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Title: Process for enzymatic hydrolysis of fatty acid triglycerides with oat caryopses

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7288383

This patent describes the process for enzymatic hydrolysis of fatty acid triglycerides to obtain free fatty acids and glycerol. It comprises: increasing the water content of dehulled whole oat caryopses to a total water content of 17 to 44% the thus moistened caryopses having active oat lipase associated with the outer surfaces thereof; contacting the moistened whole caryopses with a liquid medium, continuing the contacting until at least 20% by volume of the triglyceride reactant has been hydrolyzed to free fatty acids and glycerol, most of the free fatty acids dissolving in the oil phase external to the caryopses and most of the glycerol being absorbed into the water within the caryopses; and separating the glycerol-containing caryopses from the fatty acid-containing oil phase.

Assignee:
Iowa State Univ., Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5089403; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-361125
OSTI ID:
7288383
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 5 Jun 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English