TY - JOUR
T1 - Sucrose fatty acid esters
T2 - synthesis, emulsifying capacities, biological activities and structure-property profiles
AU - Teng, Yinglai
AU - Stewart, Scott G.
AU - Hai, Yao Wen
AU - Li, Xuan
AU - Banwell, Martin G.
AU - Lan, Ping
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The notable physical and chemical properties of sucrose fatty acid esters have prompted their use in the chemical industry, especially as surfactants, since 1939. Recently, their now well-recognized value as nutraceuticals and as additives in cosmetics has significantly increased demand for ready access to them. As such a review of current methods for the preparation of sucrose fatty acid esters by both chemical and enzymatic means is warranted and is presented here together with an account of the historical development of these compounds as surfactants (emulsifiers). The somewhat belated recognition of the antimicrobial, anticancer and insecticidal activities of sucrose esters is also discussed along with a commentary on their structure-property profiles.
AB - The notable physical and chemical properties of sucrose fatty acid esters have prompted their use in the chemical industry, especially as surfactants, since 1939. Recently, their now well-recognized value as nutraceuticals and as additives in cosmetics has significantly increased demand for ready access to them. As such a review of current methods for the preparation of sucrose fatty acid esters by both chemical and enzymatic means is warranted and is presented here together with an account of the historical development of these compounds as surfactants (emulsifiers). The somewhat belated recognition of the antimicrobial, anticancer and insecticidal activities of sucrose esters is also discussed along with a commentary on their structure-property profiles.
KW - Biological activities
KW - chemical and enzymatic synthesis
KW - emulsifying properties
KW - esterification and transesterification
KW - structure-property profiles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088934657&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10408398.2020.1798346
DO - 10.1080/10408398.2020.1798346
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32746632
AN - SCOPUS:85088934657
SN - 1040-8398
VL - 61
SP - 3297
EP - 3317
JO - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
JF - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
IS - 19
ER -