Biocatalysis in Organic Synthesis
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2019) | Viewed by 13393
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biocatalysis; catalytic reactions; sustainable chemistry; pharmaceutical synthesis
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2. Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba (INFIQC), CONICET
Interests: stereoselective synthesis; biocatalysis; artificial enzymatic cascades; redox processes; organosulfur and organoselenium chemistry; multicomponent reactions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The preparation of valuable chiral compounds requires the development of more efficient methodologies, in which selectivity and atom economy of the processes become the ‘evolutionary pressure’. Biocatalysis, i.e., the use of purified enzymes, cell free extracts or whole cells, as catalyst in organic processes, offers several advantages for the synthesis of high-added value materials. Thus, biocatalysts generally display exquisite selectivities while using mild and eco-friendly reaction conditions. Enzymatic reactions are economically feasible. Biocatalysis often face some drawbacks that hampered their complete application in organic methodologies, including low substrates concentrations or the need of expensive cofactor molecules for different types of reactions. In the last few years, several efforts have been devoted to overcoming these bottlenecks, including the preparation of immobilized biocatalysts, medium engineering with the use of different non-conventional media for biocatalyzed reactions, the development of efficient cofactor recycling systems, and even designing cascade reactions. In this Special Issue, we shall focus in the recent advances in the application of effective biocatalytic procedures in organic chemistry.
Dr. Gonzalo de Gonzalo
Dr. Fabricio R. Bisogno
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Biocatalyzed processes
- Stereoselectivity
- Medium engineering
- Immobilized biocatalysts
- Dynamic enzymatic processes
- Cofactor recycling
- Enzymatic synthesis of APIs
