Patent ID: 6037151
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: C12P

Abstract:
A process for preparation of long-chain alkyl glycosides in a multiphase system, comprising reacting a glucose-containing reactant with a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 fatty alcohol in the presence of a .beta.-glucosidase and a reaction promoter, wherein said promoter is selected from the group consisting of formamide, methyl formamide, dimethyl formamide, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alcohol, dioxane, acetone, dimethylsulfoxide, mixtures thereof, and solvents having a polar component of solubility parameter in the range of 5-13, and a hydrogen bonding component of solubility parameter in the range of 4-11 and said promoter is present in an amount of less than 50 wt % of the total reaction mixture.