title: Control of water content by reverse micellar solutions for peroxidase catalysis in a water-immiscible organic solvent.
abstract: The water content of a water-immiscible can be controlled using reverse micelles. We applied this reverse micellar system to improve the enzymatic activity of a surfactant-manganese peroxidase complex in toluene. Increasing the water content in toluene to 2 vol% using the reverse micelles resulted in the great improvement (10-fold) of the peroxidase activity.
authors.affiliation: Department ofApplied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michizoe
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchimura
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Noriho
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goto