Search for dissertations about: "enzyme catalysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 167 swedish dissertations containing the words enzyme catalysis.

  2. 1. Enzyme catalysis towards bio-based UV-curable buildingblocks

    Author : Maja Finnveden; Mats Martinelle; Katja Loos; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Enzyme; Enzymatic Polymerizations; Biocatalysis; Lipase; CalB; MsAcT; Substrate specificity; Selectivity; Polymer Chemistry; UV-curring; Bioteknologi; Biotechnology;

    Abstract : Polymeric materials are found in virtually all areas of daily life; they are found in everything from packages keeping our food safe to the buildings where we spend our days, and the production is a worldwide industry. Although polymeric materials play a big part in sustainable solution’s, a lot can be done to develop more environmental methods for producing them. READ MORE

  4. 2. Molecular Simulation of Enzyme Catalysis and Inhibition

    Author : Sinisa Bjelic; Johan Åqvist; Adrian J. Mulholland; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Theoretical chemistry; enzyme catalysis; enzyme inhibition; computer simulations; molecular dynamics; empirical valence bond method; structure-based inhibitor design; Teoretisk kemi;

    Abstract : The reaction mechanisms for the hemoglobin degrading enzymes in the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite, plasmepsin II (Plm II) and histo-aspartic protease (HAP), have been analyzed by molecular simulations. The reaction free energy profiles, calculated by the empirical valence bond (EVB) method in combination with molecular dynamics (MD) and free energy perturbation (FEP) simulations are in good agreement with experimental data. READ MORE

  5. 3. Building blocks for polymer synthesis by enzymatic catalysis

    Author : Stefan Semlitsch; Mats Martinelle; Sergio Riva; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Enzyme; Enzyme Engineering; Biocatalysis; Lipase; CalB; MsAcT; Substrate specificity; Selectivity; Polymer Chemistry; Polymer Synthesis; Bioteknologi; Biotechnology;

    Abstract : The search for alternatives to oil-based monomers has sparked interest for scientists to focus on the use of renewable resources for energy production, for the synthesis of polymeric materials and in other areas. With the use of renewable resources, scientists face new challenges to first isolate interesting molecules and then to process them. READ MORE

  6. 4. Enthalpy and Entropy in Enzyme Catalysis : A Study of Lipase Enantioselectivity

    Author : Jenny Ottosson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Biocatalysis; enzyme catalysis; Candida antarctica lipase B; enantioselectivity; enthalpy; entropy; CALB; enantiomeric ratio; Bioengineering; Bioteknik;

    Abstract : Biocatalysis has become a popular technique in organic synthesis due to high activity and selectivity of enzyme catalyzed reactions. Enantioselectivity is a particularly attractive enzyme property, which is utilized for the production of enantiopure substances. READ MORE

  7. 5. Catalysis and Site-Specific Modification of Glutathione Transferases Enabled by Rational Design

    Author : Sofia Håkansson Hederos; Lars Baltzer; Kerstin Broo; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Catalysis; Glutathione Transferases; Rational design; Protein design; Site-specific modification; thiolester hydrolysis; Enzyme engineering; Enzymteknik;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the rational design of a novel enzyme, a thiolester hydrolase, derived from human glutathione transferase (GST) A1-1 by the introduction of a single histidine residue. The first section of the thesis describes the design and the determination of the reaction mechanism. READ MORE