One-pot biocatalytic synthesis of nylon monomers from cyclohexanol using<i>Escherichia coli</i>-based concurrent cascade consortia
Sharad Sarak, Taresh P. Khobragade, Hyunwoo Jeon, Amol D. Pagar, Pritam Giri, Somin Lee, Hyungdon Yun
Abstract
We developed a multienzyme biocatalytic cascade with high atom efficiency and a self-sufficient redox network for the synthesis of nylon monomers without adding auxiliary enzymes to recycle cofactors.
Topics & Concepts
CyclohexanolMonomerCascadeChemistryCofactorCombinatorial chemistryBiocatalysisEscherichia coliRedoxEnzymeOrganic chemistryBiochemistryCatalysisChromatographyPolymerReaction mechanismGeneEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCatalysis for Biomass Conversion