Flavor mystery of Chinese traditional fermented baijiu: The great contribution of ester compounds

Y Xu, J Zhao, X Liu, C Zhang, Z Zhao, X Li, B Sun - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Chinese traditional fermented baijiu is a famous alcoholic beverage with unique flavor.
Despite its consumption for millennia, the flavor mystery behind baijiu is still unclear. Studies …

Advances in lipase-catalyzed esterification reactions

PY Stergiou, A Foukis, M Filippou, M Koukouritaki… - Biotechnology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Lipase-catalyzed esterification reactions are among the most significant chemical and
biochemical processes of industrial relevance. Lipases catalyze hydrolysis as well as …

Construction of thermophilic lipase-embedded metal–organic frameworks via biomimetic mineralization: a biocatalyst for ester hydrolysis and kinetic resolution

H He, H Han, H Shi, Y Tian, F Sun, Y Song… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Enhancing the activity and stability of enzymes and improving their reusability are critical
challenges in the field of enzyme immobilization. Here we report a facile and efficient …

Polyester‐based biodegradable plastics: an approach towards sustainable development

SM Satti, AA Shah - Letters in Applied Microbiology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Non‐degradability of conventional plastics, filling of landfill sites, raising water and land
pollution and rapid depletion of fossil resources have raised the environmental issues and …

Discovery and development of a novel short-chain fatty acid ester synthetic biocatalyst under aqueous phase from Monascus purpureus isolated from Baijiu

Y Xu, X Wang, X Liu, X Li, C Zhang, W Li, X Sun… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Short-chain fatty acid esters are important flavor chemicals in Chinese traditional fermented
Baijiu. Monascus purpureus was recognized as an important microorganism contributing to …

Microbial production of short and medium chain esters: Enzymes, pathways, and applications

AJ Kruis, AC Bohnenkamp, C Patinios… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainable production of bulk chemicals is one of the major challenges in the chemical
industry, particularly due to their low market prices. This includes short and medium chain …

Immobilized lipase in bio-based metal-organic frameworks constructed by biomimetic mineralization: A sustainable biocatalyst for biodiesel synthesis

Q Li, Y Chen, S Bai, X Shao, L Jiang, Q Li - Colloids and surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, thermophilic lipase QLM from Alcaligenes sp. has been successfully immobilized in
bio-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) through biomimetic mineralization, using zinc …

Extremophiles in biofuel synthesis

D Barnard, A Casanueva, M Tuffin… - Environmental …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The current global energy situation has demonstrated an urgent need for the development of
alternative fuel sources to the continually diminishing fossil fuel reserves. Much research to …

Solvent tolerant enzymes in extremophiles: adaptations and applications

B Kikani, R Patel, J Thumar, H Bhatt, DS Rathore… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-aqueous enzymology has always drawn attention due to the wide range of unique
possibilities in biocatalysis. In general, the enzymes do not or insignificantly catalyze …

Nature versus nurture: develo** enzymes that function under extreme conditions

MJ Liszka, ME Clark, E Schneider… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Many industrial processes used to produce chemicals and pharmaceuticals would benefit
from enzymes that function under extreme conditions. Enzymes from extremophilic …