Applications of Ionic Liquids in Whole-Cell and Isolated Enzyme Biocatalysis

Ionic liquids have unique chemical properties that have fascinated scientists in many fields. The effects of adding ionic liquids to biocatalysts are many and varied. The uses of ionic liquids in biocatalysis include improved separations and phase behaviour, reduction in toxicity, and stabilization...

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Main Authors: Hasan Tanvir Imam, Vladimír Krasňan, Martin Rebroš, Andrew Craig Marr
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4791
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author Hasan Tanvir Imam
Vladimír Krasňan
Martin Rebroš
Andrew Craig Marr
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description Ionic liquids have unique chemical properties that have fascinated scientists in many fields. The effects of adding ionic liquids to biocatalysts are many and varied. The uses of ionic liquids in biocatalysis include improved separations and phase behaviour, reduction in toxicity, and stabilization of protein structures. As the ionic liquid state of the art has progressed, concepts of what can be achieved in biocatalysis using ionic liquids have evolved and more beneficial effects have been discovered. In this review ionic liquids for whole-cell and isolated enzyme biocatalysis will be discussed with an emphasis on the latest developments, and a look to the future.
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spelling doaj.art-f0ff3cbec66b4f2091612723b3c635bb2023-11-22T08:52:01ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-08-012616479110.3390/molecules26164791Applications of Ionic Liquids in Whole-Cell and Isolated Enzyme BiocatalysisHasan Tanvir Imam0Vladimír Krasňan1Martin Rebroš2Andrew Craig Marr3School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, UKInstitute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, SlovakiaInstitute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, SlovakiaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, UKIonic liquids have unique chemical properties that have fascinated scientists in many fields. The effects of adding ionic liquids to biocatalysts are many and varied. The uses of ionic liquids in biocatalysis include improved separations and phase behaviour, reduction in toxicity, and stabilization of protein structures. As the ionic liquid state of the art has progressed, concepts of what can be achieved in biocatalysis using ionic liquids have evolved and more beneficial effects have been discovered. In this review ionic liquids for whole-cell and isolated enzyme biocatalysis will be discussed with an emphasis on the latest developments, and a look to the future.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4791Ionic liquidsbiocatalysiswhole-cell biocatalysisisolated enzyme biocatalysis
spellingShingle Hasan Tanvir Imam
Vladimír Krasňan
Martin Rebroš
Andrew Craig Marr
Applications of Ionic Liquids in Whole-Cell and Isolated Enzyme Biocatalysis
Molecules
Ionic liquids
biocatalysis
whole-cell biocatalysis
isolated enzyme biocatalysis
title Applications of Ionic Liquids in Whole-Cell and Isolated Enzyme Biocatalysis
title_full Applications of Ionic Liquids in Whole-Cell and Isolated Enzyme Biocatalysis
title_fullStr Applications of Ionic Liquids in Whole-Cell and Isolated Enzyme Biocatalysis
title_full_unstemmed Applications of Ionic Liquids in Whole-Cell and Isolated Enzyme Biocatalysis
title_short Applications of Ionic Liquids in Whole-Cell and Isolated Enzyme Biocatalysis
title_sort applications of ionic liquids in whole cell and isolated enzyme biocatalysis
topic Ionic liquids
biocatalysis
whole-cell biocatalysis
isolated enzyme biocatalysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4791
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