Lipase catalysis in organic solvents: advantages and applications

A Kumar, K Dhar, SS Kanwar, PK Arora - Biological procedures online, 2016 - Springer
Lipases are industrial biocatalysts, which are involved in several novel reactions, occurring
in aqueous medium as well as non-aqueous medium. Furthermore, they are well-known for …

Enzyme immobilization: polymer–solvent–enzyme compatibility

F Asaduzzaman, S Salmon - Molecular Systems Design & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Immobilization improves enzyme stability, allows easy enzyme separation from reaction
mixtures, and enables repeatable use over prolonged periods, especially in systems …

Lipase-catalyzed esterification

NN Gandhi, NS Patil, SB Sawant, JB Joshi… - Catalysis …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Lipases are versatile catalysts. In addition to their natural reaction of fat hydrolysis, lipases
catalyze a plethora of other reactions such as esterification, amidation, and …

Water activity and substrate concentration effects on lipase activity

E Wehtje, P Adlercreutz - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Catalytic activity of lipases (from Rhizopus arrhizus, Canadida rugosa, and Pseudomonas
sp. was studied in organic media, mainly diisopropyl ether. The effect of water activity (aw) …

What can we learn by studying enzymes in non–aqueous media?

PJ Halling - … Transactions of the Royal Society of London …, 2004 - royalsocietypublishing.org
What is the role of water in enzyme structure and function? One approach to answers should
come from studies in which the amount of water present is a variable. In the absence of bulk …

Structure and function of subtilisin BPN 'solubilized in organic solvents

PP Wangikar, PC Michels, DS Clark… - Journal of the American …, 1997 - ACS Publications
Enzyme structure and function have been studied for subtilisin BPN 'solubilized in organic
solvents by ion pairing with low concentrations of an anionic surfactant (Aerosol OT) in the …

Do organic solvents affect the catalytic properties of lipase? Intrinsic kinetic parameters of lipases in ester hydrolysis and formation in various organic solvents

JBA van Tol, RMM Stevens… - Biotechnology and …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
When it is assumed that organic solvents do not interfere with the binding process nor with
the catalytic mechanism, the contribution of substrate‐solvent interactions to enzyme kinetics …

Reactivities of organic phase biosensors. 2. The amperometric behaviour of horseradish peroxidase immobilised on a platinum electrode modified with an …

EI Iwuoha, DS de Villaverde, NP Garcia… - Biosensors and …, 1997 - Elsevier
An amperometric peroxide biosensor was prepared by electrochemical deposition of
horseradish peroxidase (HRP) on a Pt disc electrode modified with polyaniline (PANI) film …

Remarkable activation of enzymes in nonaqueous media by denaturing organic cosolvents

Ö Almarsson, AM Klibanov - Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The rates of transesterification reactions catalyzed by the protease subtilisin Carlsberg
suspended in various anhydrous solvents at 30° C can be increased more than 100‐fold by …

Controlling enzyme‐catalyzed regioselectivity in sugar ester synthesis

JO Rich, BA Bedell, JS Dordick - Biotechnology and …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
The rational control over enzyme‐catalyzed regioselectivity has been studied using sucrose
acylation by vinyl esters in organic media as a model. Subtilisins BPN'and Carlsberg …