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Monooxygenase-Mediated Baeyer−Villiger Oxidations
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ChemistryChemical BiologyRedox BiologyOxidative StressBiosynthesisEnzyme-mediated Baeyer−villiger OxidationsNatural Product BiosynthesisRedox ChemistryBiochemistryBiocatalysisDiversity-oriented SynthesisMonooxygenase-mediated Baeyer−villiger OxidationsCatalysisNatural Product SynthesisAsymmetric CatalysisBiomolecular EngineeringMetabolic PathwaysNatural SciencesMedicineSynthetic ChemistryChiral Lactones
Enzyme-mediated Baeyer−Villiger oxidations offer a "green chemistry" approach for the production of chiral lactones. Several organisms have been found to catalyze this reaction in the course of their metabolic pathways. A number of flavin-dependent monooxygenases have been characterized, and acceptance of a multitude of non-natural substrates has been found. Such biocatalysts are used in synthetic chemistry either as isolated enzymes in combination with appropriate cofactor recycling systems or as living whole cells, in native or recombinant form, for the production of valuable intermediates. This review gives an overview of the most widely utilized enzymes and the corresponding substrate profiles, together with applications in natural product and bioactive compound synthesis. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2002)