Enzymatic preparation of human milk fat substitutes and their oxidation stability

J Oleo Sci. 2015;64(3):275-81. doi: 10.5650/jos.ess14254.

Abstract

Human milk fat substitutes (HMFSs), rich in palmitic acid (P) at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerol (TAG), were prepared from lard via Novozym435(®)- and Lipozyme RM-IM(®)-mediated two-step reactions. First, 2-palmitoyl monoacylglycerol (2-P-MAG, 90% purity) was prepared via Novozym435(®)mediated ethanolysis of lard. Then, 2-P-MAG, oleic acid (O), linoleic acid (L), and lard were dissolved in hexane and subjected to a Lipozyme RM-IM(®)-mediated reaction for HMFS preparation. The effect of the amount of 2-P-MAG and fatty acids (O and L) in HMFS preparation were investigated. Under the optimum reaction conditions: 7 mmol of lard, 3.0 mmol of 2-P-MAG, 5.2 mmol of O, 3.5 mmol of L, 10 mL of hexane, 10 wt% of Lipozyme RM-IMR(®) (against the total weight of substrates), 550 rpm, 37°C and 6 h, a HMFS with total fatty acid composition and P content at the sn-2 position of TAG similar to that of human milk fat was prepared. In the same way, a HMFS having polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (PUFA-HMFS) was prepared. The HMFS and PUFA-HMFS prepared in this study, as well as fats extracted from commercially available powdered milk for infants (FPM) were evaluated for their oxidation stability by an auto-oxidation test. The test showed HMFS and PUFA-HMFS to possess greater oxidation stability than that the FPMs. These results indicated that the HMFS and PUFA-HMFS prepared in this study have value as potential ingredients for powdered milk.

MeSH terms

  • Dietary Fats
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids
  • Eicosapentaenoic Acid
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Fat Substitutes / chemical synthesis*
  • Fat Substitutes / chemistry*
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Glycerides / chemical synthesis
  • Hexanes
  • Infant Food
  • Linoleic Acid / chemistry
  • Lipase / chemistry
  • Milk, Human*
  • Oleic Acid / chemistry
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Dietary Fats
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Fat Substitutes
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Glycerides
  • Hexanes
  • 2-palmitoylglycerol
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids
  • Oleic Acid
  • Linoleic Acid
  • Eicosapentaenoic Acid
  • Lipozyme
  • Novozyme 435
  • Lipase
  • lard