Efficient enzyme supported on modified Mg(II) and Zn(II) layered double hydroxides as biocatalyst for enhanced synthesis of specialty ester

• Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Md Yunus, Noor Mona, Abdul Ghani, Noraini, Basri, Mahiran, Raja Abdul Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Salleh, Abu Bakar
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8772/1/ID%208772.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8772/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Wide variation in composition and properties of esters makes them one of the most important classes of organic compounds. They find widespread uses as perfumes, cosmetics, solvents, plasticizers, flavors, in medicine and in pharmaceutical industry (Foresti et al., 2005). As compared to the convent...