Surfactant enhanced l-α-glycerylphosphorylcholine production from phosphatidylcholine using phospholipase A<sub>1</sub> in the aqueous phase Yuanyuan Lu Alei Zhang Xin Wang Ning Hao Kequan Chen Pingkai Ouyang 10.6084/m9.figshare.7699799.v1 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Surfactant_enhanced_l-_-glycerylphosphorylcholine_production_from_phosphatidylcholine_using_phospholipase_A_sub_1_sub_in_the_aqueous_phase/7699799 <p>Enzymatic production of L-α-glycerylphosphorylcholine (L-α-GPC) is difficult due to the limited solubility of phosphatidylcholine (PC) in the aqueous phase. Surfactants can be used to improve the solubility and the dispersibility of non-polar chemicals in the aqueous media. In this study, various surfactants were investigated to improve L-α-GPC enzymatic production using phospholipase A<sub>1</sub> (PLA<sub>1</sub>) in the aqueous phase. The results showed that Tween 20 was the most effective surfactant for enhancing L-α-GPC concentration. With 20 g<sup>.</sup>L<sup>−1</sup> of Tween 20, the optimal conditions of PC hydrolysis were determined to be enzyme loading of 0.64 g<sup>.</sup>L<sup>−1</sup> and substrate concentration of 60 g<sup>.</sup>L<sup>−1</sup> at 45 °C for 1 h. In addition, the fed-batch catalytic process of PC was conducted to avoid substrate inhibition and increase product accumulation, resulting in 112.56 g<sup>.</sup>L<sup>−1</sup> of L-α-GPC from 360.00 g<sup>.</sup>L<sup>−1</sup> PC with yield of 91.36% within 3 h.</p> 2019-02-10 08:11:47 L-α-glycerylphosphorylcholine phosphatidylcholine phospholipase A1 surfactant Tween 20