Biotransformation of benzyl acetone using saccharomyces cerevisiae, aspergillus niger, pseudomonas aeruginosa, enterococcus faecalis and bacillus cereus by Norul Amalina, Sabri

“…P. aeruginosa was proven to be the most efficient biocatalyst for biotransformation of benzyl acetone to 4-phenyl-2-butanol, followed by A. niger, S. cerevisiae, E. faecalis and B. cereus.…”
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Increasing cellular fitness and product yields in Pseudomonas putida through an engineered phosphoketolase shunt by Lyon Bruinsma, Maria Martin-Pascual, Kesi Kurnia, Marieken Tack, Simon Hendriks, Richard van Kranenburg, Vitor A. P. Martins dos Santos

“…To this end, one of the current strategies is to maximize the product-substrate yield of an aerobic biocatalyst such as P. putida during growth on glycolytic carbon sources, such as glycerol and xylose. …”
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Co-Immobilization of Lipases with Different Specificities for Efficient and Recyclable Biodiesel Production from Waste Oils: Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology by Qian Wang, Rongjing Zhang, Maogen Liu, Lin Ma, Weiwei Zhang

“…The high catalytic efficiency, wide substrate adaptability and favorable reusability of co-BCL-TLL@Fe₃O₄ suggest that it will be an economical and effective biocatalyst for further applications.…”
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Isolation and characterization of a native strain of Aspergillus niger ZRS14 with capability of high resistance to zinc and its supernatant application towards extracellular synthe... by Morahem Ashengroph

“…Discussion and conclusion: Owing to the extracellular synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles, the obtained results in the current study suggest that the A. niger strain ZRS14 has a considerable potentiality that can be efficiently used as an eco-friendly biocatalyst for the preparative synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles. …”
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Three steps in one pot: biosynthesis of 4-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols using immobilized whole cells of two genetically engineered Escherichia coli strains by Shuxin Liu, Jiabin Liu, Jiayin Hou, Nan Chao, Ying Gai, Xiangning Jiang

“…Therefore, we produced 4-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols using immobilized whole cells of engineered Escherichia coli as the biocatalyst. Results In this study, we used the recombinant E. coli strain, M15–4CL1–CCR, expressing the fusion protein 4-coumaric acid: coenzyme A ligase and the cinnamoyl coenzyme A reductase and a recombinant E. coli strain, M15–CAD, expressing cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase from Populus tomentosa (P. tomentosa). …”
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A Novel, Highly Potent NADPH-Dependent Cytochrome P450 Reductase from Waste <i>Liza klunzingeri</i> Liver by Soudeh Bahramian Nasab, Ahmad Homaei, Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente, Jon Del Arco, Jesús Fernández-Lucas

“…Taking into account all these remarkable catalytic features, <i>Lk</i>CPR offers great potential to be used as a suitable biocatalyst.…”
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Titania Nanosheet Generates Peroxynitrite-Dependent <i>S-</i>Nitrosylation and Enhances p53 Function in Lung Cancer Cells by Rapeepun Soonnarong, Sucharat Tungsukruthai, Bodee Nutho, Thanyada Rungrotmongkol, Chanida Vinayanuwattikun, Tosapol Maluangnont, Pithi Chanvorachote

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Whole-Genome Sequence and Fermentation Characteristics of <i>Enterobacter hormaechei</i> UW0SKVC1: A Promising Candidate for Detoxification of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates... by Santosh Kumar, Eric Agyeman-Duah, Victor C. Ujor

“…<i>E. hormaechei</i> UW0SKVC1 shows considerable promise as a biocatalyst and a genetic repository of genes whose protein products may be harnessed for the efficient bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass, abundant glycerol and lactose-replete whey permeate to value-added chemicals.…”
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High-Cell-Density Yeast Oil Production with Diluted Substrates Imitating Microalgae Hydrolysate Using a Membrane Bioreactor by Ayşe Koruyucu, Karlis Blums, Tillmann Peest, Laura Schmack-Rauscher, Thomas Brück, Dirk Weuster-Botz

“…Oleaginous yeast <i>Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus</i> was used as a biocatalyst and lipid production was induced by phosphate deficiency in the medium with a C/P ratio of 3515 g g⁻¹. …”
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Novel applications and methods for the computer-aided understanding and design of enzyme activity by Bonk, Brian M

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Characterization and solvent stable features of Strep-tagged purified recombinant lipase from thermostable and solvent tolerant Bacillus sp. strain 42 by Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Haziyamin, Eltaweel, Mohamed Abdallah, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Basri, Mahiran, Salleh, Abu Bakar

“…Lip 42 was found be stable in polar organic solvents such as DMSO, DMF, acetone, methanol, heptanol and octanol, which could make it as a potential biocatalyst for the use in industrial biodiesel production.…”
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Chemo-enzymatic epoxidation of 1-nonene, 1-heptene and styrene by Arumugam, Mahashanon

“…In view of the emerging importance of enzyme as a promising biocatalyst in fine organic synthesis, we focused on the synthesis of epoxides for their potential applications in chiral synthesis, including asymmetric synthesis and optical resolution of racemates. …”
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Kinetics and optimization of lipophilic kojic acid derivative synthesis in polar aprotic solvent using lipozyme RMIM and its rheological study by Ishak, Nurazwa, Lajis, Ahmad, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Ariff, Arbakariya, Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi, Halim, Murni, Wasoh, Helmi

“…In this study, the source of biocatalyst, Lipozyme RMIM, was derived from the lipase of Rhizomucor miehei immobilized on weak anion exchange macro-porous Duolite ES 562 by the adsorption technique. …”
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Effect of different coupling agents in covalent enzyme immobilization on kenaf micro fibre (pdf author Ng Lin Cieh) by Ng, Lin Cieh

“…Therefore, using covalently immobilized enzymes enables repeated uses of the biocatalyst. It also allows easier separation between the products and the immobilized enzymes. …”
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Chemically modified nanoparticles from oil palm ash silica-coated magnetite as support for Candida rugosa lipase-catalysed hydrolysis: kinetic and thermodynamic studies by Wong, Winny Kai Li, Abdul Wahab, Roswanira, Onoja, Emmanuel

“…Surface analytical techniques (FTIR, TGA, and XRD) that monitored the successive processes to prepare the CRL/G–AP–SiO2–Fe3O4 biocatalyst affirmed that CRL (14.7 mg/g, 183 U/g activity) was present on the support. …”

The Antimicrobial and Mosquitocidal Activity of Green Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by an Aqueous Peel Extract of <i>Punica granatum</i> by Amr Fouda, Khalid S. Alshallash, Mohammed I. Alghonaim, Ahmed M. Eid, Ahmed M. Alemam, Mohamed A. Awad, Mohammed F. Hamza

“…An aqueous extract of <i>Punica granatum</i> peel was used as a biocatalyst for magnesium oxide nanoparticle (MgO-NP) synthesis, which was characterized via UV-Vis spectroscopy, TEM, EDX, FT-IR, XRD, DLS, and zeta potential. …”
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XynDZ5: A New Thermostable GH10 Xylanase by Dimitra Zarafeta, Anastasia P. Galanopoulou, Anastasia P. Galanopoulou, Maria Evangelia Leni, Stavroula I. Kaili, Magda S. Chegkazi, Evangelia D. Chrysina, Fragiskos N. Kolisis, Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou, Georgios Skretas

“…Our results suggest that XynDZ5 represents a promising new candidate biocatalyst appropriate for several high-temperature biotechnological applications in the pulp, paper, baking, animal-feed and biofuel industries.…”
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<i>Rhizopus oryzae</i>-Mediated Green Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles (MgO-NPs): A Promising Tool for Antimicrobial, Mosquitocidal Action, and Tanning Effluent Treatment by Saad El-Din Hassan, Amr Fouda, Ebrahim Saied, Mohamed M. S. Farag, Ahmed M. Eid, Mohammed G. Barghoth, Mohamed A. Awad, Mohammed F. Hamza, Mohamed F. Awad

“…The metabolites of the fungal strain <i>Rhizopus oryaze</i> were used as a biocatalyst for the green-synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs). …”
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Use of Bioprinted Lipases in Microwave-Assisted Esterification Reactions by Jéssica Jéssi Carvalho de Melo, Gardenia Laís Passos da Silva, Danyelle Andrade Mota, Luma Mirely de Souza Brandão, Ranyere Lucena de Souza, Matheus M. Pereira, Álvaro Silva Lima, Cleide Mara Faria Soares

“…The increase in productivity demonstrates its activation that occurred as a result of conformational changes of the enzyme in the bioprinting process, confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometric analysis, which reduces the content of bBCL α-helix with lauric acid. The biocatalyst showed high operational stability over eight cycles, while losing only 19% of its initial activity with half-life times of 12.8 batches. …”
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Maximizing net fuel economy improvement from fusel alcohol blends in gasoline using multivariate optimization by Lily Behnke, Eric Monroe, Bernard Nguyen, Alexander Landera, Anthe George, Zhibin Yang, Joshua Heyne, Ryan W. Davis

“…Since the composition of fusel alcohol mixtures derived from fermentation is dependent on a variety of factors such as biocatalyst selection and feedstock composition, multi-objective optimization was performed to identify optimal fusel alcohol blends in gasoline that simultaneously maximize thermodynamic efficiency gain and energy density. …”
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