Selin Kara
Turkish-born chemist and biotechnologist
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Selin Kara (born 20 January 1981) is a Turkish-born chemist and biotechnologist. She is currently a full professor and head of Industrial Biotechnology section at Aarhus University.[1] She studies biocatalysis and has been recognized for her work about deep eutectic solvents and her research regarding cofactor regeneration in biotransformations.[2][3]
Books and publications
- Recent trends and novel concepts in cofactor-dependent biotransformations[2]
- Deep eutectic solvents as efficient solvents in biocatalysis[3]
- Enantioselective oxidation of aldehydes catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenase[4]
- Access to lactone building blocks via horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase-catalyzed oxidative lactonization[5]
- One-pot combination of enzyme and Pd nanoparticle catalysis for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1,2-amino alcohols[6]
- A bi‐enzymatic convergent cascade for ε‐caprolactone synthesis employing 1, 6‐hexanediol as a ‘double‐smart cosubstrate’[7]
- More efficient redox biocatalysis by utilising 1, 4-butanediol as a ‘smart cosubstrate’[8]
- A fed‐batch synthetic strategy for a three‐step enzymatic synthesis of poly‐ϵ‐caprolactone[9]
Awards and honors
- 2026 - biocat Award for outstanding contributions to the field of biocatalysis [10]
- 2018 - ChemCatChem - Young Researcher Series[11]
- 2016 - Selected Membership of Zukunftsforum Biotechnologie DECHEMA[12]
- 2015 - DAAD Conference Travel Award
- 2014 - Conference Travel Award – Frauenförderung at TU Dresden
- 2013 - Biotrans 2013 Poster Prize
