Biocatalysis for the Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Deep Eutectic Solvents: State-of-the-Art and Prospects

N Zhang, P Domínguez de María, S Kara - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biocatalysis holds immense potential for pharmaceutical development as it enables
synthetic routes to various chiral building blocks with unparalleled selectivity. Therein …

Upstream and downstream bioprocessing in enzyme technology

N Guajardo, RA Schrebler - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of biotransformation must integrate upstream and downstream processes.
Upstream bioprocessing will influence downstream bioprocessing. It is essential to consider …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of laccase activity in cholinium-based ionic liquids using experimental and molecular dynamics techniques

KK Chan, AF Pereira, AI Valente, APM Tavares… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Laccases hold great potential for biotechnological applications, particularly in environmental
pollutant remediation. Laccase activity is governed by the solvent environment, and ionic …

Deep eutectic solvent as an additive to improve enzymatic hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

X Zheng, J Feng, Y Lu, R Li, A Cavaco-paulo… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2024 - Springer
Enzymatic hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for surface modification of
polyester fibers has attracted considerable research attention in recent years. However, the …

The multiple enhancements of deep eutectic solvent on cellulase significantly improve the saccharification efficiency of lignocellulosic biomass

Y Wang, A Wang, S Liu, L Li, Y Liu, Y Liu, G Nie… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The introduction of specific choline chloride (ChCl)-and betaine (Bet)-based deep eutectic
solvents (DESs) into the conventional acetic acid–sodium acetate solution led to a …

Enzyme-catalyzed polyurethane adhesive degradation

A Romano, A Rosato, L Sisti, G Zanaroli… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethanes represent a class of highly versatile synthetic polymers, suitable for a wide
range of applications. Their biological degradation is of great interest since it can allow the …

Activity of an anaerobic Thermoanaerobacterales hydrolase on aliphatic and aromatic polyesters

C Siracusa, L Fohler, L Leibetseder… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
This study focuses on the biochemical characterization of a new hydrolase (Thb) expressed
from anaerobic Thermoanaerobacterales, which could be used to improve biogas plant …