ABSTRACT
I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 38 II. Acylglycerols ..........................................................................................................................40 III. Physical Properties of Acylglycerols ...................................................................................... 41
A. Nucleation ....................................................................................................................... 41 B. Crystal Growth ............................................................................................................... 42 C. Polymorphism ................................................................................................................ 42
IV. Chemical and Enzymatic Synthesis of Acylglycerols ............................................................ 43 A. Alcoholysis ..................................................................................................................... 43 B. Interesterication ............................................................................................................44 C. Esterication .................................................................................................................. 45 D. Transesterication ..........................................................................................................46 E. Hydrolysis .......................................................................................................................46 F. Hydrogenolysis ............................................................................................................... 47 G. Addition Reactions to Double Bond ...............................................................................48
