Tuning a P450 enzyme for methane oxidation

Felipe E. Zilly, Juan Pablo Acevedo, Wojciech Augustyniak, Alfred Deege, Manfred T. Reetz

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Abstract

A new spin: The addition of chemically inert perfluoro carboxylic acids (green; see picture) to P450 enzymes results in dramatic activation of their catalytic activity as a result of the conversion of the Fe/heme from a low-spin to a high-spin state, and the reduction of the binding-pocket size. Together these effects allow otherwise inert substrates such as propane and even methane to be oxidized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2720-2724
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • alkanes
  • C-H activation
  • host-guest systems
  • methane oxidation
  • P450 enzymes

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