Production of fatty alcohols from non-edible oils by enzymatic cascade reactions

Abstract

A biocatalytic cascade transforming castor oil into (<italic>R</italic>,<italic>Z</italic>)-octadec-9-en-7-ol is presented by combining a lipase catalysed hydrolysis of castor oil into ricinoleic acid followed by a photoenzymatic decarboxylation into (<italic>R</italic>,<italic>Z</italic>)-octadec-9-en-7-ol.