Enzymatic silicone oligomerization catalyzed by a lipid-coated lipase.
A lipid (1)-coated lipase can catalyze the oligomerization of diethoxydimethylsilane (DEDMS) in isooctane containing 2wt% water, where the polymerization occurs at the OH group of the coating lipid (1) in the enzyme cavity.
Nishino
Hidekazu
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Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuda, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
Mori
Toshiaki
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Okahata
Yoshio
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D002384:Catalysis; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
D012828:Silicones; D008049:Lipase