Patents Assigned to POSCO and POSTECH Foundation
  • Patent number: 7005282
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ionic liquid-coated enzyme, wherein the ionic liquid is an organic salt which presents as a liquid phase at a temperature of about 150° C. or below. The ionic liquid-coated enzyme according to the present invention remarkably improves enzyme functions, such as enantioselectivity and stability, when the enzyme which may be lipase is coated with an ionic liquid. Further, even in the case of when the ionic liquid-coated enzyme is reused, the enantiomeric excess, enantioselectivity, and activity are not degenerated. The coated enzyme is usable as a catalyst for providing a chiral intermediate required in the synthesis of chiral pesticides, medicines, natural chemicals, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: POSCO and POSTECH Foundation
    Inventors: Mahn-Joo Kim, Jae Kwan Lee