Tetrahedron
Tetrahedron
5 years ago

Improved biooxidation of Benzyl alcohols catalyzed by the flavoprotein (5-Hydroxymethyl)furfural oxidase in organic solvents

Improved biooxidation of Benzyl alcohols catalyzed by the flavoprotein (5-Hydroxymethyl)furfural oxidase in organic solvents
The biooxidation of benzylic alcohols catalyzed by (5-hydroxymethyl)furfural oxidase (HMFO) to the corresponding benzaldehydes or benzoic acids was investigated in the presence of various organic (co)solvents. Whereas the enzyme activity decreased at elevated concentrations of water-miscible polar solvents, the presence of (halogenated) hydrocarbons was tolerated up to 90% (v/v), which led to drastically improved conversions of up to >99% in case of hexafluorobenzene. This remarkable effect was correlated with the improved solubility of O2 in the employed solvents. Reaction rates were boosted by O2-saturation of solvents.

Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science

DOI: S0040402017307809

You might also like
Discover & Discuss Important Research

Keeping up-to-date with research can feel impossible, with papers being published faster than you'll ever be able to read them. That's where Researcher comes in: we're simplifying discovery and making important discussions happen. With over 19,000 sources, including peer-reviewed journals, preprints, blogs, universities, podcasts and Live events across 10 research areas, you'll never miss what's important to you. It's like social media, but better. Oh, and we should mention - it's free.

  • Download from Google Play
  • Download from App Store
  • Download from AppInChina

Researcher displays publicly available abstracts and doesn’t host any full article content. If the content is open access, we will direct clicks from the abstracts to the publisher website and display the PDF copy on our platform. Clicks to view the full text will be directed to the publisher website, where only users with subscriptions or access through their institution are able to view the full article.