title: Lipase polystyrene giant amphiphiles.
abstract: A new type of giant amphiphilic molecule has been synthesized by covalently connecting a lipase enzyme headgroup to a maleimide-functionalized polystyrene tail (40 repeat units). The resulting biohybrid forms catalytic micellar rods in water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, NSR Center, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Velonia
authors.forename: Alan E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rowan
authors.forename: Roeland J M
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nolte
mesh_terms: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008049:Lipase / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D011137:Polystyrenes; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D008049:Lipase; C431349:lipase B, Candida antarctica