Pyrococcus furiosus-mediated reduction of conjugated carboxylic acids: Towards using syngas as reductant

- Pyrococcus furiosus mediates the catalytic reduction of carboxylic acids.
- P. furiosus can utilize hydrogen gas as well as carbon monoxide as stoichiometric reductant.
- P. furiosus contains enoate reductases with low similarity to the currently known ones.