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Catalysis Science & Technology

The use of enzymes in organic synthesis and the life sciences: perspectives from the Swiss Industrial Biocatalysis Consortium (SIBC)

Hans-Peter Meyer,*a   Eric Eichhorn,b   Steven Hanlon,c   Stephan Lütz,d   Martin Schürmann,e   Roland Wohlgemuthf  and  Raffaella Coppolecchiag  

* Corresponding authors

a Lonza AG, Switzerland
E-mail: hans-peter.meyer@lonza.com
Fax: +41 27 947 51 78
Tel: +41 27 948 51 78

b Givaudan Schweiz AG, Ueberlandstrasse 138, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

c F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland

d Novartis Pharma, Postfach, Switzerland

e DSM Innovative Synthesis BV, Urmonderbaan 22, NL-6167RD Geleen, The Netherlands

f Sigma-Aldrich, Industriestrasse 25, 9470 Buchs, Switzerland

g Cerbios Pharma SA, Via Pian Scairolo 6, 6917 Barbengo-Lugano, Switzerland

Abstract

The potential of biotechnology by means of biocatalysis or biosynthesis in organic synthesis is far from being fully exploited. For this reason a group of life science companies active in pharmaceuticals, flavour and fragrance, vitamin and fine chemicals businesses describe some examples of the use of enzymes in industrial organic synthesis and discuss why enzymes are still the exception rather than the rule in organic synthesis.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CY20350B
Article type
Perspective
Submitted
25 May 2012
Accepted
09 Aug 2012
First published
10 Aug 2012

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013,3, 29-40

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The use of enzymes in organic synthesis and the life sciences: perspectives from the Swiss Industrial Biocatalysis Consortium (SIBC)

H. Meyer, E. Eichhorn, S. Hanlon, S. Lütz, M. Schürmann, R. Wohlgemuth and R. Coppolecchia, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2013, 3, 29 DOI: 10.1039/C2CY20350B

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