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Turkish-born chemist and biotechnologist
Selin Kara
Selin Kara (born 20 January 1981) is a
Turkish-born chemist and biotechnologist. She is currently a full professor and head of Industrial Biotechnology section at
Aarhus University.
[1] She studies
biocatalysis and has been recognized for her work about
deep eutectic solvents and her research regarding
cofactor regeneration in
biotransformations.
[2]
[3]
Books and publications
- Recent trends and novel concepts in cofactor-dependent biotransformations
[2]
- Deep eutectic solvents as efficient solvents in biocatalysis
[3]
- Enantioselective oxidation of aldehydes catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase
[4]
- Access to lactone building blocks via horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase-catalyzed oxidative lactonization
[5]
- One-pot combination of enzyme and Pd nanoparticle catalysis for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1,2-amino alcohols
[6]
- A bi‐enzymatic convergent cascade for ε‐caprolactone synthesis employing 1, 6‐hexanediol as a ‘double‐
smart cosubstrate’
[7]
- More efficient redox biocatalysis by utilising 1, 4-butanediol as a ‘smart cosubstrate’
[8]
- A fed‐batch synthetic strategy for a three‐step enzymatic synthesis of poly‐ϵ‐caprolactone
[9]
Awards and honors
- 2018 - ChemCatChem - Young Researcher Series
[10]
- 2016 - Selected Membership of Zukunftsforum Biotechnologie DECHEMA
[11]
- 2015 - DAAD Conference Travel Award
- 2014 - Conference Travel Award – Frauenförderung at TU Dresden
- 2013 - Biotrans 2013 Poster Prize
References
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"Industrial Biotechnology, Aarhus University".
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a
b Kara, Selin; Schrittwieser, Joerg H.; Hollmann, Frank; Ansorge-Schumacher, Marion B. (2014-02-01).
"Recent trends and novel concepts in cofactor-dependent biotransformations". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 98 (4): 1517–1529.
doi:
10.1007/s00253-013-5441-5.
ISSN
1432-0614.
PMID
24362856.
S2CID
11725494.
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a
b Pätzold, Magdalena; Siebenhaller, Sascha; Kara, Selin; Liese, Andreas; Syldatk, Christoph; Holtmann, Dirk (2019-09-01).
"Deep Eutectic Solvents as Efficient Solvents in Biocatalysis". Trends in Biotechnology. 37 (9): 943–959.
doi:
10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.03.007.
ISSN
0167-7799.
PMID
31000203.
S2CID
121668011.
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^ Könst, Paul; Merkens, Hedda; Kara, Selin; Kochius, Svenja; Vogel, Andreas; Zuhse, Ralf; Holtmann, Dirk; Arends, Isabel W. C. E.; Hollmann, Frank (2012).
"Enantioselective Oxidation of Aldehydes Catalyzed by Alcohol Dehydrogenase". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51 (39): 9914–9917.
doi:
10.1002/anie.201203219.
ISSN
1521-3773.
PMID
22936647.
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^ Kara, Selin; Spickermann, Dominik; Schrittwieser, Joerg H.; Weckbecker, Andrea; Leggewie, Christian; Arends, Isabel W. C. E.; Hollmann, Frank (2013-11-01).
"Access to Lactone Building Blocks via Horse Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase-Catalyzed Oxidative Lactonization". ACS Catalysis. 3 (11): 2436–2439.
doi:
10.1021/cs400535c.
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^ H. Schrittwieser, Joerg; Coccia, Francesca; Kara, Selin; Grischek, Barbara; Kroutil, Wolfgang; d'Alessandro, Nicola; Hollmann, Frank (2013).
"One-pot combination of enzyme and Pd nanoparticle catalysis for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1,2-amino alcohols". Green Chemistry. 15 (12): 3318–3331.
doi:
10.1039/C3GC41666F.
S2CID
46415723.
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^ Bornadel, Amin; Hatti-Kaul, Rajni; Hollmann, Frank; Kara, Selin (2015).
"A Bi-enzymatic Convergent Cascade for ε-Caprolactone Synthesis Employing 1,6-Hexanediol as a 'Double-Smart Cosubstrate'". ChemCatChem. 7 (16): 2442–2445.
doi:
10.1002/cctc.201500511.
ISSN
1867-3899.
S2CID
97609853.
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^ Kara, Selin; Spickermann, Dominik; H. Schrittwieser, Joerg; Leggewie, Christian; Berkel, Willem J. H. van; E. Arends, Isabel W. C.; Hollmann, Frank (2013).
"More efficient redox biocatalysis by utilising 1,4-butanediol as a 'smart cosubstrate'". Green Chemistry. 15 (2): 330–335.
doi:
10.1039/C2GC36797A.
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^ Scherkus, Christian; Schmidt, Sandy; Bornscheuer, Uwe T.; Gröger, Harald; Kara, Selin; Liese, Andreas (2016).
"A Fed-Batch Synthetic Strategy for a Three-Step Enzymatic Synthesis of Poly-ϵ-caprolactone". ChemCatChem. 8 (22): 3446–3452.
doi:
10.1002/cctc.201600806.
ISSN
1867-3899.
S2CID
99133584.
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"Young Researchers Series: ChemCatChem". Chemistry Europe.
doi:
10.1002/(ISSN)1867-3899.
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"DECHEMA | Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V." www.dechema.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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