1977 年 51 巻 2 号 p. 123-125
Esterification of racemic alcohols with fatty acids and other organic acids by Candida cylindracea lipase was studied. Fatty acids and water insoluble dicarboxylic acids were found to be esterified. Optical selectivities in enzymatic esterification were very low compared with the case of dl-menthol.
The amount of water in the reaction media had serious influence on the ratios of esterification in the case of valeric acid, whereas no effect was observed in the case of lauric acid.