Design of a synthetic enzyme cascade for the in vitro fixation of a C1 carbon source to a functional C4 sugar

Samed Güner, Vanessa Wegat, André Pick, Volker Sieber

2021Green Chemistry47 citationsDOI

Abstract

We were able to design a synthetic enzyme cascade for the production of erythrulose, a functional tetrose, ultimately from formaldehyde.

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CascadeSugarChemistryCarbon fixationIn vitroCarbon fibersEnzymeFixation (population genetics)Synthetic biologyBiochemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceBiologyComputational biologyChromatographyCarbon dioxideGeneComposite materialComposite numberEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemical Acid Research Studies

Design of a synthetic enzyme cascade for the <i>in vitro</i> fixation of a C<sub>1</sub> carbon source to a functional C<sub>4</sub> sugar

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