Hydrocarbon Synthesis via Photoenzymatic Decarboxylation of Carboxylic Acids

Wuyuan Zhang; Ming Ma; Mieke M.E. Huijbers; Georgy A. Filonenko; Evgeny A. Pidko; Morten van Schie; Sabrina de Boer; Wilson A. Smith; Frank Hollmann; null More Authors

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Hydrocarbon Synthesis via Photoenzymatic Decarboxylation of Carboxylic Acids

Wuyuan Zhang, Ming Ma, Mieke M.E. Huijbers, Georgy A. Filonenko, Evgeny A. Pidko, Morten van Schie, Sabrina de Boer, Wilson A. Smith, Frank Hollmann, More Authors

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A recently discovered photodecarboxylase from Chlorella variabilis NC64A ( CvFAP) bears the promise for the efficient and selective synthesis of hydrocarbons from carboxylic acids. CvFAP, however, exhibits a clear preference for long-chain fatty acids thereby limiting its broad applicability. In this contribution, we demonstrate that the decoy molecule approach enables conversion of a broad range of carboxylic acids by filling up the vacant substrate access channel of the photodecarboxylase. These results not only demonstrate a practical application of a unique, photoactivated enzyme but also pave the way to selective production of short-chain alkanes from waste carboxylic acids under mild reaction conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3116-3120
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	141
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b12282
Publication status	Published - 2019

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In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 141, No. 7, 2019, p. 3116-3120.

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