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  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Biocatalysis
  • Materials Science

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  • Polymeric compartmentalized structures are crucial for controlled catalysis, particularly in aqueous media.
  • Establishing effective catalytic compartments in organic solvents remains a significant challenge.
  • Biocatalysts like benzaldehyde lyase (BAL) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) require stable environments for optimal function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design a block copolymer for creating stable, multi-compartmentalized emulsions in organic solvents.
  • To enable the encapsulation of vulnerable biocatalysts within these organic compartments.
  • To investigate the catalytic efficiency and scalability of this novel compartmentalized system.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a triblock copolymer: poly(caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(caprolactone) (PCL-b-PEG-b-PCL).
  • Preparation of multi-compartmentalized emulsions in organic solvent via simple hand-shaking.
  • Encapsulation of biocatalysts, including benzaldehyde lyase (BAL) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH).
  • Activity assays to compare enzyme performance in the compartmentalized system versus traditional biphasic systems.

Main Results:

  • A stable, multi-compartmentalized emulsion was successfully formed in an organic solvent using the PCL-b-PEG-b-PCL copolymer.
  • Vulnerable biocatalysts (BAL, ADH) were effectively encapsulated without loss of activity.
  • The compartmentalized system demonstrated a significant enhancement in BAL activity (up to 225-fold) compared to conventional biphasic systems.
  • The emulsion preparation method is facile, low-cost, and amenable to large-scale production.

Conclusions:

  • The developed block copolymer system provides a robust platform for creating compartmentalized structures in organic media.
  • This approach facilitates the efficient use of biocatalysts in organic solvents, overcoming previous limitations.
  • The facile and scalable nature of this method opens new avenues for industrial biocatalysis in large-scale synthetic chemistry.