Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
Open Access

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of polypeptides for use as functional and structural materials

4^th International Conference on Chemical Engineering

September 17-18, 2018 | Vancouver, Canada

Mutaz Alhyari

British University in Dubai, UAE

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Chem Eng Process Technol

Abstract :

Polypeptides inspired by the natural functional and structural proteins present in living systems are promising materials for various fields in terms of their versatile functionality and physical properties. Designing and synthesizing mimetic sequences of specific peptide motifs in proteins are important for exploring the functionality of natural proteins. Chemoenzymatic polymerization, which utilizes aminolysis (i.e., the reverse reaction of hydrolysis catalyzed by proteases), is a useful technique for synthesizing artificial polypeptide materials and has several advantages, including facile synthesis protocols, environmental friendliness, scalability and atom economy. In this review, recent progress in chemoenzymatic polypeptide synthesis for the production of functional and structural materials for various applications is summarized in conjunction with the current status of technical challenges in the field.

Biography :

E-mail: mutaz.alhyari@alfahim.ae