Reversible activity changes of lipid-coated lipase for enantioselective esterification in supercritical fluoroform

T Mori; M Funasaki; A Kobayashi; Y Okhata

doi:10.1039/b104913p

Reversible activity changes of lipid-coated lipase for enantioselective esterification in supercritical fluoroform

Chem Commun (Camb). 2001 Sep 21:(18):1832-3. doi: 10.1039/b104913p.

Authors

T Mori¹, M Funasaki, A Kobayashi, Y Okhata

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyoa Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuda, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.

PMID: 12240337
DOI: 10.1039/b104913p

Abstract

Enzymatic activity of a lipid-coated lipase for enantioselective esterification of (R)-1-phenylethanol in supercritical fluoroform can be reversibly controlled by changing pressure or temperature that reflects changes of dielectric constant.

MeSH terms

Atmospheric Pressure
Benzyl Alcohols / metabolism*
Catalysis
Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane / metabolism*
Esterification
Kinetics
Lipase / metabolism*
Lipid Metabolism*
Pseudomonas / enzymology
Stereoisomerism
Temperature

Substances

Benzyl Alcohols
Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane
methylphenyl carbinol
Lipase
fluoroform