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Mats Martinelle

 

Mats Martinelle, Researcher

Short biography
1997 Researcher, Biochemistry, KTH
1995 PhD, Biochemistry, KTH, Stockholm

 

Responsible for the annual courses:
Biochemistry BB1080, BB2380
Molecular Enzymology BB2020

Research

 

Links to the research database "Pocket" at KTH: Updating

 

Resent PhD Theses:
Cecilia Hedfors  2011 “Lipase selectivity in functional polyester synthesis”

Mohamad Takwa 2010 “Lipase specificity and selectivity: Kinetics, engineering and applications”

Magnus Eriksson 2010 “Lipase-catalysed syntheses of telechelic polyesters”

 

See the Biocatalysis group for more details.

Key Publications

Takwa, M., Wittrup Larsen, M., Hult, K. and Martinelle, M. Rational redesign of Candida antarctica lipase B for the ring opening polymerization of D,D-lactide. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 7392–7394.

 

Eriksson, M., Boyer, A., Sinigoi, L., Johansson, M., Malmström, E., Hult, K., Tray, S. and Martinelle, M. One-pot enzymatic route to tetraallyl ether functional oligesters: Synthesis, UV curing, and characterization. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2010 48, 5289–5297.

 

Eriksson, M., Hult, K., Malmström, E., Johansson, M., Tray, S. and Martinelle, M. One-pot enzymatic polycondensation to telechelic methacrylate-functional oligoesters used for film formation. Polym. Chem. 2011, 2, 714–719

 

Eriksson, M., Fågelström, L., Hult, K., Malmström, E., Johansson, M., Tray, S., and Martinelle, M. Enzymatic one-pot route to telechelic polypentadecalactone epoxide: Synthesis, UV-curing and characterisation. Biomacromolecules 2009, 10, 3108-3113.

 

Takwa, M., Hult, K. and Martinelle, M. Single-step, solvent free enzymatic route to α, ω-functionalized poly-pentadecalactone macromonomers. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 5230-5236.

 

Takwa, M., Xiao, Y., Simpson, N., Malmström, E., Hult, K., Koning, C., Heise, A. and Martinelle, M. Lipase catalysed HEMA initiated ring-opening polymerization: In-situ formation of mixed polyester methacrylates by transesterification. Biomacromolecules 2008, 9, 704-710.

 

Hedfors, C., Östmark, E., Malmström Jonsson, E., Hult, K. and Martinelle, M. Thiol end-functionalization of poly ε-caprolactone catalysed by Candida antarctica lipase B. Macromolecules 2005, 38, 647-649.

 

Gustavsson, M., Persson, P., Iverssen, T.,  Hult, K., Martinelle, M. Polyester coating of cellulose fiber surfaces catalysed by a cellulose-binding module-Candida antarctica lipase B fusion enzyme. Biomacromolecules  2004, 5, 106-112.

 

Rotticci-Mulder, J., Gustavsson, M., Holmqvist, M., Hult, K. and Martinelle, M. Expression in Pichia pastoris of Candida antarctica lipase B and lipase B fused to a  cellulose binding domain. Protein express. Purif. 2001, 21, 386-392.

 

Rotticci, D., Norin, T., Hult, K. and Martinelle, M. An active-site titration method for lipases. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 2000, 1483, 132-140.

 

Martinelle, M., Holmquist, M. and Hult, K. On the interfacial activation of Candida antarctica lipase A and B as compared with Humicola lanuginosa lipase. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1995, 1258, 272-276.

 

Martinelle, M. and Hult, K. Kinetics of acyl transfer reactions in organic media catalysed by Candida antarctica lipase B. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1995, 1251, 191-197.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated: 2009-01-23

sidansvarig: Per Berglund