Biocatalytic synthesis of poly(ε‐caprolactone) using modified lipase in ionic liquid media

Ionic liquids have been used as exceptional nonaqueous reaction media for enzymatic transformation. The ring‐opening polymerization of ε‐caprolactone catalyzed by Novozyme‐435 lipase was successfully conducted in 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmim]PF6) ionic liquid. 1H‐NMR and MA...

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Main Authors: Jiugang Yuan, Yaping Dai, Yuanyuan Yu, Ping Wang, Qiang Wang, Xuerong Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2016-05-01
Series:Engineering in Life Sciences
Subjects:
PCL
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/elsc.201500081