This comprehensive book examines and discusses different non-aqueous systems from organic solvents to ionic liquids for synthetic applications and opens the door to new successful methods for biocatalytic reactions. INDICE: Introduction (G. Carrea and S. Riva) PART I: BIOCATALYSIS IN NEAT ORGANIC SOLVENTS - FUNDAMENTALS Fundamentals of biocatalysis in neat organic solvents (Patrick Adlercreutz) Effects of organic solvents on enzyme selectivity (Jaap Jongejan) Activating enzymes for use in organic solvents (Anne Serdakowski and Jonathan Dordick) PART II: BIOCATALYSIS IN NEAT ORGANIC SOLVENTS - SYNTHETIC APPLICATIONS Exploiting enantioselectivity of hydrolases in organic solvents (Hans-Erik Hogberg) Enzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution processes (JanBackvall) Exploiting enzyme regioselectivity and chemoselectivity (Sergio Riva) Industrial scale applications of enzymes in non aqueous solvents (David Pollard and Birgit Kosjek) PART III: BIOCATALYSIS IN BIPHASIC AND NEW REACTION MEDIA Biocatalysis in biphasic systems: general (Pedro Fernandes and Joaquim Cabral) Biocatalysis in biphasic systems: oxynitrilases (Manuela Avi and HerfriedGriengl Ionic liquids as media for enzymatic transformations (Roger Sheldon and Fred van Rantwijk) Solid/gas biocatalysis (Isabelle Goubet, Marianne Graber, Sylvain Lamare, Thierry Maugard and Marie-Dominique Legoy) Biocatalysis withundissolved solid substrates and products (Alessandra Basso, Sara Cantone, Cynthia Ebert, Peter Halling and Lucia Gardossi)
- ISBN: 978-3-527-31846-9
- Editorial: Verlag Chemie
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 328
- Fecha Publicación: 13/02/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés