Efficient <i>O</i>-demethylation of lignin monoaromatics using the peroxygenase activity of cytochrome P450 enzymes
Alix C. Harlington, Keith E. Shearwin, Stephen G. Bell, Fiona Whelan
Abstract
Selective O -demethylation of the lignin monoaromatics, syringol and guaiacol, using the peroxygenase activity of two distinct cytochrome P450 enzymes.
Topics & Concepts
GuaiacolDemethylationLigninChemistryEnzymeCytochrome P450CytochromeBiochemistryOrganic chemistryStereochemistryGeneGene expressionDNA methylationLignin and Wood ChemistryEnzyme-mediated dye degradationBiochemical and biochemical processes