02200nas a2200265 4500008004100000022001400041245010700055210006900162260009500231300001000326490000600336520126700342653001701609653001201626653001101638653000901649653002301658653001801681100001701699700002501716700002601741700001701767700001901784856013101803 2005 eng d a1550-703300aExtra-/intracellular biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by an alkalotolerant fungus, trichothecium sp.0 aExtraintracellular biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by an alka a25650 NORTH LEWIS WAY, STEVENSON RANCH, CA 91381-1439 USAbAMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERScMAR a47-530 v13 a

The development of reliable, eco-friendly processes for the synthesis of nanoscale materials is an important aspect of nanotechnology. As part of our ongoing investigation into the use of fungi for nanoparticle synthesis, we report herein that depending on the reaction conditions of the fungus Trichothecium sp. with aqueous gold ions, gold nanoparticle synthesis can be controlled to occur either within the biomass or extracellularly. Moreover, we have found that reaction of gold ions with the Trichothecium sp. fungal biomass under stationary conditions results in the rapid extracellular formation of gold nanoparticles of spherical, rod-like and triangular morphology whereas reaction of the biomass under shaking conditions resulted in intracellular growth of the nanoparticles. It is believed that on changing the reaction conditions of the fungus with gold ions, the enzymes and proteins which are being released into the medium under stationary conditions do not get released under shaking conditions resulting in the formation of extracellular or intracellular gold nanoparticles respectively. The gold nanoparticles are not toxic to the cells and the cells continued to grow after the biosynthesis of the gold nanoparticles in both the cases.

10aBiosynthesis10aenzymes10aFungus10aGold10aMorphology Control10aNanoparticles1 aAhmad, Absar1 aSenapati, Satyajyoti1 aKhan, Mohammad, Islam1 aKumar, Rajiv1 aSastry, Murali uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/extra-intracellular-biosynthesis-gold-nanoparticles-alkalotolerant-fungus-trichothecium-sp-002134nas a2200169 4500008004100000022001400041245016200055210006900217260007100286300001400357490000700371520140700378100001801785700001801803700001701821856012601838 2007 eng d a0888-588500aEco-friendly, selective hydroxylation of C-7 aromatic compounds catalyzed by TS-1/H2O2 system under solvent-free solid-liquid-liquid-type triphase conditions0 aEcofriendly selective hydroxylation of C7 aromatic compounds cat a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcDEC a8657-86640 v463 a

Direct ring hydroxylation of aromatics, namely, anisole, toluene, and benzylchloride, using TS-1 catalyst, a MFI-type titanium silicate molecular sieve, dilute H2O2 as oxidizing agent, and water as reaction medium, was investigated under solid-liquid-liquid (SLL)-type triphase conditions. The aim was to study the relative influence of commonly used organic solvents, under solid-liquid (SL)-type biphase reaction conditions, as compared to that of water, on the conversion and product selectivity. Under solvent-free triphase conditions, the ring hydroxylation of anisole, toluene, and benzylchloride leads to significant enhancement in the conversion, turn-over frequency, and para-selectivity. However, in the case of benzyl chloride, no ring hydroxylation took place under biphase conditions (using acetone as solvent) contrary to significant ring hydroxylation (ca. 60% H2O2 efficiency) under triphase aqueous medium conditions. The simple product recovery (phase separation of organic and aqueous layers) and use of water as reaction medium are other advantages. Since TS-1 is relatively hydrophobic, the reaction is hindered in the presence of organic solvents as they compete favorably with the substrate for diffusion inside the TS-1 channels. However, in the presence of water, the organic substrate competes favorably with water, leading to increased conversion and para-selectivity.

1 aMukherjee, P.1 aBhaumik, Asim1 aKumar, Rajiv uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/eco-friendly-selective-hydroxylation-c-7-aromatic-compounds-catalyzed-ts-1h2o2-system-001211nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245012200055210006900177260007300246300001200319490000600331520034600337653001900683653002000702653001600722653002800738653001600766653002600782100002600808700001700834856013000851 2007 eng d a1566-736700aEco-friendly synthesis of epichlorohydrin catalyzed by titanium silicate (TS-1) molecular sieve and hydrogen peroxide0 aEcofriendly synthesis of epichlorohydrin catalyzed by titanium s aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcMAR a379-3820 v83 a

In a mixed solvent system of acetonitrile and methanol, titanium silicate molecular sieve, TS-1, having MFI topology, efficiently catalyses the epoxidation of allyl chloride to the corresponding epichlorohydrin in excellent yields using dilute hydrogen peroxide (45%) as an oxidizing agent. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

10aallyl chloride10aepichlorohydrin10aepoxidation10aheterogeneous catalysis10aselectivity10atitanium silicalite-11 aPandey, Rajesh, Kumar1 aKumar, Rajiv uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/eco-friendly-synthesis-epichlorohydrin-catalyzed-titanium-silicate-ts-1-molecular-sieve-and02024nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245011900055210006900174260010600243300001400349490000700363520106900370653002401439653003401463653003301497653002501530653001401555100002301569700002101592700001701613700002201630856013001652 2010 eng d a0277-538700aEfficient heterogeneous catalytic system for chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated ketones in aqueous medium0 aEfficient heterogeneous catalytic system for chemoselective hydr aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLANDbPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDcNOV a3262-32680 v293 a

A highly chemoselective and green heterogeneous catalytic system of immobilized Ru(II)-phenanthroline complexes on amino functionalised MCM-41 material for the chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated ketones to unsaturated alcohols is demonstrated using water as a solvent The XRD and FTIR spectra show the highly ordered hexagonal nature of the MCM-41 even after encapsulation of the ruthenium complex The complex retains its configuration after anchoring as was confirmed by FTIR and UV-Vis analysis The detailed reaction parametric effect was studied for the hydrogenation of 3 methylpent-3-en-2-one to achieve complete conversion up to >99% chemoselectivity of 3-methylpent-3-en-2 ol The anchored heterogeneous catalysts were recycled effectively and reused five times with marginal changes in activity and selectivity The use of water as a solvent not only afforded high activity for the hydroge nation reaction compared to organic solvents but also afforded a green process Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved

10a1 10 Phenanthroline10aalpha beta Unsaturated ketone10aChemoselective hydrogenation10amesoporous materials10aruthenium1 aDeshmukh, Amit, A.1 aKinage, Anil, K.1 aKumar, Rajiv1 aMeijboom, Reinout uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/efficient-heterogeneous-catalytic-system-chemoselective-hydrogenation-unsaturated-ketones-002304nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245009800055210006900153260011100222300001200333490000700345520133600352653001701688653001201705653001001717653001801727653001801745100002501763700001501788700001701803700001901820700002601839700001701865700001701882856012701899 2014 eng d a1573-413700aExtracellular biosynthesis of metal sulfide nanoparticles using the fungus fusarium oxysporum0 aExtracellular biosynthesis of metal sulfide nanoparticles using  aEXECUTIVE STE Y-2, PO BOX 7917, SAIF ZONE, 1200 BR SHARJAH, U ARAB EMIRATESbBENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTDcJUL a588-5950 v103 a

The development of reliable, eco-friendly processes for the synthesis of nanomaterials is an important aspect of nanotechnology. One approach that shows immense potential is based on the biosynthesis of nanoparticles using microorganisms such as bacteria. In this report, we demonstrate the extracellular biosynthesis and complete characterization of metal sulfide (PbS, ZnS, MnS and NiS) nanoparticles using fungus, Fusarium oxysporum. We observed that the exposure of aqueous solution of 1 mM metal sulfate to fungus Fusarium oxysporum resulted in the formation of highly stable technologically important metal sulfide semiconductor nanoparticles. Fusarium oxysporum synthesizes lead sulfide and zinc sulfide nanoparticles of fractal type structure whereas manganese sulfide and nickel sulfide nanoparticles are of variable polydispersed morphology. The variable morphology may be due to the dissimilar interaction of metal sulfide nanoparticles with capping proteins secreted by the fungus in solution. The nanoparticles solution is found to be extremely stable with little evidence of aggregation even after a month of storage. The long term stability of the nanoparticles is due to the proteins secreted by fungus in the nanoparticle solution which bind to the surface of the nanoparticles and thus prevent aggregation.

10aBiosynthesis10aenzymes10afungi10ametal sulfide10aNanoparticles1 aSenapati, Satyajyoti1 aSyed, Asad1 aKhan, Shadab1 aPasricha, Renu1 aKhan, Mohammad, Islam1 aKumar, Rajiv1 aAhmad, Absar uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/extracellular-biosynthesis-metal-sulfide-nanoparticles-using-fungus-fusarium-oxysporum-0