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Determine whether the enzyme alpha-chymotrypsin can maintain aqueous-like catalytic activity when solubilized in nearly anhydrous organic solvent systems.

June 1, 1994Journal of the American Chemical Society

Aqueous-Like Activity of .alpha.-Chymotrypsin Dissolved in Nearly Anhydrous Organic Solvents

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VPVikram ParadkarBiological E (India)JDJonathan S. DordickRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Experimental study demonstrates aqueous-like activity of alpha-chymotrypsin in nearly anhydrous organic solvents, indicating high catalytic function in nonaqueous media.

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Determine whether the enzyme alpha-chymotrypsin can maintain aqueous-like catalytic activity when solubilized in nearly anhydrous organic solvent systems.
Dissolved alpha-chymotrypsin into nearly anhydrous organic solvent media.
Assessed catalytic kinetics and reaction rates of the solubilized enzyme compared to conventional aqueous conditions.
Alpha-chymotrypsin exhibited high, aqueous-like catalytic activity while fully dissolved in nearly anhydrous organic solvents.
Solubilization of the enzyme bypassed common kinetic limitations observed with insoluble enzyme suspensions in nonaqueous media.

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Paradkar et al. (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95d5c16823ee7bfe5145b8 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00090a065

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Experimental study demonstrates aqueous-like activity of alpha-chymotrypsin in nearly anhydrous organic solvents, indicating high catalytic function in nonaqueous media.

Aqueous-Like Activity of .alpha.-Chymotrypsin Dissolved in Nearly Anhydrous Organic Solvents

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Aqueous-Like Activity of .alpha.-Chymotrypsin Dissolved in Nearly Anhydrous Organic Solvents

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