Flavonoids (aglycon, glycosylated) are widely used in pharmaceutic, cosmetic and food
preparation. They have several physico-chemical properties and biological activities but …

The role of feruloyl esterases in plant wall development, in gut health, and in the breakdown
of plant biomass for the production of bioactive phytochemicals and biofuel is covered in this …

Enzymatic stereodivergent synthesis to access all possible product stereoisomers bearing
multiple stereocenters is relatively undeveloped, although enzymes are being increasingly …

An overview is given of newly developed Lewis or Brønsted acid and base catalysts for
esterification, transesterification and ester interchange reactions. The most relevant …

This paper gives a short review of different catalytic processes for the conversion of
terpenes, triglycerides and carbohydrates to valuable chemicals and polymers. Attention is …

The FRISM strategy has emerged as one of the most efficient methods for protein
engineering. It involves the identification of hotspots, which is usually rationalized through …

This paper discusses the relative advantages of different process options to convert
renewable feedstocks (carbohydrates, vegetable oils, terpenes and lignocellulosic …

Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) is a robust and easily expressed enzyme used widely in
academic and industrial laboratories with many different kinds of applications. In fine …

Cyanidin-3-O-galactoside (cy-gal) isolated from alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpine L.)
was enzymatically acylated with saturated fatty acids of different chain lengths with Candida …

Psychrophiles are cold-living microorganisms synthesizing enzymes that are permanently
active at almost near-zero temperatures. Psychrozymes are supposed to be structurally …