scholarly journals Biocatalysis in continuous-flow mode: A case-study in the enzymatic kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols via acylation and deacylation reactions mediated by Novozym 435®

Biocatalysis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Christina Thomas ◽  
Martha Daniela Burich ◽  
Pamela Taisline Bandeira ◽  
Alfredo Ricardo Marques de Oliveira ◽  
Leandro Piovan

AbstractEnzymatic kinetic resolution reactions are a well-established way to achieve optically active compounds. When enzymatic reactions are combined to continuous-flow methodologies, other benefits are added, including reproducibility, optimized energy use, minimized waste generation, among others. In this context, we herein report a case study involving lipase-mediated transesterification by acylation and deacylation reactions of secondary alcohols/esters in batch and continuous-flow modes. Acylation reactions were performed with high values of enantiomeric excess (72 up to >99%) and enantioselectivity (E > 200) for both batch and continuous-flow modes. On the other hand, for deacylation reactions using n-butanol as nucleophile, enatiomeric excess ranged between 38 to >99% and E from 6 to >200 were observed for batch mode. For deacylation reactions in continuous-flow mode, results were disappointing, as in some cases, very low or no conversion was observed. Enantiomeric excess ranged from 16 to >99% and enantioselectivity from 5 to >200 were observed. In terms of productivity, continuous-flow mode reactions were superior in both strategies (acylation: r from 1.1 up to 18.1-fold higher, deacylation: 2.8 up to 7.4- fold higher in continuous-flow than in batch mode).


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (83) ◽  
pp. 52977-52987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mădălina Elena Moisă ◽  
Cristina Georgiana Spelmezan ◽  
Cristina Paul ◽  
Judith Hajnal Bartha-Vári ◽  
László Csaba Bencze ◽  
...  

The EKR of some heteroaromatic secondary ethanols with tailored sol–gel immobilized lipases in batch and continuous-flow reactors was studied. The productivity in continuous-flow mode is higher than in batch mode.



Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu Xing ◽  
Jun-Qi Jia ◽  
Jing-Fan Zhang ◽  
Zi-Wen Zhou ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
...  

In this study, an immobilization strategy for magnetic cross-linking enzyme aggregates of lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB) was developed and investigated. Magnetic particles were prepared by conventional co-precipitation. The magnetic nanoparticles were modified with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) to obtain surface amino-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (APTES–Fe3O4) as immobilization materials. Glutaraldehyde was used as a crosslinker to covalently bind CALB to APTES–Fe3O4. The optimal conditions of immobilization of lipase and resolution of racemic 1-phenylethanol were investigated. Under optimal conditions, esters could be obtained with conversion of 50%, enantiomeric excess of product (eep) > 99%, enantiomeric excess of substrate (ees) > 99%, and enantiomeric ratio (E) > 1000. The magnetic CALB CLEAs were successfully used for enzymatic kinetic resolution of fifteen secondary alcohols. Compared with Novozym 435, the magnetic CALB CLEAs exhibited a better enantioselectivity for most substrates. The conversion was still greater than 49% after the magnetic CALB CLEAs had been reused 10 times in a 48 h reaction cycle; both ees and eep were close to 99%. Furthermore, there was little decrease in catalytic activity and enantioselectivity after being stored at −20 °C for 90 days.



2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Zain ◽  
N. L. Ching ◽  
S. Jusoh ◽  
S. Y. Yunus

The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between the rate of electricity generation and the rate of carbon and nitrogen removal from wastewater using different MFC processes.  Determining whether the generation of electricity using MFC process could be related to the rate of pollutant removal from wastewater is noteworthy. Three types of MFC process configurations include the batch mode (SS), a continuous flow of influent with ferricyanide (PF) as the oxidizing agent and a continuous flow of influent with oxygen (PU) as the oxidizing agent. The highest quantity of electricity generation was achieved using the continuous flow mode with ferricyanide (0.833 V), followed by the continuous flow mode with oxygen (0.589 V) and the batch mode (0.352 V). The highest efficiency of carbon removal is also achieved by the continuous flow mode with ferricyanide (87%), followed by the continuous flow mode with oxygen (51%) and the batch mode (46%). Moreover, the continuous flow mode with ferricyanide produced the highest efficiency for nitrogen removal (63%), followed by the continuous flow mode with oxygen (54%) and the batch mode (27%).



Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zsófia Molnár ◽  
Emese Farkas ◽  
Ágnes Lakó ◽  
Balázs Erdélyi ◽  
Wolfgang Kroutil ◽  
...  

Immobilization of transaminases creates promising biocatalysts for production of chiral amines in batch or continuous-flow mode reactions. E. coli cells containing overexpressed transaminases of various selectivities and hollow silica microspheres as supporting agent were immobilized by an improved sol-gel process to produce immobilized transaminase biocatalysts with suitable stability and mechanical properties for continuous-flow applications. The immobilized cell-based transaminase biocatalyst proved to be durable and easy-to-use in kinetic resolution of four racemic amines 1a–d. The batch and continuous-flow mode kinetic resolutions with transaminase biocatalyst of opposite stereopreference provided access to both enantiomers of the corresponding amines. By using the most suitable immobilized transaminase biocatalysts, this study describes the first transaminase-based approach for the production of both pure enantiomers of 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethan-1-amine 1d.



Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Georgiana Spelmezan ◽  
László Csaba Bencze ◽  
Gabriel Katona ◽  
Florin Dan Irimie ◽  
Csaba Paizs ◽  
...  

Lipase B from Candida antarctica immobilized by covalent binding on sebacoyl-activated chitosan-coated magnetic nanoparticles proved to be an efficient biocatalyst (49.2–50% conversion in 3–16 h and >96% enantiomeric excess) for the enzymatic kinetic resolution of some racemic heteroarylethanols through transesterification with vinyl acetate. Under optimal conditions (vinyl acetate, n-hexane, 45 °C), the biocatalyst remains active after 10 cycles.



2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (23) ◽  
pp. 2782-2791
Author(s):  
Joanna Chałupka ◽  
Adam Sikora ◽  
Aleksandra Kozicka ◽  
Michał Piotr Marszałł

Enzymatic kinetic resolution is one of the methods which allows for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure various active pharmaceutical ingredients. In contrast to chemical routes, enzymatic reactions have characteristics, including mild reaction conditions, a few byproducts, and relatively high activity of the used enzymes. β-adrenolytic drugs are widely used in the treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular disorders. Due to the fact that β- blockers possess an asymmetric carbon atom in their structure, they are presented in two enantiomeric forms. It was reported by many studies that only the (S)-enantiomers of these drugs possess the desired therapeutic effect, whereas the administration of the racemate may cause dangerous side effects, such as bronchoconstriction or diabetes. Nevertheless, β- blockers are still commercially available drugs mainly used in medicine as racemates, whereas there are several methods that are widely used in order to obtain enantiomerically pure compounds.



2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (24) ◽  
pp. 8052-8056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emese Farkas ◽  
Márk Oláh ◽  
Attila Földi ◽  
János Kóti ◽  
János Éles ◽  
...  




ChemSusChem ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 296-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ângelo Rocha ◽  
Raquel Teixeira ◽  
Nuno M. T. Lourenço ◽  
Carlos A. M. Afonso


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