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Porcine pancreatic lipase (PPL) catalysed acetylation of some pentose and hexose sugars was accomplished in organic solvents after their preadsorption on silica gel. The effects of solvent polarity, type and concentration of acyl donor were investigated.
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Sharma, A., Chattopadhyay, S. Lipase catalysed acetylation of carbohydrates. Biotechnol Lett 15, 1145–1146 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00131205
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00131205