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Biocatalysis: The Outcast
Author(s) -
Yuryev Ruslan,
Liese Andreas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.200900126
Subject(s) - biocatalysis , chemistry , biochemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , catalysis , materials science , engineering , reaction mechanism
The black sheep of the family: According to the established classification of catalysis, biocatalysis forms a separate category apart from homogeneous and heterogenous catalysis, yet, in fact, biocatalysis, much like regular chemocatalysis, is also either homogeneous or heterogeneous. This article represents a historical perspective on this dilemma and aims to find a possible way to resolve it.