Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2019): “Haloferax volcanii as immobilised whole cell biocatalyst: new applications for halophilic systems”
Very nice to see that Haloferax can indeed catalyse reactions as whole cell organism and be immobilised for reuse too! Great collaboration with our colleague Thorsten Allers here in Nottingham and well done Risat! Link to the paper here Very nice to see that Haloferax can indeed catalyse reactions as whole cell organism and be […]
Catalysts (2019): “Overcoming Water Insolubility in Flow: Enantioselective Hydrolysis of Naproxen Ester”
Very well done David for bringing this paper to a close, the insolubility issue of the substrates was really problematic for flow biocatalysis and the use of small amounts of surfactants solved it much better than high percentage of organic solvents. You can read the paper here
We are moving to the University of Bern in 2019!
So we have some news…the group will move to the University of Bern during the Summer, I am delighted to have been given this opportunity, I will take up the position of Professor of Pharmaceutical and Bioorganic Chemistry to help developing a degree in Pharmacy. Our research will continue of course, sustainability is a top […]
PGR Symposium 2019
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Green Chemistry (2019): “Flow-based enzymatic synthesis of melatonin and other high value tryptamine derivatives: a five-minute intensified process”
To increase the uptake of biocatalytic processes by industry, it is essential to demonstrate the reliability of enzyme-based methodologies directly applied to the production of high value products. Here, an ultra-efficient, and sustainable enzymatic platform for the multi-gram synthesis of melatonin (and analogues) was developed. The fully-automated process integrates biocatalysis and flow chemistry, maximizes the […]
IMTB Conference
Amazing talks at IMTB conference in Dubrovnik. Fran was invited as speaker for the Flow Biocatalysis section while Maria was selected for a poster pitch. Congrats to Martina for winning the Best poster award and the Reaction Chemistry & Enginnering poster prize! Related Posts
Biotrans 2019
Inspiring talk by Frances Arnold, Chemistry Nobel Prize 2018 at Biotrans 2019. The group was amazed listening to enzyme directed evolution! Related Posts
M. Curie dissemination
It’s time for dissemination for Martina and her AROMAs FLOW project. She was invited as speaker at “Innovation and sustainability in organic synthesis and drug development”, Flow Chemistry section (Pavia, Italy) and to hold a lecture at “La chimica degli alimenti e i giovani ricercatori: nuovi approcci in tema di qualità, sicurezza e aspetti funzionali […]
David’s Viva !
Well done David for passing his viva, and thanks so much to Aurelio Hidalgo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) for being a brilliant extern! Related Posts
Eimear’s Viva
And then it was Eimear’s turn to defend her thesis and she did great! Very well done, and many thanks to Prof. Diego Romano (University of Milan) and Dr. Klaus Winzer (University of Nottingham) for evaluating the thesis and providing stimulating discussions. Related Posts