Cover Picture: Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 3∕2015

There is considerable interest in antioxidants from natural sources for food uses. Phenolic acids are excellent antioxidants, widely occurring in plants, but their applications in oil-based formulations is limited. In this study, a two-step chemoenzymatic lipophilization of phenolic acids with policosanols, which are long-chain aliphatic primary alcohols extracted from plant waxes, was carried out to improve their antioxidant activity against lipid oxidation. The resulting policosanyl phenolates showed eff ective antioxidant activities in linoleic acid model system and in cooked pork model system.