Biocatalysis with undissolved solid substrates and products

Halling, P.J.; Carrea, Giacomo and Riva, Sergio, eds. (2008) Biocatalysis with undissolved solid substrates and products. In: Organic Synthesis with Enzymes in Non-Aqueous Media. Wiley-VCH, pp. 279-287. ISBN 9783527318469

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Abstract

Closing a gap in the literature, this comprehensive book examines and discusses different non-aqueous systems from organic solvents to ionic liquids for synthetic applications, thus opening the door to new successful methods for biocatalytic reactions. It gathers into one handy source the information otherwise widely spread throughout the literature, combining useful background information with a number of synthetic examples, including industrial scale processes for pharmaceutical and fine chemicals. Extremely well structured, the text introduces the fundamentals of non-aqueous enzymology, before going on to new reaction media and synthetic applications using hydrolases and non-hydrolytic enzymes. This is the one-stop reference for everyone working in this hot field.