Development of a Novel Nanoarchitecture of the Robust Photosystem I from a Volcanic Microalga <i>Cyanidioschyzon merolae</i> on Single Layer Graphene for Improved Photocurrent Gene... by Miriam Izzo, Margot Jacquet, Takayuki Fujiwara, Ersan Harputlu, Radosław Mazur, Piotr Wróbel, Tomasz Góral, C. Gokhan Unlu, Kasim Ocakoglu, Shinya Miyagishima, Joanna Kargul

“…This approach yielded a novel robust and ordered nanoarchitecture designed to generate an efficient direct electron transfer pathway between graphene, the metal redox center in the organic SAM and the photo-oxidized PSI biocatalyst. The nanosystem yielded an overall current output of 16.5 µA·cm⁻² for the nickel- and 17.3 µA·cm⁻² for the cobalt-based nanoassemblies, and was stable for at least 1 h of continuous standard illumination. …”
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Recombinant Oleate Hydratase from <i>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> ATCC 53103: Enzyme Expression and Design of a Reliable Experimental Procedure for the Stereoselective Hydration of... by Antonio Castagna, Davide De Simeis, Erica E. Ferrandi, Stefano Marzorati, Daniela Monti, Stefano Serra, Mattia Valentino

“…According to our experimental protocol, the biocatalyst does not show significant substrate inhibition as the hydration reaction can be performed at high oleic acid concentration (up to 50 g/L).…”
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Advancement in Paper-Based Electrochemical Biosensing and Emerging Diagnostic Methods by Stephen Rathinaraj Benjamin, Fábio de Lima, Valter Aragão do Nascimento, Geanne Matos de Andrade, Reinaldo Barreto Oriá

“…Future developments in ePADs biosensors include developing novel paper-based systems, improving system performance with a novel biocatalyst, and combining the biosensor system with other cutting-edge tools such as machine learning and 3D printing.…”
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Protective Effect of Biomass Components Against Interfacial Inactivation of α-Pinene Oxide Lyase from Pseudomonas rhodesiae CIP 107491 by Denis Linares, Pierre Fontanille, Christian Larroche

“…This phenomenon was not present when crude enzymatic extract was used as a biocatalyst. Biomass components present in this extract thus had a protective effect against interfacial phenomena, demonstrating that α-pinene oxide lyase purification does not attract much practical interest for isonovalal production.…”
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Functional Properties of Two-Component Hydrogel Systems Based on Gelatin and Polyvinyl Alcohol—Experimental Studies Supported by Computational Analysis by Karolina Labus, Lukasz Radosinski, Piotr Kotowski

“…The functionality studies of gelatin and gelatin/PVA hydrogels for enzyme immobilization indicate the very promising potential of invertase entrapped in a gelatin/PVA hydrogel matrix as a stable biocatalyst for industrial use. The molecular modeling analysis performed in this work provides qualitative information about the tendencies of the macroscopic parameters observed with the increase in the PVA and insight into the chemical nature of these dependencies.…”
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Efficient secretory expression of phospholipase D for the high-yield production of phosphatidylserine and phospholipid derivates from soybean lecithin by Peng Zhang, Jin-Song Gong, Zhi-Hao Xie, Chang Su, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Zhi-Ming Rao, Zheng-Hong Xu, Jin-Song Shi

“…Phospholipase D (PLD) is an essential biocatalyst for the biological production of phosphatidylserine and phospholipid modification. …”
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Efficient enzymatic synthesis of (S)-1-(3′-bromo-2′-methoxyphenyl)ethanol, the key building block of lusutrombopag by Yunfeng Cui, Yangyang Ji, Xi Chen, Jianjiong Li, Jinhui Feng, Qing Zhao, Peiyuan Yao, Qiaqing Wu, Dunming Zhu

“…Meanwhile, NoCR showed high catalytic activity and stereoselectivity towards acetophenone derivatives with halogen or methoxy substitution on the benzene ring, indicating that NoCR is a valuable biocatalyst with potential practical applications.…”
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The Use of Molasses in Producing Bioethanol Catalyzed by Candida tropicalis (Isolated from Cocos nucifera. L) Immobilized MnFe2O4 Coated-Chitosan by Getari Kasmiarti, Hermansyah Hermansyah, Novia Novia, Poedji Loekitowati Hariani

“…These characterization results show very good properties as a biocatalyst. The highest concentration was produced by fermentation using C. tropicalis immobilized MnFe2O4 coated-chitosan about 4.35% with residual sugar of 8.46 g/L. …”
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Programmable Polyproteams of Tyrosine Ammonia Lyases as Cross-Linked Enzymes for Synthesizing <i>p</i>-Coumaric Acid by Mingyu Jia, Zhiyuan Luo, Haomin Chen, Bianqin Ma, Li Qiao, Qinjie Xiao, Pengfei Zhang, Anming Wang

“…Ideal immobilization with enhanced biocatalyst activity and thermostability enables natural enzymes to serve as a powerful tool to yield synthetically useful chemicals in industry. …”
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Synthesis of sucrose ester through enzymatic esterification and stability analysis as food emulsifier by Kurniasih Eka, Rahmi Rahmi, Darusman Darusman, Supardan Muhammad Dani

“…Furthermore, the esterification reaction between methyl ester and sucrose was carried out using Candida antarctica as biocatalyst. This study aimed to determine the effect of reaction time and the ratio of Candida antarctica lipase on the yield of sucrose ester and to perform an emulsion stability test. …”
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Application of artificial neural network for yield prediction of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of dioctyl adipate by Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Chaibakhsh, Naz, Basri, Mahiran, Salleh, Abu Bakar, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha

“…Immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B was used as a biocatalyst for the reaction. Temperature, time, amount of enzyme, and substrate molar ratio were the four input variables. …”
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Lipase – catalyzed formation of pentyl nonanoate using screened immobilized lipase from Rhizomucor meihei by Muniandy, Megala, Lasekan, Ola, Mohd Ghazali, Hasanah, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin

“…In this study, the synthesis of pentyl nonanoate ester (a short chain ester with fruity aroma) was carried out with a commercial immobilized lipase from Rhizomucor meihei Lipozyme (RMIM) as biocatalyst in the esterification reaction between nonanoic acid and pentanol. …”
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Bioconversion of pineapple pomace for xylooligosaccharide synthesis using surface display of xylanase on Escherichia coli by Wee, Mei Yuin Joanne, Wan Azelee, Nur Izyan, Pachelles, Samson, Abd. Murad, Abdul Munir, Abu Bakar, Farah Diba, Md. Illias, Rosli

“…In this study, pineapple pomace was pretreated, and the hemicellulose fraction was obtained for reaction with the whole-cell biocatalyst. FESEM and FTIR analyses were used to observe morphological and compositional changes of pineapple pomace respectively after pretreatment. …”

Efficient substrate accessibility of cross-linked levanase aggregates using dialdehyde starch as a macromolecular cross-linker by Abd. Rahman, N. H., Jaafar, N. R., Annuar, N. A. S., Rahman, R. A., Murad, A. M. A., Enshasy, H. A. E., Illias, H. A. E.

“…Therefore, as a cross-linker, DAST may have application prospects as a promising and green biocatalyst for product formation.…”

Molecular cloning and expression of a novel trehalose synthase gene from <it>Enterobacter hormaechei</it> by Yue Ming, Wu Xiu, Gong Wei, Ding Hong

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Trehalose synthase (TreS) which converts maltose to trehalose is considered to be a potential biocatalyst for trehalose production. This enzymatic process has the advantage of simple reaction and employs an inexpensive substrate. …”
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Enzymatic Synthesis of <i>O</i>-Methylated Phenophospholipids by Lipase-Catalyzed Acidolysis of Egg-Yolk Phosphatidylcholine with Anisic and Veratric Acids by Marta Okulus, Anna Gliszczyńska

“…Screening experiments with four commercially available immobilized lipases indicated that the most effective biocatalyst for the incorporation of ANISA into phospholipids was Novozym 435. …”
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Optimization of Method and Components of Enzymatic Fuel Cells by Ibukun Akinsola, Aderemi Babatunde Alabi, Muibat A Soliu, Taiye Akomolafe

“…An enzymatic glucose biofuel cell uses glucose as fuel and enzymes as biocatalyst, to convert biochemical energy into electrical energy. …”
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Phenylpropanoid glycoside analogues: enzymatic synthesis, antioxidant activity and theoretical study of their free radical scavenger mechanism. by Agustín López-Munguía, Yanet Hernández-Romero, José Pedraza-Chaverri, Alfonso Miranda-Molina, Ignacio Regla, Ana Martínez, Edmundo Castillo

“…To synthesize PPGs, the galactoconjugates were esterified with saturated and unsaturated hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives using Candida antarctica Lipase B (CaL-B) as a biocatalyst with 40%-60% yields. The scavenging ability of the phenolic raw materials, intermediates and PPGs was evaluated by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH•) method. …”
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Simultaneous electricity generation and sulfide removal via a dual chamber microbial fuel cell by Paniz Izadi, Mostafa Rahimnejad

“…A mixed culture of microorganisms was used as an active biocatalyst to convert the substrate into electricity. …”
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Investigation on electron transfer from spinach thylakoids to modified electrodes in a photosynthetic electrochemical cell by Herlina Arianita Dewi

“…In our study, we use isolatedthylakoids from spinach leaves as the biocatalyst.…”
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