The enzymatic cleavage of Si–O bonds: A kinetic analysis of the biocatalyzed hydrolysis of phenyltrimethoxysilane

MB Frampton, R Simionescu, T Dudding…

Index: Frampton, Mark B.; Simionescu, Razvan; Dudding, Travis; Zelisko, Paul M. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 2010 , vol. 66, # 1-2 p. 105 - 112

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Abstract

Previously we reported the ability of trypsin to mediate the cross-linking of alkoxysily- functionalized silicone polymers. Although enzymes and silicon-containing compounds are not necessarily incompatible species, the exact mechanism of how enzymes process silicon substrates is not fully understood. The focus of this current work was to examine the reaction kinetics associated with the processing of an alkoxysilane substrate by enzymes using ...