TY - JOUR AU - Sellami, Mohamed AU - Aissa, Imen AU - Frikha, Fakher AU - Gargouri, Youssef AU - Miled, Nabil PY - 2011 DA - 2011/06/17 TI - Immobilized Rhizopus oryzaelipase catalyzed synthesis of palm stearin and cetyl alcohol wax esters: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology JO - BMC Biotechnology SP - 68 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Waxes are esters of long-chain fatty acids and long-chain alcohols. Their principal natural sources are animals (sperm whale oil) and vegetables (jojoba) which are expensive and not easily available. Wax esters synthesized by enzymatic transesterification, using palm stearin as raw material, can be considered as an alternative to natural ones. SN - 1472-6750 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6750-11-68 DO - 10.1186/1472-6750-11-68 ID - Sellami2011 ER -