What do we learn from enzyme behaviors in organic solvents?–Structural functionalization of ionic liquids for enzyme activation and stabilization

H Zhao - Biotechnology Advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Enzyme activity in nonaqueous media (eg conventional organic solvents) is typically lower
than in water by several orders of magnitude. There is a rising interest of developing new …

Ionic Liquids in Metal, Photo-, Electro-, and (Bio) Catalysis

J Dupont, BC Leal, P Lozano, AL Monteiro… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) have unique physicochemical properties that make them advantageous for
catalysis, such as low vapor pressure, non-flammability, high thermal and chemical …

Supramolecular ionic liquid gels for enzyme entrapment

HT Imam, K Hill, A Reid, S Mix, PC Marr… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reported herein is an entrapment method for enzyme immobilization that does not require
the formation of new covalent bonds. Ionic liquid supramolecular gels are formed containing …

Applications of ionic liquids in whole-cell and isolated enzyme biocatalysis

HT Imam, V Krasňan, M Rebroš, AC Marr - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids have unique chemical properties that have fascinated scientists in many fields.
The effects of adding ionic liquids to biocatalysts are many and varied. The uses of ionic …

Lipase activation by molecular bioimprinting: The role of interactions between fatty acids and enzyme active site

LMS Brandao, MS Barbosa, RL Souza… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bioimprinting is an easy, sustainable and low‐cost technique that promotes a printing of
potential substrates on enzyme structure, inducing a more selective and stable …

Ionic liquids as a tunable solvent and modifier for biocatalysis

Z Li, Q Han, K Wang, S Song, Y Xue, X Ji, J Zhai… - Catalysis …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The use of biocompatible ionic liquids (bio-ILs) as a “green” solvent with uniquely tunable
cations and anions, specific selectivity, and many other desirable physicochemical …

An overview on the recent advances in alternative solvents as stabilizers of proteins and enzymes

JS Almeida, EV Capela, AM Loureiro, APM Tavares… - ChemEngineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, the use of alternative solvents is increasing, namely ionic liquids (ILs) and deep
eutectic solvents (DESs) in diverse fields of knowledge, such as biochemistry, chemistry …

Thermal decomposition of phosphonium salicylate and phosphonium benzoate ionic liquids

A Khajeh, MH Rahman, T Liu, P Panwar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The thermal stability of ionic liquids is important for their use in a variety of applications.
Here, reactive molecular dynamics simulations and thermogravimetric analyses were used …

Facilitating enzymatic reactions by using ionic liquids: A mini review

AAM Elgharbawy, M Moniruzzaman, M Goto - Current Opinion in Green …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Enzymatic reactions in ionic liquids (ILs) were reported within the past 2
years.•Latest techniques/nanotechnology to enhance enzyme performance in ILs were …

Enzymatic transesterification of coconut oil by using immobilized lipase on biochar: An experimental and molecular docking study

LC Almeida, MS Barbosa, FA de Jesus… - Biotechnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Guava seed biochar appears as a new alternative of the effective support to the
immobilization of Burkholderia cepacia lipase (BCL) by physical adsorption. The objective of …