Peptide synthesis mediated by immobilized and viable baker's yeast in reverse micelles: synthesis of leucine enkephalin analogues
Abstract
Cells of baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiaeNCIM 3305) immobilized in calcium alginate beads are found to be viable in reverse micelles of bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulphosuccinate sodium salt 1 in iso-octane for days and were used for the first time for peptide synthesis (in aerosol OT reverse micelles) using hydrophobic substrates.