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Improved enzymatic synthesis route for highly purified diacid 1,3-diacylglycerols
Wang, Xingguo,Wang, Xiaosan,Xiao, Jianhui,Zou, Wanzhen,Han, Zhengyang,Jin, Qingzhe
, p. 388 - 394 (2015/09/21)
The nutritional benefits and biological functions of diacylglycerols (DAGs) have attracted much attention regarding their synthesis. In this study, we improved the synthesis of diacid 1,3-DAGs by the enzymatic transesterification of 1-monoolein with a fatty acid vinyl ester as an acyl donor. First, 1-monoolein was prepared in 95% ethanol with Amberlyst resin as a catalyst by the cleavage of 1,2-acetonide-3-oleoylglycerol, which had been synthesized by enzymatic esterification of 1,2-acetonide glycerol with oleic acid. Second, purified 1-monoolein was reacted with vinyl palmitate in the presence of a lipase to obtain 1-oleoyl-3-palmitoylglycerol. Subsequently, the reaction conditions for the synthesis of diacid 1,3-DAGs were evaluated. Under the selected conditions, the crude mixture contained 90.6% pure 1-oleoyl-3-palmitoylglycerol. After purification by two-step crystallization, pure 1-oleoyl-3-palmitoylglycerol was obtained with a yield of 83.6%. The main innovations were the use of enzymatic transesterification to obtain highly purified diacid 1,3-DAGs instead of using chemical synthesis and the use of an irreversible reaction with a fatty acid vinyl ester as acyl donor rather than reversible reactions.
Parasitic wasp, Dinarmus basalis, utilizes oviposition-marking pheromone of host azuki bean weevils as host-recognizing kairomone
Kumazaki, Motonari,Matsuyama, Shigeru,Suzuki, Takahisa,Kuwahara, Yasumasa,Fujii, Koichi
, p. 2677 - 2695 (2007/10/03)
A host-recognizing kairomone responsible for the stinging behavior of the parasitic wasp, Dinarmus basalis, was studied. Fresh azuki beans coated with an acetone extract of the azuki beans, from which both emerged wasps and their host weevils were removed, elicited stinging behavior from female wasps. The kairomone is a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons and diacylglycerols, both of which are required for activity. The kairomone is composed of normal and methyl-branched hydrocarbons with carbon numbers ranging from 25 to 35, most of which are known as the hydrocarbon constituents of an oviposition-marking pheromone of the host azuki bean weevils, Callosobruchus chinensis. This indicates that D. basalis utilizes the oviposition-marking pheromone of its host weevils as a host-recognizing kairomone.
