Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (9): 1948.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20180148

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Activation of Esterification Activity of Rhizopus Chinensis Lipase in Organic Media by Surfactant

YANG Yihan, WANG Dong*(), ZHANG Zhang, XU Yan   

  1. Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Synnergetic Innovation Center for Food Safety and Nutrition, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
  • Received:2018-02-28 Online:2018-07-30 Published:2018-07-30
  • Contact: WANG Dong E-mail:dwang@jiangnan.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 31271920), the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No. 2016YFD0400503) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, China(No. PPZY2015A056).

Abstract:

Rhizopus chinensis lipase(RCL) was co-lyophilized with surfactants and/or inorganic salts to improve the esterification activity in organic solvent. Effects of type and concentration of surfactants and/or inorganic salts on esterification activity were investigated. The results demonstrate that n-dodecyl-β-D-maltoside(DDM) can enhance esterification activity of RCL effectively. The critical factor for activation of non-aqueous activity is molar ratio of DDM to RCL, rather than concentration of DDM. Esterification activity cannot be activated until the molar ratio is greater than 30, and then increase with the ratio. Furthermore, addition of appropriate inorganic salts in medium can strengthen the DDM-induced activation. The DDM-activated RCLs were used to catalyze the synthesis of ethyl hexanoate in organic media and ethyl oleate in solvent-free system. Higher reaction rate and conversion were obtained, which suggests the applicability of this method.

Key words: Surfactant, Lipase, Esterification activity, Non-aqueous catalysis, Inorganic salts

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