Production of propane and other short-chain alkanes by structure-based engineering of ligand specificity in aldehyde-deformylating oxygenase.
Khara, B., Menon, N., Levy, C., Mansell, D., Das, D., Marsh, E.N., Leys, D., Scrutton, N.S.(2013) Chembiochem 14: 1204-1208
- PubMed: 23757044 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201300307
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4KVQ, 4KVR, 4KVS - PubMed Abstract: 
Biocatalytic propane production: structure-based engineering of aldehyde-deformylating oxygenase improves specificity for short- and medium-chain-length aldehydes and enhances the propane generation in whole-cell biotransformations. This presents new opportunities for developing biocatalytic modules for the production of volatile "drop-in" biofuels.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.