Enantioselective hydroxylation of 4-alkylphenols by vanillyl alcohol oxidase

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-177

  Drijfhout, Falko P ^a   Fraaije, Marco W ^a   Jongejan, Hugo ^a   Van Berkel, Willem J H ^a   Franssen, Maurice C R ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

4 alkylphenols; 4 vinylphenol; Covalent flavoprotein; Enantioselectivity; Vanillyl alcohol oxidase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOCONVERSION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; HYDROXYLATION; PHENOLS; SUBSTRATES;

ALKYLPHENOLS; COVALENT FLAVOPROTEIN; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ALCOHOL OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032551601     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980720)59:2<171::AID-BIT5>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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