The lid domain in lipases: Structural and functional determinant of enzymatic properties

FI Khan, D Lan, R Durrani, W Huan, Z Zhao… - … in bioengineering and …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Lipases are important industrial enzymes. Most of the lipases operate at lipid–water
interfaces enabled by a mobile lid domain located over the active site. Lid protects the active …

A review on the thermomechanical properties and biodegradation behaviour of polyesters

A Larrañaga, E Lizundia - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing societal concerns about the environmental impact of plastic waste, together
with the depletion of petroleum resources, makes it imperative to develop environmentally …

Immobilisation and application of lipases in organic media

P Adlercreutz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Different methods of preparing lipases for use in organic media are critically reviewed. Solid
lipase preparations can be made by typical immobilisation methods such as adsorption …

Enzymatic biodiesel: Challenges and opportunities

LP Christopher, H Kumar, VP Zambare - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The chemical-catalyzed transesterification of vegetable oils to biodiesel has been
industrially adopted due to its high conversion rates and low production time. However, this …

Oils and fats as renewable raw materials in chemistry

U Biermann, U Bornscheuer, MAR Meier… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin have been the most important renewable
feedstock of the chemical industry in the past and in the present. A tremendous geographical …

Overcoming the incompatibility challenge in chemoenzymatic and multi‐catalytic cascade reactions

S Schmidt, K Castiglione… - Chemistry–A European …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐catalytic cascade reactions bear a great potential to minimize downstream and
purification steps, leading to a drastic reduction of the produced waste. In many examples …

Engineering proteins for thermostability through rigidifying flexible sites

H Yu, H Huang - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Engineering proteins for thermostability is an exciting and challenging field since it is critical
for broadening the industrial use of recombinant proteins. Thermostability of proteins arises …

Lipase mediated synthesis of sugar fatty acid esters

AM Gumel, MSM Annuar, T Heidelberg, Y Chisti - Process Biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
This review is concerned with lipase catalyzed synthesis of sugar fatty acid esters in water
immiscible organic solvents. Sugar esters are widely used nonionic and nontoxic …

Enzymes in lipid modification

UT Bornscheuer - Annual review of food science and technology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the application of enzymes in lipid modification. Lipases are the most
established biocatalysts used for the synthesis of structured triacylglycerols, fats, and …

Biotechnology in future food lipids: opportunities and challenges

Q Xu, Q Tang, Y Xu, J Wu, X Mao, F Li… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Lipids are a large group of essential nutrients in daily diets that provide energy and maintain
various physiological functions. As the global population is rapidly expanding, there is an …