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Immobilized Manihot esculenta preparation as a novel biocatalyst in the enantioselective acetylation of racemic alcohols
Machado, Luciana L.,Lemos, Telma L.G.,de Mattos, Marcos Carlos,de Oliveira, Maria da Conceicao F.,de Gonzalo, Gonzalo,Gotor-Fernandez, Vicente,Gotor, Vicente
, p. 1418 - 1423 (2008)
The enzymatic preparation obtained from a discard of Manihot esculenta roots has been successfully immobilized on calcium alginate hydrogels. This preparation has been tested as a chiral biocatalyst in the enzymatic acylation of a set of racemic aromatic alcohols. Depending on the reaction conditions, excellent enantioselectivities can be achieved. Some parameters that can alter the biocatalytic properties of the enzyme, such as solvent, temperature, acyl donor and substrate structure have been studied exhaustively in order to establish a deeper knowledge of this novel biocatalyst.
