Chemical Communications · 2006 · 45 citations · 18 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryMicrobiologyEnzymologyMetabolismCytochrome P450 EnzymesCytochrome P450-mediated MetabolismFatty Acid ChemistryFatty Acid MetabolismFatty Acid OxidationLipid MetabolismBranched-chain Fatty Acid MetabolismBranched-chain Fatty AcidsCytochrome P450 OxidationCytochrome P450 PathwaysCytochrome P450 Substrate SpecificityFatty AcidsStereochemical ModificationUnsaturated Fatty Acids
Branched chain fatty acids are substrates for cytochrome P450(BM3) (CYP102) from Bacillus megaterium; oxidation of C15 and C17 iso and anteiso fatty acids by P450(BM3) leads to the formation of hydroxylated products that possess high levels of regiochemical and stereochemical purity.
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