Enantioselective Synthesis of (S)-Ibuprofen Ester Prodrug in Cyclohexane by Candida rugosa Lipase Immobilized on Accurel MP1000
- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology Progress
- Vol. 16 (6) , 986-992
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bp0000961
Abstract
An enantioselective esterification process was developed for the synthesis of 2-N-morpholinoethyl (S)-ibuprofen ester prodrug from racemic ibuprofen by using Candida rugosa lipase immobilized on Accurel MP1000 in cyclohexane. Compared with the performance of Lipase MY, the immobilized lipase possesses a higher enzyme activity and thermal stability, but with a slightly suppressed enantioselectivity. A kinetic model was proposed and confirmed from experiments, for the simulation of time-course conversions of both enantiomers at various combinations of substrate concentrations in a batch reactor. Preliminary results of employing the proposed model and the immobilized lipase in a continuous packed-bed reactor were also reported and discussed.Keywords
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