Publications by authors named "Jakub Hoppe"

A new series of low transition temperature mixures (LTTM) based on choline lactate quaternary ammonium salt and various hydrogen bond donors was prepared and characterized towards their physicochemical properties and usability as an enzymatic reaction mixture for lipase-catalyzed transesterification reactions. Studies of low transition temperature mixtures have shown a long-term stabilizing effect for lipase as well as a positive influence on lipase thermal stability. In the case of Ch[Lac]:Gly: EthGly increasing the stability of lipase by 8 °C (up to 55.

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A series of new deep eutectic solvents based on choline levulinate and various hydrogen bond donors were prepared and characterized byH NMR, FT-IR, TG, and DSC. In particular, their physicochemical properties (density, viscosity, conductivity, and thermal stability) were determined and their usability as an enhancing additive to the enzymatic reaction mixture, for the enzyme was checked. It has been shown, that prepared DES, exhibits low viscosity (at 40 °C within the range 0.

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The versatility and unique properties of bacterial cellulose (BC) motivate research into enhancing its synthesis. Here a silicone polyether surfactant (SPS) was synthesized and tested as a non-nutritional additive to the cultivation media of Komagataeibacter xylinus. The addition of SPS to the Hestrin-Schramm (HS) medium resulted in a concentration-dependent decrease in surface tension from 59.

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The bacterial cellulose (BC) is a versatile biopolymer of microbial origin characterized by high purity and unusual water and material properties. However, the native BC contains a low number of functional groups, which significantly limits its further application. The main goal of its effective modification is to use methods that allow the unusual properties of BC to be retained and the desired functional group to be efficiently introduced.

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is one of the most prevalent pathogens associated with several types of biofilm-based infections, including infections of chronic wounds. Mature staphylococcal biofilm is extremely hard to eradicate from a wound and displays a high tendency to induce recurring infections. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to investigate in vitro the interaction between biofilm and fibroblast cells searching for metabolites that could be considered as potential biomarkers of critical colonization and infection.

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In presented study analysis of physicochemical properties of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and their usefulness as an element of reaction medium for β-galactosidase from Kluyveromyces lactis was conducted. Analyzed DESs were based on choline salt derivatives: choline chloride, choline acetate and hydrogen bond-donors (HBD) such as: glycerol, ethylene glycol, urea, thiourea and levulinic acid. Results showed that reaction medium with appropriate amount of DES based on choline acetate had beneficial effect on activity of β-galactosidase.

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