Biocatalysis in microstructured lyotropic liquid crystals

Autor: Harald Voss, Matthias Boy
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 5:355-359
ISSN: 1381-1177
DOI: 10.1016/s1381-1177(98)00049-6
Popis: Biphasic liquid crystal systems consisting of organic solvent, water and surfactant are interesting media for biocatalysis in a non-aqueous environment. The application of such systems for the (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase catalyzed synthesis of (S)-mandelonitrile is demonstrated. Screening a favourable liquid crystal system is the first step. Experimental results of the influence of temperature, enzyme and substrate concentration on the kinetics are presented. Interactions of the three-dimensional liquid crystalline immobilization matrix and the mass transfer and biochemical reaction kinetics are shown.
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