Use of Alcalase in the production of bioactive peptides: A review

VG Tacias-Pascacio, R Morellon-Sterling… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review aims to cover the uses of the commercially available protease Alcalase in the
production of biologically active peptides since 2010. Immobilization of Alcalase has also …

The Hitchhiker's guide to biocatalysis: recent advances in the use of enzymes in organic synthesis

RA Sheldon, D Brady, ML Bode - Chemical science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzymes are excellent catalysts that are increasingly being used in industry and academia.
This perspective is primarily aimed at synthetic organic chemists with limited experience …

Broadening the scope of biocatalysis in sustainable organic synthesis

RA Sheldon, D Brady - ChemSusChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This Review is aimed at synthetic organic chemists who may be familiar with organometallic
catalysis but have no experience with biocatalysis, and seeks to provide an answer to the …

Reactivity of metal–oxo clusters towards biomolecules: from discrete polyoxometalates to metal–organic frameworks

DES Marcano, ND Savić, K Declerck… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–oxo clusters hold great potential in several fields such as catalysis, materials science,
energy storage, medicine, and biotechnology. These nanoclusters of transition metals with …

Solvents and sustainable chemistry

T Welton - Proceedings of the Royal Society A …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Solvents are widely recognized to be of great environmental concern. The reduction of their
use is one of the most important aims of green chemistry. In addition to this, the appropriate …

Potential of different enzyme immobilization strategies to improve enzyme performance

C Garcia‐Galan, Á Berenguer‐Murcia… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Enzyme biocatalysis plays a very relevant role in the development of many chemical
industries, eg, energy, food or fine chemistry. To achieve this goal, enzyme immobilization is …

Nature's chemical signatures in human olfaction: a foodborne perspective for future biotechnology

A Dunkel, M Steinhaus, M Kotthoff… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The biocatalytic production of flavor naturals that determine chemosensory percepts of foods
and beverages is an ever challenging target for academic and industrial research. Advances …

Looking back: a short history of the discovery of enzymes and how they became powerful chemical tools

CM Heckmann, F Paradisi - ChemCatChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Enzymatic approaches to challenges in chemical synthesis are increasingly popular and
very attractive to industry given their green nature and high efficiency compared to traditional …

Application of magnetic nanoparticles in smart enzyme immobilization

H Vaghari, H Jafarizadeh-Malmiri, M Mohammadlou… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Springer
Immobilization of enzymes enhances their properties for efficient utilization in industrial
processes. Magnetic nanoparticles, due to their high surface area, large surface-to-volume …

Lipase promiscuity and its biochemical applications

M Kapoor, MN Gupta - Process Biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Lipases are the most widely used class of enzymes in organic synthesis. Availability of large
number of commercial preparations, their broad specificity and relatively better stability (as …