An in Vitro Biosynthesis of Sesquiterpenes Starting from Acetic Acid

Autor: Julia Nowack, Frank Schulz, Michael Dirkmann
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: ChemBioChem. 19:2146-2151
ISSN: 1439-4227
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800128
Popis: The enzymatic synthesis of terpenes was investigated by using a cascade based on the mevalonic acid pathway. Suitable enzymes from all kingdoms of life were identified and combined to give rise to geosmin and patchoulol as representative compounds. The pathway was studied in three separate segments, which were subsequently combined in a ten-step cascade plus added cofactor regeneration systems. The cascade delivers farnesyl pyrophosphate with >40 % conversion and cyclises it to sesquiterpenes with >90 % conversion.
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