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Biopolymer Synthesis Catalyzed by Tailored Lipases
Author(s) -
Sandoval Georgina,
Rivera Ivanna,
BarreraRivera Karla A.,
MartínezRicha Antonio
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200900016
Subject(s) - biopolymer , lipase , catalysis , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , biocatalysis , materials science , combinatorial chemistry , enzyme , reaction mechanism
Summary: Enzyme‐catalyzed synthesis of biopolymers is a growing area of green chemistry because the exquisite selectivity and control of the polymer structure allowed by the enzymatic synthesis. In addition, the metal traces of chemical catalysts are avoided, being this feature particularly useful in biomedical applications. Lipases are remarkable catalysts and they are efficient in the synthesis of several kinds of biopolymers. However, one of the limitations of the industrial application of lipase‐catalyzed polymerizations is the cost of commercial immobilized lipases. To overcome this drawback, in this work we present some cheap and simple strategies to produce and obtain immobilized lipases, as well as some examples of biopolymer synthesis using these tailored lipases.