Chin. J. Org. Chem. ›› 2007, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (02): 209-217. Previous Articles     Next Articles

Review

氧化酶及烷烃氧化

姜标a,伍登熙b,左亚军b,郜莉b,李祖义*,a   

  1. (a中国科学院上海有机化学研究所 上海 200032)
    (b上海华谊集团公司 上海 200025)
  • 收稿日期:2006-06-05 修回日期:2006-08-31 发布日期:2007-01-30
  • 通讯作者: 李祖义

Oxygenases and Oxygenation of Alkanes

JIANG Biaoa, WU Deng-Xib, ZUO Ya-Junb, GAO Lib, LI Zu-Yi*,a   

  1. (a Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032)
    (b Shanghai Huayi Company, Shanghai 200025)
  • Received:2006-06-05 Revised:2006-08-31 Published:2007-01-30
  • Contact: LI Zu-Yi

This article describes oxidising enzymes used for biocatalytic applications. Redox biocatalysts are highly sought after because of the selectivity, controllability and economy of their reactions, in comparison with conventional chemical reactions. As highly reduced hydrocarbons are abundant in the environment, enzymes that catalyze the terminal or subterminal oxygenation of alkanes are relatively easy to find. A number of these enzymes have been biochemically characterized in detail, because the potential of alkane hydroxylases to catalyze high added-value reactions was widely recognized.

Key words: alkane, hydroxylase, oxygenase