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Microgel‐Stabilized Smart Emulsions for Biocatalysis
Author(s) -
Wiese Susanne,
Spiess Antje C.,
Richtering Walter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201206931
Subject(s) - biocatalysis , emulsion , aqueous solution , aqueous two phase system , catalysis , enzyme catalysis , chemistry , enzyme , phase (matter) , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , reaction mechanism , engineering
Emulsions stabilized by stimuli‐responsive microgels were used to perform enzyme catalysis. Many substrates are poorly water‐soluble, while enzymes naturally require aqueous environments, thus resulting in a two‐phase aqueous–organic system. Smart microgels allow an enzyme‐catalyzed reaction to be performed in an emulsion that can be broken under controlled conditions to separate the reaction product and to recycle the enzyme (E) and the microgel.