title: Encapsulation of enzymes in metal ion-surfactant nanocomposites for catalysis in highly polar solvents.
abstract: We described a method to encapsulate enzymes in metal ion-surfactant nanocomposites. The nanobiocatalyst displayed highly retained activity (∼100%) and much improved stability in protein-denaturing organic solvents. As a demonstration, the encapsulated lipase exhibited much higher activity and stability in the synthesis of vitamin E succinate in dimethyl sulfoxide.
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China. kqchen@njtech.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China. kqchen@njtech.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China. kqchen@njtech.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Alei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China. kqchen@njtech.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China. kqchen@njtech.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Kequan
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8432-7032
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China. kqchen@njtech.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Pingkai
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ouyang