Abstract: The first carboxylate reductase from Trametes versicolor was identified, cloned, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The enzyme reduces aromatic acids such as benzoic acid and derivatives, cinnamic acid, and 3-phenylpropanoic acid, but also aliphatic acids such as octanoic acid are reduced.
Keywords: Aldehydes; Bioreduction; Carboxylate reductase; Carboxylic acids; Enzymes.