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Stable Electroenzymatic Processes by Catalyst Separation
Author(s) -
Hildebrand Falk,
Lütz Stephan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200900219
Subject(s) - catalysis , mediator , chemistry , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , engineering , biology , endocrinology
Division of labour : The rapid enzyme inactivation in the electroenzymatic synthesis of chiral alcohols has been the main obstacle for synthetic applications during the last two decades. The reasons for this inactivation have now been elucidated. The development of a water‐soluble polymeric mediator and the spatial separation of enzyme and mediator led to the first stable process and significantly improved catalyst utilisations (see picture).