CONTINUOUS CONTROL OF WATER ACTIVITY DURING BIOCATALYSIS IN ORGANIC MEDIA

Authors
WEHTJE E SVENSSON I ADLERCREUTZ P MATTIASSON B
Citation
E. Wehtje et al., CONTINUOUS CONTROL OF WATER ACTIVITY DURING BIOCATALYSIS IN ORGANIC MEDIA, Biotechnology techniques, 7(12), 1993, pp. 873-878
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
0951208X
Volume
7
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
873 - 878
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-208X(1993)7:12<873:CCOWAD>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
This paper describes a newly developed technique to adjust and control the water activity in enzymatic reactions in organic media. A saturat ed salt solution of known water activity is circulated inside a silico ne tube, submerged into the reaction medium. The circulating solution can both absorb and release water. Water activity control during lipas e catalyzed esterification was demonstrated with diisopropyl ether as solvent.