Yang Zhen
College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol. 2019;168:31-59. doi: 10.1007/10_2018_67.
Following the appearance of ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs), natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) have emerged as a new type of truly green solvents with many excellent advantages such as cheapness, sustainability, biocompatibility, environmental friendliness, and, in particular, remarkable solubilizing power and outstanding designability. Although only at an early stage, research on NADESs has started to blossom with exponential growth, showing attractive and promising potentials for applications in various areas. In this chapter we focus on an introduction to what is currently known about NADESs: their formation, structure and roles in nature, their physical/chemical properties, their toxicity and biodegradability, and, more importantly, their beneficial applications in biotechnology.
继离子液体（ILs）和低共熔溶剂（DESs）出现之后，天然低共熔溶剂（NADESs）作为一种新型的真正绿色溶剂应运而生，具有诸多优异特性，如价格低廉、可持续性、生物相容性、环境友好性，特别是具有卓越的溶解能力和出色的可设计性。尽管对NADESs的研究尚处于早期阶段，但已开始呈指数级增长态势蓬勃发展，在各个领域展现出诱人且颇具前景的应用潜力。在本章中，我们着重介绍目前对NADESs的了解：它们的形成、在自然界中的结构和作用、物理/化学性质、毒性和生物降解性，更重要的是，它们在生物技术中的有益应用。
