Enzymatic esterification of kojic acid and palmitic acid by immobilized lipase for synthesis of kojic acid palmitate

Kojic acid (5-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrone) is an organic acid produced from various carbon sources in an aerobic fermentation by many species of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Acetobacter. The importance of kojic acid (KA) is recently focused on its role as whitening agent in cosmetic formu...

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Main Author: Ishak, Nurazwa
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71060/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71060/1/FBSB%202015%20175%20-%20IR%2866%29edited.pdf