Supramolecular Systems as an Alternative for Enzymatic Degradation of 1-Naphthyl Methylcarbamate (Carbaryl) Pesticide

GOMEZ RODRÍGUEZ, ESTEBAN I.; FALCONE, R. DARÍO; BEASSONI, PAOLA R.; MOYANO, FERNANDO; CORREA, N. MARIANO

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Wiley-Blackwell

Año: 2019 vol. 4 p. 7204 - 7210

Reverse micelles (RMs) are considered as versatile nanoreactors because they can create a unique microenvironment, to carry out biochemical and chemical reactions of interest. Thus, in this contribution we propose them to be used as a new approach to hydrolyze a powerful and widely used pesticide: 1-naphthyl methylcarbamate (Carbaryl), using the enzyme α-Chymotrypsin (α-CT) encapsulated in the water pool.