Efficient enzymatic synthesis of L-ascorbyl palmitate using Candida antarctica lipase B-embedded metal-organic framework

The Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) was embedded in the metal-organic framework, zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), and applied in the enzymatic synthesis of L -ascorbic acid palmitate (ASP) for the first time. The obtained CALB@ZIF-8 achieved the enzyme loading of 80 mg g −1 with 11.3 U g −1 (dry weight) unit activity, 59.8% activity recovery, and 92.7% immobilization yield. Under the optimal condition, ASP was synthesized with over 75.9% conversion of L -ascorbic acid in a 10-batch reaction. Continuous synthesis of ASP was subsequently performed in a packed bed bioreactor with an outstanding average space–time yield of 58.1 g L −1 h −1 , which was higher than ever reported continuous ASP biosynthesis reactions.