during alcoholysis of copra oil or esterification of FFAs from the same oil using papaya (Carica papaya) latex lipases or during transesterification of various TAGs using babaco (Carica pentagona) latex lipases,
obtained yields that increased as the length of the alkyl chains of the alcohol used increased (1%, 12%, 40% and 88% with
methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol, respectively).