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The esterification of palm-based 9,10-dihydroxystearic acid (DHSA) and 1-octanol in hexane as catalyzed by lipase from Rhizomucor meihei (Lipozyme IM) followed Michaelis–Menten kinetics. The esterification reaction follows a Ping-Pong, Bi-Bi mechanism. The maximum rate was estimated to be 1 μmol min−1 mg−1 catalyst in hexane at 50 °C, and the Michaelis–Menten constants for DHSA and 1-octanol were 1.3 M and 0.7 M, respectively
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Awang, R., Basri, M., Ahmad, S. et al. Lipase-catalyzed esterification of palm-based 9,10-dihydroxystearic acid and 1-octanol in hexane – a kinetic study. Biotechnology Letters 26, 11–14 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BILE.0000009452.73477.26
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