A new class of enzymes discovered: a non-heme oxidase produces medium-chain 1-alkenes

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Mar 27;54(14):4156-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.201500466. Epub 2015 Feb 16.

Author

Robert Kourist¹

Affiliation

¹ Junior Research Group for Microbial Biotechnology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum (Germany). [email protected].

PMID: 25689695
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201500466

No abstract available

Keywords: 1-alkenes; biotransformations; hydrocarbons; oxidative decarboxylation; renewable resources.

MeSH terms

Alkenes / metabolism*
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxidoreductases / metabolism*

Substances

Alkenes
Oxidoreductases