Toward the proactive design of sustainable chemicals: Ionic liquids as a prime example

S Beil, M Markiewicz, CS Pereira, P Stepnowski… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The tailorable and often unique properties of ionic liquids (ILs) drive their implementation
into a broad variety of seminal technologies. The modular design of ILs allows in this context …

Ionic liquids as tool to improve enzymatic organic synthesis

T Itoh - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) have now been acknowledged as reaction media for biotransformations.
The first three examples were reported in this field in 2000, and since then, numerous …

Do Ionic Liquids Exhibit the Required Characteristics to Dissolve, Extract, Stabilize, and Purify Proteins? Past-Present-Future Assessment

P Bharmoria, AA Tietze, D Mondal, TS Kang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Proteins are highly labile molecules, thus requiring the presence of appropriate solvents and
excipients in their liquid milieu to keep their stability and biological activity. In this field, ionic …

Proteins in ionic liquids: Reactions, applications, and futures

A Schindl, ML Hagen, S Muzammal… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Biopolymer processing and handling is greatly facilitated by the use of ionic liquids, given
the increased solubility, and in some cases, structural stability imparted to these molecules …

Biocatalysis and biomass conversion in alternative reaction media

RA Sheldon - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this Minireview, the state of the art in the use of ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic
solvents (DESs) as alternative reaction media for biocatalytic processes and biomass …

An overview on the toxicological properties of ionic liquids toward microorganisms

M Sivapragasam, M Moniruzzaman… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ionic liquids (ILs), a class of materials with unique physicochemical properties, have been
used extensively in the fields of chemical engineering, biotechnology, material sciences …

Current trends in green solvents: biocompatible ionic liquids

A Tzani, MA Karadendrou, S Kalafateli, V Kakokefalou… - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biocompatible Ionic Liquids (Bio-ILs) are a new class of ILs that are task-specifically
designed to derive from naturally occurring compounds and/or derivatives thereof, as well as …

Long-term protein packaging in cholinium-based ionic liquids: improved catalytic activity and enhanced stability of cytochrome c against multiple stresses

M Bisht, D Mondal, MM Pereira, MG Freire… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
There is considerable interest in the use of structurally stable and catalytically active
enzymes, such as cytochrome c (Cyt c), in the pharmaceutical and fine chemicals industries …

Ionic liquids: Advances and applications in phase transfer catalysis

SP Neofotistos, A Tzani, A Detsi - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids are a family of liquids that are composed entirely of ions and usually have
melting points lower than 100° C. Extensive research, along with the ever-growing interest of …

Recent advances of enzymatic reactions in ionic liquids: Part II

AAM Elgharbawy, M Moniruzzaman, M Goto - Biochemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
As a biocompatible and designer solvents, ionic liquids (ILs) are extensively used for
enzymatic conversion of substrates, particularly those that are insoluble or sparingly soluble …