Green light enhanced the photostability and catalytic performance of fatty acid photodecarboxylase
Ao Xia, Guo Xiaobo, Yingxin Chai, Wuyuan Zhang, Yun Huang, Xianqing Zhu, Xun Zhu, Qiang Liao
Abstract
Green light improved the photostability of fatty acid photodecarboxylase (FAP) by reducing the generation of O 2 ˙ − and 1 O 2 . Blue light facilitated the catalytic activity of FAP due to the high substrate affinity and low apparent activation energy.
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ChemistryBlue lightFatty acidYield (engineering)Green-lightPhotochemistryCatalysisKineticsChlorellaVisible spectrumBiophysicsBiochemistryBotanyMaterials scienceBiologyAlgaeOptoelectronicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMetallurgyEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionAlgal biology and biofuel production