Formation of silicones mediated by the sponge enzyme silicatein-α
作者:Stephan E. Wolf、Ute Schlossmacher、Anna Pietuch、Bernd Mathiasch、Heinz-C. Schröder、Werner E. G. Müller、Wolfgang Tremel
DOI:10.1039/b921640e
日期:——
silicatein-α catalyzes in vivo silica formation from monomeric silicon compounds from sea water (i.e. silicic acid) and plays the pivotal role during synthesis of the siliceous sponge spicules. Recombinant silicatein-α, which was cloned from the demosponge Suberites domuncula (phylum Porifera), is shown to catalyze in vitro condensation of alkoxy silanes during a phase transfer reaction at neutral pH