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Enzymatic synthesis of PS by phospholipase D (PLD)-mediated transphosphatidylation in an aqueous media was investigated. The purpose of this study was to establish a novel synthetic method where no toxic organic solvents were used. An attempt to react soybean lecithin (simply dispersed in an aqueous buffer) with an aqueous solution of l-serine and PLD was unsuccessful, giving only 20% of PS. By contrast, a suspension of lecithin adsorbed on fine powders such as silica was effectively converted into PS in an aqueous solution of l-serine and PLD. After screening various powders for use as the lecithin adsorbent, calcium sulfate was found to be the best with respect to lecithin conversion. In addition, calcium sulfate did not require prior adsorption of lecithin (i.e., the reaction proceeded effectively simply by adding the powder to an aqueous mixture of lecithin, l-serine, and PLD). With this “aqueous suspension system” of calcium sulfate, up to 180 mg/mL lecithin was completely converted, resulting in more than 80% PS in 24 h. The synthesized PS could easily be recovered from the powder by extracting with a mixture of n-hexane, ethanol, and diluted HCl.
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Iwasaki, Y., Mizumoto, Y., Okada, T. et al. An aqueous suspension system for phospholipase D-mediated synthesis of PS without toxic organic solvent. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 80, 653–657 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-003-0754-5
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