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. 2018 Jun 7;6:197. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00197

Table 2.

Effect of the quantity of biosilicified lipase and water content in the conversion of valeric acid to ethyl valerate.

% Biosilicified lipase (m/v) Conversion ethyl valerate (%) Water (μL) Conversion ethyl valerate (%)
15 82 400 69
7.5 65 300 55
5 38 200 54
2.5 <20 100 58

Reaction conditions, 0.01 mol valeric acid (1.09 mL), 0.02 mol EtOH (1.16 mL), 2 h ultrasonic irradiation.