A one-pot biocatalytic and organocatalytic cascade delivers high titers of 2-ethyl-2-hexenal from <i>n</i> -butanol
Kelsey N. Stewart, Dylan W. Domaille
Abstract
Combining an organocatalyst with isolated alcohol oxidase or a whole-cell biocatalyst delivers 2-ethyl-2-hexenal in a one-pot, two-step biocatalytic/organocatalytic cascade.
Topics & Concepts
ButanolCascadeTiterChemistryBiochemical engineeringChromatographyOrganic chemistryBiologyEthanolEngineeringImmunologyAntibodyEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionCarbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis