Oleic acid enhancement of Moringa oleifera seed oil by enzymatic transesterification and fractionation

• Main Authors: Mohammed, Abdulkarim Sabo, Lai, Oi Ming, Syed Muhammad, Sharifah Kharidah, Long, Kamariah, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2007
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/790/1/91-102.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/790/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/afjv14%282%292007/91-102.pdf

Solvent-extracted Moringa oleifera seed oil was transesterified using immobilized lipase (Lipozyme IM 60) (Novozymes Bagsvaerd Denmark) at 1% (w/w) concentration, shaken at 60oC and 200 rpm for up to 24h. After transesterification, the oil was fractionated with acetone at -18oC and without acetone a...