Enzyme co-immobilization: Always the biocatalyst designers' choice… or not?

S Arana-Peña, D Carballares… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing relevance of cascade reactions in biocatalysis has sparked a great interest
for enzyme co-immobilization. Enzyme co-immobilization allows access to some kinetic …

Has the time finally come for green oleochemicals and biodiesel production using large-scale enzyme technologies? Current status and new developments

A Mustafa, S Faisal, IA Ahmed, M Munir… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the growth of the chemical industry over the last decade, the need for cheaper (and
more environmentally friendly) alternatives to petrochemicals of ever-increasing cost has …

[HTML][HTML] Novozym 435: the “perfect” lipase immobilized biocatalyst?

C Ortiz, ML Ferreira, O Barbosa… - Catalysis Science & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Novozym 435 (N435) is a commercially available immobilized lipase produced by
Novozymes. It is based on immobilization via interfacial activation of lipase B from Candida …

Immobilization of lipases on hydrophobic supports: immobilization mechanism, advantages, problems, and solutions

RC Rodrigues, JJ Virgen-Ortíz, JCS Dos Santos… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lipases are the most widely used enzymes in biocatalysis, and the most utilized method for
enzyme immobilization is using hydrophobic supports at low ionic strength. This method …

Different strategies for the lipase immobilization on the chitosan based supports and their applications

F Rafiee, M Rezaee - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
Immobilized enzymes have received incredible interests in industry, pharmaceuticals,
chemistry and biochemistry sectors due to their various advantages such as ease of …

Advances in synthesis of biodiesel via enzyme catalysis: Novel and sustainable approaches

A Guldhe, B Singh, T Mutanda, K Permaul… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Biodiesel, a renewable fuel has a great potential in fulfilling an ever-increasing transport fuel
demand. The enzymatic conversion process of feedstock oil to biodiesel is greener when …

Coupling chemical modification and immobilization to improve the catalytic performance of enzymes

RC Rodrigues, Á Berenguer‐Murcia… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical modification and immobilization of enzymes have been usually considered
unrelated tools to improve biocatalyst features. However, there are many examples where a …

Enhancing the functional properties of thermophilic enzymes by chemical modification and immobilization

DA Cowan, R Fernandez-Lafuente - Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 2011 - Elsevier
The immobilization of proteins (mostly typically enzymes) onto solid supports is mature
technology and has been used successfully to enhance biocatalytic processes in a wide …

Biotechnological relevance of the lipase A from Candida antarctica

RRC Monteiro, JJ Virgen-Ortiz, A Berenguer-Murcia… - Catalysis Today, 2021 - Elsevier
This review intends to present some of the latest studies on the lipase A from Candida
antarctica (CALA). This lipase is among the most stable ones and has some capability to …

Enzymatic transesterification for biodiesel production: a comprehensive review

B Norjannah, HC Ong, HH Masjuki, JC Juan… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Biodiesel is a type of renewable fuel and a potential alternative for continuously consumed
fossil resources. Currently, the method applied for biodiesel production is transesterification …