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The effect of crown ethers on enzyme-catalysed reactions in organic solvents
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EngineeringOrganic ChemistryChemistryα-Chymotrypsin-catalysed TransesterificationCrown EthersChemical EngineeringOrganic SolventsHomogeneous CatalysisEnzyme-catalysed ReactionsN-acetyl-l-phenylalanine Ethyl EsterBiochemistryBiocatalysisCatalysisAsymmetric CatalysisDeep Eutectic SolventCatalytic SynthesisAlkene MetathesisNatural SciencesMolecular Catalysis
Crown ethers considerably enhance the rate of the α-chymotrypsin-catalysed transesterification of N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester (N-Ac-L-Phe-OEt) with propan-1-ol in n-octane; with subtilisin the effect is somewhat less pronounced.