Abstract:
A method is disclosed for carrying out enzymic reactions in all cases in which the substrates of the enzymic catalyst are waterinsoluble, which makes the reaction difficult to complete. The improvement consists in using a solvent for the substrate which is water-immiscible. The solvent in question is selected from among the esters of carboxylic acids of from C2 to C10, the alkyl ethers, the alcohols of from C4 to C20, aliphatic, aromatic and cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons and halogen-substituted hydrocarbons.