The Preparation of Diglyceride catalized by Enzyme
Abstract: Diglyceride (DG) is a kind of structured lipid that hydroxyl replace acyl in the sn-1, 2, 3 position of triglyceride (TG). DG is a natural minor component of various edible oils and the endogenetic intermediate metabolite of lipid. Moreover, it is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by FDA. Recent investigations have shown that diglyceride can be extensively applied to food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other chemical products due to its specific physiological actions and physico-chemical properties. Diglyceride is one kind of new and promising chemical product. In this paper, the preparation of DG in different conditions were studied.
Firstly, the preparation of DG by enzymatic glycerine alcoholysis of palm oil was studied. The research indicated that the DG content in the yield was only about 40% under the following conditions: mechanical agitation, ratio of palm oil to glycerol 2:1,lipase content 8%, water content of glycerol 0%,reaction temperature 42℃ and reaction time 30h. At the same time,the results show that the ability of enzymatic hydrolysis reaction is strong compared to the enzymatic glycerine alcoholysis reaction.
Secondly, the preparation of DG by enzymatic hydrolysis of palm oil under the mechanical agitation condition was studied. The optimum reaction conditions were got by single-factor experiments and they are as follows: ratio of palm oil to water 1∶1.1, lipase content 6%, reaction temperature 42℃, reaction time 4h. The DG content in the yield was 42.62% under the above conditions.
Thirdly, the preparation of DG by enzymatic hydrolysis of palm oil in the ultrasonic field were studied. The optimum reaction conditions are as follows: ratio of palm oil to water 1∶1.1, Lipase content 6%, reaction temperature 37℃, Ultrasonic power 50W and the reaction time 2h. The DG content in the yield was 50.72% under the above conditions.
Key words: Diacylglycerol(DG);Lipase;Glycerine Alcoholysis;Hydrolysis;Ultrasound