Is enzyme immobilization a mature discipline? Some critical considerations to capitalize on the benefits of immobilization

JM Bolivar, JM Woodley… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzyme immobilization has been developing since the 1960s and although many industrial
biocatalytic processes use the technology to improve enzyme performance, still today we …

Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

[HTML][HTML] Stabilization of enzymes via immobilization: Multipoint covalent attachment and other stabilization strategies

RC Rodrigues, Á Berenguer-Murcia… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of enzymes in industrial processes requires the improvement of their features in
many instances. Enzyme immobilization, a requirement to facilitate the recovery and reuse …

[HTML][HTML] Lipase immobilization via cross-linked enzyme aggregates: Problems and prospects–A review

CS Sampaio, JAF Angelotti… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review we have focused on the preparation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates
(CLEAs) from lipases, as these are among the most used enzyme in bioprocesses. This …

Immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports: immobilization mechanism, advantages, problems, and solutions

RC Rodrigues, JJ Virgen-Ortíz, JCS Dos Santos… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lipases are the most widely used enzymes in biocatalysis, and the most utilized method for
enzyme immobilization is using hydrophobic supports at low ionic strength. This method …

Integrating enzyme immobilization and protein engineering: An alternative path for the development of novel and improved industrial biocatalysts

C Bernal, K Rodriguez, R Martínez - Biotechnology Advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Enzyme immobilization often achieves reusable biocatalysts with improved operational
stability and solvent resistance. However, these modifications are generally associated with …

Strategies for the one-step immobilization–purification of enzymes as industrial biocatalysts

O Barbosa, C Ortiz, Á Berenguer-Murcia, R Torres… - Biotechnology …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this review, we detail the efforts performed to couple the purification and the
immobilization of industrial enzymes in a single step. The use of antibodies, the …

Importance of the support properties for immobilization or purification of enzymes

JCS Santos, O Barbosa, C Ortiz… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Immobilization and purification of enzymes are usual requirements for their industrial use.
Both purification and immobilization have a common factor: they use a solid activated …

Glutaraldehyde in bio-catalysts design: A useful crosslinker and a versatile tool in enzyme immobilization

O Barbosa, C Ortiz, Á Berenguer-Murcia, R Torres… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Glutaraldehyde is one of the most widely used reagents in the design of biocatalysts. It is a
powerful crosslinker, able to react with itself, with the advantages that this may bring forth. In …

Heterofunctional supports in enzyme immobilization: from traditional immobilization protocols to opportunities in tuning enzyme properties

O Barbosa, R Torres, C Ortiz… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A heterofunctional support for enzyme immobilization may be defined as that which
possesses several distinct functionalities on its surface able to interact with a protein. We will …