Affiliation:
1. Department of Biotechnology Delft University of Technology 2629HZ Delft The Netherlands
2. Department of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia
Abstract
AbstractUnspecific peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerite (AaeUPO) is a remarkable catalyst for the oxyfunctionalization of non‐activated C−H bonds under mild conditions. It exhibits comparable activity to P450 monooxygenase but offers the advantage of using H2O2 instead of a complex electron transport chain to reductively activate O2. Here, we demonstrate the successful oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanol/cyclohexanone (KA‐oil) using sol‐gel encapsulated AaeUPO. Remarkably, cyclohexane serves both as a solvent and a substrate in this system, which simplifies product isolation. The ratio of cyclohexanone to cyclohexanol using this approach is remarkably higher compared to the oxidation using free AaeUPO in aqueous media using acetonitrile as a cosolvent. The utilization of sol‐gel encapsulated AaeUPO offers a promising approach for oxyfunctionalization reactions and improves the chances for this enzyme to be incorporated in the same pot with other chemical transformations.
Funder
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
European Commission