Enzymatic Production of FluoroCellulose (EnzFluoroCell)

自然界产生了一系列碳水化合物聚合物，如淀粉、纤维素、几丁质，它们具有重要的特性，支持广泛的生物结构和过程。这些材料也被广泛应用于各个市场部门——加工食品中的增稠剂；制锭代理商;卫生用品中的吸收性材料；伤口敷料;可生物降解的包装。然而，自然界并不能提供工业所需的具有一系列理想特性的碳水化合物材料。我们已经证明，新的天然氟化碳水化合物聚合物可以通过酶合成来制造，扩大了结构和性质的调色板，可用于定制散装多糖的应用特性。在此，我们将开发和优化可扩展的酶合成氟化碳水化合物聚合物的工艺。

Nature produces a range of carbohydrate polymers -- e.g. starch, cellulose, chitin -- which have important properties that support a wide range of biological structures and processes. These materials are also widely exploited across market sectors -- thickeners in processed food; tableting agents; absorbent materials in sanitary products; wound dressings; biodegradable packaging. However, nature does not afford carbohydrate materials with the range of desirable properties that industry requires. We have shown that new-to-nature fluorinated carbohydrate polymers can be made by enzymatic synthesis, widening the palette of structures and properties that are available to tailor bulk polysaccharide properties for application. Herein, we will develop and optimise processes for the scalable enzymatic synthesis of fluorinated carbohydrate polymers.