Patent ID: 8377662

Claim:
A process for the preparation of N-Acyl-Phosphatidyl-Ethanolamine of formula (I) where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are, independently from each other, saturated, monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated acyls C 10 -C 30 , X═OH or OM, M=alkaline metal, alkaline earth, ammonium or alkylammonium, comprising reacting phosphatides of formula (II), where R 1 and R 2 have the same meanings defined previously, and R 4 ═CH 2 —CH 2 —N + (CH 3 ) 3 and/or CH 2 —CH 2 —NH 3 + , with a compound of formula (III), where R 3 has the same meaning defined previously, in the presence of phospholipase D, wherein said reaction is carried out in water or in a mixture of water and at least one hydrocarbon.