October 20, 2023

Dear reviewer,

Thank you very much for handling our manuscript and giving us an opportunity for revision. Now we are pleased to submit our revised article entitled “Enzymatic Conversion of Camellia Seed Oil into Glycerol Esters: Synthesis, Characterization, and Mechanistic Analysis ” (Manuscript ID: JAOCS-23-0156).

A point-by-point response to reviewers’ comments has been attached and all the modifications were used the ”Track Changes” function in the revised manuscript. We appreciate the critical comments from reviewers and we hope that all the questions have been satisfactorily addressed. we believe that our novelty and scientific merits are presented in a clearer manner in the revised manuscript for potential publication in processes.

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Kindest regards,

Dr. Changzhu Li, representative of all of the authors

State Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resource,

Hunan Academy of Forestry,

658#, Shaoshan South Street,

Changsha 410004, China

Email address: Lichangzhu2013@aliyun.com