Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Journals |
DOI | 10.1128/AEM.01434-12 |
Title (Primary) | Synthesis of short-chain diols and unsaturated alcohols from secondary alcohol substrates by the Rieske nonheme mononuclear iron oxygenase MdpJ |
Author | Schäfer, F.; Schuster, J.; Würz, B.; Härtig, C.; Harms, H.; Müller, R.H.; Rohwerder, T. |
Source Titel | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
Year | 2012 |
Department | UMB |
Volume | 78 |
Issue | 17 |
Page From | 6280 |
Page To | 6284 |
Language | englisch |
Abstract |
The Rieske nonheme mononuclear iron oxygenase MdpJ of the fuel oxygenate-degrading bacterial strain Aquincola tertiaricarbonis L108 has been described to attack short-chain tertiary alcohols via hydroxylation and desaturation reactions. Here, we demonstrate that also short-chain secondary alcohols can be transformed by MdpJ. Wild-type cells of strain L108 converted 2-propanol and 2-butanol to 1,2-propanediol and 3-buten-2-ol, respectively, whereas an mdpJ knockout mutant did not show such activity. In addition, wild-type cells converted 3-methyl-2-butanol and 3-pentanol to the corresponding desaturation products 3-methyl-3-buten-2-ol and 1-penten-3-ol, respectively. The enzymatic hydroxylation of 2-propanol resulted in an enantiomeric excess of about 70% for the (R)-enantiomer, indicating that this reaction was favored. Likewise, desaturation of (R)-2-butanol to 3-buten-2-ol was about 2.3-fold faster than conversion of the (S)-enantiomer. The biotechnological potential of MdpJ for the synthesis of enantiopure short-chain alcohols and diols as building block chemicals is discussed. |
Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=12836 |
Schäfer, F., Schuster, J., Würz, B., Härtig, C., Harms, H., Müller, R.H., Rohwerder, T. (2012): Synthesis of short-chain diols and unsaturated alcohols from secondary alcohol substrates by the Rieske nonheme mononuclear iron oxygenase MdpJ Appl. Environ. Microb. 78 (17), 6280 - 6284 10.1128/AEM.01434-12 |