Cutinase in organic media : preparing immobilized cutinase, studies of catalyst solvent tolerance, thermal stability, and structure-function relationship in enantioselective transesterifications
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Authors
Su, An
Issue Date
2018-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Chemistry
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Abstract
Cutinase is an α/β hydrolase with a Ser-His-Asp catalytic triad that has been known to hydrolyze cutin as well as a variety of polyester and polyamides. Cutinase has been considered as a bridge between esterase and lipase because of its ability to catalyze in solution as well as in lipid phase. However, studies of cutinase in organic media are many fewer than those of lipase and esterase though an increasing number of cutinases are being discovered and characterized. Hence, this dissertation will focus on preparing cutinase as biocatalysts in organic media, characterizing the catalysts’ solvent tolerance and thermostability, and studying its structure-function relationship in enantioselective transesterifications.
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May 2018
School of Science
School of Science
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY