The recently published paper “Redox Biocatalysis in Lidocaine-Based Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents: Non-Conventional Media Outperform Aqueous Conditions” was a collaboration with scientist from the Institute of Technical Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, (DECADES beneficiary, Susmom (DECADES partner) and the Institute of Thermal Separation Processes, Hamburg University of Technology. Together they wrote a great paper where they used two hydrophobic DESs, lidocaine/oleic acid and lidocaine/decanoic acid, as reaction media that were enzyme-compatible and highly substrate-solubilizer for carbonyl reduction catalyzed by horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase, focusing on the effect of water contents and on maximizing substrate loadings, which showcases for the first time the applicability of hydrophobic DESs for industrially-sound conditions in biocatalysis.
