Biomedical applications of calixarenes: state of the art and perspectives

YC Pan, XY Hu, DS Guo - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Calixarenes (CAs), representing the third generation of supramolecular hosts and one of the
most widely studied macrocyclic scaffolds, offer (almost) unlimited structure and application …

Zeolite imidazole framework entrapped quantum dots (QDs@ ZIF-8): Encapsulation, properties, and applications

I Ahmad, T Muhmood, A Rehman, M Zahid… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2023 - Elsevier
Semiconducting quantum dots, with particle sizes ranging from 1-10nm, have unique
photophysical and electronic properties with a wide range of applications. However, their …

Synergistic role of carbon quantum dots in the activity and stability of Candida rugosa lipase encapsulated within metal–organic frameworks (ZIF-8)

E Ozyilmaz, O Caglar, I Sargin, G Arslan - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are particularly attractive in biosensing, bioimaging and drug
delivery applications due to their luminescent properties, water dispersibility and favorable …

Surfactant-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in the preparation of an active biocatalysis

E Ozyilmaz, MB Kocer, O Caglar, A Yildirim… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are used as ideal support materials thanks to their unique
properties and have become the focus of interest in enzyme immobilization studies …

Preparation of two new chiral metal-organic frameworks for lipase immobilization and their use as biocatalysis in the enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic naproxen …

S Ascioglu, E Ozyilmaz, A Yildirim, S Sayin… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the selective pharmacological activity of chiral drugs, it is important to develop
new chiral materials to synthesize them. In this work, two new chiral MOFs (UiO-66@ Np and …

The use of sol–gel processes in the development of supported catalysts

A Rex, JHZ Dos Santos - Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2023 - Springer
The use of sol–gel processes is discussed in the development of silica-supported/
encapsulated catalysts applied for dry methane reforming (DRM), hydrogenation, hydrolysis …

Encapsulation of diuron with Zn-based magnetic metal-organic framework and reduction of its mobility in soil

M Saklan, A Yildirim, E Ozyilmaz, M Yilmaz - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Excessive use of Diuron (DU), a herbicide type used worldwide, poses a serious threat to
the ecosystem and human health by causing water, air, and soil pollution. In recent years …

A multi-component approach for co-immobilization of lipases on silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles: improving biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

N Alikhani, M Shahedi, Z Habibi, M Yousefi… - Bioprocess and …, 2022 - Springer
The capability of multi-component reactions in rapid immobilization of enzymes was
considered for co-immobilization of Thermomyces lanuginous lipase (TLL) and Candida …

Encapsulation of lipase using magnetic fluorescent calix [4] arene derivatives; improvement of enzyme activity and stability

E Ozyilmaz, S Cetinguney, M Yilmaz - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, iron magnetic nanoparticles capped with fluorescent calixarene derivatives (Fe
3 O 4@ Calix-2 and Fe 3 O 4@ Calix-3) were prepared in one-step using coprecipitation of …

Effect of cyclic and acyclic surfactants on the activity of Candida rugosa lipase

E Ozyilmaz, F Eski - Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 2020 - Springer
The active site of Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) is mainly hydrophilic on its external face and
hydrophobic on the internal side, and calix [n] arene-based surfactants form complexes with …