Engineering a lipase B from Candida antactica with efficient perhydrolysis performance by eliminating its hydrolase activity

Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 20:7:44599. doi: 10.1038/srep44599.

Abstract

A Ser105Ala mutant of the lipase B from Candida antarctica enables 'perhydrolase-only' reactions. At the example of the chemoenzymatic Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclohexanone, we demonstrate that with this mutant selective oxidation can be achieved in deep eutectic solvent while essentially eliminating the undesired hydrolysis reaction of the product.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocatalysis
  • Candida / enzymology*
  • Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Hydrolysis
  • Lipase / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Protein Engineering / methods*
  • Solvents
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Solvents
  • Hydrolases
  • Lipase