Enantiomeric selectivity of a lipase from Penicillium simplicissimum in the esterification of menthol in microemulsions
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Xenakis, A
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Stamatis, H
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Kolisis, FN
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Lipase from Penicillium simplicissimum catalyzes the stereospecific esterification of menthol with fatty acids. The studies on the specificity of this new lipase were carried out using (+), (-) and racemic menthol with water soluble enzyme entrapped in microemulsion systems stabilized with sodium(bis-2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT) as surfactant, in isooctane. Microemulsions appear to be an effective and fast system for racemic resolution of alcohols.
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