARICA-PAPAYA LATEX IN TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTIONS

Authors
VILLENEUVE P SKARBEK A PINA M GRAILLE J FOGLIA TA
Citation
P. Villeneuve et al., CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR OF CARICA-PAPAYA LATEX IN TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTIONS, Biotechnology techniques, 11(9), 1997, pp. 637-639
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
0951208X
Volume
11
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
637 - 639
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-208X(1997)11:9<637:CBOCLI>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The Carica papaya latex-catalyzed transesterification of tricaprylin w ith various acyl donors gave good yields of transesterified triacylgly cerols with vinyl laurate and lauric acid whereas alkyl laurates react ed poorly. Using dried or water washed latex as the catalyst resulted in improved yields in shorter reaction times with the free acid and vi nyl ester but not with the alkyl esters.