Synthesis of anti-inflamamtory lipid mediators using soybean flour lipoxygenase

This thesis describes the application of soybean flour as an inexpensive, natural enzyme source in the synthesis of anti-inflammatory lipid-based mediators from omega-3 fatty acids. Soybean flour has been demonstrated to be a more versatile biocatalyst than a commercial soybean enzyme in forming product efficiently and catalysing complex lipid mixtures.