Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6456519 | Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic | 2016 | 6 Pages |
â¢The peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita can be used under non-aqueous reaction conditions.â¢Limitations of the non-aqueous reaction conditions comprise low specific activity of the immobilized biocatalyst and stability issues.â¢Nevertheless, preparative scale oxyfunctionalization reactions could be performed.
The peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita (AaeUPO) has been evaluated for stereoselective oxyfunctionalization chemistry under non-aqueous reaction conditions.The stereoselective hydroxylation of ethylbenzene to (R)-1-phenylethanol was performed in neat substrate as reaction medium together with the immobilized biocatalyst and tertBuOOH as oxidant.Stability and activity issues still have to be addressed. Nevertheless, gram-scale production of enantiopure (R)-1-phenylethanol was achieved with respectable 90,000 turnovers of the biocatalyst.
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