Method for producing methacrylic acid ester
AssigneeMitsubishi Chemical Corporation
InventorsEiji Sato, Fujio Yu, Wataru Mizunashi, Eiji Nakajima
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Abstract
Provided is a method for producing a methacrylic acid ester using a biocatalyst, said method comprising a step for treating methacrylyl-CoA with an alcohol or phenol in the presence of an alcohol acyltransferase to synthesize the methacrylic acid ester. According to this production method, a methacrylic acid ester can be efficiently produced while largely reducing energy, resource and environmental load, compared with the conventional chemical production processes.
Claims10
A method for producing methacrylic acid ester, the method comprising:
- transforming isobutyryl-CoA or 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA to form methacrylyl-CoA, and
- contacting methacrylyl-CoA with an alcohol or a phenol in the presence of an alcohol acyltransferase, wherein the methacrylic acid ester accumulated has a concentration of at least 0.001 mM, and wherein the alcohol acyltransferase is of plant origin and wherein the plant belongs to a genus of Malus.
A method for producing a methacrylic acid ester, the method comprising:
- transforming isobutyryl-CoA or 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA to form methacrylyl-CoA, and
- contacting methacrylyl-CoA with an alcohol or a phenol in the presence of an alcohol acyltransferase, wherein the methacrylic acid ester accumulated has a concentration of at least 0.001 mM, and wherein the alcohol acyltransferase is of plant origin and wherein said plant is selected from the group consisting of Malus pumila, Malus domestica, Malus baccata, Malus halliana, Malus floribunda, and Malus prunifolia.
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