Enzymes as green catalysts for precision macromolecular synthesis

S Shoda, H Uyama, J Kadokawa, S Kimura… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The present article comprehensively reviews the macromolecular synthesis using enzymes
as catalysts. Among the six main classes of enzymes, the three classes, oxidoreductases …

[HTML][HTML] Green polymer chemistry: Enzyme catalysis for polymer functionalization

S Sen, JE Puskas - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Enzyme catalyzed reactions are green alternative approaches to functionalize polymers
compared to conventional methods. This technique is especially advantageous due to the …

Enzymatic Synthesis of High‐Molecular‐Weight Poly (butylene succinate) and its Copolymers

L Ren, Y Wang, J Ge, D Lu, Z Liu - … Chemistry and Physics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A two‐step synthesis of high‐molecular‐weight and bio‐based poly (butylene
succinate)(PBS) from succinic anhydride and butane‐1, 4‐diol is established, in which the …

Double-crosslinked network design for self-healing, highly stretchable and resilient polymer hydrogels

Y Lin, D He, Z Chen, L Wang, G Li - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrophobic stearyl methacrylate (C18) was captured into sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)
micelles and self-assembled nanoparticles of an amphiphilic polyurethane macromonomer …

Green polymer chemistry: Synthesis of symmetric and asymmetric telechelic ethylene glycol oligomers

M Castano, KS Seo, K Guo, ML Becker… - Polymer …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work we investigated the kinetics of the transesterification of divinyl adipate (DVA)
with tetraethylene glycol (TEG) using Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) as a biocatalyst at …

Enzyme-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone using alkyne functionalized initiators

M Castano, J Zheng, JE Puskas, ML Becker - Polymer Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Well-defined poly (caprolactone) s were generated using alkyne-based initiating systems
catalyzed by Candida antarctica Lipase B (CALB). Propargyl alcohol and 4 …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of Mono-and Dithiols of Tetraethylene Glycol and Poly (ethylene glycol) s via Enzyme Catalysis

P Mulay, G Shrikhande, JE Puskas - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper investigates the transesterification of methyl 3-mercaptopropionate (MP-SH) with
tetraethylene glycol (TEG) and poly (ethylene glycol) s (PEG) s catalyzed by Candida …

Method for the synthesis of γ-PEGylated folic acid and its fluorescein-labeled derivative

JE Puskas, M Castano, P Mulay, V Dudipala… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This paper reports exclusive γ-conjugation of poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) to folic acid (FA)
and the synthesis of its fluorescein (Fl)-labeled derivative. FA is first reacted with 1 equiv of n …

Rubber city girl: The path to the goodyear medal

JE Puskas - Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
An overview of my 40-year career will be provided, spanning both industry and academe,
and two continents. During my industrial years at LANXESS (formerly the Rubber Division of …

Toward the effective synthesis of bivalent Folate-targeted PEGylated cancer diagnostic and therapeutic agents using chemo-enzymatic processes

JE Puskas, K Molnar, E Krisch - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on reviewing recent developments in folate-targeted cancer diagnostic
agents. First clinical trials involving Small Molecule Diagnostic Conjugates (SMDCs) are …