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An enzymatic method for the synthesis of mixed-acid phosphatidylcholine

Adlercreutz, Dietlind LU and Wehtje, Ernst LU (2004) In Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society 81(6). p.553-557
Abstract
The enzymatic synthesis of PC with decanoic acid in the sn-1 and hexanoic acid in the sn-2 position is described. The procedure comprises the following enzymatic steps: (i) treatment of egg yolk with phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) to hydrolyze egg yolk PC to 1-acyl lysophosphaticlylcholine (LPC) (ii) esterification of I-acyl LPC with hexanoic acid catalyzed by PLA(2) to yield PC with hexanoic acid in the sn-2 position; (iii) removal of the FA in the sn-1 position by lipase-catalyzed ethanolysis to yield 2-hexanoyl LPC; and finally (iv) introduction of decanoic acid in this position by lipase-catalyzed esterification of 2-hexanoyl LPC to yield 1-decanoyl-2-hexanoyl-PC. Two egg yolks with a weight of 16 g were required to obtain 160 mg of the... (More)
The enzymatic synthesis of PC with decanoic acid in the sn-1 and hexanoic acid in the sn-2 position is described. The procedure comprises the following enzymatic steps: (i) treatment of egg yolk with phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) to hydrolyze egg yolk PC to 1-acyl lysophosphaticlylcholine (LPC) (ii) esterification of I-acyl LPC with hexanoic acid catalyzed by PLA(2) to yield PC with hexanoic acid in the sn-2 position; (iii) removal of the FA in the sn-1 position by lipase-catalyzed ethanolysis to yield 2-hexanoyl LPC; and finally (iv) introduction of decanoic acid in this position by lipase-catalyzed esterification of 2-hexanoyl LPC to yield 1-decanoyl-2-hexanoyl-PC. Two egg yolks with a weight of 16 g were required to obtain 160 mg of the desired product. The chemical purity of the PC product and the positional purity of the FA were around 99%. The method is applicable for the synthesis of other mixed-acid PC species as well. (Less)
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  author       = {{Adlercreutz, Dietlind and Wehtje, Ernst}},
  issn         = {{0003-021X}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{553--557}},
  publisher    = {{The American Oil Chemists' Society}},
  series       = {{Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society}},
  title        = {{An enzymatic method for the synthesis of mixed-acid phosphatidylcholine}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11746-006-0940-5}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s11746-006-0940-5}},
  volume       = {{81}},
  year         = {{2004}},
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