ZENG Jia-yu1*, LIU Xiong-xiong1, KONG Wei-bao1, 2, ZHAO Ying-wei2, XIA Chun-gu2
(1. College of life science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China; 2. State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China)
Abstract: Ionic liquids (ILs) exhibit unique advantages in biocatalysis and biotransformations which have attracted much attention from researchers. As a kind of biocatalytic reaction medium, the ILs not only enhanced the activation and stabilization of enzyme, but also improved the yield and selectivity. In this paper, the physiochemical properties of ILs were outlined, the characteristics of ILs as biocatalytic reaction medium were reviewed. Moreover, the utilization of ILs in biocatalytic and biotransform reactions catalysed by protease, lipase and oxidordeuctase was discussed respectively. At last, the futures of biocatalytic reactions in ILs were prospected.
Key words: Ionic liquids; reaction medium; biocatalysis ; enzyme
E-mail: zengjy@ nwnu. edu. Cn
Journal of Molecular Catalysis, Vol. 24, Issue 4, 2010, 378~386
