Fatty acid epoxidation by<i>Collariella virescens</i>peroxygenase and heme-channel variants
Alejandro González‐Benjumea, Juan Carro, Chantal Renau-Mínguez, Dolores Linde, Elena Fernández‐Fueyo, Ana Gutiérrez, Ángel T. Martı́nez
Abstract
A new unspecific peroxygenase (UPO) generating a variety of epoxidized derivatives of unsaturated fatty acids has been discovered and engineered by heterologous expression of a putative<italic>upo</italic>gene.
Topics & Concepts
HemeChemistryHeterologous expressionHeterologousFatty acidBiochemistryStereochemistryGeneRecombinant DNAEnzymeEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiochemical and biochemical processes