| Contents | 6 |
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| Contributors | 8 |
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| Chapter-1 | 10 |
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| Silicon in a Biological Environment | 10 |
| 1.1 Silicon-Based Life: Science-Fiction? | 10 |
| 1.2 Not Science Fiction After All: Plants, Diatoms, and Sponges | 11 |
| 1.2.1 Plants | 11 |
| 1.2.2 Marine Organisms | 12 |
| 1.2.2.1 Diatoms | 12 |
| 1.2.2.2 Sponges | 13 |
| 1.3 Drawing Inspiration from Nature | 15 |
| 1.3.1 Applications in Agriculture | 15 |
| 1.3.2 Silicon in Human Health and Medicine | 15 |
| 1.3.2.1 Silicon in Food and in the Human Body | 16 |
| 1.3.2.2 Silicon in Medicine | 19 |
| 1.3.2.2.1 Silicon-Containing Molecules with Medicinal Applications | 19 |
| 1.3.2.2.2 Biomedical Devices Based on Silicon | 21 |
| References | 24 |
| Chapter-2 | 28 |
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| The Role of Silicates in the Synthesis of Sugars Under Prebiotic Conditions | 28 |
| 2.1Sugars and Life | 28 |
| 2.2The Formose Reaction | 28 |
| 2.3The Interaction(s) of Carbohydrates with Silicates | 30 |
| 2.4Summary | 33 |
| References | 34 |
| Chapter-3 | 35 |
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| Protease-Mediated Hydrolysis and Condensation of Tetra- and Trialkoxysilanes | 35 |
| 3.1Introduction | 35 |
| 3.1.1Biosilica Synthesis | 35 |
| 3.2Enzyme-Mediated Hydrolysis and Condensation of Alkoxysilanes | 37 |
| 3.3Hydrolysis and Condensation of Organically Modified Alkoxysilanes | 39 |
| 3.4Active Site Considerations | 41 |
| 3.5Conclusions | 43 |
| References | 44 |
| Chapter-4 | 46 |
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| Bioinspired Silica for Enzyme Immobilisation: A Comparison with Traditional Methods | 46 |
| 4.1 Introduction to Enzymes | 46 |
| 4.2 Enzyme Immobilisation Overview | 47 |
| 4.2.1 Outline of Enzyme Immobilisation Techniques | 49 |
| 4.2.2 Supports | 49 |
| 4.3 Immobilisation Techniques | 51 |
| 4.3.1 Evaluation and Comparison of Biocatalyst Performance | 51 |
| 4.3.2 Lipase | 52 |
| 4.3.3 Covalent Binding | 53 |
| 4.3.4 Adsorption | 55 |
| 4.3.5 Cross-Linking | 57 |
| 4.3.6 Entrapment/Encapsulation | 58 |
| 4.4 Bioinspired Silica for Enzyme Immobilisation | 62 |
| 4.5 Conclusion | 65 |
| 4.6 Acknowledgments | 65 |
| References | 66 |
| Chapter-5 | 70 |
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| On The Immobilization of Candida antarctica Lipase B onto Surface Modified Porous Silica Gel Particles | 70 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 70 |
| 5.2 Experimental | 72 |
| 5.2.1 Materials | 72 |
| 5.2.2 Enzyme Immobilization Protocol | 73 |
| 5.2.3 Enzyme Activity Assay | 73 |
| 5.2.4 Instrumental Methods | 74 |
| 5.2.5 Results and Discussion | 74 |
| 5.2.6 CALB Immobilization on Surface Modified Porous Silica Gel Particles | 74 |
| 5.2.7 Thermal Stability of the Immobilized CALB | 74 |
| 5.2.8 Support Material Swelling | 77 |
| 5.2.9 Conclusions | 78 |
| References | 78 |
| Chapter-6 | 80 |
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| Enzymatic Modification and Polymerization of Siloxane-Containing Materials | 80 |
| 6.1 Introduction | 80 |
| 6.2 Enzyme-Mediated Catalysis of Siloxane-Containing Materials | 81 |
| 6.3 Structural Characterization of Siloxane-Containing Polyesters | 82 |
| 6.4 Elongation Kinetics | 84 |
| 6.4.1 CPr-TMDS and 3HP-TMDS | 84 |
| 6.4.2 CPr-TMDS and HA-PDMS | 85 |
| 6.4.3 A Comparsion of Acyl-Donors | 86 |
| 6.5 Thermal Properties of Disiloxane Containing Polyesters | 88 |
| 6.6 A Comparison of the Activation Energy for N435-Mediated Polyesterification Reactions | 88 |
| 6.7 Residual Activity of Novozyme-435 | 89 |
| 6.8 Thermal Tolerance and Repeated Use of Novozyme-435 | 90 |
| 6.9 Enzymatic Deacylation of 1,3-Bis(3-Acetoxypropyl)-1,1,3,3-Tetramethyldisiloxane | 92 |
| 6.10 Conclusions | 93 |
| References | 95 |
| Chapter-7 | 97 |
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| Design and Thermal Properties of Interpenetrating and Intercrosslinked Biosilicate Materials | 97 |
| 7.1 Introduction | 97 |
| 7.2 Biohybrid Materials | 99 |
| 7.3 Biohybrid Material Thermal Properties | 103 |
| 7.4 Conclusions | 107 |
| References | 107 |
| Chapter-8 | 109 |
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| Bioactive Amino Acids, Peptides and Peptidomimetics Containing Silicon | 109 |
| 8.1 Silicon in Amino Acids and Peptides | 109 |
| 8.2 Where Silicon Can—and Cannot—be Used | 109 |
| 8.3 Silicon Containing Amino Acids [2] | 111 |
| 8.3.1 The ?-Silyl Amino Acids | 111 |
| 8.3.2 The ?-Silyl Amino Acids | 112 |
| 8.4 Silanediol Protease Inhibitors | 115 |
| 8.4.1 Design and Activity | 115 |
| 8.4.2 Silanediol Synthesis | 117 |
| 8.4.3 An HIV Protease Inhibitor | 118 |
| 8.4.4 Thermolysin Inhibitor | 119 |
| 8.4.5 Angiotension-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors | 120 |
| 8.5 Improved Chemistries for Silanediol Inhibitor Construction | 122 |
| 8.5.1 ?-Alkyl-?-Silyl Acids | 122 |
| 8.5.1.1 Asymmetric Hydroboration of 2,5-Dihydrosiloles | 122 |
| 8.5.1.2 Asymmetric Intramolecular Hydrosilylation | 123 |
| 8.5.2 ?-Alkyl-?-Amino Silanes | 124 |
| 8.5.2.1 Asymmetric Reduction of a Silyl Ketone | 124 |
| 8.5.2.2 Asymmetric Reverse-aza-Brook Rearrangment | 125 |
| 8.5.2.3 Silyllithium Addition to Sulfinimines | 125 |
| 8.6 Future Prospects | 126 |
| References | 127 |
| Index | 130 |