Engineering a Cytochrome P450 for Demethylation of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Aldehydes
Emerald S. Ellis, D.J. Hinchen, Alissa Bleem, Lintao Bu, S.J.B. Mallinson, Mark D. Allen, Bennett R. Streit, Melodie M. Machovina, Quinlan V. Doolin, William E. Michener, Christopher W. Johnson, Brandon C. Knott, Gregg T. Beckham, J.E. McGeehan, Jennifer L. DuBois
Abstract
demethylation capacity of cytochrome P450 enzymes toward important lignin-derived aromatic monomers.
Topics & Concepts
VanillinDemethylationChemistryLigninGuaiacolDepolymerizationOrganic chemistryCytochrome P450Pseudomonas putidaCatalysisBiochemistryEnzymeDNA methylationGene expressionGeneBiochemical and biochemical processesLignin and Wood ChemistryEnzyme-mediated dye degradation