Esters are among the highest volume of industrial organic compounds produced. They are
frequently employed in various domestic and industrial processes. Fischer esterification …

Lipase-catalyzed esterification reactions are among the most significant chemical and
biochemical processes of industrial relevance. Lipases catalyze hydrolysis as well as …

Maintaining the high standards that made the previous editions such well-respected and
widely used references, Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition …

Enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms usually catalyze chemical reactions in non-
standard conditions. Such conditions promote aggregation, precipitation, and denaturation …

The rapid growth of the biodiesel industry has led to a large surplus of its major byproduct, ie
glycerol, for which new applications need to be found. Research efforts in this area have …

Peptides are molecules of paramount importance in the fields of health care and nutrition.
Several technologies for their production are now available, among which chemical and …

Supercritical fluids have different properties compared to regular fluids and could play a role
as life-sustaining solvents on other worlds. Even on Earth, some bacterial species have …

Enzymatic hydroesterification has recently attracted research interest because of the high-
value products created during biodiesel production. The use of this process overcomes …

The esterification reactions catalyzed by lipases are among the most significant biochemical
processes of industrial relevance. The lipases have the function of versatility by catalyzing a …

Proteases are universal in existence in all organisms and are needed for metabolic activities
of the cell. Also, proteases are the paramount hydrolytic enzymes widely used in industrial …