Oxygen-Independent Decarbonylation of Aldehydes by Cyanobacterial Aldehyde Decarbonylase: A New Reaction of Diiron Enzymes
作者:Debasis Das、Bekir E. Eser、Jaehong Han、Aaron Sciore、E. Neil G. Marsh
DOI:10.1002/anie.201101552
日期:2011.7.25
Just add water: Structurally, cyanobacterialaldehydedecarbonylases are members of the non‐heme diiron oxygenase family of enzymes. However, the enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of aliphatic aldehydes to alkanes and formate (see scheme), in an oxygen‐independent reaction. This unusual and chemically difficult reaction most likely involves free radical intermediates.