Biocatalysis with the milk protein β-lactoglobulin: promoting retroaldol cleavage of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes
作者:Vishruth Gowda、Brendan Foley、Jasmine Du、Megan Esteb、Coran M. H. Watanabe
DOI:10.1039/c8ob00139a
日期:——
activity. β-Lactoglobulin (BLG), the principle whey protein found in milk, possesses a central calyx that binds non-polar molecules. Here, we report that BLG can catalyze the retro-aldol cleavage of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes making it a naturally occurring protein capable of catalyzing retro-aldol reactions on hydrophobic substrates. Retroaldolase activity was seen to be most effective on substrates