Enzymes from extremophiles

DC Demirjian, F Morı́s-Varas, CS Cassidy - Current opinion in chemical …, 2001 - Elsevier
The industrial application of enzymes that can withstand harsh conditions has greatly
increased over the past decade. This is mainly a result of the discovery of novel enzymes …

Biodegradation, biotransformation, and biocatalysis (B3)

RE Parales, NC Bruce, A Schmid… - Applied and …, 2002 - journals.asm.org
When one adult meets another at a party, they often get to know each other by asking the
question,“What do you do?” Translated, this question asks how you earn a living. When a …

[KNIHA][B] Biocatalysis in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries

RN Patel - 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
Because enzyme-catalyzed reactions exhibit higher enantioselectivity, regioselectivity,
substrate specificity, and stability, they require mild conditions to react while prompting …

Synthetic applications of nitrile-converting enzymes

V Mylerová, L Martínková - Current Organic Chemistry, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
The use of nitrile hydratases (RCN+ H2O→ RCONH2) and nitrilases (RCN+ 2 H2O→ RCOO-
+ NH4+) in biocatalysis attracts profound attention from the beginning of 1980s since it …

Nitrile‐converting enzymes: An eco‐friendly tool for industrial biocatalysis

PW Ramteke, NG Maurice, B Joseph… - Biotechnology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Nitriles are organic compounds bearing a C N group; they are frequently known to occur
naturally in both fauna and flora and are also synthesized chemically. They have wide …

Significantly enhanced substrate tolerance of Pseudomonas putida nitrilase via atmospheric and room temperature plasma and cell immobilization

TT Dong, JS Gong, BC Gu, Q Zhang, H Li, ZM Lu… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of the study was to enhance the substrate tolerance of Pseudomonas putida
nitrilase via atmospheric and room temperature plasma (ARTP) and cell immobilization. The …

Microbial transformation of nitriles to high-value acids or amides

J Chen, RC Zheng, YG Zheng, YC Shen - … in China I: From Bioreaction to …, 2009 - Springer
Biotransformation of nitriles mediated by nitrile-amide converting enzymes has attracted
considerable attention and developed tremendously in the recent years in China since it …

Biodegradation of propionitrile by Klebsiella oxytoca immobilized in alginate and cellulose triacetate gel

CY Chen, SC Chen, M Fingas, CM Kao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2010 - Elsevier
A microbial process for the degradation of propionitrile by Klebsiella oxytoca was studied.
The microorganism, K. oxytoca, was isolated from the discharged wastewater of metal …

β‐Cyclodextrin: A green and efficient supramolecular catalyst for organic transformations

DS Dalal, DR Patil, YA Tayade - The Chemical Record, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract β‐Cyclodextrin is cyclic oligosaccharide possessing hydrophobic cavity, which
binds the substrates selectively and catalyze number of organic transformations with high …

Auxiliary phase guidelines for microbial biotransformations of toxic substrate into toxic product

AJJ Straathof - Biotechnology Progress, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
When an industrial process is developed using the microbial transformation of a precursor
into a desired chemical compound, high concentrations of substrate and product will be …