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Cover Feature: Mechanoenzymatic Transformations in the Absence of Bulk Water: A More Natural Way of Using Enzymes (ChemBioChem 6/2020)
Author(s) -
Kaabel Sandra,
Friščić Tomislav,
Auclair Karine
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.202000087
Subject(s) - mechanochemistry , depolymerization , enzyme , chemistry , aqueous solution , cover (algebra) , biocatalysis , catalysis , enzyme catalysis , polymer , hydrolysis , organic chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer science , engineering , reaction mechanism , mechanical engineering
Combining mechanochemistry and enzymatic catalysis has allowed researchers to move away from the dilute aqueous solutions in which enzymes are traditionally applied, to solvent‐free and even solid‐state environments that more closely resemble natural enzyme surroundings, thereby delivering the activity, stereospecificity and renewability of enzymes more efficiently, with less waste. More information about the emergent mechanoenzymatic strategies for the synthesis of chemicals and polymers as well as the depolymerization of biomass through ball milling and twin‐screw extrusion can be found in the review by K. Auclair, T. Friščić and S. Kaabel on page 742 in Issue 6, 2020 (DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900567).