RESEARCH ARTICLE

Journal of Oil Palm Research Vol. 12 No. 2, December 2000, p. 14-19

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ACETYLATED GLUCOSE FATTY ESTERS FROM PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL FATTY METHYL ESTERS

DZULKEFLY Kuang* ; OBAJE, Olobo J* ; ABDUL MANAF Ali**

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ABSTRACT

Acetylated glucose fatty esters (AGFE) were synthesized from palm and palm kernel fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) through a one-stage solvent-free interesterfication reaction with glucose pentaacetate (GPA). Two main products obtained and identified were mono-and di-substituted AGFEE. The hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB), ternary phase diagram, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial bioassays were studied.

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* Department of Chemistry,
Universiti Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

** Department of Biotechnology,
Universiti Putra Malaysia,
43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

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